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)
370438002485	191	West Stokes High School	Public	9-12	1400 Priddy Road	King	27021	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 983-2099	785	50	15.6	45.5%	676 (86.1%)	13 (1.7%)	60 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.5%)	$9,546			$707			$8,839	68.4	54.4	262	71
370069000274	192	Bandys High	Public	9-12	5040 E Bandys Road	Catawba	28609	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-1471	864	46	18.8	32.9%	715 (82.8%)	25 (2.9%)	75 (8.7%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.5%)	$8,843			$732			$8,111	68.4	72.6	162	30
370011602565	193	Clover Garden	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2454 Altamahaw Union Ridge Roa	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Clover Garden	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 586-9440	685	38	18		586 (85.5%)	35 (5.1%)	37 (5.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)								68.3	75.4	151	42
370282003145	194	Madison Early College High	Public	9-12	5734 US 25/70 Hwy	Marshall	28753	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 649-0319	249	11	23.2	41.8%	217 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$6,768			$164			$6,604	67.9	74.9	154	40
370453001778	195	Brevard High	Public	9-12	609 N. Country Club Rd	Brevard	28712	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 884-4103	751	58	12.9	45.5%	554 (73.8%)	31 (4.1%)	100 (13.3%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (7.3%)	$11,996			$865			$11,131	67.8	70.4	176	19
370309001328	196	Union Pines High	Public	9-12	1981 Union Church Rd	Cameron	28326	Harnett County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 947-5511	1,438	74	19.4	33.8%	1,014 (70.5%)	110 (7.6%)	194 (13.5%)	6 (0.4%)	13 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	99 (6.9%)	$8,499			$727			$7,773	67.3	56.6	250	54
370031503031	197	Triad Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 Creek Ridge Rd	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Triad Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 676-5350	1,321	48	27.4	96.2%	113 (8.6%)	722 (54.7%)	322 (24.4%)	56 (4.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (7.9%)								67.3	47.4	307	110
370333001379	198	John T Hoggard High	Public	9-12	4305 Shipyard Blvd	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2072	2,226	112	19.7	30.4%	1,500 (67.4%)	294 (13.2%)	283 (12.7%)	44 (2.0%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	103 (4.6%)	$8,673			$593			$8,080	66.3	65.9	190	8
370090000340	199	Crest High	Public	9-12	800 Old Boiling Springs	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8331	1,114	66	16.9	54.4%	706 (63.4%)	256 (23.0%)	84 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.0%)	$8,650			$808			$7,842	66.2	60.6	222	23
370048002832	200	Robert L. Patton High School	Public	9-12	701 Enola Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 433-3000	752	40	18.8	54.8%	526 (69.9%)	16 (2.1%)	151 (20.1%)	20 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.9%)	$9,266			$744			$8,523	66	56.6	249	49

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.