North Carolina charter schools
North Carolina has 233 public charter schools on file — 204 currently open and 6 closed. Open schools serve roughly 144,445 students across 111 cities, authorized by 1 entities and operated by 5 tracked charter management organizations.
- Open schools
- 204
- Closed
- 6
- Open enrollment
- 144,445
- Authorizers
- 1
Browse North Carolina schools by county →
Largest charter networks in North Carolina
- National Heritage Academies15 schools · EMO
- KIPP4 schools · CMO
- Charter Schools USA2 schools · EMO
- Aspire Public Schools1 school · CMO
- Academica1 school · EMO
Top North Carolina charter authorizers
- NC STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION230 schools authorized
Cities with the most North Carolina charter schools
- Charlotte(22)
- Durham(15)
- Raleigh(10)
- Wilmington(7)
- Greensboro(7)
- Wake Forest(6)
- Asheville(5)
- Winston-Salem(4)
- Sanford(3)
- Summerfield(3)
Recent North Carolina charter school closures
- Children’s Village Academy2024-06-30
- Veritas Community School2024-06-30
See the full closure timeline for state-by-state breakdowns by year.
All North Carolina charter schools
- A.C.E. AcademyHarrisburg · open
- Achievement Charter AcademyFuquay-Varina · open
- Agape Achievement AcademyFayetteville · pre_opening
- ALA MonroeMonroe · pre_opening
- Alamance Community SchoolHaw River · open
- Alpha AcademyFayetteville · open
- American Leadership Academy - JohnstonClayton · open
- American Leadership Academy CharlotteCharlotte · open
- American Leadership Academy-CoastalWilmington · open
- American Renaissance SchoolStatesville · open
- Anderson Creek AcademySpring Lake · open
- Apprentice Academy High SchoolMonroe · open
- Apprentice Academy High School of North Carolina · closed
- Arapahoe Charter SchoolArapahoe · open
- ArtSpace Charter SchoolSwannanoa · open
- Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee CountySanford · open
- Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County RCASanford · pre_opening
- Asheville PEAK AcademyAsheville · open
- Aspire Trade HighHuntersville · pre_opening
- Bear Grass Charter SchoolWilliamston · open
- Bethany Community SchoolSummerfield · open
- Bethel Hill CharterRoxboro · open
- Bonnie Cone Classical AcademyHuntersville · open
- Bonnie Cone Leadership AcademyHuntersville · pre_opening
- Bradford Preparatory SchoolCharlotte · open
- Brevard AcademyPisgah Forest · open
- Cape Fear Center for InquiryWilmington · open
- Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell FallsWendell · open
- Cardinal Charter AcademyCary · open
- Carolina Charter AcademyAngier · open
- Carolina Charter Academy RCAAngier · pre_opening
- Carolina International SchoolConcord · open
- Carter G. Woodson SchoolWinston-Salem · open
- Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter SchoolWake Forest · open
- Central Carolina AcademySanford · open
- Central Park School For ChildrenDurham · open
- Central Wake High SchoolRaleigh · open
- Charlotte Lab SchoolCharlotte · open
- Charlotte SecondaryCharlotte · open
- Chatham CharterSiler City · open
- Children's Village AcademyKinston · open
- Children’s Village Academy · closed
- CIS AcademyPembroke · open
- Classical Charter Schools of LelandLeland · open
- Classical Charter Schools of SouthportBolivia · open
- Classical Charter Schools of WhitevilleWhiteville · open
- Classical Charter Schools of WilmingtonWilmington · open
- Clover GardenBurlington · open
- College Prep and Leadership AcademyJamestown · open
- Commonwealth HighCharlotte · open
- Community Public CharterStanley · open
- Community School of DavidsonDavidson · open
- Community School of Digital & Visual ArtDurham · open
- Concord Lake STEAM AcademyKannapolis · open
- Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFAGreensboro · open
- Corvian Community SchoolCharlotte · open
- Crosscreek Charter SchoolLouisburg · open
- Davidson Charter AcademyLexington · open
- Dillard AcademyGoldsboro · open
- Discovery CharterBahama · open
- Dogwood Classical AcademyBelmont · pre_opening
- Doral Academy of North CarolinaRaleigh · open
- Durham Charter SchoolDurham · open
- East Voyager Academy of CharlotteCharlotte · open
- East Wake AcademyZebulon · open
- Eastside STREAM AcademyCharlotte · closed
- Emereau: BladenElizabethtown · open
- Endeavor Charter SchoolWake Forest · open
- Eno River AcademyHillsborough · open
- Envision Science AcademyWake Forest · open
- Evergreen Community CharterAsheville · open
- Excelsior Classical AcademyDurham · open
- Faith Academy Charter SchoolFaith · open
- Falls Lake AcademyCreedmoor · open
- FernLeafFletcher · open
- Forsyth AcademyWinston-Salem · open
- Francine Delany New SchoolAsheville · open
- Franklin AcademyWake Forest · open
- Gate City CharterGreensboro · open
- Girls Leadership Academy of WilmingtonWilmington · open
- Global Scholars AcademyDurham · open
- GO BIG Great Opportunities & Boundless IRaleigh · pre_opening
- Gray Stone DayMisenheimer · open
- Greensboro AcademyGreensboro · open
- Greenville Preparatory AcademyGreenville · pre_opening
- Guilford Preparatory AcademyGreensboro · open
