| Rank | Total Population ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 919,628 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools / 919,628 |
| 2. | 900,993 | Wake County Schools / 900,993 |
| 3. | 488,406 | Guilford County Schools / 488,406 |
| 4. | 350,670 | Forsyth County Schools / 350,670 |
| 5. | 297,793 | Cumberland County Schools / 297,793 |
| 6. | 267,587 | Durham Public Schools / 267,587 |
| 7. | 206,086 | Gaston County Schools / 206,086 |
| 8. | 202,667 | New Hanover County Schools / 202,667 |
| 9. | 201,292 | Union County Public Schools / 201,292 |
| 10. | 199,157 | Buncombe County Schools / 199,157 |
| 11. | 168,878 | Johnston County Schools / 168,878 |
| 12. | 168,148 | Pitt County Schools / 168,148 |
| 13. | 155,489 | Cabarrus County Schools / 155,489 |
| 14. | 151,131 | Alamance-Burlington Schools / 151,131 |
| 15. | 148,667 | Onslow County Schools / 148,667 |
| 16. | 134,168 | Robeson County Schools / 134,168 |
| 17. | 131,920 | Iredell-Statesville Schools / 131,920 |
| 18. | 130,380 | Rowan-Salisbury Schools / 130,380 |
| 19. | 127,662 | Davidson County Schools / 127,662 |
| 20. | 122,623 | Wayne County Public Schools / 122,623 |
| 21. | 114,678 | Harnett County Schools / 114,678 |
| 22. | 113,222 | Randolph County Schools / 113,222 |
| 23. | 107,431 | Brunswick County Schools / 107,431 |
| 24. | 106,786 | Nash-Rocky Mount Schools / 106,786 |
| 25. | 106,740 | Henderson County Schools / 106,740 |
| 26. | 104,773 | Catawba County Schools / 104,773 |
| 27. | 103,505 | Craven County Schools / 103,505 |
| 28. | 98,078 | Cleveland County Schools / 98,078 |
| 29. | 93,643 | Rockingham County Schools / 93,643 |
| 30. | 90,912 | Burke County Schools / 90,912 |
| 31. | 88,247 | Moore County Schools / 88,247 |
| 32. | 83,863 | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools / 83,863 |
| 33. | 83,029 | Caldwell County Schools / 83,029 |
| 34. | 81,234 | Wilson County Schools / 81,234 |
| 35. | 78,265 | Lincoln County Schools / 78,265 |
| 36. | 69,340 | Wilkes County Schools / 69,340 |
| 37. | 67,810 | Rutherford County Schools / 67,810 |
| 38. | 66,469 | Carteret County Schools / 66,469 |
| 39. | 63,505 | Chatham County Schools / 63,505 |
| 40. | 60,619 | Franklin County Schools / 60,619 |
| 41. | 60,585 | Stanly County Schools / 60,585 |
| 42. | 59,916 | Granville County Schools / 59,916 |
| 43. | 59,495 | Lenoir County Schools / 59,495 |
| 44. | 59,036 | Haywood County Schools / 59,036 |
| 45. | 58,505 | Duplin County Schools / 58,505 |
| 46. | 57,866 | Lee County Schools / 57,866 |
| 47. | 56,264 | Surry County Schools / 56,264 |
| 48. | 52,217 | Pender County Schools / 52,217 |
| 49. | 51,079 | Watauga County Schools / 51,079 |
| 50. | 49,938 | Orange County Schools / 49,938 |
| 51. | 47,759 | Beaufort County Schools / 47,759 |
| 52. | 47,622 | Sampson County Schools / 47,622 |
| 53. | 47,401 | Stokes County Schools / 47,401 |
| 54. | 46,952 | Hoke County Schools / 46,952 |
| 55. | 46,639 | Richmond County Schools / 46,639 |
| 56. | 45,606 | Edgecombe County Schools / 45,606 |
| 57. | 45,422 | Vance County Schools / 45,422 |
| 58. | 44,996 | McDowell County Schools / 44,996 |
| 59. | 43,225 | Columbus County Schools / 43,225 |
