With new Average Daily Membership numbers released for the 2024-25 school year, we’re diving into deeper segments of the N.C. High School Athletic Association population.

This is a conference-by-conference breakdown of the ADMs from the 2024-25 school year. Each school is listed with their ADM from this year and which classification that number would put them in under the upcoming Big 32 8A realignment.

Here is the list of schools sorted into the eight classifications:

Insiders can also look at these other breakdowns of the new ADMs:

• See the 2024-25 ADM numbers sorted by county, classification
• Here are the 2024-25 ADM numbers sorted by the current East-West line
• This year’s NCHSAA playoff football teams sorted into next year’s classifications
• Sorting next year’s eight classifications by Wells Fargo Cup performance

All American 3A/4A

• Overhills — 2006 (7A)
• Pine Forest — 1720 (7A)
• Harnett Central — 1534 (6A)
• Westover — 1396 (6A)
• Terry Sanford — 1353 (6A)
• Western Harnett — 1338 (6A)
• Triton — 1280 (6A)
• E.E. Smith — 1243 (6A)

Atlantic 5 1A

• Bear Grass Charter — 245 (1A)
• Cape Hatteras — 209 (1A)
• Columbia — 176 (1A)
• Hobgood Charter — 132 (1A)
• Mattamuskeet — 98 (1A)
• Ocracoke — 54 (1A)

Big Carolina 3A/4A

• D.H. Conley — 1744 (7A)
• South Central — 1706 (7A)
• New Bern — 1678 (7A)
• J.H. Rose — 1538 (6A)
• Jacksonville — 1428 (6A)
• Havelock — 1075 (5A)
• Northside-Jacksonville — 1050 (5A)

Big South 3A

• Ashbrook — 1386 (6A)
• Kings Mountain — 1305 (6A)
• Hunter Huss — 1165 (5A)
• Forestview — 1133 (5A)
• Crest — 1098 (5A)
• North Gaston — 1061 (5A)
• South Point — 989 (5A)
• Stuart Cramer — 953 (4A)

Cap-6

• Enloe — 3005 (8A)
• Athens Drive — 2514 (8A)
• Broughton — 2504 (8A)
• Leesville Road — 2443 (8A)
• Sanderson — 1687 (7A)
• Cardinal Gibbons — 1605 (6A)

Carolina 1A

• Union — 505 (2A)
• Lakewood — 474 (2A)
• Hobbton — 473 (2A)
• Rosewood — 460 (2A)
• North Duplin — 400 (2A)
• Neuse Charter — 232 (1A)

Catawba Shores 1A/2A

• Lincoln Charter — 815 (4A)
• Pine Lake Prep — 685 (3A)
• Mountain Island Charter — 559 (2A)
• Community School of Davidson — 558 (2A)
• Bradford Prep — 517 (2A)
• Langtree Charter — 465 (2A)
• Corvian Community — 454 (2A)
• Christ the King — 434 (2A)

Catawba Valley 2A

• Bandys — 909 (4A)
• East Burke — 893 (4A)
• Maiden — 838 (4A)
• Bunker Hill — 834 (4A)
• Newton-Conover — 808 (4A)
• Lincolnton — 793 (3A)
• West Caldwell — 763 (3A)
• West Lincoln — 731 (3A)

Central 3A

• Williams — 1255 (6A)
• Southern Alamance — 1218 (6A)
• Person — 1205 (5A)
• Western Alamance — 1187 (5A)
• Orange — 1153 (5A)
• Cedar Ridge — 1141 (5A)
• Eastern Alamance — 990 (5A)

Central Carolina 1A/2A

• Salisbury — 916 (4A)
• Lexington — 876 (4A)
• West Davidson — 781 (3A)
• East Davidson — 735 (3A)
• Thomasville — 595 (3A)
• North Rowan — 544 (2A)
• South Davidson — 368 (1A)

