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)
370039002620	351	West Bladen High	Public	9-12	1600 NC Hwy 410	Bladenboro	28320	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 862-2130	701	42	16.6	99.6%	324 (46.2%)	157 (22.4%)	161 (23.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.7%)	$10,409			$1,337			$9,072	42.7	34.3	402	51
370462001803	352	Sun Valley High	Public	9-12	5211 Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3020	1,442	78	18.5	40.3%	747 (51.8%)	280 (19.4%)	308 (21.4%)	29 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (5.1%)	$8,375			$469			$7,906	42.6	46.2	312	40
370504002020	353	Starmount High	Public	8-12	2516 Longtown Rd	Boonville	27011	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1150	562	35	15.8	52.7%	351 (62.5%)	20 (3.6%)	166 (29.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	$10,534			$904			$9,629	42.6	53.5	268	85
370060000246	354	Camden County High	Public	9-12	103 Us 158 W	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 338-0114	464	35	13.1	25.2%	363 (78.2%)	48 (10.3%)	21 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	$11,470			$235			$11,235	42.5	47.6	305	49
370045000147	355	Enka High	Public	9-12	475 Enka Lake Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 670-5000	1,045	66	15.8	57.5%	731 (70.0%)	26 (2.5%)	246 (23.5%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.1%)	$9,892			$617			$9,276	42.5	59.7	229	126
370010102502	356	Washington Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2330 Old Bath Hwy	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Washington Montessori	Yes	No	No	No	(252) 946-1977	403	33	12.2		344 (85.4%)	7 (1.7%)	30 (7.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)								42.3	36.4	387	31
370472001892	357	Sanderson High	Public	9-12	5500 Dixon Drive	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 881-4800	1,677	93	18	39.4%	838 (50.0%)	379 (22.6%)	355 (21.2%)	45 (2.7%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (3.2%)	$8,965			$528			$8,437	42.1	41.8	337	20
370003003574	358	Alamance Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	612 Apple Street	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 570-6134	343	41	8.2	52.5%	122 (35.6%)	127 (37.0%)	60 (17.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)								42	22.5	497	139
370408001651	359	R-S Central High School	Public	9-12	641 Hwy 221 North	Rutherfordton	28139	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 287-3304	758	54	14	99.6%	543 (71.6%)	90 (11.9%)	66 (8.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.4%)	$10,966			$1,171			$9,795	41.9	50.3	287	72
370231000990	360	North Iredell High	Public	9-12	156 Raider Road	Olin	28660	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 876-4191	962	50	19	47.7%	665 (69.1%)	57 (5.9%)	197 (20.5%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.5%)	$9,856			$719			$9,137	41.8	36.6	383	23

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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.