Best High Schools in North Carolina

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish North Carolina test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
370399002306	361	Dalton McMichael High	Public	9-12	6845 Hwy 135	Mayodan	27027	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 427-5165	723	42	17.2	58.9%	452 (62.5%)	83 (11.5%)	148 (20.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.0%)	$8,586			$692			$7,894	41.8	38.2	368	7
370038603361	362	North Carolina Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2800 Meridian Parkway	Durham	27713	Durham County	North Carolina Cyber Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(984) 262-9237	2,372	136	17.4		1,012 (42.7%)	711 (30.0%)	382 (16.1%)	58 (2.4%)	22 (0.9%)	4 (0.2%)	183 (7.7%)								41.7	38.7	364	2
370237002635	363	West Johnston High	Public	9-12	5935 Raleigh Road	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 934-7333	1,469	79	18.6	37.8%	834 (56.8%)	183 (12.5%)	366 (24.9%)	12 (0.8%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (4.6%)	$8,533			$535			$7,999	41.4	38.1	370	7
370441003549	364	Surry Online Magnet School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	883 Zephyr Road	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 386-8215	84	5	16	50.0%	76 (90.5%)	2 (2.4%)	5 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								41.3			(n/a)
370108000449	365	Currituck County High	Public	9-12	4203 Caratoke Hwy	Barco	27917	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 453-0014	1,057	62	16.9	30.0%	801 (75.8%)	54 (5.1%)	101 (9.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (9.1%)	$10,344			$561			$9,783	41.2	45.2	322	43
370210000915	366	East Henderson High	Public	9-12	150 Eagle Pride Drive	East Flat Rock	28726	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4768	965	60	16.1	60.8%	509 (52.7%)	18 (1.9%)	374 (38.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.7%)	45 (4.7%)	$9,768			$724			$9,044	40.9	45.8	317	49
370502001998	367	Fike High	Public	9-12	500 Harrison Dr N	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7905	1,046	59	17.7	99.7%	326 (31.2%)	464 (44.4%)	197 (18.8%)	22 (2.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.8%)	$8,482			$699			$7,783	40.3	37.7	372	5
370297003405	368	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School	Public, Virtual	5-12	7030 Nations Ford Road	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(980) 343-3066	1,347	76	17.8	51.4%	186 (13.8%)	752 (55.8%)	286 (21.2%)	57 (4.2%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	59 (4.4%)	$6,482			$435			$6,047	40.3	40.8	346	22
370297003622	369	Palisades High School	Public	9-12	15221 York Road	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-0878	1,615	69	23.5	34.9%	268 (16.6%)	736 (45.6%)	459 (28.4%)	88 (5.4%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	54 (3.3%)								40.3			(n/a)
370114000467	370	East Davidson High	Public	9-12	1408 Lake Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 476-4814	765	43	17.6	53.1%	572 (74.8%)	25 (3.3%)	126 (16.5%)	18 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)	$7,878			$419			$7,459	40.2	50.4	286	84

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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.