Central Piedmont 4A

• West Forsyth — 2205 (8A)
• Reagan — 2167 (7A)
• Davie County — 1949 (7A)
• R.J. Reynolds — 1819 (7A)
• Parkland — 1758 (7A)
• East Forsyth — 1695 (7A)
• Mount Tabor — 1491 (6A)
• Glenn — 1488 (6A)

Central Tar Heel 1A

• Triangle Math & Science — 468 (2A)
• Ascend Leadership — 346 (1A)
• Southern Wake Academy — 285 (1A)
• Clover Garden — 269 (1A)
• Chatham Charter — 194 (1A)
• Woods Charter — 185 (1A)
• River Mill Academy — 175 (1A)

Coastal 3A

• White Oak — 1241 (6A)
• Swansboro — 1228 (6A)
• Dixon — 1083 (5A)
• West Carteret — 1078 (5A)
• Richlands — 1021 (5A)
• Croatan — 1018 (5A)

Coastal Plains 1A/2A

• East Carteret — 519 (2A)
• Lejeune — 444 (2A)
• Pamlico — 424 (2A)
• Southside — 422 (2A)
• Northside-Pinetown — 381 (1A)
• Jones — 336 (1A)

DC-VI 4A

• Jordan — 2397 (8A)
• Riverside — 2113 (7A)
• Hillside — 1831 (7A)
• Chapel Hill — 1638 (7A)
• Northern Durham — 1492 (6A)
• East Chapel Hill — 1455 (6A)

East Central 2A

• North Lenoir — 954 (4A)
• East Duplin — 854 (4A)
• Southwest Onslow — 797 (4A)
• James Kenan — 745 (3A)
• Wallace-Rose Hill — 727 (3A)
• South Lenoir — 722 (3A)
• Kinston — 659 (3A)

Eastern Plains 2A

• West Craven — 848 (4A)
• North Pitt — 838 (4A)
• Washington — 805 (4A)
• SouthWest Edgecombe — 801 (4A)
• Greene Central — 778 (3A)
• Farmville Central — 767 (3A)
• Ayden-Grifton — 748 (3A)

Foothills 2A

• Wilkes Central — 815 (4A)
• North Surry — 811 (4A)
• Forbush — 800 (4A)
• Surry Central — 701 (3A)
• West Wilkes — 677 (3A)
• North Wilkes — 617 (3A)
• East Surry — 588 (3A)

Four Rivers 1A/2A

• Martin County — 765 (3A)
• Perquimans — 558 (2A)
• Bertie — 550 (2A)
• Tarboro — 520 (2A)
• Gates County — 436 (2A)
• North East Carolina Prep — 331 (1A)
• Washington County — 319 (1A)

Greater Metro 4A

• Lake Norman — 1981 (7A)
• Mooresville — 1953 (7A)
• South Iredell — 1841 (7A)
• Cox Mill — 1772 (7A)
• A.L. Brown — 1726 (7A)
• Hickory Ridge — 1671 (7A)
• West Cabarrus — 1626 (7A)

Greater Neuse River 4A

• Corinth Holders — 2253 (8A)
• Willow Spring — 2248 (8A)
• Clayton — 1983 (7A)
• Cleveland — 1941 (7A)
• Fuquay-Varina — 1903 (7A)
• South Garner — 1883 (7A)
• Southeast Raleigh — 1867 (7A)
• Garner — 1735 (7A)

Metro 4A

• Northwest Guilford — 2240 (8A)
• Grimsley — 2044 (7A)
• Page — 1808 (7A)
• Southwest Guilford — 1662 (7A)
• Ragsdale — 1457 (6A)
• Western Guilford — 1381 (6A)
• Northern Guilford — 1328 (6A)
• Southeast Guilford — 1270 (6A)

Metro 8 1A

• Piedmont Community — 630 (3A)
• Queen’s Grant — 572 (2A)
• Sugar Creek Charter — 409 (2A)
• Carolina International — 270 (1A)
• Jackson Day — 203 (1A)
• Valor Prep — 191 (1A)

