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District directory · North Carolina · 2026–27

School districts in North Carolina by county

North Carolina has 121 regular public school districts across 100 counties, enrolling 1,402,010 students in 2024–25. North Carolina children must turn 5 by August 31 to start kindergarten, in every district — see the North Carolina kindergarten cutoff.

The largest is Wake County Schools in Wake County (163,325 students). Catawba County has the most districts, 3. In 83 of the 100 counties, only one district has its office. Every district is listed by name in the table below.

North Carolina counties and their districts

School districts in North Carolina by county, 2026–27
CountyDistrictsEnrollment (2024–25)School districts
Alamance County122,661Alamance-Burlington Schools
Alexander County14,344Alexander County Schools
Alleghany County11,352Alleghany County Schools
Anson County12,924Anson County Schools
Ashe County12,676Ashe County Schools
Avery County11,782Avery County Schools
Beaufort County15,601Beaufort County Schools
Bertie County11,708Bertie County Schools
Bladen County13,928Bladen County Schools
Brunswick County113,561Brunswick County Schools
Buncombe County226,412Buncombe County Schools, Asheville City Schools
Burke County111,667Burke County Schools
Cabarrus County241,149Cabarrus County Schools, Kannapolis City Schools
Caldwell County110,667Caldwell County Schools
Camden County11,918Camden County Schools
Carteret County17,847Carteret County Public Schools
Caswell County12,098Caswell County Schools
Catawba County322,392Catawba County Schools, Hickory City Schools, Newton Conover City Schools
Chatham County18,987Chatham County Schools
Cherokee County12,992Cherokee County Schools
Chowan County11,767Edenton-Chowan Schools
Clay County11,322Clay County Schools
Cleveland County114,504Cleveland County Schools
Columbus County27,482Columbus County Schools, Whiteville City Schools
Craven County112,152Craven County Board of Education
Cumberland County149,002Cumberland County Schools
Currituck County14,601Currituck County Schools
Dare County14,968Dare County Schools
Davidson County323,087Davidson County Schools, Lexington City Schools, Thomasville City Schools
Davie County16,116Davie County Schools
Duplin County19,822Duplin County Schools
Durham County131,865Durham Public Schools
Edgecombe County16,310Edgecombe County Public Schools
Forsyth County252,725Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, Appalachian State U Academy Middle Fork
Franklin County17,978Franklin County Schools
Gaston County130,995Gaston County Schools
Gates County11,410Gates County Schools
Graham County11,096Graham County Schools
Granville County16,402Granville County Schools
Greene County12,863Greene County Schools
Guilford County267,705Guilford County Schools, Aggie Academy
Halifax County35,558Roanoke Rapids City Schools, Halifax County Schools, Weldon City Schools
Harnett County120,095Harnett County Schools
Haywood County16,476Haywood County Schools
Henderson County112,619Henderson County Schools
Hertford County12,367Hertford County Schools
Hoke County18,732Hoke County Schools
Hyde County1485Hyde County Schools
Iredell County226,934Iredell-Statesville Schools, Mooresville Graded School District
Jackson County23,508Jackson County Public Schools, Catamount School
Johnston County137,320Johnston County Public Schools
Jones County11,016Jones County Schools
Lee County19,168Lee County Schools
Lenoir County18,331Lenoir County Public Schools
Lincoln County111,710Lincoln County Schools
Macon County14,469Macon County Schools
Madison County12,063Madison County Schools
Martin County12,647Martin County Schools
McDowell County15,792McDowell County Schools
Mecklenburg County1147,299Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Mitchell County11,738Mitchell County Schools
Montgomery County13,587Montgomery County Schools
Moore County113,085Moore County Schools
Nash County113,178Nash County Public Schools
New Hanover County225,317New Hanover County Schools, D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy
Northampton County11,251Northampton County Schools
Onslow County127,551Onslow County Schools
Orange County218,335Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Orange County Schools
Pamlico County11,130Pamlico County Schools
Pasquotank County14,760Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
Pender County111,073Pender County Schools
Perquimans County11,786Perquimans County Schools
Person County24,452Person County Schools, Carolina Community Academy
Pitt County224,578Pitt County Schools, East Carolina Community School
Polk County12,110Polk County Schools
Randolph County219,399Randolph County School System, Asheboro City Schools
Richmond County16,504Richmond County Schools
Robeson County121,301Public Schools of Robeson County
Rockingham County111,114Rockingham County Schools
Rowan County117,683Rowan-Salisbury Schools
Rutherford County17,394Rutherford County Schools
Sampson County211,001Sampson County Schools, Clinton City Schools
Scotland County15,416Scotland County Schools
Stanly County18,743Stanly County Schools
Stokes County15,553Stokes County Schools
Surry County310,371Surry County Schools, Mount Airy City Schools, Elkin City Schools
Swain County11,872Swain County Schools
Transylvania County13,205Transylvania County Schools
Tyrrell County1462Tyrrell County Schools
Union County141,404Union County Public Schools
Vance County15,205Vance County Schools
Wake County1163,325Wake County Schools
Warren County11,547Warren County Schools
Washington County11,024Washington County Schools
Watauga County14,658Watauga County Schools
Wayne County117,150Wayne County Public Schools
Wilkes County18,547Wilkes County Schools
Wilson County110,451Wilson County Schools
Yadkin County15,174Yadkin County Schools
Yancey County12,149Yancey County Schools

Which district am I in?

Each district draws its own attendance boundaries, and a district can cross county lines, so the county your home is in narrows it down but does not settle it. The district office or its website can confirm which school serves your address. Kindergarten registration is also handled by the district, not the state.

Sources

District list, grades, school counts and websites: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) LEA Universe Directory, SY 2025-26 (preliminary, v0a), published July 1, 2026. Regular public districts only (NCES LEA types 1 and 2); charter-only, state-run and regional service agencies are not listed.
Enrollment: NCES CCD LEA Membership, SY 2024-25 (v1a), published December 29, 2025 — the newest year NCES has released.
Counties: NCES EDGE Public LEA Geocodes, SY 2024-25 (district office location) and NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files 2025 (grf25_lea_county) (counties each district boundary covers).
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