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)
370024000062	461	Asheboro High	Public	9-12	1221 S Park St	Asheboro	27203	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 625-6185	1,339	74	18.1	69.1%	335 (25.0%)	190 (14.2%)	735 (54.9%)	27 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (3.7%)	$9,620			$822			$8,797	28.9	24.6	479	18
370039103375	462	Charlotte Lab School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2045 Suttle Avenue	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte Lab School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 464-3830	991	64	15.4	33.7%	346 (34.9%)	401 (40.5%)	140 (14.1%)	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (8.8%)								28.9			(n/a)
370138003575	463	Global E-Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	334 Elk Spur Street	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Elkin City Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 835-3858	74	8	9.2	13.5%	54 (73.0%)	3 (4.1%)	5 (6.8%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.5%)								28.5			(n/a)
370037003341	464	The Capitol Encore Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	126 Hay Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	The Capitol Encore Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(910) 849-0888	725	47	15.4	57.2%	197 (27.2%)	318 (43.9%)	119 (16.4%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (11.3%)								28.3			(n/a)
370333003138	465	Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC	Public	6-12	3702 Princess Place Drive	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 251-6161	110	13	8.6	97.3%	48 (43.6%)	17 (15.5%)	42 (38.2%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$21,178			$2,660			$18,517	28.3	25.8	472	7
370001201502	466	North Pitt High	Public	9-12	5659 NC 11 North	Bethel	27812	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 825-0054	814	53	15.3	99.6%	134 (16.5%)	388 (47.7%)	249 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.3%)	$10,427			$1,238			$9,189	28.1	31.2	426	40
370053000378	467	Concord High	Public, Magnet	9-12	481 Burrage Road NE	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6000	984	69	14.2	65.9%	299 (30.4%)	300 (30.5%)	325 (33.0%)	15 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.3%)	$9,116			$520			$8,595	28.1	26.4	464	3
370003000006	468	Eastern Alamance High	Public	9-12	4040 Mebane Rogers	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-5991	1,256	64	19.6	47.7%	544 (43.3%)	341 (27.1%)	256 (20.4%)	19 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (7.3%)	$7,777			$653			$7,124	28.1	39.4	360	108
370078002626	469	Hiwassee Dam High	Public	9-12	267 Blue Eagle Circle	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 644-5115	158	13	11.7	57.0%	145 (91.8%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$12,078			$452			$11,625	27.8	24.4	480	11
370502001994	470	Beddingfield High	Public	9-12	4510 Old Stantonsburg Rd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7880	682	44	15.3	98.5%	110 (16.1%)	347 (50.9%)	204 (29.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	$9,512			$718			$8,794	27.2	34.2	404	66

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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.