Schools in major North Carolina cities
Browse major city hubs backed by the current America EDU school database. City counts reflect directory records whose listed city matches the hub.
Schools in Charlotte
233 profiles
Schools in Raleigh
137 profiles
Schools in Greensboro
92 profiles
Schools in Durham
96 profiles
Schools in Winston-Salem
31 profiles
Schools in Fayetteville
85 profiles
Schools in Cary
43 profiles
Schools in Wilmington
61 profiles
Schools in Asheville
54 profiles
Featured school profiles in North Carolina
A cross-section of profiles with useful directory data. This is not a ranking.
Browse North Carolina schools by level
Elementary
1,334 school profiles
Middle
815 school profiles
High
565 school profiles
K-12
382 school profiles
Other
147 school profiles
Browse North Carolina schools by type
Public
2,488 school profiles
Private
542 school profiles
Public Charter
213 school profiles
About K-12 education in North Carolina
America EDU currently indexes 3,243 K-12 school profiles in North Carolina across 514 listed cities. The directory currently includes about 2,701 public or charter records and 542 private-school records. Counts come from the school records currently loaded into the America EDU database and can change as federal datasets are refreshed.
Use city, level, and school-type information as a starting point. District boundaries, attendance zones, admissions policies, and program availability can differ from municipal boundaries and may change over time, so confirm current details with the school or district.
Major districts represented in the directory
Wake County Schools
198 directory records
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
186 directory records
Guilford County Schools
120 directory records
Cumberland County Schools
86 directory records
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
81 directory records
Durham Public Schools
57 directory records
Gaston County Schools
56 directory records
Union County Public Schools
52 directory records
Shown by number of school records in the current directory, not as a quality ranking.
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North Carolina schools FAQ
How many school profiles does America EDU list in North Carolina?
The current database contains 3,243 profiles for North Carolina. Counts can change when source data is refreshed.
Does a city page show every school that serves that city?
No. It groups records whose directory address lists that city. School district and attendance-zone boundaries do not necessarily match city limits.
Are Featured Schools rankings?
No. Featured profiles are selected to make useful school records easier to discover. America EDU does not present this section as a ranking.
Where does the school data come from?
Profiles are built primarily from federal education datasets, including NCES school-directory sources. Individual profiles show source and data-year information when available.