What NCHSAA realignment could look like with 32 schools in 1A or 8A
The N.C. High School Athletic Association sent out an important survey on Monday that asked member schools for feedback on some concepts for realignment.
A couple of the models proposed in the survey included what the upcoming realignment would look like if one of the upcoming eight classifications was capped at 32 schools and the other seven received an "even" distribution thereafter. The NCHSAA is headed to an eight classification model regardless. These concepts of a "Big 32" and a "Small 32" are proposals that are in addition to the proposal of an even split across eight classifications, which is still in play.
As with the 4A and 1A classifications today, there would be a significant disparity in the attendance numbers between the smallest school and largest school in the 1A and 8A classifications. The idea here is that a 32-school 1A or a 32-school 8A would create a more even playing field.
Today, the difference in Average Daily Membership (a.ka. school attendance numbers) between largest and smallest 1A schools is 786 students. In 4A, that difference is 2,363. The NCHSAA says that with a "Small 32" 1A in the next realignment, the disparity between top and bottom in 1A would be 237 students. With a "Big 32" 8A, that disparity would be 1,532 students.
We decided to do a breakdown for HSOT Insiders that shows what these "Small 32" and "Big 32" models would actually look like in practice.
In the first part of this breakdown, we show you what a 32-school 1A or 8A classification would look like if realignment was done to the current 436 member schools today.
After that, we have a breakdown of what either of these prospects might actually look like by 2025. With five new schools expected to be added to increase the number of member schools to 441, this example is going to be closer to what we'd actually get when realignment comes.
Important Note: The actual realignment ahead of the 2025-26 school year will be based off of the 2024-25 ADM numbers, not the 2023-24 ones that we are using.
What 32 Schools in 8A Would Look Like Today
In the survey sent out by the NCHSAA, there was a table that showed how many schools each of the eight classifications would have if they divided up the 436 current member schools with 32 in 8A and then an "even" split in the remaining seven classes. It breaks down as the following: 57 in 1A, 58 in 2A, 58 in 3A, 58 in 4A, 58 in 5A, 58 in 6A, 57 in 7A, and 32 in 8A.
We've taken those numbers and placed in the schools according to the 2023-24 Average Daily Membership numbers.
8A
- Ardrey Kell — 3671
- Myers Park — 3557
- South Mecklenburg — 3331
- Enloe — 2831
- Apex Friendship — 2754
- Chambers — 2747
- Hough — 2563
- Panther Creek — 2536
- Laney — 2521
- Leesville Road — 2500
- Hoke County — 2465
- Wakefield — 2449
- East Mecklenburg — 2431
- Millbrook — 2424
- Apex — 2414
- Broughton — 2383
- Palisades — 2373
- Corinth Holders — 2369
- Hoggard — 2350
- Providence — 2335
- Green Hope — 2323
- West Forsyth — 2312
- North Mecklenburg — 2309
- Mallard Creek — 2306
- Athens Drive — 2297
- Garinger — 2289
- Rolesville — 2288
- Pinecrest — 2280
- Reagan — 2264
- Jordan — 2220
- Northwest Guilford — 2215
- Green Level — 2139
7A
- Independence — 2133
- Richmond — 2110
- Holly Springs — 2103
- Cary — 2101
- Ashley — 2071
- Willow Spring — 2051
- Wake Forest — 2051
- Marvin Ridge — 2050
- Overhills — 2046
- Lake Norman — 2044
- Jack Britt — 2015
- Grimsley — 2010
- West Charlotte — 2009
- Clayton — 2007
- Hopewell — 1983
- Riverside — 1982
- Lumberton — 1970
- Cleveland — 1959
- Topsail — 1958
- Mooresville — 1954
- Butler — 1953
- Davie County — 1932
- Cuthbertson — 1887
- South Garner — 1855
- Weddington — 1849
- West Mecklenburg — 1845
- Southeast Raleigh — 1821
- West Cabarrus — 1817
- Rocky River — 1810
- Heritage — 1806
- Page — 1798
- Hillside — 1793
- Parkland — 1793
- R.J. Reynolds — 1775
- South Iredell — 1753
- Southern Durham — 1750
- Porter Ridge — 1746
- Cox Mill — 1738
- Fuquay-Varina — 1736
- East Forsyth — 1715
- A.L. Brown — 1715
- Pine Forest — 1704
- D.H. Conley — 1697
- Southwest Guilford — 1693
- McDowell County — 1681
- Knightdale — 1676
- East Wake — 1672
- Hickory Ridge — 1664
- Chapel Hill — 1662
- West Johnston — 1660
- Garner — 1652
- South Central — 1633
- Sanderson — 1632
- Purnell Swett — 1619
- Middle Creek — 1610
- Olympic — 1609
- New Bern — 1609
6A
- Smithfield-Selma — 1608
- Cape Fear — 1585
- Cardinal Gibbons — 1583
- South Caldwell — 1579
- Watauga — 1576
- Freedom — 1574
- Seventy-First — 1571
- Scotland — 1568
- Ben L. Smith — 1561
- New Hanover — 1559
- Northern Durham — 1554
- South View — 1552
- T.C. Roberson — 1546
- J.H. Rose — 1540
- Glenn — 1536
- North Brunswick — 1536
- Berry Academy — 1535
- Harnett Central — 1499
- Ragsdale — 1497
- West Brunswick — 1493
- Gray's Creek — 1483
- Western Guilford — 1476
- Asheville — 1469
- Lee County — 1462
- Mount Tabor — 1444
- East Chapel Hill — 1443
- Jacksonville — 1429
- Alexander Central — 1405
- Dudley — 1399
- Union Pines — 1398
- South Johnston — 1378
- Northern Guilford — 1376
- Western Harnett — 1375
- Eastern Guilford — 1375
- Sun Valley — 1373
- Harding — 1367
- Vance County — 1355
- Westover — 1346
- Terry Sanford — 1336
- Southeast Guilford — 1311
- Triton — 1310
- Asheboro — 1309
- Charlotte Catholic — 1308
- Ashbrook — 1307
- Central Cabarrus — 1299
- Kings Mountain — 1299
- Piedmont — 1297
- A.C. Reynolds — 1287
- Franklin — 1274
- Orange — 1272
- High Point Central — 1255
- St. Stephens — 1251
- Franklinton — 1244
- White Oak — 1219
- Person — 1219
- E.E. Smith — 1216
- Hickory — 1215
- Williams — 1214
5A
- Southern Alamance — 1206
- Atkins — 1189
- St. Pauls — 1188
- Southern Nash — 1180
- Dixon — 1179
- Swansboro — 1176
- Southern Lee — 1176
- South Brunswick — 1173
- North Forsyth — 1166
- Northern Nash — 1165
- Northwest Cabarrus — 1152
- Western Alamance — 1145
- Cedar Ridge — 1141
- Enka — 1140
- Eastern Alamance — 1137
- North Lincoln — 1135
- Montgomery Central — 1134
- Douglas Byrd — 1133
- Rocky Mount — 1129
- Jesse Carson — 1122
- Jay M. Robinson — 1121
