Chapel Hill High

Summary:

Chapel Hill High is a public high school serving 1,597 students in grades 9-12 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, which is part of the highly-ranked Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district.

Chapel Hill High consistently performs well academically, with 80.6% of students proficient or better in EOC/English II assessments, compared to 59.7% statewide and 78.4% in the district. The school ranks in the top 25% of North Carolina high schools and earns a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Chapel Hill High also performs strongly across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% for female, male, White, and multi-racial students, as well as the top 20% for English Language Learners and Special Education students. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, dropping from the top 10% in 2013-2014 to the top 25% in 2023-2024, suggesting increasing competition from other high-performing schools.

Compared to nearby schools within the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district, Chapel Hill High generally outperforms its peers, such as Carrboro High and East Chapel Hill High, on academic measures. However, the school lags behind some of the top-performing schools in the district, such as East Chapel Hill High, in certain areas. Additionally, while Chapel Hill High performs well overall, there are concerns about the lower performance of Asian, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students compared to their peers, indicating the need for targeted interventions and support to ensure equitable outcomes for all students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 9217 Seawell School Rd
       Chapel Hill, NC  27516-9240


(919) 929-2106

District: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
160th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,533 Help


Feeder schools for Chapel Hill High:

Elementary:    Carrboro Elementary
    McDougle Elementary
    Morris Grove Elementary
    Seawell Elementary
Middle:    McDougle Middle
    Smith Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  1,597

Racial breakdown:

White:
53.3%
Hispanic:
16.8%
Asian:
12.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24.7% Help


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Compare Details Chapel Hill High ranks better than 75% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Chapel Hill High has the largest high school student body size in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District. Student population at Chapel Hill High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (53.3%), Hispanic (16.8%), Asian (12.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 24.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chapel Hill High is 16. 2 high schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chapel Hill High is $11,533, which is the lowest among 4 high schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chapel Hill High:

SchoolDigger ranks Chapel Hill High 160th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Chapel Hill High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 24th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Chapel Hill High

