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)
370462002552	81	Weddington High	Public	9-12	4901 Monroe-Weddington Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6319	1,857	84	22	7.3%	1,241 (66.8%)	117 (6.3%)	155 (8.3%)	275 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (3.7%)	$7,418			$423			$6,995	89.6	92.8	46	35
370488002881	82	Wayne Early / Middle College High	Public	9-12	3000 Wayne Memorial Drive	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 739-7070	232	10	22.7	55.2%	82 (35.3%)	38 (16.4%)	97 (41.8%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$8,418			$325			$8,093	89.5	90.1	68	14
370036003149	83	Bertie Early College High	Public	9-12	717 US Hwy 13 North	Windsor	27983	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 794-2150	118	4	29.5	97.5%	20 (16.9%)	88 (74.6%)	6 (5.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$11,537			$1,528			$10,008	89.3	86.8	95	12
370002002081	84	Chatham Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2200 Hamp Stone Rd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 742-4550	583	42	13.7	28.5%	441 (75.6%)	54 (9.3%)	38 (6.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.5%)								89.2	78.7	135	51
370034303289	85	NC Leadership Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4353 High Point Rd	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	NC Leadership Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 992-2710	1,170	62	18.8		863 (73.8%)	68 (5.8%)	118 (10.1%)	29 (2.5%)	9 (0.8%)	5 (0.4%)	78 (6.7%)								89.2	93.9	39	46
370005302372	86	Woods Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	160 Woodland Grove Ln	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Woods Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 960-8353	512	56	9.1		364 (71.1%)	26 (5.1%)	56 (10.9%)	28 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)								89.2	85.9	100	14
370472003402	87	Crossroads FLEX	Public, Virtual	9-12	5651 Dillard Dr	Cary	27518	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(919) 694-8515	146	7	21.6	7.5%	103 (70.5%)	10 (6.8%)	14 (9.6%)	9 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	$9,819			$232			$9,587	89.2	89.3	78	9
370472002489	88	Green Hope High	Public	9-12	2500 Carpenter Upchurch Road	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 380-3700	2,126	110	19.3	10.6%	981 (46.1%)	125 (5.9%)	136 (6.4%)	811 (38.1%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	65 (3.1%)	$7,421			$399			$7,021	89.1	89.4	75	13
370033803292	89	Oxford Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6041B Landis Rd	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Oxford Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 690-0360	851	56	15.1		631 (74.1%)	95 (11.2%)	64 (7.5%)	12 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.3%)								89	87	94	5
370006402399	90	Lake Norman Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12435 Old Statesville Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Lake Norman Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 948-8600	2,212	127	17.4		1,240 (56.1%)	250 (11.3%)	148 (6.7%)	400 (18.1%)	10 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	164 (7.4%)								88.9	89.9	70	20

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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.

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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.