- Erwin — 1120
- C.B. Aycock — 1118
- Northeast Guilford — 1109
- Forestview — 1105
- Hunter Huss — 1105
- West Carteret — 1100
- Crest — 1095
- Hunt — 1094
- East Lincoln — 1087
- Monroe — 1077
- Southern Wayne — 1073
- West Rowan — 1071
- Durham School of the Arts — 1062
- West Henderson — 1059
- Seaforth — 1059
- North Gaston — 1058
- East Rowan — 1057
- Havelock — 1056
- Northside of Jacksonville — 1051
- Parkwood — 1041
- Richlands — 1034
- Currituck County — 1032
- North Henderson — 1028
- Southern Guilford — 1022
- Fike — 1018
- Nash Central — 1015
- North Buncombe — 1013
- North Iredell — 1010
- Rockingham County — 1000
- Oak Grove — 997
- Concord — 983
- Salisbury — 979
- South Point — 978
- North Lenoir — 977
- Hibriten — 970
- South Rowan — 966
- Croatan — 960
4A
- East Henderson — 956
- Stuart Cramer — 948
- Statesville — 946
- Fred T. Foard — 934
- North Davidson — 925
- Forest Hills — 922
- Roanoke Rapids — 915
- Burns — 913
- Southeast Alamance — 911
- Lexington — 910
- Tuscola — 908
- First Flight — 907
- Pisgah — 907
- Newton-Conover — 907
- Bandys — 906
- East Gaston — 897
- Morehead — 896
- West Caldwell — 896
- Mount Pleasant — 895
- East Burke — 893
- Bunn — 889
- Ashe County — 889
- Central Davidson — 887
- Smoky Mountain — 886
- West Stanly — 882
- Bunker Hill — 880
- Anson County — 880
- Jordan-Matthews — 879
- Maiden — 875
- Carrboro — 873
- Randleman — 866
- South Granville — 862
- Red Springs — 862
- East Duplin — 860
- Washington — 847
- Central Academy — 846
- West Iredell — 844
- North Pitt — 839
- Ledford — 838
- West Stokes — 836
- North Johnston — 828
- Clinton — 822
- T.W. Andrews — 817
- North Surry — 813
- SouthWest Edgecombe — 813
- Uwharrie Charter — 812
- R-S Central — 812
- Forbush — 811
- Wilkes Central — 809
- Cummings — 807
- West Craven — 806
- Brevard — 805
- Southwestern Randolph — 804
- Lake Norman Charter — 801
- Reidsville — 801
- Eastern Wayne — 797
- Fairmont — 797
- Carver — 783
3A
- McMichael — 782
- West Davidson — 777
- Shelby — 775
- Patton — 774
- Lincoln Charter — 772
- Hendersonville — 771
- Farmville Central — 771
- Lincolnton — 768
- South Lenoir — 763
- Trask — 763
- James Kenan — 761
- Owen — 760
- Greene Central — 757
- Midway — 752
- Wallace-Rose Hill — 749
- Graham — 748
- Hertford County — 747
- Pender — 740
- East Davidson — 736
- Spring Creek — 734
- West Lincoln — 733
- Northwood — 732
- Ayden-Grifton — 724
- Martin County — 720
- West Wilkes — 711
- East Rutherford — 707
- Kinston — 695
- West Bladen — 694
- Draughn — 692
- Granville Central — 691
- Trinity — 689
- Bartlett Yancey — 689
- Northeastern — 683
- Walkertown — 681
- Pine Lake Prep — 680
- CHASE — 680
- South Columbus — 680
- Southwest Onslow — 676
- NCSSM-Durham — 674
- Beddingfield — 668
- North Stanly — 667
- Surry Central — 662
- Louisburg — 660
- Wheatmore — 657
- North Wilkes — 633
- Goldsboro — 632
- Pasquotank County — 627
- Whiteville — 625
- Eastern Randolph — 623
- Union Academy — 617
- Providence Grove — 616
- Princeton — 614
- Mount Airy — 614
- Mountain Heritage — 612
- J.F. Webb — 610
- Piedmont Community — 609
- North Moore — 607
- East Surry — 592
2A
- Thomasville — 592
- Polk County — 590
- Avery County — 587
- South Stokes — 587
- Camden County — 585
- Holmes — 581
- North Rowan — 572
- Bertie — 572
- Queens Grant — 568
- Research Triangle — 562
- Raleigh Charter — 560
- CSD — 559
- Swain County — 555
- East Bladen — 547
- Mountain Island Charter — 541
- Starmount — 541
- East Carteret — 541
- Bessemer City — 535
- Perquimans — 534
- Wake Prep — 533
- Albemarle — 531
- Highland Tech — 528
- Manteo — 525
- East Wilkes — 522
- Warren County — 517
- Franklin Academy — 515
- Mitchell — 509
- Cherryville — 500
- South Stanly — 493
- Tarboro — 492
- Hobbton — 486
- Union — 477
- Bradford Prep — 474
- Lakewood — 474
- Langtree Charter — 467
- Piedmont Classical — 463
- Gates County — 453
- Bishop McGuinness — 452
- West Columbus — 448
- Rosewood — 441
- Corvian Community — 436
- Pamlico County — 429
- Southside — 428
- Murphy — 426
- Lejeune — 422
- Elkin — 421
- Cornerstone Charter — 419
- North Duplin — 419
- Voyager Academy — 418
- Christ the King — 416
- Cherokee — 413
- Sugar Creek Charter — 409
- Alleghany — 408
- Northampton County — 407
- Gray Stone Day — 404
- East Wake Academy — 398
- Thomas Jefferson — 397
- Northside of Beaufort County — 392
1A
- Northwest Halifax — 392
- Henderson Collegiate — 390
- South Davidson — 388
- Madison — 387
- Roxboro Community — 379
- Eno River Academy — 378
- Hayesville — 372
- KIPP GCP Pride — 371
- East Columbus — 370
- Triad Math and Science — 366
- Falls Lake Academy — 361
- Triangle Math and Science — 360
- Chatham Central — 339
- Bethany Community — 338
- Vance Charter — 334
- Washington County — 330
- Robbinsville — 329
- Ascend Leadership — 323
- NC Leadership Academy — 315
- North Stokes — 310
- Southern Wake Academy — 306
- North East Carolina Prep — 305
- NCSSM-Morganton — 300
- Jones — 289
- Rosman — 269
- Weldon — 263
- Oxford Prep — 251
- Bear Grass Charter — 243
- Clover Garden — 241
- Southeast Halifax — 240
- Neuse Charter — 236
- Carolina International — 236
- Rocky Mount Prep — 233
- Andrews — 221
- Cape Hatteras — 203
- Chatham Charter — 198
- Wilson Prep — 196
- North Edgecombe — 194
- Columbia — 190
- Excelsior Classical — 182
- Woods Charter — 181
- College Prep & Leadership — 178
- River Mill Academy — 173
- Apprentice Academy — 160
- Valor Preparatory — 160
- Winston-Salem Prep — 152
- Tri-County Early College — 150
- Hiwassee Dam — 144
- Millennium Charter — 128
- Highlands — 97
- Hobgood Charter — 95
- Blue Ridge Early College — 91
- Mattamuskeet — 87
- ENCSD — 86
- Ocracoke — 54
- NC School for the Deaf — 46
- Nantahala — 34
What 32 Schools in 1A Would Look Like Today
In the survey sent out by the NCHSAA, there was a table that showed how many schools each of the eight classifications would have if they divided up the 436 current member schools with 32 in 1A and then an "even" split in the remaining seven classes. It breaks down as the following: 32 in 1A, 57 in 2A, 58 in 3A, 58 in 4A, 58 in 5A, 58 in 6A, 58 in 7A, and 57 in 8A.
