Best High Schools in North Carolina

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the EOC test scores by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 640)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
370432000022	561	Albemarle High	Public	9-12	311 Park Ridge Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4200	390	27	14.4	96.7%	96 (24.6%)	184 (47.2%)	57 (14.6%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	$10,302			$1,146			$9,156	13.8	12.3	556	5
370014302924	562	Charlotte Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	8601 McAlpine Park Dr	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte Secondary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 295-0137	175	12	15		23 (13.1%)	85 (48.6%)	51 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.1%)								13.5	18.9	516	46
370192000849	563	Southern Guilford High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5700 Drake Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 674-4250	938	62	15	75.5%	171 (18.2%)	357 (38.1%)	282 (30.1%)	91 (9.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	$9,712			$889			$8,823	13.4	16.1	535	28
370399001543	564	Reidsville High	Public	9-12	1901 S Park Dr	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 349-6361	753	50	14.9	99.6%	210 (27.9%)	317 (42.1%)	167 (22.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.2%)	$10,608			$1,088			$9,521	13.3	18.5	518	46
370472002745	565	Knightdale High	Public	9-12	100 Bryan Chalk Lane	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 217-5350	1,702	100	16.9	63.0%	198 (11.6%)	799 (46.9%)	609 (35.8%)	45 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (2.7%)	$9,100			$534			$8,566	13.3	15.4	539	26
370297002326	566	Julius L. Chambers High School	Public	9-12	7600 IBM Dr	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5284	2,224	108	20.6	99.9%	43 (1.9%)	1,259 (56.6%)	806 (36.2%)	41 (1.8%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	63 (2.8%)	$9,360			$974			$8,387	13.3	13.4	549	17
370132000555	567	North Edgecombe High	Public	9-12	7589 Nc 33-Nw	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-3562	229	19	11.9	98.7%	18 (7.9%)	157 (68.6%)	50 (21.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$16,211			$2,225			$13,986	13	12.9	551	16
370420003231	568	Scotland High School	Public	9-12	1000 West Church St	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 276-7370	1,445	80	18.1	97.9%	393 (27.2%)	690 (47.8%)	48 (3.3%)	9 (0.6%)	218 (15.1%)	3 (0.2%)	84 (5.8%)	$11,796			$1,003			$10,793	12.9	16.8	532	36
370066000264	569	Bartlett Yancey High	Public	9-12	466 Main Street E	Yanceyville	27379	Caswell County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 694-4212	679	34	19.8	64.1%	315 (46.4%)	262 (38.6%)	61 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.9%)	$10,586			$839			$9,748	12.9	14.1	545	24
370297003173	570	Rocky River High School	Public	9-12	10505 Clear Creek Commerce Dr	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-0409	1,643	83	19.8	52.3%	71 (4.3%)	930 (56.6%)	546 (33.2%)	42 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	48 (2.9%)	$9,681			$668			$9,013	12.8	19.6	512	58

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOC Biology, EOC English II, EOC Math I, EOC Math III test scores released by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 4, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.