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Rank History for all students at Chapel Hill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 86.18 10th 431 97.7%
2007 86.59 11th 453 97.6%
2008 79.33 23rd 477 95.2%
2009 78.26 30th 490 93.9%
2010 71.20 66th 499 86.8%
2011 69.57 87th 506 82.8%
2012 50.67 223rd 502 55.6%
2013 66.26 61st 505 87.9%
2014 82.69 27th 451 94.0%
2015 77.10 49th 531 90.8%
2016 71.19 67th 507 86.8%
2017 80.35 46th 476 90.3%
2018 81.17 51st 469 89.1%
2019 80.63 53rd 514 89.7%
2021 43.71 314th 594 47.1%
2022 80.37 129th 621 79.2%
2023 77.35 142nd 626 77.3%
2024 74.00 160th 640 75.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Chapel Hill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.60 9th 185 95.1%
2019 75.67 36th 195 81.5%
2022 83.78 27th 226 88.1%
2023 87.42 21st 249 91.6%
2024 90.37 17th 261 93.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Chapel Hill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.39 38th 147 74.1%
2019 53.46 51st 173 70.5%
2021 23.35 113th 124 8.9%
2022 58.33 39th 156 75.0%
2023 54.54 67th 226 70.4%
2024 60.10 54th 262 79.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Chapel Hill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 67.07 60th 349 82.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chapel Hill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.50 237th 424 44.1%
2019 45.65 168th 446 62.3%
2021 17.56 386th 432 10.6%
2022 50.94 221st 544 59.4%
2023 40.60 316th 597 47.1%
2024 34.90 381st 613 37.8%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Chapel Hill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.64 58th 449 87.1%
2019 81.79 48th 475 89.9%
2021 42.84 230th 475 51.6%
2022 79.83 126th 594 78.8%
2023 75.27 148th 588 74.8%
2024 71.43 172nd 602 71.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Chapel Hill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.49 53rd 349 84.8%
2019 67.33 59th 364 83.8%
2021 30.33 237th 334 29.0%
2022 58.18 86th 330 73.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Chapel Hill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 78.59 32nd 325 90.2%
2021 66.59 102nd 337 69.7%
2022 71.33 102nd 398 74.4%
2023 75.51 84th 403 79.2%
2024 61.69 183rd 403 54.6%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Chapel Hill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.76 55th 463 88.1%
2019 77.87 56th 488 88.5%
2021 43.57 214th 481 55.5%
2022 80.45 120th 585 79.5%
2023 78.47 134th 602 77.7%
2024 75.59 147th 607 75.8%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Chapel Hill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.28 34th 77 55.8%
2019 61.36 37th 89 58.4%
2021 38.60 61st 83 26.5%
2022 56.19 52nd 91 42.9%
2023 56.31 47th 98 52.0%
2024 54.19 56th 101 44.6%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Chapel Hill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.91 180th 359 49.9%
2019 51.29 113th 369 69.4%
2021 23.77 290th 364 20.3%
2022 56.60 135th 430 68.6%
2023 42.76 209th 434 51.8%
2024 61.85 111th 437 74.6%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Chapel Hill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.12 97th 340 71.5%
2019 61.55 65th 354 81.6%
2021 25.87 282nd 370 23.8%
2022 59.28 131st 436 70.0%
2023 54.39 164th 449 63.5%
2024 49.27 185th 454 59.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Chapel Hill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.77 19th 427 95.6%
2019 88.40 18th 444 95.9%
2021 60.79 132nd 439 69.9%
2022 88.16 66th 534 87.6%
2023 83.94 91st 537 83.1%
2024 83.73 98th 553 82.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Chapel Hill High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1038 252 45 16 5 n/a n/a 5 1361
1989 927 220 50 15 3 n/a n/a 0 1215
1990 1063 261 55 24 2 n/a n/a 0 1405
1991 1103 272 62 19 2 n/a n/a 1 1459
1992 1272 298 77 28 4 n/a n/a 0 1679
1993 1400 328 80 25 4 n/a n/a 0 1837
1994 1471 337 97 25 3 n/a n/a 0 1933
1995 1619 385 118 26 0 n/a n/a 0 2148
1996 1619 385 118 26 0 n/a n/a 0 2148
1997 1214 317 86 33 2 n/a n/a 0 1652
1998 1064 291 71 39 2 n/a n/a 0 1467
1999 1096 274 78 50 3 n/a n/a 0 1501
2000 1109 229 80 56 3 n/a n/a 0 1477
2001 1157 229 100 70 1 n/a n/a 0 1557
2002 1264 253 104 84 2 n/a n/a 0 1707
2003 1264 253 104 84 2 n/a n/a 0 1707
2004 1270 286 120 95 4 n/a n/a 0 1775
2005 1284 287 119 114 4 n/a n/a 0 1808
2006 1285 286 116 113 2 n/a n/a 0 1802
2007 1222 252 102 140 1 n/a n/a 53 1770
2008 934 210 110 108 0 n/a n/a 48 1410
2009 852 273 122 94 0 n/a n/a 0 1341
2010 838 271 142 113 1 n/a n/a 0 1365
2011 720 144 141 156 11 0 151 0 1323
2012 729 132 152 169 7 0 164 0 1353
2013 726 149 157 179 8 1 140 0 1360
2014 758 157 182 195 7 1 112 0 1412
2015 793 167 169 207 9 1 93 0 1439
2016 791 181 185 204 11 1 90 0 1463
2017 830 174 199 215 10 0 88 0 1516
2018 831 186 208 225 12 0 104 0 1566
2019 826 171 209 221 8 0 93 0 1528
2020 816 156 205 242 6 0 97 0 1522
2021 827 172 204 229 3 0 91 0 1526
2022 829 173 196 226 0 0 81 0 1505
2023 851 183 200 269 1 0 93 0 1597

