NCHSAA releases final 2025-2029 realignment classifications and enrollment numbers

The North Carolina state athletic governing body is making a major shift from four classifications to eight

Myers Park High School in Charlotte boasts the largest enrollment in the newly created Class 8-A with 3,317 students / Myers Park High Instagram

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association on Tuesday released average daily attendance numbers for the upcoming 2025-29 realignment.

It’s a major shift with North Carolina doubling the number of classifications from four to eight, beginning in the fall of 2025.

Just about a year ago, the NCHSAA voted to put the largest 32 schools in 8-A, with the other classifications each having 59 schools. 

Myers Park, a Charlotte school, has the largest enrollment with 3,317 students. Ardrey Kell, another Charlotte school, is second with 3,125 students. The next two largest schools – Enloe and Apex Friendship – are in the Raleigh area.

Richmond Senior is the largest school in 7-A. Also, in 7-A is current 4-A football state champion Weddington.

Heading up 6-A is Fayetteville-area school South View. 

Person is the largest school in 5-A. The second largest is reigning 3-A football state champion Hickory. 

North Lenoir is the biggest 4-A school. The smallest 4-A school is defending 2-A football state champion Reidsville.

Lincolnton is the largest 3-A school, with current 1-A football two-time defending football state champion Mount Airy one of the smaller schools in the classification. 

Camden County is the largest 2-A school while Triad Math and Science Academy heads up 1-A. Some of the smaller 1-A schools don’t play football.

Here are the eight classifications with attendance numbers.