We've taken those numbers and placed in the schools according to the 2023-24 Average Daily Membership numbers.
8A
- Ardrey Kell — 3671
- Myers Park — 3557
- South Mecklenburg — 3331
- Enloe — 2831
- Apex Friendship — 2754
- Chambers — 2747
- Hough — 2563
- Panther Creek — 2536
- Laney — 2521
- Leesville Road — 2500
- Hoke County — 2465
- Wakefield — 2449
- East Mecklenburg — 2431
- Millbrook — 2424
- Apex — 2414
- Broughton — 2383
- Palisades — 2373
- Corinth Holders — 2369
- Hoggard — 2350
- Providence — 2335
- Green Hope — 2323
- West Forsyth — 2312
- North Mecklenburg — 2309
- Mallard Creek — 2306
- Athens Drive — 2297
- Garinger — 2289
- Rolesville — 2288
- Pinecrest — 2280
- Reagan — 2264
- Jordan — 2220
- Northwest Guilford — 2215
- Green Level — 2139
- Independence — 2133
- Richmond — 2110
- Holly Springs — 2103
- Cary — 2101
- Ashley — 2071
- Willow Spring — 2051
- Wake Forest — 2051
- Marvin Ridge — 2050
- Overhills — 2046
- Lake Norman — 2044
- Jack Britt — 2015
- Grimsley — 2010
- West Charlotte — 2009
- Clayton — 2007
- Hopewell — 1983
- Riverside — 1982
- Lumberton — 1970
- Cleveland — 1959
- Topsail — 1958
- Mooresville — 1954
- Butler — 1953
- Davie County — 1932
- Cuthbertson — 1887
- South Garner — 1855
- Weddington — 1849
7A
- West Mecklenburg — 1845
- Southeast Raleigh — 1821
- West Cabarrus — 1817
- Rocky River — 1810
- Heritage — 1806
- Page — 1798
- Hillside — 1793
- Parkland — 1793
- R.J. Reynolds — 1775
- South Iredell — 1753
- Southern Durham — 1750
- Porter Ridge — 1746
- Cox Mill — 1738
- Fuquay-Varina — 1736
- East Forsyth — 1715
- A.L. Brown — 1715
- Pine Forest — 1704
- D.H. Conley — 1697
- Southwest Guilford — 1693
- McDowell County — 1681
- Knightdale — 1676
- East Wake — 1672
- Hickory Ridge — 1664
- Chapel Hill — 1662
- West Johnston — 1660
- Garner — 1652
- South Central — 1633
- Sanderson — 1632
- Purnell Swett — 1619
- Middle Creek — 1610
- Olympic — 1609
- New Bern — 1609
- Smithfield-Selma — 1608
- Cape Fear — 1585
- Cardinal Gibbons — 1583
- South Caldwell — 1579
- Watauga — 1576
- Freedom — 1574
- Seventy-First — 1571
- Scotland — 1568
- Ben L. Smith — 1561
- New Hanover — 1559
- Northern Durham — 1554
- South View — 1552
- T.C. Roberson — 1546
- J.H. Rose — 1540
- Glenn — 1536
- North Brunswick — 1536
- Berry Academy — 1535
- Harnett Central — 1499
- Ragsdale — 1497
- West Brunswick — 1493
- Gray's Creek — 1483
- Western Guilford — 1476
- Asheville — 1469
- Lee County — 1462
- Mount Tabor — 1444
- East Chapel Hill — 1443
6A
- Jacksonville — 1429
- Alexander Central — 1405
- Dudley — 1399
- Union Pines — 1398
- South Johnston — 1378
- Northern Guilford — 1376
- Western Harnett — 1375
- Eastern Guilford — 1375
- Sun Valley — 1373
- Harding — 1367
- Vance County — 1355
- Westover — 1346
- Terry Sanford — 1336
- Southeast Guilford — 1311
- Triton — 1310
- Asheboro — 1309
- Charlotte Catholic — 1308
- Ashbrook — 1307
- Central Cabarrus — 1299
- Kings Mountain — 1299
- Piedmont — 1297
- A.C. Reynolds — 1287
- Franklin — 1274
- Orange — 1272
- High Point Central — 1255
- St. Stephens — 1251
- Franklinton — 1244
- White Oak — 1219
- Person — 1219
- E.E. Smith — 1216
- Hickory — 1215
- Williams — 1214
- Southern Alamance — 1206
- Atkins — 1189
- St. Pauls — 1188
- Southern Nash — 1180
- Dixon — 1179
- Swansboro — 1176
- Southern Lee — 1176
- South Brunswick — 1173
- North Forsyth — 1166
- Northern Nash — 1165
- Northwest Cabarrus — 1152
- Western Alamance — 1145
- Cedar Ridge — 1141
- Enka — 1140
- Eastern Alamance — 1137
- North Lincoln — 1135
- Montgomery Central — 1134
- Douglas Byrd — 1133
- Rocky Mount — 1129
- Jesse Carson — 1122
- Jay M. Robinson — 1121
- Erwin — 1120
- C.B. Aycock — 1118
- Northeast Guilford — 1109
- Forestview — 1105
- Hunter Huss — 1105
5A
- West Carteret — 1100
- Crest — 1095
- Hunt — 1094
- East Lincoln — 1087
- Monroe — 1077
- Southern Wayne — 1073
- West Rowan — 1071
- Durham School of the Arts — 1062
- West Henderson — 1059
- Seaforth — 1059
- North Gaston — 1058
- East Rowan — 1057
- Havelock — 1056
- Northside of Jacksonville — 1051
- Parkwood — 1041
- Richlands — 1034
- Currituck County — 1032
- North Henderson — 1028
- Southern Guilford — 1022
- Fike — 1018
- Nash Central — 1015
- North Buncombe — 1013
- North Iredell — 1010
- Rockingham County — 1000
- Oak Grove — 997
- Concord — 983
- Salisbury — 979
- South Point — 978
- North Lenoir — 977
- Hibriten — 970
- South Rowan — 966
- Croatan — 960
- East Henderson — 956
- Stuart Cramer — 948
- Statesville — 946
- Fred T. Foard — 934
- North Davidson — 925
- Forest Hills — 922
- Roanoke Rapids — 915
- Burns — 913
- Southeast Alamance — 911
- Lexington — 910
- Tuscola — 908
- First Flight — 907
- Pisgah — 907
- Newton-Conover — 907
- Bandys — 906
- East Gaston — 897
- Morehead — 896
- West Caldwell — 896
- Mount Pleasant — 895
- East Burke — 893
- Bunn — 889