Mid-Carolina 1A/2A

• Southeast Alamance — 1143 (5A)
• Seaforth — 1123 (5A)
• Jordan-Matthews — 901 (4A)
• Graham — 839 (4A)
• Cummings — 821 (4A)
• Northwood — 676 (3A)
• Bartlett Yancey — 624 (3A)
• North Moore — 606 (3A)
• Chatham Central — 335 (1A)

Mid-Piedmont 3A

• Asheboro — 1286 (6A)
• Montgomery Central — 1117 (5A)
• Oak Grove — 1008 (5A)
• North Davidson — 967 (5A)
• Central Davidson — 935 (4A)
• Ledford — 806 (4A)

Mid-State 2A

• North Forsyth — 1160 (5A)
• West Stokes — 872 (4A)
• Morehead — 857 (4A)
• T.W. Andrews — 843 (4A)
• Reidsville — 795 (4A)
• McMichael — 770 (3A)
• Walkertown — 684 (3A)

Mid-State 3A

• Ben L. Smith — 1523 (6A)
• Dudley — 1468 (6A)
• Eastern Guilford — 1344 (6A)
• High Point Central — 1193 (5A)
• Atkins — 1187 (5A)
• Northeast Guilford — 1100 (5A)
• Rockingham — 1010 (5A)
• Southern Guilford — 1002 (5A)

Mideastern 3A/4A

• Laney — 2525 (8A)
• Hoggard — 2235 (8A)
• Ashley — 2045 (7A)
• Topsail — 2010 (7A)
• New Hanover — 1691 (7A)
• North Brunswick — 1620 (7A)
• West Brunswick — 1466 (6A)
• South Brunswick — 1154 (5A)

Mountain 7 3A

• West Henderson — 1050 (5A)
• North Henderson — 1041 (5A)
• Franklin — 1010 (5A)
• Smoky Mountain — 994 (5A)
• East Henderson — 929 (4A)
• Pisgah — 852 (4A)
• Tuscola — 851 (4A)

Mountain Foothills 7 1A/2A

• R-S Central — 843 (4A)
• Brevard — 798 (4A)
• Hendersonville — 789 (3A)
• Patton — 776 (3A)
• East Rutherford — 691 (3A)
• Polk County — 660 (3A)
• CHASE — 642 (3A)

Neuse 6 2A

• Eastern Wayne — 926 (4A)
• North Johnston — 823 (4A)
• Spring Creek — 734 (3A)
• Goldsboro — 656 (3A)
• Beddingfield — 630 (3A)
• Princeton — 602 (3A)

Northeastern Coastal 2A/3A

• Currituck County — 1054 (5A)
• First Flight — 902 (4A)
• Hertford County — 732 (3A)
• Northeastern — 652 (3A)
• Pasquotank County — 646 (3A)
• Camden County — 582 (2A)
• Manteo — 552 (2A)
• Holmes — 551 (2A)

Northern Athletic 4A

• Millbrook — 2538 (8A)
• Wakefield — 2467 (8A)
• Rolesville — 2368 (8A)
• Wake Forest — 2070 (7A)
• Heritage — 1797 (7A)
• Knightdale — 1775 (7A)

Northern Lakes 2A/3A

• Southern Durham — 1797 (7A)
• Vance County — 1530 (6A)
• Durham School of Arts — 1070 (5A)
• South Granville — 1065 (5A)
• J.F. Webb — 999 (5A)
• Carrboro — 896 (4A)
• Louisburg — 671 (3A)

Northwest 1A

• Mount Airy — 613 (3A)
• South Stokes — 580 (2A)
• Starmount — 557 (2A)
• East Wilkes — 504 (2A)
• Elkin — 401 (2A)
• Alleghany — 394 (2A)
• North Stokes — 309 (1A)

Northwest Piedmont 1A

• Carver — 867 (4A)
• Piedmont Classical — 478 (2A)
• Bishop McGuinness — 477 (2A)
• Cornerstone Charter — 417 (2A)
• Triad Math & Science — 383 (1A)
• Bethany Community — 379 (1A)
• The NC Leadership Academy — 348 (1A)
• The College Prep & Leadership — 217 (1A)
• Winston-Salem Prep — 177 (1A)
• Millennium Charter Academy — 126 (1A)

