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)
370336001400	341	Newton-Conover High	Public	9-12	338 W 15th Street	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 465-0920	758	44	17	59.1%	332 (43.8%)	81 (10.7%)	223 (29.4%)	55 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.8%)	$10,228			$626			$9,601	44	31.9	420	79
370001202616	342	South Central	Public	9-12	570 W Forlines Road	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 321-3232	1,675	92	18.2	55.1%	356 (21.3%)	1,052 (62.8%)	114 (6.8%)	24 (1.4%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (7.3%)	$8,918			$1,095			$7,823	43.7	37.1	380	38
370297002641	343	Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	1430 Alleghany St	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5992	1,552	84	18.4	46.0%	47 (3.0%)	1,015 (65.4%)	408 (26.3%)	57 (3.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.4%)	$8,885			$597			$8,288	43.7	50	289	54
370033002224	344	Northside High	Public	9-12	7868 Free Union Church Road	Pinetown	27865	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 943-6341	376	30	12.5	98.7%	251 (66.8%)	66 (17.6%)	39 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$12,647			$840			$11,807	43.6	51.2	280	64
370032303256	345	North East Carolina Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	274 Husky Trail	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	North East Carolina Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 641-0464	909	68	13.4	72.8%	440 (48.4%)	301 (33.1%)	126 (13.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.5%)								43.5	32	418	73
370044503506	346	Hobgood Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 S Beech St	Hobgood	27843	Halifax County	Hobgood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 242-1880	404	33	12.2		319 (79.0%)	57 (14.1%)	19 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								43.2			(n/a)
370489003079	347	Roanoke Valley Early College	Public	9-12	100 College Dr	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-6364	119	5	23.8	97.5%	4 (3.4%)	108 (90.8%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$10,910			$689			$10,222	43.2	23.8	487	140
370504002018	348	Forbush High	Public	8-12	1525 Falcon Road	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1140	794	49	16.1	45.6%	533 (67.1%)	15 (1.9%)	219 (27.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.9%)	$9,104			$736			$8,368	43.1	46	315	33
370039000116	349	East Bladen High	Public	9-12	5600 NC Hwy 87 East	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 247-4610	545	35	15.4	99.4%	173 (31.7%)	262 (48.1%)	70 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.1%)	$10,954			$1,440			$9,513	43	40.5	349
370003000016	350	Southern Alamance High	Public	9-12	631 Southern High Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6400	1,360	75	18.1	43.0%	928 (68.2%)	109 (8.0%)	238 (17.5%)	28 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (4.0%)	$8,061			$590			$7,471	43	48.9	300	50

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.