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)
370001102132	271	Reid Ross Classical High	Public	9-12	3200 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 488-8415	216	21	10.4	73.6%	29 (13.4%)	143 (66.2%)	24 (11.1%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (6.9%)	$15,566			$1,451			$14,115	54.1	53.6	267	4
370351001450	272	Pamlico County High	Public	9-12	601 Main Street	Bayboro	28515	Pamlico County	Pamlico County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 745-3151	454	35	12.8	97.8%	272 (59.9%)	76 (16.7%)	49 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.7%)	$14,230			$961			$13,270	54	49.1	296	24
370348002645	273	Cedar Ridge High	Public	9-12	1125 New Grady Brown Sch Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 245-4000	1,118	64	17.4	44.5%	518 (46.3%)	116 (10.4%)	397 (35.5%)	15 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.2%)	$10,912			$399			$10,512	54	59.1	234	39
370053000215	274	Mount Pleasant High	Public	9-12	700 Walker Road	Mount Pleasant	28124	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6690	896	51	17.4	40.0%	710 (79.2%)	49 (5.5%)	102 (11.4%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.7%)	$9,787			$661			$9,125	54	54.8	259	15
370210000804	275	North Henderson High	Public	9-12	35 Fruitland Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4500	1,044	68	15.4	99.7%	499 (47.8%)	32 (3.1%)	444 (42.5%)	18 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (4.7%)	$8,718			$586			$8,132	53.9	59.5	231	44
370001202142	276	Junius H Rose High	Public	9-12	600 W Arlington Blvd	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 321-3640	1,565	79	19.9	99.8%	510 (32.6%)	822 (52.5%)	107 (6.8%)	46 (2.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (5.0%)	$8,977			$844			$8,133	53.9	53.8	265	11
370345001423	277	Jacksonville High	Public	9-12	1021 Henderson Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 989-2048	1,449	73	19.8	47.1%	643 (44.4%)	402 (27.7%)	249 (17.2%)	17 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	131 (9.0%)	$9,620			$623			$8,997	53.5	59.3	232	45
370038803373	278	Piedmont Classical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4100 Yanceyville Rd	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Piedmont Classical High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 897-1128	466	30	15.5		72 (15.5%)	297 (63.7%)	48 (10.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)								53.4	55.5	256	22
370078000323	279	Murphy High	Public	9-12	234 High School Circle	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 837-2426	433	28	15.4	99.3%	357 (82.4%)	12 (2.8%)	27 (6.2%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$10,724			$1,248			$9,476	53.4	58.3	240	39
370045000164	280	Roberson High	Public	9-12	250 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1765	1,495	94	15.9	99.8%	826 (55.3%)	156 (10.4%)	351 (23.5%)	44 (2.9%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	105 (7.0%)	$10,511			$1,345			$9,166	53.3	58.8	236	44

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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.