Class 8-A

Myers Park High School - 3317

Ardrey Kell High School - 3125

William G. Enloe High School - 3005

Apex Friendship High School - 2768

Julius L. Chambers High School - 2686

Panther Creek High School - 2624

South Mecklenburg High School - 2615

William Amos Hough High School - 2593

Green Hope High School - 2589

Millbrook High School - 2538

Hoke County High School - 2536

Emsley A. Laney High School - 2525

Athens Drive Magnet High School - 2514

Needham B. Broughton High School - 2504

East Mecklenburg High School - 2498

Apex High School - 2481

Wakefield High School - 2467

Palisades High School - 2460

Leesville Road High School - 2443

Charles E. Jordan High School - 2397

Rolesville High School - 2368

Garinger High School - 2348

Pinecrest High School - 2346

West Charlotte High School - 2332

Mallard Creek High School - 2304

Green Level High School - 2292

Corinth Holders High School - 2253

Providence High School - 2248

Willow Spring High School - 2248

Northwest Guilford High School - 2240

John T. Hoggard High School - 2235

West Forsyth High School - 2205

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Class 7-A

Richmond Senior High School - 2181

Ronald W. Reagan High School - 2167

Independence High School - 2148

Ballantyne Ridge High School - 2133

Riverside High School (Durham) - 2113

North Mecklenburg High School - 2102

Hopewell High School - 2098

Cary High School - 2084

Wake Forest High School - 2070

Jack Britt High School - 2064

Eugene Ashley High School - 2045

Grimsley Senior High School - 2044

Holly Springs High School - 2039

Topsail High School - 2010

Overhills High School - 2006

Clayton High School - 1983

Lake Norman High School - 1981

Marvin Ridge High School - 1959

Mooresville High School - 1953

Davie County High School - 1949

Lumberton Senior High School - 1945

Cleveland High School - 1941

David W. Butler High School - 1926

West Mecklenburg High School - 1914

Fuquay-Varina High School - 1903

Weddington High School - 1895

South Garner High School - 1883

Southeast Raleigh High School - 1867

Cuthbertson High School - 1853

Rocky River High School - 1848

South Iredell High School - 1841

East Wake High School - 1840

Hillside High School - 1831

Richard J. Reynolds High School - 1819

Page High School - 1808

Porter Ridge High School - 1802

Southern School of Energy and Sustainability - 1797

Heritage High School - 1797

Knightdale High School - 1775

Cox Mill High School - 1772

Parkland High School - 1758

D.H. Conley High School - 1744

Garner Magnet High School - 1735

A.L. Brown High School - 1726

Pine Forest High School - 1720

South Central High School - 1706

McDowell High School - 1702

East Forsyth High School - 1695

New Hanover High School - 1691

Sanderson High School - 1687

New Bern High School - 1678

Hickory Ridge High School - 1671

Southwest Guilford High School - 1662

Chapel Hill High School - 1638

Purnell Swett High School - 1636

West Cabarrus High School - 1626

Cape Fear High School - 1623

North Brunswick High School - 1620

Smithfield-Selma High School - 1617

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Class 6-A

South View High School - 1616

West Johnston High School - 1614

Lee County High School - 1614

Olympic High School - 1613

Middle Creek High School - 1613

Seventy-First High School - 1608

Cardinal Gibbons High School - 1605

Watauga High School - 1583

Gray's Creek High School - 1560

T.C. Roberson High School - 1550

Junius H. Rose High School - 1538

Harnett Central High School - 1534

Vance County High School - 1530

Asheville High School / SILSA - 1529

Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology - 1527

Ben L. Smith High School - 1523

Scotland High School - 1518

Northern Durham High School - 1492

Union Pines High School - 1491

Mount Tabor High School - 1491

Robert B. Glenn High School - 1488

South Caldwell High School - 1481

James B. Dudley High School - 1468

West Brunswick High School - 1466

Lucy Ragsdale High School - 1457

East Chapel Hill High School - 1455

Jacksonville High School - 1428

Alexander Central High School - 1407

Felton Grove High School - 1400

Westover High School - 1396

Ashbrook High School - 1386

Western Guilford High School - 1381

Central Cabarrus High School - 1369

Charlotte Catholic High School - 1369

Terry Sanford High School - 1353

Harding University High School - 1344

Eastern Guilford High School - 1344

Western Harnett High School - 1338

Freedom High School - 1337

South Johnston High School - 1335

Northern Guilford High School - 1328

Southern Lee High School - 1321

Kings Mountain High School - 1305

Asheboro High School - 1286

Triton High School - 1280

A.C. Reynolds High School - 1271

Southeast Guilford High School - 1270

Piedmont High School - 1264

Sun Valley High School - 1256

Walter M. Williams High School - 1255

North Iredell High School - 1248

Statesville High School - 1244

E.E. Smith High School - 1243

White Oak High School - 1241

Swansboro High School - 1228

Northern Nash High School - 1225