| 60. | 41,240 | Davie County Schools / 41,240 |
| 61. | 40,661 | Pasquotank County Schools / 40,661 |
| 62. | 39,464 | Person County Schools / 39,464 |
| 63. | 39,161 | Asheville City Schools / 39,161 |
| 64. | 38,406 | Yadkin County Schools / 38,406 |
| 65. | 37,198 | Alexander County Schools / 37,198 |
| 66. | 36,627 | Jackson County Schools / 36,627 |
| 67. | 36,157 | Scotland County Schools / 36,157 |
| 68. | 35,190 | Bladen County Schools / 35,190 |
| 69. | 33,922 | Macon County Schools / 33,922 |
| 70. | 33,920 | Dare County Schools / 33,920 |
| 71. | 33,090 | Transylvania County Schools / 33,090 |
| 72. | 32,513 | Halifax County Schools / 32,513 |
| 73. | 31,410 | Hickory City Schools / 31,410 |
| 74. | 30,570 | Kannapolis City Schools / 30,570 |
| 75. | 29,105 | Camp Lejeune Schools / 29,105 |
| 76. | 28,530 | Asheboro City Schools / 28,530 |
| 77. | 27,798 | Montgomery County Schools / 27,798 |
| 78. | 27,517 | Mooresville City Schools / 27,517 |
| 79. | 27,444 | Cherokee County Schools / 27,444 |
| 80. | 27,281 | Ashe County Schools / 27,281 |
| 81. | 26,948 | Anson County Schools / 26,948 |
| 82. | 24,669 | Hertford County Schools / 24,669 |
| 83. | 24,505 | Martin County Schools / 24,505 |
| 84. | 23,719 | Caswell County Schools / 23,719 |
| 85. | 23,547 | Currituck County Schools / 23,547 |
| 86. | 22,099 | Northampton County Schools / 22,099 |
| 87. | 21,638 | Fort Bragg Schools / 21,638 |
| 88. | 21,362 | Greene County Schools / 21,362 |
| 89. | 21,282 | Bertie County Schools / 21,282 |
| 90. | 20,972 | Warren County Schools / 20,972 |
| 91. | 20,764 | Madison County Schools / 20,764 |
| 92. | 20,510 | Polk County Schools / 20,510 |
| 93. | 20,237 | Lexington City Schools / 20,237 |
| 94. | 18,175 | Newton-Conover City Schools / 18,175 |
| 95. | 17,818 | Yancey County Schools / 17,818 |
| 96. | 17,797 | Avery County Schools / 17,797 |
| 97. | 15,809 | Clinton City Schools / 15,809 |
| 98. | 15,579 | Mitchell County Schools / 15,579 |
| 99. | 14,979 | Thomasville City Schools / 14,979 |
| 100. | 14,873 | Whiteville City Schools / 14,873 |
| 101. | 14,793 | Edenton-Chowan Schools / 14,793 |
| 102. | 14,615 | Roanoke Rapids City Schools / 14,615 |
| 103. | 13,453 | Perquimans County Schools / 13,453 |
| 104. | 13,228 | Washington County Schools / 13,228 |
| 105. | 13,144 | Pamlico County Schools / 13,144 |
| 106. | 12,197 | Gates County Schools / 12,197 |
| 107. | 11,155 | Alleghany County Schools / 11,155 |
| 108. | 11,118 | Mount Airy City Schools / 11,118 |
| 109. | 10,587 | Clay County Schools / 10,587 |
| 110. | 10,153 | Jones County Schools / 10,153 |
| 111. | 9,980 | Camden County Schools / 9,980 |
| 112. | 9,522 | Swain County Schools / 9,522 |
| 113. | 8,861 | Graham County Schools / 8,861 |
| 114. | 8,103 | Eastern Cherokee Reservation / 8,103 |
| 115. | 7,563 | Weldon City Schools / 7,563 |
| 116. | 6,291 | Elkin City Schools / 6,291 |
| 117. | 5,810 | Hyde County Schools / 5,810 |
| 118. | 4,407 | Tyrrell County Schools / 4,407 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Total Population' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Total Population' data are not listed.
