The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has released the Average Daily Membership numbers that are used for playoff position. The 32 largest schools that qualify for the playoffs in a given classification are assigned to the AA bracket while the 32 smallest are assigned to the A bracket.
| 4A | |
| Enloe | 2912 |
| Myers Park | 2844 |
| South Mecklenburg | 2579 |
| Apex | 2578 |
| Millbrook | 2560 |
| Wakefield | 2501 |
| Ardrey Kell | 2471 |
| Broughton | 2418 |
| Garner | 2382 |
| Cary | 2362 |
| Panther Creek | 2334 |
| Olympic | 2328 |
| Mallard Creek | 2313 |
| Leesville Road | 2306 |
| Independence | 2253 |
| Holly Springs | 2221 |
| Green Hope | 2213 |
| Lumberton | 2154 |
| Hough | 2133 |
| Butler | 2086 |
| West Forsyth | 2085 |
| Athens Drive | 2073 |
| Pinecrest | 2070 |
| Sanderson | 2059 |
| Northwest Guilford | 2057 |
| Providence | 2044 |
| Page | 2032 |
| West Mecklenburg | 2019 |
| Richmond | 2018 |
| Middle Creek | 1967 |
| Britt | 1963 |
| Laney | 1961 |
| Wake Forest-Rolesville | 1960 |
| Lake Norman | 1955 |
| West Charlotte | 1916 |
| Fuquay-Varina | 1911 |
| McDowell | 1897 |
| East Forsyth | 1892 |
| Grimsley | 1870 |
| South View | 1867 |
| Vance | 1851 |
| East Mecklenburg | 1826 |
| Heritage | 1822 |
| Hoke | 1814 |
| Rocky River | 1814 |
| South Caldwell | 1801 |
| Reagan | 1797 |
| Davie | 1789 |
| Hopewell | 1786 |
| Scotland | 1782 |
| Ashley | 1774 |
| Riverside | 1770 |
| Reynolds | 1768 |
| Swett | 1742 |
| Jordan | 1740 |
| New Bern | 1727 |
| Seventy-First | 1720 |
| Pine Forest | 1713 |
| North Mecklenburg | 1704 |
| Glenn | 1691 |
| Knightdale | 1675 |
| High Point Central | 1641 |
| Alexander Central | 1632 |
| Mooresville | 1632 |
| Hoggard | 1626 |
| Cape Fear | 1619 |
| Mount Tabor | 1600 |
| New Hanover | 1585 |
| Southwest Guilford | 1576 |
| North Davidson | 1569 |
| Southeast Raleigh | 1555 |
| Smith | 1521 |
| Southeast Guilford | 1518 |
| East Gaston | 1514 |
| Ragsdale | 1512 |
| Rose | 1507 |
| Southern Alamance | 1494 |
| Clayton | 1479 |
| Harnett Central | 1474 |
| Hillside | 1472 |
| East Chapel Hill | 1471 |
| Smith | 1469 |
| Garinger | 1466 |
| Roberson | 1466 |
| Dudley | 1464 |
| Watauga | 1461 |
| East Wake | 1450 |
| Porter Ridge | 1447 |
| Northern Durham | 1427 |
| Lee | 1426 |
| Reynolds | 1405 |
| Person | 1388 |
| West Johnston | 1356 |
| Western Guilford | 1356 |
| Sanford | 1348 |
| Parkland | 1346 |
| Sun Valley | 1305 |
| Smithfield-Selma | 1194 |
| Southern Durham | 1076 |
| 3A | |
| Overhills | 1824 |
| Harding University | 1661 |
| Berry | 1623 |
| South Central | 1591 |
| Conley | 1517 |
| Marvin Ridge | 1455 |
| Ashbrook | 1427 |
| Hickory Ridge | 1426 |
| Northern Guilford | 1425 |
| Brown | 1421 |
| Charlotte Catholic | 1415 |
| Statesville | 1392 |