Southern Alamance High School - 1218

Franklinton High School - 1212

St. Stephens High School - 1209

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Class 5-A

Person High School - 1205

Hickory High School - 1195

Douglas Byrd High School - 1194

High Point Central High School - 1193

Monroe High School - 1192

Western Alamance High School - 1187

Simon G. Atkins Academic & Technology High School - 1187

Jay M. Robinson High School - 1186

Saint Pauls High School - 1186

Rocky Mount High School - 1182

Enka High School - 1166

Hunter Huss High School - 1165

Southern Nash High School - 1165

North Forsyth High School - 1160

South Brunswick High School - 1154

Orange High School - 1153

Charles B. Aycock High School - 1144

Southeast Alamance High School - 1143

Northwest Cabarrus High School - 1142

Cedar Ridge High School - 1141

Forestview High School - 1133

Concord High School - 1128

Seaforth High School - 1123

North Lincoln High School - 1123

Montgomery Central High School - 1117

James B. Hunt High School - 1102

Northeast Guilford High School - 1100

Crest High School - 1098

Dixon High School - 1083

Clyde A. Erwin High School - 1082

Parkwood High School - 1079

West Carteret High School - 1078

Havelock High School - 1075

Durham School of the Arts - 1070

South Granville High School - 1065

North Gaston High School - 1061

Currituck County High School - 1054

Jesse C. Carson High School - 1052

West Henderson High School - 1050

Northside High School (Jacksonville) - 1050

East Lincoln High School - 1043

North Henderson High School - 1041

Southern Wayne High School - 1028

Richlands High School - 1021

Fike High School - 1019

Croatan High School - 1018

Franklin High School - 1010

Rockingham County High School - 1010

Oak Grove High School - 1008

Southern Guilford High School - 1002

J.F. Webb High School - 999

North Buncombe High School - 997

Smoky Mountain High School - 994

Eastern Alamance High School - 990

South Point High School - 989

East Rowan High School - 974

North Davidson High School - 967

Forest Hills High School - 963

West Rowan High School - 956

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Class 4-A

North Lenoir High School - 954

Stuart W. Cramer High School - 953

Hibriten High School - 947

Central Davidson High School - 935

East Henderson High School - 929

South Rowan High School - 929

Eastern Wayne High School - 926

Anson High School - 925

Burns High School - 925

East Gaston High School - 917

Salisbury High School - 916

West Stanly High School - 914

Ashe County High School - 912

Bandys High School - 909

Fred T. Foard High School - 903

First Flight High School - 902

Jordan-Matthews High School - 901

Carrboro High School - 896

Mount Pleasant High School - 894

East Burke High School - 893

Nash Central High School - 886

Roanoke Rapids High School - 885

Lexington Senior High School - 876

Uwharrie Charter Academy - 875

Central Academy of Technology and Arts - 875

Red Springs High School - 872

West Stokes High School - 872

Randleman High School - 868

Carver High School - 867

John M. Morehead High School - 857

East Duplin High School - 854

Pisgah High School - 852

Tuscola High School - 851

West Craven High School - 848

Bunn High School - 848

T. Wingate Andrews High School - 843

Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School - 843

Graham High School - 839

Maiden High School - 838

North Pitt High School - 838

Bunker Hill High School - 834

West Iredell High School - 830

North Johnston High School - 823

Hugh M. Cummings High School - 821

Lincoln Charter School - 815

Wilkes Central High School - 815

North Surry High School - 811

Clinton High School - 809

Lake Norman Charter School - 808

Newton-Conover High School - 808

Ledford Senior High School - 806

Washington High School - 805

SouthWest Edgecombe High School - 801

Southwestern Randolph High School - 800

Forbush High School - 800

Brevard High School - 798

Southwest Onslow High School - 797

Fairmont High School - 796

Reidsville High School - 795

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Class 3-A

Lincolnton High School - 793

Shelby High School - 792

Hendersonville High School - 789

West Davidson High School - 781

Greene Central High School - 778

Robert L. Patton High School - 776

Heide Trask Senior High School - 772

Dalton L. McMichael High School - 770

Farmville Central High School - 767

Martin County Schools Athletics - 765

West Caldwell High School - 763

Ayden-Grifton High School - 748

James Kenan High School - 745

Charles D. Owen High School - 738

East Davidson High School - 735

Spring Creek High School - 734

Hertford County High School - 732

West Lincoln High School - 731

Wallace-Rose Hill High School - 727

Midway High School - 725

South Lenoir High School - 722

Wake Preparatory Academy - 721

West Bladen High School - 707

Surry Central High School - 701

Pender High School - 692

East Rutherford High School - 691

Jimmy C. Draughn High School - 686

Pine Lake Preparatory - 685

Walkertown High School - 684

