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 county-by-county 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.

We’ve also included schools that have joined the NCHSAA this year and the ones that are expected to join the NCHSAA in 2025.

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

Alamance County

Borders Caswell, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph, & Rockingham counties

• Williams — 1255 (6A)
• Southern Alamance — 1218 (6A)
• Western Alamance — 1187 (5A)
• Southeast Alamance — 1143 (5A)
• Eastern Alamance — 990 (5A)
• Graham — 839 (4A)
• Cummings — 821 (4A)
• Clover Garden — 269 (1A)
• River Mill Academy — 175 (1A)

Alexander County

Borders Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, & Wilkes counties

• Alexander Central — 1407 (6A)

Alleghany County

Borders Ashe, Surry, & Wilkes counties

• Alleghany — 394 (2A)

Anson County

Borders Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly, & Union counties

• Anson County — 925 (4A)

Ashe County

Borders Alleghany, Wataua, & Wilkes counties

• Ashe County — 912 (4A)

Avery County

Borders Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, & Watauga counties

• Avery County — 550 (2A)

Beaufort County

Borders Craven, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Pitt, & Washington counties

• Washington — 805 (4A)
• Southside — 422 (2A)
• Northside-Pinetown — 381 (1A)

Bertie County

Borders Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Northampton, & Washington counties

• Bertie — 550 (2A)

Bladen County

Borders Columbus, Cumberland, Pender, Robeson, & Sampson counties

• West Bladen — 707 (3A)
• East Bladen — 517 (2A)

Brunswick County

Borders Columbus, New Hanover, & Pender counties

• West Brunswick — 1466 (6A)
• South Brunswick — 1154 (5A)
• North Brunswick — 1620 (7A)

Buncombe County

Borders Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Transylvania, & Yancey counties

• T.C. Roberson — 1550 (6A)
• Asheville — 1529 (6A)
• A.C. Reynolds — 1271 (6A)
• Enka — 1166 (5A)
• Erwin — 1082 (5A)
• North Buncombe — 997 (5A)
• Owen — 738 (3A)

Burke County

Borders Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell, & Rutherford counties

• Freedom — 1337 (6A)
• East Burke — 893 (4A)
• Patton — 776 (3A)
• Draughn — 686 (3A)
• NC Science & Math: Morganton — 300 (1A)
• NC School for the Deaf — 22 (1A)

Cabarrus County

Borders Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, & Union counties

• Cox Mill — 1772 (7A)
• A.L. Brown — 1726 (7A)
• Hickory Ridge — 1671 (7A)
• West Cabarrus — 1626 (7A)
• Central Cabarrus — 1369 (6A)
• Robinson — 1186 (5A)
• Northwest Cabarrus — 1142 (5A)
• Concord — 1128 (5A)
• Mount Pleasant — 894 (4A)
• Carolina International — 270 (1A)
• Valor Prep — 191 (1A)

Caldwell County

Borders Alexander, Avery, Burke, Catawba, Watauga, & Wilkes counties

• South Caldwell — 1481 (6A)
• Hibriten — 947 (4A)
• West Caldwell — 763 (3A)

Camden County

Borders Currituck, Gates, & Pasquotank counties

• Camden County — 582 (2A)

Carteret County

Borders Craven, Jones, & Onslow counties

• West Carteret — 1078 (5A)
• Croatan — 1018 (5A)
• East Carteret — 519 (2A)

Caswell County

Borders Alamance, Guilford, Orange, Person, & Rockingham Counties

• Bartlett Yancey — 624 (3A)

Catawba County

Borders Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, Iredell, & Lincoln counties

• St. Stephens — 1209 (6A)
• Hickory — 1195 (5A)
• Bandys — 909 (4A)
• Fred T. Foard — 903 (4A)
• Maiden — 838 (4A)
• Bunker Hill — 834 (4A)
• Newton-Conover — 808 (4A)

Chatham County

Borders Alamance, Durham, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Orange, Randolph, & Wake counties

• Seaforth — 1123 (5A)
• Jordan-Matthews — 901 (4A)
• Northwood — 676 (3A)
• Chatham Central — 335 (1A)
• Chatham Charter — 194 (1A)
• Woods Charter — 185 (1A)

Cherokee County

Borders Clay, Graham, & Macon counties

• Murphy — 422 (2A)
• Andrews — 225 (1A)
• Tri-County Early College — 151 (1A)
• Hiwassee Dam — 137 (1A)

Chowan County

Borders Gates, Hertford, & Perquimans counties

• Holmes — 551 (2A)

Clay County

Borders Cherokee & Macon counties

• Hayesville — 387 (1A)

