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)
370231003432	141	Agriculture and Science Early College	Public	9-13	158 Raider Rd	Olin	28660	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 876-4056	266	9	29.6	37.6%	176 (66.2%)	27 (10.2%)	48 (18.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.5%)	$7,260			$104			$7,155	77.6	89.3	76	65
370192003233	142	UNCG Early/Middle College	Public	9-12	1510 Walker Avenue	Greensboro	27412	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 334-3662	207	13	15.6	48.3%	42 (20.3%)	98 (47.3%)	41 (19.8%)	16 (7.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$9,502			$349			$9,154	77.5	75.5	150	8
370032603261	143	Research Triangle High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3106 East NC Highway 54	Durham	27709	Durham County	Research Triangle High School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 998-6757	564	42	13.5		216 (38.3%)	91 (16.1%)	71 (12.6%)	106 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (14.0%)								77.5	76.1	147	4
370053002833	144	Hickory Ridge High	Public	9-12	7321 Raging Ridge Road	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6630	1,673	84	20	22.1%	777 (46.4%)	422 (25.2%)	189 (11.3%)	201 (12.0%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	72 (4.3%)	$7,738			$474			$7,264	77	78.5	136	8
370357001469	145	Topsail High	Public	9-12	245 St. Johns Church Road	Hampstead	28443	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 270-2755	1,888	88	21.4	22.8%	1,572 (83.3%)	52 (2.8%)	131 (6.9%)	19 (1.0%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	106 (5.6%)	$8,065			$589			$7,476	76.8	80.1	128	17
370012802613	146	Gray Stone Day	Public, Charter	6-12	49464 Merner Terrace	Misenheimer	28109	Stanly County	Gray Stone Day School	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 463-0567	762	43	17.7		618 (81.1%)	16 (2.1%)	57 (7.5%)	25 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.8%)								76.8	80.7	123	23
370204000908	147	Pisgah High	Public	9-12	1 Black Bear Drive	Canton	28716	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 646-3440	908	57	16	98.7%	746 (82.2%)	10 (1.1%)	113 (12.4%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	$9,758			$969			$8,789	76.6	79.9	130	17
370032703258	148	Corvian Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4041 Johnston Oehler Road	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Corvian Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 717-7550	1,284	73	17.6		609 (47.4%)	355 (27.6%)	154 (12.0%)	86 (6.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (5.9%)								76.4	71.6	167	19
370472003345	149	Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	Public	9-13	2200 S Wilmington St	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 856-8119	359	23	15.6	47.9%	86 (24.0%)	143 (39.8%)	95 (26.5%)	15 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$12,204			$705			$11,499	76.4	72.9	160	11
370014402925	150	Neuse Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	909 M. Durwood Stephenson Park	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Neuse Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 626-2300	912	51	17.7		572 (62.7%)	125 (13.7%)	131 (14.4%)	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.8%)								76.3	59.2	233	83

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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.