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)
370009702494	51	Raleigh Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1307 Glenwood Avenue	Raleigh	27605	Wake County	Raleigh Charter High School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 715-1155	560	44	12.7		240 (42.9%)	38 (6.8%)	45 (8.0%)	204 (36.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.4%)								93	90.7	62	11
370472003495	52	Green Level High	Public	9-12	7600 Roberts Rd	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8222	2,149	107	20	6.2%	837 (38.9%)	117 (5.4%)	129 (6.0%)	974 (45.3%)	8 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	79 (3.7%)								92.7	90.1	69	17
370472002866	53	Wake Early College of Health and Science	Public	9-12	2901 Holston Lane	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 212-5800	328	15	21.7	42.1%	97 (29.6%)	76 (23.2%)	66 (20.1%)	72 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$9,117			$232			$8,885	92.5	92.6	47	6
370053003159	54	Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll	Public	9-12	1531 Trinity Church Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6780	236	10	24.5	35.6%	100 (42.4%)	67 (28.4%)	40 (16.9%)	18 (7.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$7,514			$205			$7,309	92.4	95.5	19	35
370399003014	55	Rockingham County Early College High	Public	9-12	215 Wrenn Memorial Road	Wentworth	27375	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 342-4261	329	10	32.9	99.1%	204 (62.0%)	56 (17.0%)	46 (14.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	$6,255			$465			$5,789	92.4	88.8	83	28
370090003030	56	Cleveland ECHS	Public	9-12	1800 E. Marion Street	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8232	214	11	19.3	98.6%	117 (54.7%)	37 (17.3%)	43 (20.1%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$7,781			$522			$7,258	92.3	89.3	77	21
370331002843	57	Craven Early College High	Public	9-12	800 College Court	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 637-5706	230	9	26.8	42.2%	130 (56.5%)	33 (14.3%)	33 (14.3%)	22 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	$7,415			$228			$7,188	92	88.6	85	28
370441002903	58	Surry Early College	Public	9-12	630 South Main Street	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 386-3621	303	8	40.4	57.4%	171 (56.4%)	5 (1.7%)	119 (39.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$4,884			$155			$4,730	91.9	86.7	96	38
370060003391	59	Camden Early College High	Public	9-12	103-A US Highway 158 West	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 335-7219	139	5	26.2	16.5%	108 (77.7%)	5 (3.6%)	12 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.1%)	$6,039			$00			$6,039	91.8	91.1	58	1
370432002890	60	Stanly Early College High	Public	9-12	141 College Drive	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4400	194	8	24	38.7%	151 (77.8%)	9 (4.6%)	20 (10.3%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$7,609			$364			$7,245	91.7	92.1	49	11

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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:

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

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.