Cleveland County

Borders Burke, Catawba, Gaston, Lincoln, & Rutherford counties

• Kings Mountain — 1305 (6A)
• Crest — 1098 (5A)
• Burns — 925 (4A)
• Shelby — 792 (3A)

Columbus County

Borders Bladen, Brunswick, Pender & Robeson counties

• South Columbus — 669 (3A)
• Whiteville — 646 (3A)
• West Columbus — 460 (2A)
• East Columbus — 383 (1A)

Craven County

Borders Beaufort, Carteret, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico, & Pitt counties

• New Bern — 1678 (7A)
• Havelock — 1075 (5A)
• West Craven — 848 (4A)

Cumberland County

Borders Bladen, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Robeson, & Sampson counties

• Jack Britt — 2064 (7A)
• Pine Forest — 1720 (7A)
• Cape Fear — 1623 (7A)
• South View — 1616 (7A)
• Seventy-First — 1608 (6A)
• Gray’s Creek — 1560 (6A)
• Westover — 1396 (6A)
• Terry Sanford — 1353 (6A)
• E.E. Smith — 1243 (6A)
• Douglas Byrd — 1194 (5A)

Currituck County

Borders Camden & Dare counties

• Currituck County — 1054 (5A)

Dare County

Borders Currituck, Hyde, & Tyrell counties

• First Flight — 902 (4A)
• Manteo — 552 (2A)
• Cape Hatteras — 209 (1A)

Davidson County

• Oak Grove — 1008 (5A)
• North Davidson — 967 (5A)
• Central Davidson — 935 (4A)
• Lexington — 876 (4A)
• Ledford — 806 (4A)
• West Davidson — 781 (3A)
• East Davidson — 735 (3A)
• Thomasville — 595 (3A)
• South Davidson — 368 (1A)

Davie County

• Davie County — 1949 (7A)

Duplin County

• East Duplin — 854 (4A)
• James Kenan — 745 (3A)
• Wallace-Rose Hill — 727 (3A)
• North Duplin — 400 (2A)

Durham County

• Jordan — 2397 (8A)
• Riverside — 2113 (7A)
• Hillside — 1831 (7A)
• Southern Durham — 1797 (7A)
• Northern Durham — 1492 (6A)
• Durham School of Arts — 1070 (5A)
• NC Science & Math: Durham — 675 (3A)
• Research Triangle — 570 (2A)
• Voyager Academy — 418 (2A)
• Discovery Charter Academy — 220 (1A)
• Excelsior Classical Academy — 185 (1A)

Edgecombe County

• SouthWest Edgecombe — 801 (4A)
• Tarboro — 520 (2A)
• North Edgecombe — 371 (1A)
• North East Carolina Prep — 331 (1A)

Forsyth County

• West Forsyth — 2205 (8A)
• Reagan — 2167 (8A)
• R.J. Reynolds — 1819 (7A)
• Parkland — 1758 (7A)
• East Forsyth — 1695 (7A)
• Mount Tabor — 1491 (6A)
• Glenn — 1488 (6A)
• Atkins — 1187 (5A)
• North Forsyth — 1160 (5A)
• Carver — 867 (4A)
• Walkertown — 684 (3A)
• Bishop McGuinness — 477 (2A)
• NC Leadership Academy — 348 (1A)
• Winston-Salem Prep — 177 (1A)

Franklin County

• Franklinton — 1212 (6A)
• Bunn — 848 (4A)
• Wake Prep — 721 (3A)
• Louisburg — 671 (3A)

Gaston County

• Ashbrook — 1386 (6A)
• Hunter Huss — 1165 (5A)
• Forestview — 1133 (5A)
• North Gaston — 1061 (5A)
• South Point — 989 (5A)
• Stuart Cramer — 953 (4A)
• East Gaston — 917 (4A)
• Piedmont Community — 630 (3A)
• Bessemer City — 590 (3A)
• Mountain Island Charter — 559 (2A)
• Highland Tech — 538 (2A)
• Cherryville — 484 (2A)

Gates County

• Gates County — 436 (2A)

Graham County

• Robbinsville — 334 (1A)

Granville County

• South Granville — 889 (4A)
• J.F. Webb — 872 (4A)
• Falls Lake Academy — 356 (1A)
• Oxford Prep — 263 (1A)

Greene County

• Greene Central — 778 (3A)

