North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has provided the NCHSAA with the 2016 Average Daily Membership numbers for all 409 member schools (including non-football playing schools). The numbers used reflect adjustments for early/middle colleges, specialty schools, and alternative schools where applicable. They will be used to subdivide qualifying teams into A/AA for the 2016 football playoffs.
| School | ADM |
|---|---|
| South Mecklenburg | 3,145 |
| Ardrey Kell | 3,064 |
| Myers Park | 3,057 |
| Enloe | 2,813 |
| Green Hope | 2,786 |
| Panther Creek | 2,720 |
| Broughton | 2,683 |
| Mallard Creek | 2,682 |
| Olympic | 2,664 |
| Hough | 2,639 |
| Garner | 2,619 |
| Independence | 2,568 |
| Leesville Road | 2,523 |
| Cary | 2,439 |
| Millbrook | 2,408 |
| Hoke County | 2,400 |
| West Forsyth | 2,376 |
| Middle Creek | 2,301 |
| Garinger | 2,296 |
| North Mecklenburg | 2,291 |
| Laney | 2,283 |
| Fuquay-Varina | 2,241 |
| Northwest Guilford | 2,237 |
| Richmond Senior | 2,210 |
| Pinecrest | 2,201 |
| Butler | 2,195 |
| Lumberton | 2,165 |
| Athens Drive | 2,153 |
| Page | 2,128 |
| Providence | 2,119 |
| Holly Springs | 2,088 |
| Rolesville | 2,078 |
| Apex | 2,045 |
| Jordan, C.E. | 2,025 |
| Wakefield | 2,004 |
| West Mecklenburg | 1,992 |
| Wake Forest | 1,991 |
| Britt, Jack | 1,985 |
| Reagan | 1,978 |
| East Mecklenburg | 1,970 |
| Ashley | 1,955 |
| Sanderson | 1,935 |
| South View | 1,932 |
| Heritage | 1,916 |
| Mooresville | 1,874 |
| Vance | 1,871 |
| Lake Norman | 1,869 |
| McDowell | 1,859 |
| Hoggard | 1,848 |
| Overhills | 1,832 |
| Riverside - Durham | 1,826 |
| Reynolds, R.J. | 1,824 |
| Rocky River | 1,820 |
| East Forsyth | 1,816 |
| Southeast Raleigh | 1,816 |
| Corinth Holders | 1,793 |
| South Caldwell | 1,773 |
| Hopewell | 1,766 |
| Grimsley | 1,761 |
| Davie County | 1,756 |
| Harding University | 1,755 |
| West Charlotte | 1,752 |
| Porter Ridge | 1,740 |
| Southwest Guilford | 1,725 |
| Swett, Purnell | 1,717 |
| New Bern | 1,716 |
| Hickory Ridge | 1,714 |
| Central Cabarrus | 1,704 |
| High Point Central | 1,703 |
| Cox Mill | 1,688 |
| Pine Forest | 1,676 |
| Marvin Ridge | 1,666 |
| Conley, D.H. | 1,657 |
| New Hanover | 1,654 |
| South Iredell | 1,653 |
| Roberson, T.C. | 1,650 |
| Cleveland | 1,646 |
| Knightdale | 1,643 |
| Ragsdale | 1,643 |
| Parkland | 1,639 |
| Seventy-First | 1,634 |
| Clayton | 1,633 |
| Scotland County | 1,623 |
| South Central | 1,612 |
| North Davidson | 1,609 |
| Mount Tabor | 1,600 |
| Cape Fear | 1,589 |
| Hillside | 1,589 |
| Southern Durham | 1,585 |
| Glenn | 1,577 |
| Southern Alamance | 1,574 |
| Smith, Ben L. | 1,573 |
| Berry, Phillip O. | 1,571 |
| Northern Durham | 1,562 |
| Lee County | 1,551 |
| Cuthbertson | 1,547 |
| Brown, A.L. | 1,539 |
| Chapel Hill | 1,532 |
| Dudley | 1,532 |
| Apex Friendship | 1,530 |
| Cardinal Gibbons | 1,518 |
| Harnett Central | 1,511 |
| Grays Creek | 1,508 |
| Rose, J.H. | 1,503 |
| Erwin | 1,496 |
| Northern Guilford | 1,466 |
| Western Harnett | 1,458 |
| Sun Valley | 1,450 |
| Alexander Central | 1,444 |
| Reynolds, A.C. | 1,439 |
| Southeast Guilford | 1,432 |
| Sanford, Terry | 1,408 |
| Northwood | 1,407 |
| West Brunswick | 1,407 |
| East Wake | 1,400 |
| Western Guilford | 1,397 |
| Topsail | 1,393 |
| West Johnston | 1,389 |
| East Chapel Hill | 1,376 |
| Piedmont | 1,375 |
| Watauga | 1,373 |
| Ashbrook | 1,370 |