West Wilkes High School - 677

Northwood High School - 676

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics - Durham - 675

Trinity High School - 673

Louisburg Magnet High School - 671

South Columbus High School - 669

Wheatmore High School - 664

Polk County High School - 660

Kinston High School - 659

Goldsboro High School - 656

Northeastern High School - 652

North Stanly High School - 651

Pasquotank County High School - 646

Whiteville High School - 646

CHASE High School - 642

Union Academy - 633

Piedmont Community Charter School - 630

Beddingfield High School - 630

Mountain Heritage High School - 628

Bartlett Yancey High School - 624

North Wilkes High School - 617

Mount Airy High School - 613

North Moore High School - 606

Madison High School - 603

Princeton High School - 602

Thomasville High School - 595

Bessemer City High School - 590

East Surry High School - 588

Providence Grove High School - 587

Eastern Randolph High School - 585

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Class 2-A

Camden County High School - 582

South Stokes High School - 580

Queen's Grant High School - 572

Research Triangle High School - 570

Mountain Island Charter School - 559

Community School of Davidson - 558

Perquimans County High School - 558

Starmount High School - 557

Manteo High School - 552

Raleigh Charter High School - 551

John A. Holmes High School - 551

Avery County High School - 550

Bertie High School - 550

North Rowan High School - 544

Highland School of Technology - 538

Swain County High School - 535

Franklin Academy - 528

Albemarle High School - 528

Tarboro High School - 520

East Carteret High School - 519

East Bladen High School - 517

Bradford Preparatory School - 517

American Leadership Academy Johnston - 505

Union High School - 505

East Wilkes High School - 504

South Stanly High School - 501

Warren County High School - 500

Cherryville High School - 484

Mitchell High School - 480

Piedmont Classical High School - 478

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School - 477

Lakewood High School - 474

Hobbton High School - 473

Triangle Math and Science Academy - 468

Langtree Charter Academy - 465

West Columbus High School - 460

Rosewood High School - 460

Corvian Community School - 454

Lejeune High School - 444

Gates County Senior High School - 436

Christ the King Catholic High School - 434

Pamlico County High School - 424

Southside High School - 422

Murphy High School - 422

Voyager Academy - 418

Cornerstone Charter Academy - 417

Sugar Creek Charter - 409

East Wake Academy - 407

Gray Stone Day School - 405

Elkin High School - 401

North Duplin Junior-Senior High School - 400

Northampton County High School - 400

Alleghany High School - 394

Roxboro Community School - 394

Eno River Academy - 393

Henderson Collegiate - 392

Cherokee High School - 389

Hayesville High School - 387

Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technical Academy - 386

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Class 1-A

Triad Math and Science Academy - 383

East Columbus Junior-Senior High School - 383

Northside High School (Pinetown) - 381

Bethany Community School - 379

North Edgecombe High School - 371

South Davidson Middle and High School - 368

Falls Lake Academy - 356

Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy - 356

The North Carolina Leadership Academy - 348

Ascend Leadership Academy - 346

KIPP Pride High - 344

Jones Senior High School - 336

Phoenix Academy - 335

Chatham Central High School - 335

Vance Charter School - 334

Robbinsville High School - 334

North East Carolina Preparatory School - 331

Washington County High School - 319

North Stokes High School - 309

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics - Morganton - 300

Southern Wake Academy - 285

Sallie B Howard School - 280

Southeast Collegiate Prep Academy - 271

Carolina International School - 270

Clover Garden School - 269

Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy - 263

Oxford Preparatory School - 263

Rosman High School - 254

Weldon STEM High School Career Academies - 254

Bear Grass Charter School - 245

Rocky Mount Preparatory School - 242

Neuse Charter School - 232

Central Carolina Academy - 226

Andrews High School - 225

Discovery Charter - 220

The College Prep and Leadership Academy - 217

Cape Hatteras Secondary School - 209

Jackson Day School - 203

Chatham Charter School - 194

Valor Preparatory Academy - 191

Wilson Preparatory Academy - 191

Excelsior Classical Academy - 185

Woods Charter School - 185

Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy - 177

Columbia High School - 176

River Mill Academy - 175

Tri-County Early College High School - 151

Hiwassee Dam High School - 137

Hobgood Charter School - 132

Millennium Charter Academy - 126

Mattamuskeet School - 98

Highlands School - 90

Summit Charter Academy - 82

Blue Ridge Early College - 74

Ocracoke School - 54

Nantahala School - 31

Eastern NC School for the Deaf - 23

North Carolina School for the Deaf - 22