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)
370177000734	391	Robbinsville High	Public	9-12	301 Sweetwater Road	Robbinsville	28771	Graham County	Graham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 479-9830	363	31	11.8	65.6%	277 (76.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	63 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$14,741			$1,673			$13,068	37.4	34.2	403	12
370053000210	392	Central Cabarrus High	Public, Magnet	9-12	505 Hwy 49 S	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6570	1,305	78	16.8	55.1%	577 (44.2%)	323 (24.8%)	308 (23.6%)	17 (1.3%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.5%)	68 (5.2%)	$8,314			$531			$7,784	37.4	35.9	390	2
370441001757	393	Surry Central High	Public	9-12	716 South Main Street	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 386-8842	669	40	16.7	64.4%	377 (56.4%)	3 (0.4%)	271 (40.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$9,348			$869			$8,479	37.2	41.3	341	52
370345003547	394	Onslow Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	200 Broadhurst Road	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(910) 989-2013	429	33	12.9	53.8%	217 (50.6%)	95 (22.1%)	74 (17.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (8.9%)								37	35.7	394
370053003482	395	West Cabarrus High	Public	9-12	4100 Weddington Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-5970	1,833	88	20.8	58.6%	566 (30.9%)	598 (32.6%)	548 (29.9%)	27 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	84 (4.6%)								36.7	34	406	11
370488001961	396	Rosewood High	Public	9-12	900 Rosewood Road	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 705-6050	469	29	15.9	98.7%	278 (59.3%)	85 (18.1%)	74 (15.8%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	$10,220			$987			$9,233	36.6	39.2	361	35
370120000500	397	North Duplin Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	1388 West NC 403 Highway	Calypso	28365	Wayne County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-3051	604	36	16.9	99.5%	202 (33.4%)	49 (8.1%)	330 (54.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$9,828			$420			$9,408	36.5	37.5	376	21
370345002598	398	Northside High	Public	9-12	365 Commons Drive South	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 455-4868	1,097	61	18	54.3%	314 (28.6%)	412 (37.6%)	227 (20.7%)	33 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	102 (9.3%)	$8,134			$893			$7,241	36.4	41.7	338	60
370153000661	399	Franklinton High	Public	9-12	910 Cedar Creek Road	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 494-2332	1,182	63	18.7	48.1%	444 (37.6%)	416 (35.2%)	232 (19.6%)	11 (0.9%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.2%)	$8,675			$527			$8,148	36	41.3	342	57
370327001351	400	Northern Nash High	Public	9-12	4230 Green Hills Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9040	1,059	59	17.8	58.0%	344 (32.5%)	580 (54.8%)	77 (7.3%)	12 (1.1%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.7%)	$9,163			$811			$8,352	36	25.7	474	74

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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.