- Ashe County — 889
- Central Davidson — 887
- Smoky Mountain — 886
- West Stanly — 882
- Bunker Hill — 880
4A
- Anson County — 880
- Jordan-Matthews — 879
- Maiden — 875
- Carrboro — 873
- Randleman — 866
- South Granville — 862
- Red Springs — 862
- East Duplin — 860
- Washington — 847
- Central Academy — 846
- West Iredell — 844
- North Pitt — 839
- Ledford — 838
- West Stokes — 836
- North Johnston — 828
- Clinton — 822
- T.W. Andrews — 817
- North Surry — 813
- SouthWest Edgecombe — 813
- Uwharrie Charter — 812
- R-S Central — 812
- Forbush — 811
- Wilkes Central — 809
- Cummings — 807
- West Craven — 806
- Brevard — 805
- Southwestern Randolph — 804
- Lake Norman Charter — 801
- Reidsville — 801
- Eastern Wayne — 797
- Fairmont — 797
- Carver — 783
- McMichael — 782
- West Davidson — 777
- Shelby — 775
- Patton — 774
- Lincoln Charter — 772
- Hendersonville — 771
- Farmville Central — 771
- Lincolnton — 768
- South Lenoir — 763
- Trask — 763
- James Kenan — 761
- Owen — 760
- Greene Central — 757
- Midway — 752
- Wallace-Rose Hill — 749
- Graham — 748
- Hertford County — 747
- Pender — 740
- East Davidson — 736
- Spring Creek — 734
- West Lincoln — 733
- Northwood — 732
- Ayden-Grifton — 724
- Martin County — 720
- West Wilkes — 711
- East Rutherford — 707
3A
- Kinston — 695
- West Bladen — 694
- Draughn — 692
- Granville Central — 691
- Trinity — 689
- Bartlett Yancey — 689
- Northeastern — 683
- Walkertown — 681
- Pine Lake Prep — 680
- CHASE — 680
- South Columbus — 680
- Southwest Onslow — 676
- NCSSM-Durham — 674
- Beddingfield — 668
- North Stanly — 667
- Surry Central — 662
- Louisburg — 660
- Wheatmore — 657
- North Wilkes — 633
- Goldsboro — 632
- Pasquotank County — 627
- Whiteville — 625
- Eastern Randolph — 623
- Union Academy — 617
- Providence Grove — 616
- Princeton — 614
- Mount Airy — 614
- Mountain Heritage — 612
- J.F. Webb — 610
- Piedmont Community — 609
- North Moore — 607
- East Surry — 592
- Thomasville — 592
- Polk County — 590
- Avery County — 587
- South Stokes — 587
- Camden County — 585
- Holmes — 581
- North Rowan — 572
- Bertie — 572
- Queens Grant — 568
- Research Triangle — 562
- Raleigh Charter — 560
- CSD — 559
- Swain County — 555
- East Bladen — 547
- Mountain Island Charter — 541
- Starmount — 541
- East Carteret — 541
- Bessemer City — 535
- Perquimans — 534
- Wake Prep — 533
- Albemarle — 531
- Highland Tech — 528
- Manteo — 525
- East Wilkes — 522
- Warren County — 517
- Franklin Academy — 515
2A
- Mitchell — 509
- Cherryville — 500
- South Stanly — 493
- Tarboro — 492
- Hobbton — 486
- Union — 477
- Bradford Prep — 474
- Lakewood — 474
- Langtree Charter — 467
- Piedmont Classical — 463
- Gates County — 453
- Bishop McGuinness — 452
- West Columbus — 448
- Rosewood — 441
- Corvian Community — 436
- Pamlico County — 429
- Southside — 428
- Murphy — 426
- Lejeune — 422
- Elkin — 421
- Cornerstone Charter — 419
- North Duplin — 419
- Voyager Academy — 418
- Christ the King — 416
- Cherokee — 413
- Sugar Creek Charter — 409
- Alleghany — 408
- Northampton County — 407
- Gray Stone Day — 404
- East Wake Academy — 398
- Thomas Jefferson — 397
- Northside of Beaufort County — 392
- Northwest Halifax — 392
- Henderson Collegiate — 390
- South Davidson — 388
- Madison — 387
- Roxboro Community — 379
- Eno River Academy — 378
- Hayesville — 372
- KIPP GCP Pride — 371
- East Columbus — 370
- Triad Math and Science — 366
- Falls Lake Academy — 361
- Triangle Math and Science — 360
- Chatham Central — 339
- Bethany Community — 338
- Vance Charter — 334
- Washington County — 330
- Robbinsville — 329
- Ascend Leadership — 323
- NC Leadership Academy — 315
- North Stokes — 310
- Southern Wake Academy — 306
- North East Carolina Prep — 305
- NCSSM-Morganton — 300
- Jones — 289
- Rosman — 269
1A
- Weldon — 263
- Oxford Prep — 251
- Bear Grass Charter — 243
- Clover Garden — 241
- Southeast Halifax — 240
- Neuse Charter — 236
- Carolina International — 236
- Rocky Mount Prep — 233
- Andrews — 221
- Cape Hatteras — 203
- Chatham Charter — 198
- Wilson Prep — 196
- North Edgecombe — 194
- Columbia — 190
- Excelsior Classical — 182
- Woods Charter — 181
- College Prep & Leadership — 178
- River Mill Academy — 173
- Apprentice Academy — 160
- Valor Preparatory — 160
- Winston-Salem Prep — 152
- Tri-County Early College — 150
- Hiwassee Dam — 144
- Millennium Charter — 128
- Highlands — 97
- Hobgood Charter — 95
- Blue Ridge Early College — 91
- Mattamuskeet — 87
- ENCSD — 86
- Ocracoke — 54
- NC School for the Deaf — 46
- Nantahala — 34
What 32 Schools in 8A Could Look Like in Realignment
There will be five more "established" NCHSAA schools in 2025 than exist today: Ballantyne Ridge in Charlotte, Phoenix Academy (Charter), Summit Charter in Cashiers, Jackson Day School (charter) in Charlotte, and American Leadership Academy (charter) in Clayton.
