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)
370297002220	71	Providence High School	Public	9-12	1800 Pineville-Matthews Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5390	2,048	94	21.8	10.6%	1,320 (64.5%)	187 (9.1%)	206 (10.1%)	274 (13.4%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	59 (2.9%)	$8,296			$371			$7,925	90.2	90.3	65	6
370495003125	72	Wilkes Early College High School	Public	9-12	1328 S Collegiate Dr	Wilkesboro	28697	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 838-6247	257	9	28.5	31.9%	205 (79.8%)	6 (2.3%)	32 (12.5%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$6,729			$458			$6,271	90.2	91.8	53	19
370327002644	73	NRM Early College High School	Public	9-12	530 North Old Carriage Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 451-2890	388	16	25	48.5%	146 (37.6%)	120 (30.9%)	93 (24.0%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	$6,841			$367			$6,474	90.2	88.9	82	9
370465003024	74	Vance County Early College	Public	9-12	200 Community College Rd	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 738-3580	222	7	31.7	98.6%	30 (13.5%)	102 (45.9%)	79 (35.6%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$7,695			$428			$7,267	90.2	91.6	54	20
370017502914	75	Roxboro Community School	Public, Charter	6-12	115 Lake Drive	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Roxboro Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 597-0020	688	48	14.3		521 (75.7%)	75 (10.9%)	40 (5.8%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.1%)								90.1	87.8	89	14
370108003037	76	The JP Knapp ECH (i)School	Public	9-12	2966 Caratoke Hwy	Currituck	27929	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 232-3107	256	10	26.9	17.2%	209 (81.6%)	9 (3.5%)	15 (5.9%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	$8,725			$230			$8,496	90.1	91.9	52	24
370039003477	77	Bladen Early College	Public	9-12	7418 NC Highway 41 West	Dublin	28332	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 876-6654	139	7	21	97.8%	73 (52.5%)	19 (13.7%)	36 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	$17,774			$487			$17,287	90	82.5	115	38
370472003237	78	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	301 Ashe Avenue	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 508-9088	350	22	16.1	30.3%	113 (32.3%)	131 (37.4%)	64 (18.3%)	22 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	$11,659			$232			$11,427	89.8	88.2	87	9
370390003481	79	Roanoke Rapids Early College High	Public	9-12	844 Hamilton St	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 519-7205	124	5	24.8	97.6%	68 (54.8%)	40 (32.3%)	6 (4.8%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$10,292			$309			$9,983	89.8	84.4	108	29
370201003443	80	Harnett County Early College	Public	9-12	660 E Johnson St	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 814-3470	102	5	20.4	39.2%	33 (32.4%)	30 (29.4%)	30 (29.4%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)	$8,448			$103			$8,345	89.8	79.5	131	51

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.