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School district

Rutherford County Schools

Forest City, North Carolina

Rutherford County Schools runs 18 public schools in North Carolina, enrolling 7,527 students — the 1275th largest district in the country.

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At a glance

Schools

18schools

866th nationally, tied with 63

Enrollment

7,527students

1275th nationally

Schools listed here

18in the directory

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Schools

All 18 schools in the district, largest first.

Enrollment
  1. 1R-S Central High School758 students
  2. 2Chase High School660 students
  3. 3East Rutherford High School659 students
  4. 4Ellenboro Elementary School595 students
  5. 5R-S Middle School574 students
  6. 6East Rutherford Middle School552 students
  7. 7Chase Middle School501 students
  8. 8Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School479 students
  9. 9Harris Elementary School445 students
  10. 10Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School391 students
  11. 11Rutherfordton Elementary School390 students
  12. 12Spindale Elementary School341 students
  13. 13Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School235 students
  14. 14Pinnacle Elementary School234 students
  15. 15Cliffside Elementary School213 students
Schools in Rutherford County Schools
SchoolCityEnrollment
R-S Central High SchoolRutherfordton758
Chase High SchoolForest City660
East Rutherford High SchoolForest City659
Ellenboro Elementary SchoolEllenboro595
R-S Middle SchoolRutherfordton574
East Rutherford Middle SchoolBostic552
Chase Middle SchoolForest City501
Forest City-Dunbar Elementary SchoolForest City479
Harris Elementary SchoolForest City445
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary SchoolForest City391
Rutherfordton Elementary SchoolRutherfordton390
Spindale Elementary SchoolSpindale341
Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary SchoolForest City235
Pinnacle Elementary SchoolRutherfordton234
Cliffside Elementary SchoolCliffside213
Rutherford Early College High SchoolSpindale191
Sunshine Elementary SchoolBostic190
Rutherford Opportunity CenterForest City119
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Where this sits

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Sources & licence

Provenance

National Center for Education Statistics
Common Core of Data — school and district directory
Current · as of August 17, 2026U.S. Public Domain (NCES)

Collected and published by NCES; retrieved through the Urban Institute Education Data Portal, which republishes the NCES files unchanged.

Data as of September 1, 2022.