Hearth Record

Public schools in North Carolina

All 2,713 in one list

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2,713 public schools in 494 cities and towns and 100 counties. From NCES’s yearly directory of Jul 1, 2026.

The biggest cities and towns

By how many public schools each holds
  1. Charlotte 180 Mecklenburg County
  2. Raleigh 100 Wake County
  3. Greensboro 79 Guilford County
  4. Durham 72 Durham County
  5. Fayetteville 68 Cumberland County
  6. Winston Salem 66 Forsyth County
  7. Wilmington 44 New Hanover County
  8. Concord 35 Cabarrus County
  9. Asheville 34 Buncombe County

The biggest counties

By how many public schools each holds
  1. Wake County 231
  2. Mecklenburg County 220
  3. Guilford County 136
  4. Cumberland County 88
  5. Forsyth County 87
  6. Durham County 74
  7. Buncombe County 60
  8. Gaston County 59
  9. Union County 56

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NCES, school directory, 2025-26 (preliminary). Released Jul 1, 2026. Updated yearly.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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