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)
370183002860	111	Greene Early College High	Public	9-12	818 Highway 91	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 747-9044	143	9	15.8	97.9%	31 (21.7%)	25 (17.5%)	84 (58.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$9,040			$301			$8,739	85.6	81.4	120	9
370126003112	112	City of Medicine Academy	Public	9-12	301 Crutchfield Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2001	336	23	14.4	62.8%	25 (7.4%)	135 (40.2%)	155 (46.1%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$12,056			$1,005			$11,051	85	69.8	180	68
370300003137	113	Mayland Early College	Public	9-12	264 Mayland Dr	Spruce Pine	28777	Mitchell County	Mitchell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 766-2590	115	5	23	97.4%	91 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.2%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	$7,370			$209			$7,160	84.6	94.4	34	79
370150003176	114	Atkins Academic & Technical High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3605 Old Greensboro Road	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 703-6754	1,190	68	17.4	37.1%	526 (44.2%)	278 (23.4%)	246 (20.7%)	82 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.7%)	$9,035			$597			$8,438	84.6	87.7	90	24
370472003410	115	North Wake College and Career Academy	Public	9-12	931 Durham Rd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8650	365	20	18.3	34.8%	122 (33.4%)	132 (36.2%)	75 (20.5%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	$13,377			$439			$12,939	84.4	89.5	74	41
370035603329	116	Bradford Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2502 Salome Church Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Bradford Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 549-0080	1,534	109	14.1		678 (44.2%)	483 (31.5%)	152 (9.9%)	65 (4.2%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (9.8%)								84.4	85	106	10
370192000838	117	Northwest Guilford High	Public	9-12	5240 Northwest School Road	Greensboro	27409	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 605-3300	2,042	98	20.7	19.3%	1,390 (68.1%)	163 (8.0%)	218 (10.7%)	185 (9.1%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (4.0%)	$7,290			$511			$6,779	84	79.2	132	15
370013502736	118	Community School of Davidson	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	404 Armour Street	Davidson	28036	Mecklenburg County	Community School of Davidson	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 897-8061	1,572	85	18.4		1,226 (78.0%)	62 (3.9%)	143 (9.1%)	56 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (5.3%)								83.7	89	80	38
370063002369	119	Croatan High	Public	9-12	1 Cougar Lane	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 393-7022	1,015	61	16.7	29.0%	856 (84.3%)	11 (1.1%)	87 (8.6%)	15 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.1%)	$9,671			$682			$8,989	83.6	80.1	127	8
370488003010	120	Wayne School of Engineering	Public	6-12	700 N Herman St	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 734-0070	427	24	17.6	31.6%	247 (57.8%)	80 (18.7%)	72 (16.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	$7,192			$332			$6,860	83.3	78.8	134	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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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.