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)
370432001718	501	South Stanly High	Public	9-12	40488 S Stanly School Rd	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4100	442	28	15.7	48.2%	330 (74.7%)	44 (10.0%)	37 (8.4%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$9,199			$565			$8,634	22	28.6	441	60
370192000967	502	T Wingate Andrews High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1920 McGuinn Drive	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2800	717	49	14.7	99.4%	72 (10.0%)	448 (62.5%)	120 (16.7%)	45 (6.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.6%)	$12,901			$1,808			$11,093	21.9	19.4	513	11
370001201491	503	Ayden-Grifton High	Public	9-12	7653 NC 11 South	Ayden	28513	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 746-4183	659	45	14.6	99.4%	281 (42.6%)	238 (36.1%)	106 (16.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.1%)	$10,854			$1,280			$9,574	21.8	26.8	462	41
370001100445	504	Westover High	Public	9-12	277 Bonanza Drive	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-0190	1,202	67	17.8	99.8%	115 (9.6%)	760 (63.2%)	179 (14.9%)	12 (1.0%)	7 (0.6%)	17 (1.4%)	112 (9.3%)	$9,865			$1,620			$8,245	21.8	17	530	26
370090002720	505	Shelby High	Public	9-12	230 E Dixon Boulevard	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8325	825	53	15.6	65.2%	290 (35.2%)	393 (47.6%)	72 (8.7%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (6.5%)	$9,492			$690			$8,802	21.3	21.9	499	6
370192000836	506	Northeast Guilford High	Public	9-12	6700 McLeansville Road	Mc Leansville	27301	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2500	959	62	15.5	99.7%	154 (16.1%)	560 (58.4%)	193 (20.1%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.1%)	$10,865			$1,243			$9,622	21.2	18.6	517	11
370288001169	507	Riverside High	Public	9-12	1260 Godwin Ave	Williamston	27892	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 802-3095	447	29	15.3	99.3%	119 (26.6%)	266 (59.5%)	48 (10.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$11,806			$1,337			$10,469	21.2	16.6	533	26
370488001950	508	Eastern Wayne High	Public	9-12	1135 New Hope Road	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 751-7120	826	50	16.5	99.3%	168 (20.3%)	488 (59.1%)	121 (14.6%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.5%)	$9,800			$921			$8,879	21.1	11.1	568	60
370003000009	509	Graham High	Public	9-12	903 Trollinger Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6440	913	57	16	71.7%	140 (15.3%)	243 (26.6%)	450 (49.3%)	14 (1.5%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.1%)	$10,422			$935			$9,487	21.1	20.7	505	4
370126003580	510	Ignite Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5321 Ephesus Church Rd.	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(919) 972-4400	467	39	11.9	15.2%	67 (14.3%)	256 (54.8%)	89 (19.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.1%)								20.9	17.9	524	14

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.