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chapel Hill High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1361 90.0 15.1 n/a
1989 1215 93.0 13.0 6
1990 1405 98.0 14.3 5.5
1991 1459 108.0 13.5 5.3
1992 1679 108.0 15.5 2.3
1993 1837 112.0 16.4 5
1994 1933 131.0 14.8 5.4
1995 2148 135.0 15.9 6.9
1996 2148 135.0 15.9 6.9
1997 1652 103.0 16.0 9
1998 1467 115.0 12.8 9.4
1999 1501 115.0 13.1 11.7
2000 1477 115.0 12.8 10.8
2001 1557 115.0 13.5 9.8
2002 1707 115.0 14.8 0
2003 1707 115.0 14.8 0
2004 1775 115.0 15.4 11.7
2005 1808 115.0 15.7 13.2
2006 1802 115.0 15.7 10.5
2007 1770 115.8 15.3 12
2008 1410 102.5 13.8 15.6
2009 1341 100.8 13.3 15.1
2010 1365 93.7 14.5 18.7
2011 1323 90.8 14.5 17.7
2012 1353 86.2 15.6 18.3
2013 1360 90.1 15.0 19.9
2014 1412 88.1 16.0 21.2
2015 1439 91.0 15.8 21
2016 1463 90.0 16.2 21.7
2017 1516 93.9 16.1 21.4
2018 1566 94.3 16.6 20.6
2019 1528 91.9 16.6 20.3
2020 1522 93.5 16.2 20
2021 1526 93.6 16.2 16.4
2022 1505 97.8 15.3 14.4
2023 1597 99.3 16.0 24.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chapel Hill High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1361 90.0 15.1 n/a
1989 1215 93.0 13.0 6
1990 1405 98.0 14.3 5.5
1991 1459 108.0 13.5 5.3
1992 1679 108.0 15.5 2.3
1993 1837 112.0 16.4 5
1994 1933 131.0 14.8 5.4
1995 2148 135.0 15.9 6.9
1996 2148 135.0 15.9 6.9
1997 1652 103.0 16.0 9
1998 1467 115.0 12.8 9.4
1999 1501 115.0 13.1 11.7
2000 1477 115.0 12.8 10.8
2001 1557 115.0 13.5 9.8
2002 1707 115.0 14.8 0
2003 1707 115.0 14.8 0
2004 1775 115.0 15.4 11.7
2005 1808 115.0 15.7 13.2
2006 1802 115.0 15.7 10.5
2007 1770 115.8 15.3 12
2008 1410 102.5 13.8 15.6
2009 1341 100.8 13.3 15.1
2010 1365 93.7 14.5 18.7
2011 1323 90.8 14.5 17.7
2012 1353 86.2 15.6 18.3
2013 1360 90.1 15.0 19.9
2014 1412 88.1 16.0 21.2
2015 1439 91.0 15.8 21
2016 1463 90.0 16.2 21.7
2017 1516 93.9 16.1 21.4
2018 1566 94.3 16.6 20.6
2019 1528 91.9 16.6 20.3
2020 1522 93.5 16.2 20
2021 1526 93.6 16.2 16.4
2022 1505 97.8 15.3 14.4
2023 1597 99.3 16.0 24.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Chapel Hill High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $502 (4.4%) $11,031 (95.6%) $11,533

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Chapel Hill High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 53rd of 514 High schoolsRanks 142nd of 626 High schools
 12.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Chapel Hill High)70.283.5
 13.3%
   End of Course Biology (Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools)7580.5
 5.5%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Chapel Hill High)80.180.2
 0.1%
   End of Course English II (Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools)79.681.5
 1.9%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Chapel Hill High)6546.4
 18.6%
   End of Course Math I (Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools)61.743.8
 17.9%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Chapel Hill High)77.271.5
 5.7%
   End of Course Math III (Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools)75.673.4
 2.2%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students15281597
 4.5%
African American171183
 7%
American Indian81
 87.5%
Asian209200
 4.3%
Hispanic221269
 21.7%
Pacific Islander00
White826851
 3%
Two or More Races9393
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients20.3%24.7%
 4.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Chapel Hill High

Chapel Hill High ranks 160th of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,597 students attended Chapel Hill High.

Chapel Hill High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carrboro Elementary
Elementary : McDougle Elementary
Elementary : Morris Grove Elementary
Elementary : Seawell Elementary
Middle : McDougle Middle
Middle : Smith Middle

Students at Chapel Hill High are 53% White, 17% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races.


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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.

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