- Haliwa-Saponi Tribal SchoolHollister · open
- Henderson CollegiateHenderson · open
- Hobgood Charter SchoolHobgood · open
- Honor PrepCharlotte · pre_opening
- IC ImagineAsheville · open
- Invest Collegiate TransformCharlotte · closed
- Iredell Charter Academy of Arts &ScienceTroutman · open
- Island Montessori Charter SchoolWilmington · open
- Jackson Day SchoolCharlotte · open
- Johnston Charter AcademyClayton · open
- Kestrel Heights SchoolDurham · open
- KIPP CharlotteCharlotte · open
- KIPP Durham College PreparatoryDurham · open
- KIPP Gaston College PreparatoryGaston · open
- KIPP Halifax College PreparatoryHalifax · open
- Lake Lure Classical AcademyLake Lure · open
- Lake Norman CharterHuntersville · open
- Lakeside Charter AcademyCornelius · open
- Langtree Charter AcademyMooresville · open
- Legacy Classical AcademyReidsville · pre_opening
- Lincoln Charter SchoolDenver · open
- Longleaf School of the ArtsRaleigh · open
- Longleaf School of the Arts RCARaleigh · pre_opening
- Magellan CharterRaleigh · open
- Mallard Creek STEM AcademyCharlotte · open
- Marjorie Williams AcademyNewland · open
- Matthews Charter AcademyMatthews · open
- Maureen Joy Charter SchoolDurham · open
- Metrolina Reg Scholars AcademyCharlotte · open
- Millennium Charter AcademyMount Airy · open
- MINA Charter School of Lee CountySanford · open
- Monroe Charter AcademyWaxhaw · open
- Moore Montessori Community SchoolSouthern Pines · open
- Mountain City Public MontessoriAsheville · pre_opening
- Mountain DiscoveryBryson City · open
- Mountain Island Charter SchoolMt. Holly · open
- Movement Charter SchoolCharlotte · open
- Movement School EastlandCharlotte · open
- Movement School NorthwestCharlotte · pre_opening
- Movement School SouthwestCharlotte · open
- Nalanda Charter SchoolRaleigh · pre_opening
- NC Leadership Charter AcademyKernersville · open
- NC Virtual AcademyDurham · open
- Neuse Charter SchoolSmithfield · open
- New DimensionsMorganton · open
- Next Generation AcademyGreensboro · open
- North Carolina Cyber AcademyDurham · open
- North East Carolina PrepTarboro · open
- North East Carolina Prep RCATarboro · pre_opening
- North Oak AcademyDurham · pre_opening
- Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTechElizabeth City · open
- Oak Hill Charter SchoolLenoir · open
- Old Main STREAM AcademyPembroke · open
- Oxford PreparatoryOxford · open
- Paul R. Brown Leadership AcademyElizabethtown · open
- Peak Charter AcademyApex · open
- Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem UpperHigh Point · open
- Piedmont Classical High SchoolBROWNS SUMMIT · open
- Piedmont Community Charter SchoolGastonia · open
- Pine Lake PreparatoryMooresville · open
- Pine Springs Preparatory AcademyHolly Springs · open
- Pine Springs Preparatory Academy RCAHolly Springs · pre_opening
- Pinnacle Classical AcademyShelby · open
- Pioneer Springs Community SchoolCharlotte · open
- Pocosin Innovative CharterCreswell · open
- PreEminent CharterRaleigh · open
- Quality Education AcademyWinston-Salem · open
- Queen's Grant Community SchoolMint Hill · open
- Quest AcademyRaleigh · open
- Raleigh Charter High SchoolRaleigh · open
- Raleigh Oak CharterRaleigh · open
- Reaching All Minds AcademyDurham · open
- Research Triangle CharterDurham · open
- Research Triangle High SchoolDurham · open
- Revolution AcademySummerfield · open
- Ridgeview Charter SchoolGastonia · open
- RISE Southeast Raleigh CharterRaleigh · open
- River Mill AcademyGraham · open
- Riverside Leadership AcademyNew Bern · pre_opening
- Rocky Mount PreparatoryRocky Mount · open
- Rolesville Charter AcademyRolesville · open
- Roxboro Community SchoolRoxboro · open
- Sallie B Howard SchoolWilson · open
- School of the Arts for Boys Acad (SABA)Pittsboro · closed
- Shining Rock Classical AcademyWaynesville · open
- Socrates AcademyMatthews · open
- Southeastern AcademyLumberton · open
- Southern Wake AcademyHolly Springs · open
- Southwest Charlotte STEM AcademyCharlotte · open
- STARS CharterVass · open
- Steele Creek Preparatory AcademyCharlotte · open
- Sterling Montessori AcademyMorrisville · open
- Stewart Creek HighCharlotte · open
- Success Institute CharterStatesville · open
- Sugar Creek CharterCharlotte · open
- Summerfield Charter AcademySummerfield · open
- Summit CharterCashiers · open
- Summit Creek AcademyBrowns Summit · open
- Telra InstituteCharlotte · open
- Telra Institute RCACharlotte · pre_opening
- The Academy of Moore CountyAberdeen · open
- The Arts Based SchoolWinston-Salem · open
- The Capitol Encore AcademyFayetteville · open
- The Expedition SchoolHillsborough · open
- The Experiential School of GreensboroGreensboro · open
- The Exploris SchoolRaleigh · open
- The Franklin School of InnovationAsheville · open
- The Hawbridge SchoolSaxapahaw · open
- The Institute Development Young LeadersDurham · open
- The Math and Science Academy of ApexApex · open
- The Mountain Community SchHendersonville · open
- Thomas AcademyLake Waccamaw · open
- Thomas Jefferson Classical AcademyMooresboro · open
- Tiller SchoolBeaufort · open
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