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)
370195002157	611	Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy	Public	9-12	16683 Hwy 125	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-2027	196	15	12.6	98.5%	2 (1.0%)	178 (90.8%)	11 (5.6%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$16,987			$2,312			$14,676	7.4	7.4	595	16
370465001823	612	Vance County High School	Public	9-12	925 Garrett Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 430-6000	958	61	15.6	99.7%	67 (7.0%)	666 (69.5%)	177 (18.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.6%)	$10,959			$1,215			$9,744	6.7	8.8	584	28
370114000462	613	Davidson County High School	Public	6-12	2061 E Holly Grove Road	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1459	86	11	7.8	70.9%	66 (76.7%)	2 (2.3%)	13 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.8%)	$16,547			$783			$15,764	5.7	12.2	557	56
370132001770	614	Tarboro High	Public	9-12	1400 Howard Avenue	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 823-4284	518	35	14.8	98.1%	67 (12.9%)	403 (77.8%)	38 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$11,401			$1,160			$10,241	5.6	11.7	565	49
370048001005	615	Hallyburton Academy	Public	6-12	205 South Main Street	Drexel	28619	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 437-4184	101	11	9.6	97.0%	70 (69.3%)	8 (7.9%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	14 (13.9%)	$18,048			$1,530			$16,517	5.3	4.8	604	11
370309001929	616	The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney	Public	6-12	160 Pinckney Road	Carthage	28327	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 947-2603	96	5	18	72.9%	48 (50.0%)	26 (27.1%)	10 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.5%)	$20,280			$779			$19,501	5.2			(n/a)
370480001930	617	Washington County High	Public	9-12	800 E Main St	Plymouth	27962	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 793-3031	260	19	13.4	98.8%	13 (5.0%)	225 (86.5%)	18 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$16,949			$1,492			$15,458	5.1	3.2	613	4
370228002460	618	Mattamuskeet School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	60 Juniper Bay Road	Swanquarter	27885	Hyde County	Hyde County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 926-0221	317	30	10.5	99.1%	164 (51.7%)	92 (29.0%)	48 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$17,035			$2,169			$14,866	5.1	28.3	444	174
370045002203	619	Community High School	Public	7-12	235 Old US 70	Swannanoa	28778	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 686-7734	119	17	6.9	79.8%	75 (63.0%)	20 (16.8%)	16 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.7%)	$22,238			$1,674			$20,564	4.9	4.4	605	14
370001102981	620	Alger B. Wilkins High School	Public	9-12	1429 Skibo Road	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 864-5438	128	11	11.8	97.7%	12 (9.4%)	96 (75.0%)	9 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.6%)	$13,760			$1,393			$12,367	4.8	10.1	580	40

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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.