Guilford County

• Northwest Guilford — 2240 (8A)
• Grimsley — 2044 (7A)
• Page — 1808 (7A)
• Southwest Guilford — 1662 (7A)
• Ben L. Smith — 1523 (6A)
• Dudley — 1468 (6A)
• Ragsdale — 1457 (6A)
• Western Guilford — 1381 (6A)
• Eastern Guilford — 1344 (6A)
• Northern Guilford — 1328 (6A)
• Southeast Guilford — 1270 (6A)
• High Point Central — 1193 (5A)
• Northeast Guilford — 1100 (5A)
• Southern Guilford — 1002 (5A)
• T.W. Andrews — 843 (4A)
• Piedmont Classical — 478 (2A)
• Cornerstone Charter — 417 (2A)
• Triad Math & Science — 383 (1A)
• Bethany Community — 379 (1A)
• Phoenix Academy — 335 (1A)
• College Prep & Leadership — 217 (1A)

Halifax County

• Roanoke Rapids — 885 (4A)
• Northwest Halifax — 386 (1A)
• Southeast Halifax — 271 (1A)
• Weldon — 254 (1A)
• Hobgood Charter — 132 (1A)

Harnett County

• Overhills — 2006 (7A)
• Harnett Central — 1534 (6A)
• Western Harnett — 1338 (6A)
• Triton — 1280 (6A)

Haywood County

• Pisgah — 852 (4A)
• Tuscola — 851 (4A)

Henderson County

• West Henderson — 1050 (5A)
• North Henderson — 1041 (5A)
• East Henderson — 929 (4A)
• Hendersonville — 789 (3A)

Hertford County

• Hertford County — 732 (3A)

Hoke County

• Hoke County — 2536 (8A)

Hyde County

• Mattamuskeet — 98 (1A)
• Ocracoke — 54 (1A)

Iredell County

Borders Alexander, Catawba, Davie, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Wilkes, & Yadkin counties

• Lake Norman — 1981 (7A)
• Mooresville — 1953 (7A)
• South Iredell — 1841 (7A)
• North Iredell — 1248 (6A)
• Statesville — 1244 (6A)
• West Iredell — 830 (4A)
• Pine Lake Prep — 685 (3A)
• Langtree Charter — 465 (2A)

Jackson County

Borders Haywood, Macon, Swain, & Transylvania counties

• Smoky Mountain — 994 (5A)
• Blue Ridge Early College — 129 (1A)
• Summit Charter — 82 (1A)

Johnston County

Borders Franklin, Harnett, Nash, Sampson, Wake, Wayne, & Wilson counties

• Corinth Holders — 2253 (8A)
• Clayton — 1983 (7A)
• Cleveland — 1941 (7A)
• Smithfield-Selma — 1617 (7A)
• West Johnston — 1614 (6A)
• South Johnston — 1335 (6A)
• North Johnston — 823 (4A)
• Princeton — 602 (3A)
• ALA-Johnston — 505 (2A)
• Neuse Charter — 232 (1A)

Jones County

Borders Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Lenoir, & Onslow counties

• Jones — 336 (1A)

Lee County

• Lee County — 1614 (6A)
• Southern Lee — 1321 (6A)
• Ascend Leadership — 346 (1A)
• Central Carolina Academy — 226 (1A)

Lenoir County

• North Lenoir — 954 (5A)
• South Lenoir — 722 (3A)
• Kinston — 659 (3A)

Lincoln County

• North Lincoln — 1123 (5A)
• East Lincoln — 1043 (5A)
• Lincoln Charter — 815 (4A)
• Lincolnton — 793 (3A)
• West Lincoln — 731 (3A)

Macon County

• Franklin — 1010 (5A)
• Highlands — 90 (1A)
• Nantahala — 31 (1A)

Madison County

• Madison — 603 (3A)

Martin County

• Martin County — 765 (3A)
• Bear Grass Charter — 245 (1A)

McDowell County

• McDowell — 1702 (7A)

Mecklenburg County

Borders Cabarrus, Iredell, Gaston, Lincoln, & Union counties

• Myers Park — 3273 (8A)
• Ardrey Kell — 3122 (8A)
• South Mecklenburg — 2600 (8A)
• Hough — 2586 (8A)
• East Mecklenburg — 2459 (8A)
• Chambers — 2430 (8A)
• Palisades — 2429 (8A)
• Providence — 2236 (8A)
• Mallard Creek — 2228 (8A)
• Independence — 2111 (7A)
• West Charlotte — 2084 (7A)
• North Mecklenburg — 1999 (7A)
• Hopewell — 1995 (7A)
• Garinger — 1951 (7A)
• Butler — 1895 (7A)
• Rocky River — 1731 (7A)
• Olympic — 1563 (6A)
• Berry Academy — 1527 (6A)
• Ballantyne Ridge — 1445 (6A)
• West Mecklenburg — 1416 (6A)
• Charlotte Catholic — 1369 (6A)
• Harding University — 1218 (6A)
• Lake Norman Charter — 808 (4A)
• Queen’s Grant — 572 (2A)
• Community School of Davidson — 558 (2A)
• Bradford Prep — 517 (2A)
• Corvian Community — 454 (2A)
• Christ the King — 434 (2A)
• Sugar Creek Charter — 409 (2A)
• Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy — 263 (1A)
• Jackson Day — 203 (1A)