Northwestern 3A/4A

• Watauga — 1583 (6A)
• South Caldwell — 1481 (6A)
• Alexander Central — 1407 (6A)
• Freedom — 1337 (6A)
• Hibriten — 947 (4A)
• Ashe County — 912 (4A)

Piedmont Athletic 1A/2A

• Uwharrie Charter — 875 (4A)
• Randleman — 868 (4A)
• Southwestern Randolph — 800 (4A)
• Trinity — 673 (3A)
• Wheatmore — 664 (3A)
• Providence Grove — 587 (3A)
• Eastern Randolph — 585 (3A)

Quad County 3A

• East Wake — 1840 (7A)
• Smithfield-Selma — 1617 (7A)
• West Johnston — 1614 (6A)
• South Johnston — 1335 (6A)
• C.B. Aycock — 1144 (5A)
• Hunt — 1102 (5A)
• Southern Wayne — 1028 (5A)
• Fike — 1019 (5A)

Queen City 3A/4A

• Chambers — 2686 (8A)
• Hough — 2593 (8A)
• West Charlotte — 2332 (8A)
• Mallard Creek — 2304 (8A)
• North Mecklenburg — 2102 (7A)
• Hopewell — 2098 (7A)
• West Mecklenburg — 1914 (7A)
• Harding University — 1344 (6A)

Rocky River 2A/3A

• Piedmont — 1264 (6A)
• Monroe — 1192 (5A)
• Parkwood — 1079 (5A)
• Forest Hills — 963 (5A)
• Anson County — 925 (4A)
• West Stanly — 914 (4A)
• Central Academy — 875 (4A)

Sandhills 3A/4A

• Hoke County — 2536 (8A)
• Pinecrest — 2346 (8A)
• Richmond Senior — 2181 (7A)
• Lee County — 1614 (6A)
• Scotland — 1518 (6A)
• Union Pines — 1491 (6A)
• Southern Lee — 1321 (6A)

(Big) Smoky Mountain 1A

• Swain County — 535 (2A)
• Murphy — 422 (2A)
• Cherokee — 389 (2A)
• Hayesville — 387 (2A)
• Robbinsville — 334 (1A)
• Andrews — 225 (1A)

(Little) Smoky Mountain 1A

• Tri-County Early College — 151 (1A)
• Hiwassee Dam — 137 (1A)
• Highlands — 90 (1A)
• Blue Ridge Early College — 74 (1A)
• Nantahala — 31 (1A)

So Meck 4A

• Myers Park — 3317 (8A)
• Ardrey Kell — 3125 (8A)
• South Mecklenburg — 2615 (8A)
• Palisades — 2460 (8A)
• Ballantyne Ridge — 2133 (7A)
• Olympic — 1613 (6A)
• Berry Academy — 1527 (6A)

South Piedmont 3A

• Central Cabarrus — 1369 (6A)
• Robinson — 1186 (5A)
• Northwest Cabarrus — 1142 (5A)
• Concord — 1128 (5A)
• Carson — 1052 (5A)
• East Rowan — 974 (5A)
• West Rowan — 956 (5A)
• South Rowan — 929 (4A)
• Lake Norman Charter — 808 (4A)

Southeastern 2A

• St. Pauls — 1186 (5A)
• Red Springs — 872 (4A)
• Clinton — 809 (4A)
• Fairmont — 796 (4A)
• Midway — 725 (3A)
• West Bladen — 707 (3A)

Southern Carolina 4A

• Marvin Ridge — 1959 (7A)
• Weddington — 1895 (7A)
• Cuthbertson — 1853 (7A)
• Porter Ridge — 1802 (7A)
• Sun Valley — 1256 (6A)

Southern Piedmont 1A/2A

• Burns — 925 (4A)
• East Gaston — 917 (4A)
• Shelby — 792 (3A)
• Bessemer City — 590 (3A)
• Highland Tech — 538 (2A)
• Cherryville — 484 (2A)
• Thomas Jefferson Classical — 356 (1A)