This is what realignment could look like with 8A capped at 32 schools.
For the purpose of this exercise, we put 59 schools in 7A, 6A, and 5A and 58 schools in 4A, 3A, 2A, and 1A. It remains to be seen where the realignment committee will place the three extra schools that don't fit into an even 58-58-58-58-58-58-58 split in the other seven classifications.
Important Note: The actual realignment ahead of the 2025-26 school year will be based off of the 2024-25 ADM numbers, not the 2023-24 ones that we are using.
8A
- Ardrey Kell — 3671
- Myers Park — 3557
- South Mecklenburg — 3331
- Enloe — 2831
- Apex Friendship — 2754
- Chambers — 2747
- Hough — 2563
- Panther Creek — 2536
- Laney — 2521
- Leesville Road — 2500
- Hoke County — 2465
- Wakefield — 2449
- East Mecklenburg — 2431
- Millbrook — 2424
- Apex — 2414
- Broughton — 2383
- Palisades — 2373
- Corinth Holders — 2369
- Hoggard — 2350
- Providence — 2335
- Green Hope — 2323
- West Forsyth — 2312
- North Mecklenburg — 2309
- Mallard Creek — 2306
- Athens Drive — 2297
- Garinger — 2289
- Rolesville — 2288
- Pinecrest — 2280
- Reagan — 2264
- Jordan — 2220
- Northwest Guilford — 2215
- Ballantyne Ridge — 2200
7A
- Green Level — 2139
- Independence — 2133
- Richmond — 2110
- Holly Springs — 2103
- Cary — 2101
- Ashley — 2071
- Willow Spring — 2051
- Wake Forest — 2051
- Marvin Ridge — 2050
- Overhills — 2046
- Lake Norman — 2044
- Jack Britt — 2015
- Grimsley — 2010
- West Charlotte — 2009
- Clayton — 2007
- Hopewell — 1983
- Riverside — 1982
- Lumberton — 1970
- Cleveland — 1959
- Topsail — 1958
- Mooresville — 1954
- Butler — 1953
- Davie County — 1932
- Cuthbertson — 1887
- South Garner — 1855
- Weddington — 1849
- West Mecklenburg — 1845
- Southeast Raleigh — 1821
- West Cabarrus — 1817
- Rocky River — 1810
- Heritage — 1806
- Page — 1798
- Hillside — 1793
- Parkland — 1793
- R.J. Reynolds — 1775
- South Iredell — 1753
- Southern Durham — 1750
- Porter Ridge — 1746
- Cox Mill — 1738
- Fuquay-Varina — 1736
- East Forsyth — 1715
- A.L. Brown — 1715
- Pine Forest — 1704
- D.H. Conley — 1697
- Southwest Guilford — 1693
- McDowell County — 1681
- Knightdale — 1676
- East Wake — 1672
- Hickory Ridge — 1664
- Chapel Hill — 1662
- West Johnston — 1660
- Garner — 1652
- South Central — 1633
- Sanderson — 1632
- Purnell Swett — 1619
- Middle Creek — 1610
- Olympic — 1609
- New Bern — 1609
- Smithfield-Selma — 1608
6A
- Cape Fear — 1585
- Cardinal Gibbons — 1583
- South Caldwell — 1579
- Watauga — 1576
- Freedom — 1574
- Seventy-First — 1571
- Scotland — 1568
- Ben L. Smith — 1561
- New Hanover — 1559
- Northern Durham — 1554
- South View — 1552
- T.C. Roberson — 1546
- J.H. Rose — 1540
- Glenn — 1536
- North Brunswick — 1536
- Berry Academy — 1535
- Harnett Central — 1499
- Ragsdale — 1497
- West Brunswick — 1493
- Gray's Creek — 1483
- Western Guilford — 1476
- Asheville — 1469
- Lee County — 1462
- Mount Tabor — 1444
- East Chapel Hill — 1443
- Jacksonville — 1429
- Alexander Central — 1405
- Dudley — 1399
- Union Pines — 1398
- South Johnston — 1378
- Northern Guilford — 1376
- Western Harnett — 1375
- Eastern Guilford — 1375
- Sun Valley — 1373
- Harding — 1367
- Vance County — 1355
- Westover — 1346
- Terry Sanford — 1336
- Southeast Guilford — 1311
- Triton — 1310
- Asheboro — 1309
- Charlotte Catholic — 1308
- Ashbrook — 1307
- Central Cabarrus — 1299
- Kings Mountain — 1299
- Piedmont — 1297
- A.C. Reynolds — 1287
- Franklin — 1274
- Orange — 1272
- High Point Central — 1255
- St. Stephens — 1251
- Franklinton — 1244
- White Oak — 1219
- Person — 1219
- E.E. Smith — 1216
- Hickory — 1215
- Williams — 1214
- Southern Alamance — 1206
- Atkins — 1189
5A
- St. Pauls — 1188
- Southern Nash — 1180
- Dixon — 1179
- Swansboro — 1176
- Southern Lee — 1176
- South Brunswick — 1173
- North Forsyth — 1166
- Northern Nash — 1165
- Northwest Cabarrus — 1152
- Western Alamance — 1145
- Cedar Ridge — 1141
- Enka — 1140
- Eastern Alamance — 1137
- North Lincoln — 1135
- Montgomery Central — 1134
- Douglas Byrd — 1133
- Rocky Mount — 1129
- Jesse Carson — 1122
- Jay M. Robinson — 1121
- Erwin — 1120
- C.B. Aycock — 1118
- Northeast Guilford — 1109
- Forestview — 1105
- Hunter Huss — 1105
- West Carteret — 1100
- Crest — 1095
- Hunt — 1094
- East Lincoln — 1087
- Monroe — 1077
- Southern Wayne — 1073
- West Rowan — 1071
- Durham School of the Arts — 1062
- West Henderson — 1059
- Seaforth — 1059
- North Gaston — 1058
- East Rowan — 1057
- Havelock — 1056
- Northside of Jacksonville — 1051
- Parkwood — 1041
- Richlands — 1034
- Currituck County — 1032
- North Henderson — 1028
- Southern Guilford — 1022
- Fike — 1018
- Nash Central — 1015
- North Buncombe — 1013
- North Iredell — 1010
- Rockingham County — 1000
- Oak Grove — 997
- Concord — 983
- Salisbury — 979
- South Point — 978
- North Lenoir — 977
- Hibriten — 970
- South Rowan — 966
- Croatan — 960
- East Henderson — 956
- Stuart Cramer — 948
- Statesville — 946
4A
- Fred T. Foard — 934
- North Davidson — 925
- Forest Hills — 922
- Roanoke Rapids — 915
- Burns — 913
- Southeast Alamance — 911
- Lexington — 910
- Tuscola — 908
- First Flight — 907