Mitchell County

• Mitchell — 480 (2A)

Montgomery County

• Montgomery Central — 1117 (5A)

Moore County

• Pinecrest — 2346 (8A)
• Union Pines — 1491 (6A)
• North Moore — 606 (3A)

Nash County

• Northern Nash — 1225 (6A)
• Rocky Mount — 1182 (5A)
• Southern Nash — 1165 (5A)
• Nash Central — 886 (4A)
• Rocky Mount Prep — 242 (1A)

New Hanover County

• Laney — 2525 (8A)
• Hoggard — 2235 (8A)
• Ashley — 2045 (7A)
• New Hanover — 1691 (7A)

Northampton County

• Northampton County — 400 (2A)
• KIPP Pride — 344 (1A)

Onslow County

• Jacksonville — 1428 (6A)
• White Oak — 1241 (6A)
• Swansboro — 1228 (6A)
• Dixon — 1083 (5A)
• Northside-Jacksonville — 1050 (5A)
• Richlands — 1021 (5A)
• Southwest Onslow — 797 (4A)
• Lejeune — 444 (2A)

Orange County

• Chapel Hill — 1638 (7A)
• East Chapel Hill — 1455 (6A)
• Orange — 1153 (5A)
• Cedar Ridge — 1141 (5A)
• Carrboro — 896 (4A)
• Eno River Academy — 393 (2A)

Pamlico County

• Pamlico — 424 (2A)

Pasquotank County

• Northeastern — 652 (3A)
• Pasquotank County — 646 (3A)

Pender County

• Topsail — 2010 (7A)
• Trask — 772 (3A)
• Pender — 692 (3A)

Perquimans County

• Perquimans — 558 (2A)

Person County

• Person — 1205 (5A)
• Roxboro Community — 394 (2A)

Pitt County

• D.H. Conley — 1744 (7A)
• South Central — 1706 (7A)
• J.H. Rose — 1538 (6A)
• North Pitt — 838 (4A)
• Farmville Central — 767 (3A)
• Ayden-Grifton — 748 (3A)

Polk County

• Polk County — 660 (3A)

Randolph County

Borders Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Guilford, Montgomery, & Moore counties

• Asheboro — 1286 (6A)
• Uwharrie Charter — 875 (4A)
• Randleman — 868 (4A)
• Southwestern Randolph — 800 (4A)
• Trinity — 673 (3A)
• Wheatmore — 664 (3A)
• Providence Grove — 587 (3A)
• Eastern Randolph — 585 (2A)

Richmond County

Borders Anson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, & Scotland counties

• Richmond Senior — 2181 (8A)

Robeson County

Borders Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, & Scotland counties

• Lumberton — 1945 (7A)
• Purnell Swett — 1636 (7A)
• St. Pauls — 1186 (5A)
• Red Springs — 872 (4A)
• Fairmont — 796 (4A)

Rockingham County

Borders Alamance, Caswell, Forsyth, Guilford, & Stokes counties

• Rockingham — 1010 (5A)
• Morehead — 857 (4A)
• Reidsville — 795 (3A)
• McMichael — 770 (3A)

Rowan County

Borders Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Stanly, & Montgomery counties

• Carson — 1052 (5A)
• East Rowan — 974 (5A)
• West Rowan — 956 (5A)
• South Rowan — 929 (4A)
• Salisbury — 916 (4A)
• North Rowan — 544 (2A)

Rutherford County

Borders Buncombe, Burke, Cleveland, Henderson, McDowell, & Polk counties

• R-S Central — 843 (4A)
• East Rutherford — 691 (3A)
• CHASE — 642 (3A)
• Thomas Jefferson Classical — 356 (1A)

Sampson County

Borders Bladen, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Johnston, Pender, & Wayne counties

• Clinton — 809 (4A)
• Midway — 725 (3A)
• Union — 505 (2A)
• Lakewood — 474 (2A)
• Hobbton — 473 (2A)

Scotland County

Borders Hoke, Moore, Richmond, & Robeson counties

• Scotland County — 1518 (6A)