Southwest Wake 4A

• Apex Friendship — 2768 (8A)
• Panther Creek — 2624 (8A)
• Green Hope — 2589 (8A)
• Apex — 2481 (8A)
• Green Level — 2292 (8A)
• Cary — 2084 (7A)
• Holly Springs — 2039 (7A)
• Middle Creek — 1613 (6A)

Southwestern 4A

• East Mecklenburg — 2498 (8A)
• Garinger — 2348 (8A)
• Providence — 2248 (8A)
• Independence — 2148 (7A)
• Butler — 1926 (7A)
• Rocky River — 1848 (7A)
• Charlotte Catholic — 1369 (6A)

Super Six 1A/2A

• NC Science & Math: Durham — 675 (3A)
• Research Triangle — 570 (2A)
• Raleigh Charter — 551 (2A)
• Franklin Academy — 528 (2A)
• East Wake Academy — 407 (2A)
• Falls Lake Academy — 356 (1A)

Tar-Roanoke 1A

• Warren County — 500 (2A)
• Northampton County — 400 (2A)
• Northwest Halifax — 386 (2A)
• North Edgecombe — 371 (1A)
• KIPP Pride — 344 (1A)
• Southeast Halifax — 271 (1A)
• Weldon — 254 (1A)
• Rocky Mount Prep — 242 (1A)
• Wilson Prep — 191 (1A)

The Big East 2A/3A

• Northern Nash — 1225 (6A)
• Franklinton — 1212 (6A)
• Rocky Mount — 1182 (5A)
• Southern Nash — 1165 (5A)
• Nash Central — 886 (4A)
• Roanoke Rapids — 885 (4A)
• Bunn — 848 (4A)

The Mountain 3A/4A

• McDowell — 1702 (7A)
• T.C. Roberson — 1550 (6A)
• Asheville — 1529 (6A)
• A.C. Reynolds — 1271 (6A)
• Enka — 1166 (5A)
• Erwin — 1082 (5A)
• North Buncombe — 997 (5A)

Triangle North 1A

• Voyager Academy — 418 (2A)
• Roxboro Community — 394 (2A)
• Eno River Academy — 393 (2A)
• Henderson Collegiate — 392 (2A)
• Vance Charter — 334 (1A)
• Oxford Prep — 263 (1A)
• Excelsior Classical Academy — 185 (1A)

United 8 3A/4A

• Jack Britt — 2064 (7A)
• Lumberton — 1945 (7A)
• Purnell Swett — 1636 (7A)
• Cape Fear — 1623 (7A)
• South View — 1616 (6A)
• Seventy-First — 1608 (6A)
• Gray’s Creek — 1560 (6A)
• Douglas Byrd — 1194 (5A)

Waccamaw 1A/2A

• Trask — 772 (3A)
• Pender — 692 (3A)
• South Columbus — 669 (3A)
• Whiteville — 646 (3A)
• East Bladen — 517 (2A)
• West Columbus — 460 (2A)
• East Columbus — 383 (1A)

Western Foothills 3A

• North Iredell — 1248 (6A)
• Statesville — 1244 (6A)
• St. Stephens — 1209 (6A)
• Hickory — 1195 (5A)
• North Lincoln — 1123 (5A)
• East Lincoln — 1043 (5A)
• Fred T. Foard — 903 (4A)
• West Iredell — 830 (4A)

Western Highlands 1A/2A

• Owen — 738 (3A)
• Draughn — 686 (3A)
• Mountain Heritage — 628 (3A)
• Madison — 603 (3A)
• Avery County — 550 (2A)
• Mitchell — 480 (2A)
• NC Science & Math: Morganton — 300 (1A)
• Rosman — 254 (1A)

Yadkin Valley 1A/2A

• Mount Pleasant — 894 (4A)
• North Stanly — 651 (3A)
• Union Academy — 633 (3A)
• Albemarle — 528 (2A)
• South Stanly — 501 (2A)
• Gray Stone Day — 405 (2A)