- Pisgah — 907
- Newton-Conover — 907
- Bandys — 906
- East Gaston — 897
- Morehead — 896
- West Caldwell — 896
- Mount Pleasant — 895
- East Burke — 893
- Bunn — 889
- Ashe County — 889
- Central Davidson — 887
- Smoky Mountain — 886
- West Stanly — 882
- Bunker Hill — 880
- Anson County — 880
- Jordan-Matthews — 879
- Maiden — 875
- Carrboro — 873
- Randleman — 866
- South Granville — 862
- Red Springs — 862
- East Duplin — 860
- Washington — 847
- Central Academy — 846
- West Iredell — 844
- North Pitt — 839
- Ledford — 838
- West Stokes — 836
- North Johnston — 828
- Clinton — 822
- T.W. Andrews — 817
- North Surry — 813
- SouthWest Edgecombe — 813
- Uwharrie Charter — 812
- R-S Central — 812
- Forbush — 811
- Wilkes Central — 809
- Cummings — 807
- West Craven — 806
- Brevard — 805
- Southwestern Randolph — 804
- Lake Norman Charter — 801
- Reidsville — 801
- Eastern Wayne — 797
- Fairmont — 797
- Carver — 783
- McMichael — 782
- West Davidson — 777
- Shelby — 775
3A
- Patton — 774
- Lincoln Charter — 772
- Hendersonville — 771
- Farmville Central — 771
- Lincolnton — 768
- South Lenoir — 763
- Trask — 763
- James Kenan — 761
- Owen — 760
- Greene Central — 757
- Midway — 752
- Wallace-Rose Hill — 749
- Graham — 748
- Hertford County — 747
- Pender — 740
- East Davidson — 736
- Spring Creek — 734
- West Lincoln — 733
- Northwood — 732
- Ayden-Grifton — 724
- Martin County — 720
- West Wilkes — 711
- East Rutherford — 707
- Kinston — 695
- West Bladen — 694
- Draughn — 692
- Granville Central — 691
- Trinity — 689
- Bartlett Yancey — 689
- Northeastern — 683
- Walkertown — 681
- Pine Lake Prep — 680
- CHASE — 680
- South Columbus — 680
- Southwest Onslow — 676
- NCSSM-Durham — 674
- Beddingfield — 668
- North Stanly — 667
- Surry Central — 662
- Louisburg — 660
- Wheatmore — 657
- North Wilkes — 633
- Goldsboro — 632
- Pasquotank County — 627
- Whiteville — 625
- Eastern Randolph — 623
- Union Academy — 617
- Providence Grove — 616
- Princeton — 614
- Mount Airy — 614
- Mountain Heritage — 612
- J.F. Webb — 610
- Piedmont Community — 609
- North Moore — 607
- East Surry — 592
- Thomasville — 592
- Polk County — 590
- Avery County — 587
2A
- South Stokes — 587
- Camden County — 585
- Holmes — 581
- North Rowan — 572
- Bertie — 572
- Queens Grant — 568
- Research Triangle — 562
- Raleigh Charter — 560
- CSD — 559
- Swain County — 555
- East Bladen — 547
- Mountain Island Charter — 541
- Starmount — 541
- East Carteret — 541
- Bessemer City — 535
- Perquimans — 534
- Wake Prep — 533
- Albemarle — 531
- Highland Tech — 528
- Manteo — 525
- East Wilkes — 522
- Warren County — 517
- Franklin Academy — 515
- Mitchell — 509
- Cherryville — 500
- South Stanly — 493
- Tarboro — 492
- Hobbton — 486
- Union — 477
- Bradford Prep — 474
- Lakewood — 474
- Langtree Charter — 467
- Piedmont Classical — 463
- Gates County — 453
- Bishop McGuinness — 452
- West Columbus — 448
- Rosewood — 441
- Corvian Community — 436
- Pamlico County — 429
- Southside — 428
- Murphy — 426
- Lejeune — 422
- Elkin — 421
- Cornerstone Charter — 419
- North Duplin — 419
- Voyager Academy — 418
- Christ the King — 416
- Cherokee — 413
- Sugar Creek Charter — 409
- Alleghany — 408
- Northampton County — 407
- Gray Stone Day — 404
- Phoenix Academy — 400
- ALA-Johnston — 400
- East Wake Academy — 398
- Thomas Jefferson — 397
- Northside of Beaufort County — 392
- Northwest Halifax — 392
1A
- Henderson Collegiate — 390
- South Davidson — 388
- Madison — 387
- Roxboro Community — 379
- Eno River Academy — 378
- Hayesville — 372
- KIPP GCP Pride — 371
- East Columbus — 370
- Triad Math and Science — 366
- Falls Lake Academy — 361
- Triangle Math and Science — 360
- Chatham Central — 339
- Bethany Community — 338
- Vance Charter — 334
- Washington County — 330
- Robbinsville — 329
- Ascend Leadership — 323
- NC Leadership Academy — 315
- North Stokes — 310
- Southern Wake Academy — 306
- North East Carolina Prep — 305
- NCSSM-Morganton — 300
- Jones — 289
- Rosman — 269
- Weldon — 263
- Oxford Prep — 251
- Bear Grass Charter — 243
- Clover Garden — 241
- Southeast Halifax — 240
- Neuse Charter — 236
- Carolina International — 236
- Rocky Mount Prep — 233
- Andrews — 221
- Cape Hatteras — 203
- Summit Charter — 200
- Jackson Day — 200
- Chatham Charter — 198
- Wilson Prep — 196
- North Edgecombe — 194
- Columbia — 190
- Excelsior Classical — 182
- Woods Charter — 181
- College Prep & Leadership — 178
- River Mill Academy — 173
- Apprentice Academy — 160
- Valor Preparatory — 160
- Winston-Salem Prep — 152
- Tri-County Early College — 150
- Hiwassee Dam — 144
- Millennium Charter — 128
- Highlands — 97
- Hobgood Charter — 95
- Blue Ridge Early College — 91
- Mattamuskeet — 87
- ENCSD — 86
- Ocracoke — 54
- NC School for the Deaf — 46
- Nantahala — 34
What 32 Schools in 1A Could Look Like in Realignment
There will be five more "established" NCHSAA schools in 2025 than exist today: Ballantyne Ridge in Charlotte, Phoenix Academy (Charter), Summit Charter in Cashiers, Jackson Day School (charter) in Charlotte, and American Leadership Academy (charter) in Clayton.
