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)
370297003418	201	Charlotte Teacher Early College	Public	9-12	9000 Robert D. Snyder Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9898	207	5	41.4	31.9%	33 (15.9%)	105 (50.7%)	47 (22.7%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$10,149			$473			$9,676	65.7	71.9	165	36
370268001110	202	East Lincoln High	Public	9-12	6471 Hwy 73	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-1860	1,047	48	22	28.8%	790 (75.5%)	85 (8.1%)	87 (8.3%)	20 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.0%)	$7,000			$484			$6,516	65.2	63.7	204	2
370150000647	203	West Forsyth High	Public	9-12	1735 Lewisville-Clemmons	Clemmons	27012	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 712-4400	2,348	119	19.7	36.9%	1,238 (52.7%)	386 (16.4%)	452 (19.3%)	135 (5.7%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	133 (5.7%)	$7,594			$428			$7,166	65.1	64.8	195	8
370075003560	204	Seaforth High	Public	9-12	444 Seaforth Rd	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 642-7095	732	41	18	23.9%	466 (63.7%)	55 (7.5%)	147 (20.1%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.0%)								65.1			(n/a)
370472001861	205	Fuquay-Varina High	Public	9-12	201 Bengal Blvd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2511	1,940	103	18.8	26.5%	1,131 (58.3%)	294 (15.2%)	359 (18.5%)	58 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (4.9%)	$8,243			$402			$7,841	64.7	63.5	206	1
370072002823	206	Carrboro High	Public	9-12	201 Rock Haven Rd	Carrboro	27510	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2200	870	56	15.4	28.7%	469 (53.9%)	79 (9.1%)	224 (25.7%)	39 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.8%)	$13,304			$311			$12,993	64.7	70.9	173	33
370483003376	207	Watauga Innovation Academy	Public	9-12	300 Go Pioneers Drive	Boone	28607	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 264-2407	274	5	60.8	42.3%	229 (83.6%)	4 (1.5%)	25 (9.1%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$2,667			$110			$2,557	64.6	60.4	223	16
370033103287	208	Langtree Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	154 Foundation Ct	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Langtree Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 235-0865	1,531	94	16.2	26.6%	1,070 (69.9%)	150 (9.8%)	169 (11.0%)	32 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (7.1%)								64.6	58.9	235	27
370027002749	209	School of Inquiry and Life Sciences	Public	9-12	419 McDowell Street	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 350-2700	344	14	24.5	32.8%	227 (66.0%)	49 (14.2%)	37 (10.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.6%)	$7,028			$199			$6,830	64.4	64.2	199	10
370363003394	210	Person Early College Innovation & Leadership	Public	9-12	1715 College Dr	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 322-2275	143	5	28.3	44.1%	77 (53.8%)	36 (25.2%)	19 (13.3%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	$6,717			$267			$6,450	64.2	57.8	242	32

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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:

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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.