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Charles B. Aycock High School had the highest enrollment among Wayne County schools, welcoming 1,050 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Among the 26 schools in Wayne County, Southern Wayne High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,012 students, while Wayne Preparatory Academy welcomed 965 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Charles B. Aycock High School is part of Wayne County Public Schools district, which roughly covers institutions within Wayne County and has a main office in Goldsboro.

In the previous school year, Charles B. Aycock High School also had the highest number of students among Wayne County schools.

Despite boasting a favorable teacher-student ratio of 1:15, surpassing the national average, North Carolina's public schools face a significant funding gap. The state's per-student expenditure of $10,519 falls considerably short of the national average of $14,295.

North Carolina's public schools faced a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Charles B. Aycock High School	Pikeville	1,050
Southern Wayne High School	Dudley	1,012
Wayne Preparatory Academy	Goldsboro	965
Spring Creek Elementary School	Goldsboro	805
Eastern Wayne High School	Goldsboro	797
Brogden Primary School	Dudley	752
Northwest Elementary School	Pikeville	719
Spring Creek High School	Seven Springs	707
Northeast Elementary School	Pikeville	695
Brogden Middle School	Dudley	600
Tommy's Road Elementary School	Goldsboro	550
Carver Elementary School	Mount Olive	530
Eastern Wayne Elementary School	Goldsboro	509
Eastern Wayne Middle School	Goldsboro	457
Rosewood High School	Goldsboro	448
Grantham Elementary School	Goldsboro	437
Carver Heights Elementary School	Goldsboro	436
Wayne School of Engineering	Goldsboro	426
Greenwood Middle School	Goldsboro	410
Mount Olive Middle School	Mount Olive	373
Dillard Middle School	Goldsboro	334
Grantham Middle School	Goldsboro	327
Rosewood Middle School	Goldsboro	322
Dillard Academy	Goldsboro	266
Wayne Early / Middle College High	Goldsboro	224
Edgewood Cmty Developmental	Goldsboro	57