This is what realignment could look like with 1A capped at 32 schools.
For the purpose of this exercise, we put 59 schools in 2A, 3A, and 4A and 58 schools in 5A, 6A, 7A, and 8A. It remains to be seen where the realignment committee will place the three extra schools that don't fit into an even 58-58-58-58-58-58-58 split in the other seven classifications.
Important Note: The actual realignment ahead of the 2025-26 school year will be based off of the 2024-25 ADM numbers, not the 2023-24 ones that we are using.
8A
- Ardrey Kell — 3671
- Myers Park — 3557
- South Mecklenburg — 3331
- Enloe — 2831
- Apex Friendship — 2754
- Chambers — 2747
- Hough — 2563
- Panther Creek — 2536
- Laney — 2521
- Leesville Road — 2500
- Hoke County — 2465
- Wakefield — 2449
- East Mecklenburg — 2431
- Millbrook — 2424
- Apex — 2414
- Broughton — 2383
- Palisades — 2373
- Corinth Holders — 2369
- Hoggard — 2350
- Providence — 2335
- Green Hope — 2323
- West Forsyth — 2312
- North Mecklenburg — 2309
- Mallard Creek — 2306
- Athens Drive — 2297
- Garinger — 2289
- Rolesville — 2288
- Pinecrest — 2280
- Reagan — 2264
- Jordan — 2220
- Northwest Guilford — 2215
- Ballantyne Ridge — 2200
- Green Level — 2139
- Independence — 2133
- Richmond — 2110
- Holly Springs — 2103
- Cary — 2101
- Ashley — 2071
- Willow Spring — 2051
- Wake Forest — 2051
- Marvin Ridge — 2050
- Overhills — 2046
- Lake Norman — 2044
- Jack Britt — 2015
- Grimsley — 2010
- West Charlotte — 2009
- Clayton — 2007
- Hopewell — 1983
- Riverside — 1982
- Lumberton — 1970
- Cleveland — 1959
- Topsail — 1958
- Mooresville — 1954
- Butler — 1953
- Davie County — 1932
- Cuthbertson — 1887
- South Garner — 1855
- Weddington — 1849
7A
- West Mecklenburg — 1845
- Southeast Raleigh — 1821
- West Cabarrus — 1817
- Rocky River — 1810
- Heritage — 1806
- Page — 1798
- Hillside — 1793
- Parkland — 1793
- R.J. Reynolds — 1775
- South Iredell — 1753
- Southern Durham — 1750
- Porter Ridge — 1746
- Cox Mill — 1738
- Fuquay-Varina — 1736
- East Forsyth — 1715
- A.L. Brown — 1715
- Pine Forest — 1704
- D.H. Conley — 1697
- Southwest Guilford — 1693
- McDowell County — 1681
- Knightdale — 1676
- East Wake — 1672
- Hickory Ridge — 1664
- Chapel Hill — 1662
- West Johnston — 1660
- Garner — 1652
- South Central — 1633
- Sanderson — 1632
- Purnell Swett — 1619
- Middle Creek — 1610
- Olympic — 1609
- New Bern — 1609
- Smithfield-Selma — 1608
- Cape Fear — 1585
- Cardinal Gibbons — 1583
- South Caldwell — 1579
- Watauga — 1576
- Freedom — 1574
- Seventy-First — 1571
- Scotland — 1568
- Ben L. Smith — 1561
- New Hanover — 1559
- Northern Durham — 1554
- South View — 1552
- T.C. Roberson — 1546
- J.H. Rose — 1540
- Glenn — 1536
- North Brunswick — 1536
- Berry Academy — 1535
- Harnett Central — 1499
- Ragsdale — 1497
- West Brunswick — 1493
- Gray's Creek — 1483
- Western Guilford — 1476
- Asheville — 1469
- Lee County — 1462
- Mount Tabor — 1444
- East Chapel Hill — 1443
6A
- Jacksonville — 1429
- Alexander Central — 1405
- Dudley — 1399
- Union Pines — 1398
- South Johnston — 1378
- Northern Guilford — 1376
- Western Harnett — 1375
- Eastern Guilford — 1375
- Sun Valley — 1373
- Harding — 1367
- Vance County — 1355
- Westover — 1346
- Terry Sanford — 1336
- Southeast Guilford — 1311
- Triton — 1310
- Asheboro — 1309
- Charlotte Catholic — 1308
- Ashbrook — 1307
- Central Cabarrus — 1299
- Kings Mountain — 1299
- Piedmont — 1297
- A.C. Reynolds — 1287
- Franklin — 1274
- Orange — 1272
- High Point Central — 1255
- St. Stephens — 1251
- Franklinton — 1244
- White Oak — 1219
- Person — 1219
- E.E. Smith — 1216
- Hickory — 1215
- Williams — 1214
- Southern Alamance — 1206
- Atkins — 1189
- St. Pauls — 1188
- Southern Nash — 1180
- Dixon — 1179
- Swansboro — 1176
- Southern Lee — 1176
- South Brunswick — 1173
- North Forsyth — 1166
- Northern Nash — 1165
- Northwest Cabarrus — 1152
- Western Alamance — 1145
- Cedar Ridge — 1141
- Enka — 1140
- Eastern Alamance — 1137
- North Lincoln — 1135
- Montgomery Central — 1134
- Douglas Byrd — 1133
- Rocky Mount — 1129
- Jesse Carson — 1122
- Jay M. Robinson — 1121
- Erwin — 1120
- C.B. Aycock — 1118
- Northeast Guilford — 1109
- Forestview — 1105
- Hunter Huss — 1105
5A
- West Carteret — 1100
- Crest — 1095
- Hunt — 1094
- East Lincoln — 1087
- Monroe — 1077
- Southern Wayne — 1073
- West Rowan — 1071
- Durham School of the Arts — 1062
- West Henderson — 1059
- Seaforth — 1059
- North Gaston — 1058
- East Rowan — 1057
- Havelock — 1056
- Northside of Jacksonville — 1051
- Parkwood — 1041
- Richlands — 1034
- Currituck County — 1032
- North Henderson — 1028
- Southern Guilford — 1022
- Fike — 1018
- Nash Central — 1015
- North Buncombe — 1013
- North Iredell — 1010
- Rockingham County — 1000
- Oak Grove — 997
- Concord — 983
- Salisbury — 979
- South Point — 978
- North Lenoir — 977
- Hibriten — 970
- South Rowan — 966
- Croatan — 960
- East Henderson — 956
- Stuart Cramer — 948
- Statesville — 946
- Fred T. Foard — 934