| Asheville | 1,364 |
| Jacksonville | 1,363 |
| Asheboro | 1,362 |
| Weddington | 1,361 |
| Union Pines | 1,360 |
| Hunt | 1,351 |
| Triton | 1,341 |
| Eastern Guilford | 1,335 |
| Person | 1,323 |
| Robinson, J.M. | 1,321 |
| Westover | 1,319 |
| Byrd, Douglas | 1,318 |
| Ledford | 1,311 |
| Statesville | 1,303 |
| Western Alamance | 1,286 |
| Smith, E. E. | 1,276 |
| Kings Mountain | 1,269 |
| Concord | 1,267 |
| Eastern Alamance | 1,265 |
| Rocky Mount | 1,264 |
| Aycock, C.B. | 1,263 |
| St. Stephens | 1,255 |
| Enka | 1,254 |
| West Carteret | 1,251 |
| Smithfield-Selma | 1,241 |
| Charlotte Catholic | 1,240 |
| Carson, Jesse | 1,236 |
| Northwest Cabarrus | 1,235 |
| Fike | 1,230 |
| North Buncombe | 1,228 |
| South Johnston | 1,223 |
| Crest | 1,213 |
| Orange | 1,201 |
| Northside-Jacksonville | 1,192 |
| Northeast Guilford | 1,189 |
| Monroe | 1,180 |
| Forestview | 1,177 |
| North Iredell | 1,174 |
| Rockingham County | 1,173 |
| Freedom | 1,172 |
| Williams | 1,172 |
| North Gaston | 1,166 |
| North Forsyth | 1,162 |
| Cedar Ridge | 1,159 |
| Parkwood | 1,159 |
| Southern Lee | 1,154 |
| Franklinton | 1,148 |
| South Brunswick | 1,144 |
| Southern Guilford | 1,144 |
| Northern Nash | 1,143 |
| Swansboro | 1,118 |
| North Brunswick | 1,109 |
| Hunter Huss | 1,104 |
| Southern Nash | 1,101 |
| North Henderson | 1,096 |
| Southern Wayne | 1,087 |
| Havelock | 1,077 |
| West Henderson | 1,077 |
| West Rowan | 1,076 |
| Hickory | 1,073 |
| West Caldwell | 1,070 |
| Durham School of the Arts | 1,068 |
| Tuscola | 1,063 |
| White Oak | 1,061 |
| Southwestern Randolph | 1,060 |
| McMichael | 1,054 |
| Cramer, Stuart | 1,051 |
| Eastern Wayne | 1,049 |
| South Point | 1,047 |
| Burns | 1,044 |
| East Rowan | 1,044 |
| Nash Central | 1,044 |
| Forest Hills | 1,029 |
| Washington | 1,024 |
| Currituck County | 1,014 |
| Hibriten | 1,014 |
| Pisgah | 1,014 |
| Morehead | 1,003 |
| Foard, Fred T. | 993 |
| Central Davidson | 988 |
| St. Pauls | 986 |
| Andrews, T.W. | 984 |
| Wilkes Central | 984 |
| Newton-Conover | 979 |
| Roanoke Rapids | 976 |
| North Lincoln | 975 |
| West Craven | 971 |
| Anson County | 969 |
| East Duplin | 963 |
| Cummings | 957 |
| Patton | 955 |
| East Burke | 953 |
| Franklin | 953 |
| Bunker Hill | 952 |
| West Iredell | 952 |
| South Rowan | 947 |
| North Pitt | 945 |
| East Davidson | 940 |
| Richlands | 940 |
| Bunn | 938 |
| South Granville | 937 |
| Ashe County | 936 |
| East Henderson | 926 |
| East Gaston | 925 |
| Croatan | 911 |
| West Stokes | 901 |
| Maiden | 900 |
| East Lincoln | 898 |
| Smoky Mountain | 890 |
| Clinton | 889 |
| Bandys | 884 |
| Dixon | 882 |
| Mount Pleasant | 878 |
| Randleman | 876 |
| Webb, J.F. | 875 |
| Forbush | 874 |
| North Surry | 871 |
| North Lenoir | 870 |
| SouthWest Edgecombe | 863 |
| Atkins | 861 |
| Owen | 861 |
| West Lincoln | 851 |
| Jordan Matthews | 847 |
| R-S Central | 845 |
| Shelby | 845 |
| Graham | 843 |
| Southern Vance | 842 |
| Yancey, Bartlett | 842 |
| Northern Vance | 840 |
| Hertford County | 839 |
| Lincolnton | 836 |
| Salisbury | 836 |
| Central Academy | 835 |
| Wheatmore | 832 |
| Providence Grove | 830 |
| Beddingfield | 827 |
| Carrboro | 822 |
| Northeastern | 819 |
| Reidsville | 812 |
| Greene Central | 809 |
| North Johnston | 809 |
| Lake Norman Charter | 806 |
| Chase | 805 |
| Pasquotank County | 803 |
| Hendersonville | 795 |