| Triton | 1386 |
| West Brunswick | 1373 |
| Byrd | 1363 |
| Robinson | 1362 |
| Weddington | 1362 |
| Chapel Hill | 1356 |
| Cleveland | 1329 |
| Hunt | 1329 |
| Erwin | 1321 |
| Eastern Guilford | 1295 |
| South Point | 1294 |
| St. Stephens | 1282 |
| Gray's Creek | 1267 |
| Asheville | 1265 |
| Cox Mill | 1264 |
| Gibbons | 1262 |
| Kings Mountain | 1262 |
| Asheboro | 1261 |
| Crest | 1260 |
| Enka | 1253 |
| Western Harnett | 1246 |
| Ledford | 1244 |
| Westover | 1244 |
| North Forsyth | 1242 |
| Western Alamance | 1241 |
| Southern Nash | 1240 |
| Southern Guilford | 1231 |
| West Carteret | 1220 |
| Union Pines | 1215 |
| Orange | 1209 |
| Eastern Alamance | 1198 |
| Southwestern Randolph | 1197 |
| North Iredell | 1192 |
| Rocky Mount | 1191 |
| Fike | 1186 |
| Central Cabarrus | 1185 |
| Forestview | 1180 |
| Aycock | 1179 |
| Rockingham | 1178 |
| Nash Central | 1177 |
| Concord | 1166 |
| Carson | 1152 |
| Hickory | 1151 |
| Havelock | 1149 |
| Northeast Guilford | 1148 |
| Williams | 1141 |
| Freedom | 1138 |
| Northern Nash | 1133 |
| South Johnston | 1133 |
| Southern Lee | 1127 |
| Jacksonville | 1111 |
| Burns | 1103 |
| West Henderson | 1096 |
| North Buncombe | 1088 |
| West Rowan | 1086 |
| Anson | 1082 |
| Northwest Cabarrus | 1082 |
| White Oak | 1079 |
| East Rowan | 1055 |
| North Gaston | 1055 |
| Foard | 1047 |
| McMichael | 1042 |
| Eastern Wayne | 1039 |
| Northern Vance | 1035 |
| Morehead | 1031 |
| Southern Wayne | 1027 |
| Patton | 1026 |
| South Brunswick | 1026 |
| Tuscola | 1025 |
| East Henderson | 1003 |
| West Iredell | 998 |
| South Rowan | 992 |
| Hibriten | 990 |
| Franklin | 982 |
| West Craven | 981 |
| Huss | 977 |
| Washington | 972 |
| Currituck | 966 |
| R-S Central | 962 |
| North Lenoir | 961 |
| Webb | 954 |
| Parkwood | 899 |
| Southern Vance | 871 |
| Mount Pleasant | 869 |
| Hertford | 865 |
| 2A | |
| Corinth Holders | 1385 |
| South Iredell | 1341 |
| Cuthbertson | 1293 |
| Topsail | 1154 |
| Piedmont | 1136 |
| Richlands | 1124 |
| Northwood | 1096 |
| Cedar Ridge | 1078 |
| Swansboro | 1063 |
| Central Davidson | 1059 |
| Pisgah | 1058 |
| North Henderson | 1020 |
| Franklinton | 1010 |
| East Davidson | 1001 |
| North Lincoln | 988 |
| West Caldwell | 988 |
| Smoky Mountain | 962 |
| North Brunswick | 955 |
| West Lincoln | 955 |
| West Stokes | 955 |
| St. Pauls | 946 |
| Bunn | 944 |
| Ashe | 941 |
| East Burke | 932 |
| Bunker Hill | 929 |
| Randleman | 929 |
| Carrboro | 926 |
| Forest Hills | 926 |
| Forbush | 910 |
| Bandys | 905 |
| SouthWest Edgecombe | 904 |
| Croatan | 899 |
| North Pitt | 897 |
| Reidsville | 895 |
| Northside | 894 |
| Salisbury | 886 |
| Roanoke Rapids | 882 |
| East Duplin | 879 |
| Andrews | 879 |
| West Stanly | 879 |
| North Surry | 878 |
