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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
Is Virtual
Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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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
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Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Rank (
2023
)
Rank Change from
2023
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370048003602
301
Burke Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
1951 Enon Road
Valdese
28690
Burke County
Burke County Schools
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(828) 448-3175
119
7
16.4
58.0%
85 (71.4%)
8 (6.7%)
12 (10.1%)
8 (6.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (5.0%)
58.5
(n/a)
370441001751
302
J Sam Gentry Middle
Public
6-8
1915 W Pine Street
Mount Airy
27030
Surry County
Surry County Schools
No
No
No
No
(336) 786-4155
363
25
14.3
60.9%
251 (69.1%)
2 (0.6%)
93 (25.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (4.7%)
$9,877
$999
$8,878
58.3
61
283
19
370078000325
303
Ranger Elementary/Middle
Public
PK, KG-8
101 Hardy Truett Road
Murphy
28906
Cherokee County
Cherokee County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(828) 644-5111
258
22
11.8
98.8%
234 (90.7%)
2 (0.8%)
16 (6.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.3%)
$11,981
$1,248
$10,733
58.3
46.6
405
102
370045003578
304
Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
21 Trinity Chapel Rd
Asheville
28805
Buncombe County
Buncombe County Schools
No
No
Yes
No
(828) 255-5102
266
14
19.7
50.0%
220 (82.7%)
9 (3.4%)
28 (10.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.0%)
58.3
57.3
310
6
370488001959
305
Norwayne Middle
Public
6-8
1394 Norwayne School Road
Fremont
27830
Wayne County
Wayne County Public Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(919) 242-3414
886
49
18.2
99.7%
464 (52.4%)
210 (23.7%)
146 (16.5%)
18 (2.0%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
46 (5.2%)
$8,110
$796
$7,314
58.1
58.1
306
1
370399001150
306
Western Rockingham Middle
Public
6-8
915 NW Ayersville Rd
Madison
27025
Rockingham County
Rockingham County Schools
No
No
No
No
(336) 548-2168
556
39
14.3
62.8%
346 (62.2%)
51 (9.2%)
113 (20.3%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
43 (7.7%)
$8,960
$915
$8,044
58
58.8
297
9
370053002154
307
Mount Pleasant Middle
Public
6-8
466 Walker Road
Mount Pleasant
28124
Cabarrus County
Cabarrus County Schools
No
No
No
No
(704) 260-6530
688
43
16
45.8%
511 (74.3%)
45 (6.5%)
97 (14.1%)
14 (2.0%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
18 (2.6%)
$8,999
$443
$8,556
57.9
60.5
290
17
370008902472
308
Sugar Creek Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
4101 N Tryon Street
Charlotte
28206
Mecklenburg County
Sugar Creek Charter
Yes
No
No
Yes
(704) 509-5470
1,588
54
29.5
96.5%
2 (0.1%)
1,298 (81.7%)
240 (15.1%)
6 (0.4%)
2 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
40 (2.5%)
57.8
52.1
362
54
370033002503
309
Chocowinity Middle
Public
5-8
3831 Us Hwy 17 S
Chocowinity
27817
Beaufort County
Beaufort County Schools
No
No
No
Yes
(252) 946-6191
368
27
13.3
99.2%
181 (49.2%)
95 (25.8%)
58 (15.8%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
31 (8.4%)
$9,367
$1,161
$8,206
57.4
50.6
372
63
370038903358
310
Shining Rock Classical Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-11
2150 Russ Avenue
Waynesville
28786
Haywood County
Shining Rock Classical Academy
Yes
No
No
Yes
(828) 476-5150
604
47
12.8
520 (86.1%)
12 (2.0%)
24 (4.0%)
8 (1.3%)
9 (1.5%)
1 (0.2%)
30 (5.0%)
57.4
53.9
348
38
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOG Mathematics, EOG Reading, EOG Science 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.
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Educational resources:
Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison
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.
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