| Red Springs | 795 |
| South Columbus | 792 |
| West Wilkes | 790 |
| Surry Central | 786 |
| West Davidson | 786 |
| Walkertown | 785 |
| South Lenoir | 783 |
| Brevard | 776 |
| Lexington | 776 |
| Madison | 776 |
| Trinity | 774 |
| West Bladen | 770 |
| Bertie | 766 |
| Kinston | 766 |
| Midway | 761 |
| First Flight | 760 |
| Goldsboro | 760 |
| West Stanly | 757 |
| Trask, Heide | 756 |
| Southwest Onslow | 753 |
| Carver | 743 |
| Eastern Randolph | 743 |
| North Wilkes | 743 |
| Farmville Central | 727 |
| Granville Central | 721 |
| Fairmont | 720 |
| Whiteville | 715 |
| East Rutherford | 712 |
| Mountain Heritage | 709 |
| Kenan, James | 707 |
| Ayden-Grifton | 703 |
| Thomasville | 700 |
| Spring Creek | 693 |
| Draughn | 685 |
| Bessemer City | 681 |
| NC School of Science & Math | 680 |
| Wallace-Rose Hill | 674 |
| East Montgomery | 662 |
| East Bladen | 651 |
| Warren County | 650 |
| Lincoln Charter | 648 |
| Polk County | 642 |
| East Surry | 632 |
| Pine Lake Preparatory | 612 |
| North Rowan | 612 |
| Tarboro | 609 |
| Camden County | 607 |
| Louisburg | 607 |
| Holmes, John A. | 606 |
| Starmount | 603 |
| Avery County | 601 |
| Pender | 597 |
| East Carteret | 590 |
| North Stanly | 588 |
| East Wilkes | 584 |
| North Moore | 583 |
| Riverside | 564 |
| Raleigh Charter | 563 |
| West Montgomery | 557 |
| Swain County | 556 |
| Highland School of Technology | 555 |
| Lakewood | 544 |
| Union | 542 |
| Hobbton | 541 |
| South Stokes | 538 |
| Cherryville | 536 |
| Rosewood | 533 |
| Princeton | 526 |
| Uwharrie Charter | 525 |
| Gates County | 519 |
| South Stanly | 518 |
| Mount Airy | 513 |
| Research Triangle | 510 |
| Franklin Academy | 506 |
| Mitchell | 506 |
| Community School of Davidson | 502 |
| Manteo | 502 |
| Murphy | 495 |
| Perquimans County | 494 |
| Union Academy | 484 |
| Queen's Grant | 481 |
| Mountain Island Charter | 479 |
| West Columbus | 472 |
| Gray Stone Day | 469 |
| South Robeson | 468 |
| Northampton County | 461 |
| Albemarle | 451 |
| Southside | 449 |
| Alleghany | 446 |
| Northwest Halifax | 437 |
| Pamlico County | 436 |
| Northside | 435 |
| South Davidson | 430 |
| East Columbus | 428 |
| Chatham Central | 410 |
| Voyager Academy | 410 |
| Roxboro Community | 408 |
| Bishop McGuinness | 407 |
| Lejeune | 403 |
| Hayesville | 389 |
| North Stokes | 389 |
| Robbinsville | 378 |
| Elkin | 377 |
| Rosman | 363 |
| North Duplin | 357 |
| KIPP Pride | 353 |
| Jefferson, Thomas Classical | 347 |
| Weldon | 345 |
| Piedmont Community Charter | 337 |
| Plymouth | 330 |
| Jones Senior | 329 |
| East Wake Academy | 326 |
| Kestrel Heights | 316 |
| Cherokee | 312 |
| Southeast Halifax | 299 |
| Rocky Mount Preparatory | 292 |
| South Creek | 267 |
| Andrews | 248 |
| North Edgecombe | 240 |
| Neuse Charter | 239 |
| Oxford Preparatory | 231 |
| Winston-Salem Preparatory | 206 |
| Bear Grass Charter | 205 |
| Chatham Charter | 188 |
| Hiwassee Dam | 187 |
| Cape Hatteras | 185 |
| Woods Charter | 182 |
| Carolina International | 176 |
| Bradford Preparatory | 170 |
| Henderson Collegiate | 169 |
| Columbia | 168 |
| River Mill Academy | 164 |
| Tri-County Early College | 146 |
| Falls Lake Academy | 140 |
| Blue Ridge Early College | 124 |
| Highlands | 117 |
| Mattamuskeet | 117 |
| Creswell | 85 |
| NC School for the Deaf | 66 |
| Ocracoke | 56 |
| Eastern NC School for the Deaf | 31 |
| Nantahala | 28 |