| Cummings | 876 |
| Newton-Conover | 876 |
| Northeastern | 873 |
| Kinston | 865 |
| Providence Grove | 855 |
| South Granville | 852 |
| East Lincoln | 848 |
| Wheatmore | 848 |
| Shelby | 844 |
| Wilkes Central | 842 |
| Lincolnton | 841 |
| Maiden | 840 |
| Greene Central | 839 |
| Chase | 831 |
| Beddingfield | 828 |
| Graham | 820 |
| Yancey | 818 |
| Owen | 812 |
| Clinton | 806 |
| East Rutherford | 804 |
| First Flight | 804 |
| Farmville Central | 803 |
| South Lenoir | 803 |
| Jordan-Matthews | 792 |
| Surry Central | 792 |
| West Bladen | 788 |
| West Davidson | 787 |
| Eastern Randolph | 782 |
| South Columbus | 775 |
| Pasquotank | 773 |
| Lexington | 770 |
| Warren | 760 |
| Draughn | 755 |
| Polk | 753 |
| Whiteville | 725 |
| Brevard | 721 |
| Bertie | 713 |
| Trinity | 695 |
| Fairmont | 693 |
| Thomasville | 692 |
| Holmes | 684 |
| North Johnston | 678 |
| Mountain Heritage | 676 |
| East Bladen | 675 |
| Tarboro | 672 |
| Carver | 660 |
| Madison | 655 |
| Starmount | 637 |
| Louisburg | 620 |
| North Stanly | 603 |
| Granville Central | 591 |
| Northwest Halifax | 501 |
| Atkins | 394 |
| 1A | |
| Monroe | 909 |
| Central Academy | 857 |
| Lake Norman Charter | 798 |
| Dixon | 797 |
| Goldsboro | 797 |
| Red Springs | 763 |
| Hendersonville | 732 |
| Bessemer City | 721 |
| North Rowan | 716 |
| Southwest Onslow | 709 |
| North Wilkes | 686 |
| Midway | 680 |
| South Stokes | 679 |
| West Wilkes | 667 |
| Ayden-Grifton | 665 |
| Trask | 658 |
| Avery | 637 |
| Kenan | 635 |
| North Moore | 611 |
| Pender | 607 |
| East Montgomery | 593 |
| Cherryville | 592 |
| East Surry | 590 |
| Camden | 589 |
| Swain | 586 |
| Gates | 578 |
| Mount Airy | 572 |
| Riverside | 568 |
| Wallace-Rose Hill | 565 |
| Highland Tech | 562 |
| Mitchell | 555 |
| West Montgomery | 552 |
| Spring Creek | 548 |
| Union | 543 |
| East Carteret | 539 |
| Northampton | 535 |
| Lakewood | 531 |
| East Wilkes | 527 |
| Hobbton | 524 |
| Perquimans | 519 |
| McGuinness | 518 |
| East Columbus | 514 |
| Rosewood | 505 |
| Pamlico | 490 |
| Albemarle | 489 |
| South Robeson | 476 |
| Murphy | 471 |
| Princeton | 470 |
| South Stanly | 465 |
| Manteo | 464 |
| Lejeune | 458 |
| West Columbus | 448 |
| South Davidson | 444 |
| Northside | 438 |
| Chatham Central | 436 |
| Southside | 430 |
| Alleghany | 422 |
| North Stokes | 420 |
| Plymouth | 407 |
| Hayesville | 389 |
| Southeast Halifax | 389 |
| Union Academy | 380 |
| Elkin | 372 |
| Rosman | 360 |
| Weldon | 344 |
| Robbinsville | 343 |
| South Creek | 337 |
| Jefferson | 328 |
| Cherokee | 324 |
| North Duplin | 309 |
| KIPP Pride | 304 |
| North Edgecombe | 303 |
| Jones Senior | 295 |
| Andrews | 250 |
| Cape Hatteras | 159 |
| Columbia | 141 |
| Mattamuskeet | 134 |
| Creswell | 119 |