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)
370117002827	181	Davie County Early College High	Public	9-12	1211 Salisbury Road	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 753-0888	126	5	25.2	50.0%	75 (59.5%)	8 (6.3%)	38 (30.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$5,779			$197			$5,583	69.7	83	113	68
370495001974	182	East Wilkes High School	Public	9-12	13315 Elkin Hwy 268	Ronda	28670	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 651-7200	495	30	16.3	47.5%	433 (87.5%)	11 (2.2%)	39 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$10,562			$769			$9,794	69.4	62.3	214	32
370001201495	183	D H Conley High	Public	9-12	2006 Worthington Rd	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 756-3440	1,703	92	18.4	34.1%	1,024 (60.1%)	327 (19.2%)	227 (13.3%)	36 (2.1%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (4.9%)	$8,429			$588			$7,841	69.4	71.1	169	14
370268002673	184	North Lincoln High	Public	9-12	2737 Lee Lawing Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-1969	1,079	48	22.7	26.6%	884 (81.9%)	34 (3.2%)	112 (10.4%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.8%)	$7,071			$386			$6,685	69.3	71	172	12
370018002748	185	Anson County Early College High	Public	9-12	177 Ledbetter Street	Polkton	28135	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 272-5396	227	11	21	98.7%	105 (46.3%)	88 (38.8%)	13 (5.7%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	$8,091			$205			$7,886	69.3	85.8	102	83
370297001244	186	Myers Park High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2400 Colony Rd	Charlotte	28209	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5800	3,593	164	21.8	25.5%	2,067 (57.5%)	758 (21.1%)	556 (15.5%)	98 (2.7%)	11 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	99 (2.8%)	$7,885			$340			$7,545	69.2	73.9	157	29
370472000944	187	Leesville Road High	Public	9-12	8410 Pride Way	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4250	2,613	127	20.5	22.0%	1,519 (58.1%)	534 (20.4%)	322 (12.3%)	129 (4.9%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	102 (3.9%)	$8,133			$353			$7,780	68.9	73.8	158	29
370126002920	188	Durham School of Technology	Public	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-9183	251	16	15.6	98.8%	9 (3.6%)	184 (73.3%)	49 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$8,663			$236			$8,427	68.9	72.5	163	25
370114003257	189	Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy	Public	9-12	2065 E. Holly Grove Road	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 242-5820	159	11	14.4	44.7%	125 (78.6%)	10 (6.3%)	16 (10.1%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$11,324			$132			$11,192	68.7	58.7	237	48
370114003389	190	Oak Grove High	Public	9-12	3507 Midway School Rd	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 474-8280	958	51	18.6	30.4%	779 (81.3%)	51 (5.3%)	84 (8.8%)	8 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.1%)	$8,226			$493			$7,733	68.6	64.2	200	10

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.