Stanly County

Borders Anson, Cabarrus, Davidson, Montgomery, Rowan, & Union counties

• West Stanly — 914 (4A)
• North Stanly — 651 (3A)
• Albemarle — 528 (2A)
• South Stanly — 501 (2A)
• Gray Stone Day — 405 (2A)

Stokes County

Borders Forsyth, Guilford, Rockingham, Surry, & Yadkin counties

• West Stokes — 872 (4A)
• South Stokes — 580 (2A)
• North Stokes — 309 (1A)

Surry County

Borders Alleghany, Stokes, Wilkes, & Yadkin counties

• North Surry — 811 (4A)
• Surry Central — 701 (3A)
• Mount Airy — 613 (3A)
• East Surry — 588 (3A)
• Elkin — 401 (2A)
• Millennium Charter — 126 (1A)

Swain County

Borders Graham, Haywood, Jackson, & Macon counties

• Swain County — 535 (2A)
• Cherokee — 389 (2A)

Transylvania County

Borders Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, & Jackson counties

• Rosman — 254 (1A)
• Brevard — 798 (4A)

Tyrell County

Borders Dare, Hyde, & Washington counties

• Columbia — 176 (1A)

Union County

Borders Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, & Stanly counties

• Marvin Ridge — 1959 (7A)
• Weddington — 1895 (7A)
• Cuthbertson — 1853 (7A)
• Porter Ridge — 1802 (7A)
• Piedmont — 1264 (6A)
• Sun Valley — 1256 (6A)
• Monroe — 1192 (5A)
• Parkwood — 1079 (5A)
• Forest Hills — 963 (5A)
• Central Academy — 875 (4A)
• Union Academy — 633 (3A)

Vance County

Borders Franklin, Granvile, & Warren counties

• Vance County — 1530 (6A)
• Henderson Collegiate — 392 (2A)
• Vance Charter — 334 (1A)

Wake County

Borders Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, & Nash counties

• Enloe — 3005 (8A)
• Apex Friendship — 2768 (8A)
• Panther Creek — 2624 (8A)
• Green Hope — 2589 (8A)
• Millbrook — 2538 (8A)
• Athens Drive — 2514 (8A)
• Broughton — 2504 (8A)
• Apex — 2481 (8A)
• Wakefield — 2467 (8A)
• Leesville Road — 2443 (8A)
• Rolesville — 2368 (8A)
• Green Level — 2292 (8A)
• Willow Spring — 2248 (8A)
• Cary — 2084 (7A)
• Wake Forest — 2070 (7A)
• Holly Springs — 2039 (7A)
• Fuquay-Varina — 1903 (7A)
• South Garner — 1883 (7A)
• Southeast Raleigh — 1867 (7A)
• East Wake — 1840 (7A)
• Heritage — 1797 (7A)
• Knightdale — 1775 (7A)
• Garner — 1735 (7A)
• Sanderson — 1687 (7A)
• Middle Creek — 1613 (6A)
• Cardinal Gibbons — 1605 (6A)
• Felton Grove — 1158 (5A)
• Raleigh Charter — 551 (2A)
• Franklin Academy — 528 (2A)
• Southern Wake Academy — 527 (2A)
• Triangle Math & Science — 468 (2A)
• East Wake Academy — 407 (2A)

Warren County

Borders Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, & Vance counties

• Warren County — 500 (2A)

Washington County

Borders Beaufort, Bertie, Hyde, Martin, & Tyrell counties

• Washington County — 319 (1A)

Watauga County

Borders Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, & Wilkes counties

• Watauga — 1583 (6A)

Wayne County

Borders Duplin, Greene, Johnston, Lenoir, Sampson, & Wilson counties

• C.B. Aycock — 1144 (5A)
• Southern Wayne — 1028 (5A)
• Eastern Wayne — 926 (4A)
• Spring Creek — 734 (3A)
• Goldsboro — 656 (3A)
• Rosewood — 460 (2A)

Wilkes County

Borders Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga, & Yadkin counties

• Wilkes Central — 815 (4A)
• West Wilkes — 677 (3A)
• North Wilkes — 617 (3A)
• East Wilkes — 504 (2A)

Wilson County

Borders Edgecombe, Greene, Johnston, Nash, Pitt, & Wayne counties

• Hunt — 1102 (5A)
• Fike — 1019 (5A)
• Beddingfield — 630 (3A)
• Sallie B Howard School — 280 (1A)
• Wilson Prep — 191 (1A)
• Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf — 36 (1A)

Yadkin County

Borders Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry, & Wilkes counties

• Forbush — 800 (4A)
• Starmount — 557 (2A)

Yancey County

Borders Buncombe, Madison, McDowell, & Mitchell counties

• Mountain Heritage — 628 (3A)