- North Davidson — 925
- Forest Hills — 922
- Roanoke Rapids — 915
- Burns — 913
- Southeast Alamance — 911
- Lexington — 910
- Tuscola — 908
- First Flight — 907
- Pisgah — 907
- Newton-Conover — 907
- Bandys — 906
- East Gaston — 897
- Morehead — 896
- West Caldwell — 896
- Mount Pleasant — 895
- East Burke — 893
- Bunn — 889
- Ashe County — 889
- Central Davidson — 887
- Smoky Mountain — 886
- West Stanly — 882
- Bunker Hill — 880
4A
- Anson County — 880
- Jordan-Matthews — 879
- Maiden — 875
- Carrboro — 873
- Randleman — 866
- South Granville — 862
- Red Springs — 862
- East Duplin — 860
- Washington — 847
- Central Academy — 846
- West Iredell — 844
- North Pitt — 839
- Ledford — 838
- West Stokes — 836
- North Johnston — 828
- Clinton — 822
- T.W. Andrews — 817
- North Surry — 813
- SouthWest Edgecombe — 813
- Uwharrie Charter — 812
- R-S Central — 812
- Forbush — 811
- Wilkes Central — 809
- Cummings — 807
- West Craven — 806
- Brevard — 805
- Southwestern Randolph — 804
- Lake Norman Charter — 801
- Reidsville — 801
- Eastern Wayne — 797
- Fairmont — 797
- Carver — 783
- McMichael — 782
- West Davidson — 777
- Shelby — 775
- Patton — 774
- Lincoln Charter — 772
- Hendersonville — 771
- Farmville Central — 771
- Lincolnton — 768
- South Lenoir — 763
- Trask — 763
- James Kenan — 761
- Owen — 760
- Greene Central — 757
- Midway — 752
- Wallace-Rose Hill — 749
- Graham — 748
- Hertford County — 747
- Pender — 740
- East Davidson — 736
- Spring Creek — 734
- West Lincoln — 733
- Northwood — 732
- Ayden-Grifton — 724
- Martin County — 720
- West Wilkes — 711
- East Rutherford — 707
- Kinston — 695
3A
- West Bladen — 694
- Draughn — 692
- Granville Central — 691
- Trinity — 689
- Bartlett Yancey — 689
- Northeastern — 683
- Walkertown — 681
- Pine Lake Prep — 680
- CHASE — 680
- South Columbus — 680
- Southwest Onslow — 676
- NCSSM-Durham — 674
- Beddingfield — 668
- North Stanly — 667
- Surry Central — 662
- Louisburg — 660
- Wheatmore — 657
- North Wilkes — 633
- Goldsboro — 632
- Pasquotank County — 627
- Whiteville — 625
- Eastern Randolph — 623
- Union Academy — 617
- Providence Grove — 616
- Princeton — 614
- Mount Airy — 614
- Mountain Heritage — 612
- J.F. Webb — 610
- Piedmont Community — 609
- North Moore — 607
- East Surry — 592
- Thomasville — 592
- Polk County — 590
- Avery County — 587
- South Stokes — 587
- Camden County — 585
- Holmes — 581
- North Rowan — 572
- Bertie — 572
- Queens Grant — 568
- Research Triangle — 562
- Raleigh Charter — 560
- CSD — 559
- Swain County — 555
- East Bladen — 547
- Mountain Island Charter — 541
- Starmount — 541
- East Carteret — 541
- Bessemer City — 535
- Perquimans — 534
- Wake Prep — 533
- Albemarle — 531
- Highland Tech — 528
- Manteo — 525
- East Wilkes — 522
- Warren County — 517
- Franklin Academy — 515
- Mitchell — 509
- Cherryville — 500
2A
- South Stanly — 493
- Tarboro — 492
- Hobbton — 486
- Union — 477
- Bradford Prep — 474
- Lakewood — 474
- Langtree Charter — 467
- Piedmont Classical — 463
- Gates County — 453
- Bishop McGuinness — 452
- West Columbus — 448
- Rosewood — 441
- Corvian Community — 436
- Pamlico County — 429
- Southside — 428
- Murphy — 426
- Lejeune — 422
- Elkin — 421
- Cornerstone Charter — 419
- North Duplin — 419
- Voyager Academy — 418
- Christ the King — 416
- Cherokee — 413
- Sugar Creek Charter — 409
- Alleghany — 408
- Northampton County — 407
- Gray Stone Day — 404
- Phoenix Academy — 400
- ALA-Johnston — 400
- East Wake Academy — 398
- Thomas Jefferson — 397
- Northside of Beaufort County — 392
- Northwest Halifax — 392
- Henderson Collegiate — 390
- South Davidson — 388
- Madison — 387
- Roxboro Community — 379
- Eno River Academy — 378
- Hayesville — 372
- KIPP GCP Pride — 371
- East Columbus — 370
- Triad Math and Science — 366
- Falls Lake Academy — 361
- Triangle Math and Science — 360
- Chatham Central — 339
- Bethany Community — 338
- Vance Charter — 334
- Washington County — 330
- Robbinsville — 329
- Ascend Leadership — 323
- NC Leadership Academy — 315
- North Stokes — 310
- Southern Wake Academy — 306
- North East Carolina Prep — 305
- NCSSM-Morganton — 300
- Jones — 289
- Rosman — 269
- Weldon — 263
- Oxford Prep — 251
1A
- Bear Grass Charter — 243
- Clover Garden — 241
- Southeast Halifax — 240
- Neuse Charter — 236
- Carolina International — 236
- Rocky Mount Prep — 233
- Andrews — 221
- Cape Hatteras — 203
- Summit Charter — 200
- Jackson Day — 200
- Chatham Charter — 198
- Wilson Prep — 196
- North Edgecombe — 194
- Columbia — 190
- Excelsior Classical — 182
- Woods Charter — 181
- College Prep & Leadership — 178
- River Mill Academy — 173
- Apprentice Academy — 160
- Valor Preparatory — 160
- Winston-Salem Prep — 152
- Tri-County Early College — 150
- Hiwassee Dam — 144
- Millennium Charter — 128
- Highlands — 97
- Hobgood Charter — 95
- Blue Ridge Early College — 91
- Mattamuskeet — 87
- ENCSD — 86
- Ocracoke — 54
- NC School for the Deaf — 46
- Nantahala — 34