Best Public Schools in Bear Creek, NC

Summary:

The city of Bear Creek, North Carolina, is home to 3 schools, including 1 elementary school, 2 high schools (one of which is a virtual school), and no middle schools or alternative schools. The data reveals that Chatham Central High School has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 325th out of 626 North Carolina high schools in 2022-2023 to 209th out of 641 in 2024-2025. This high school also outperforms the Chatham County Schools and North Carolina averages in several End of Course (EOC) assessments, particularly in English II and Math III.

The Bonlee School, a K-8 institution, has also performed well on state assessments, with several grade levels exceeding the Chatham County and North Carolina averages in both math and reading. Bonlee School stands out for its strong performance in 3rd grade math and 8th grade science. Both Chatham Central High and Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy have reported a 87.7% four-year graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year.

While Bonlee School has a higher percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients (64.29%) compared to Chatham Central High (59.82%) and Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy (32.14%), the per-student spending at Bonlee School and Chatham Central High is similar, at $12,756 and $12,606, respectively, for the 2018-2019 school year. These insights provide valuable information for parents and the community to understand the academic performance and resources available in the schools within the Chatham County Schools district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bonlee School	Public	K-8	152 Bonlee School Road	Bear Creek	27207	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 837-5316	290	21	13.9	99.0%	200 (69.0%)	27 (9.3%)	55 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	44.5	841^st of 1490 public elementary schools	43.6%		45.4	828^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.0%	13					70.0	56.1	48.4	61.9	46.5	41.7	33.3	51.2	41.9	55.0	37.2	54.2	61.3	62.5	$12,756	$1,041	$11,714
Chatham Central High	Public	9-12	14950 NC Hwy 902 W	Bear Creek	27207	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 837-2251	320	31	10.3	99.1%	208 (65.0%)	20 (6.3%)	76 (23.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	63.6	209^th of 641 public high schools	67.4%		45.9	324^th of 640 public high schools	49.4%	115	51.5	65.7	59.5	73.2															$12,606	$549	$12,058

Cities Near Bear Creek

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Siler City	2.18 mi	9	219^th
Ramseur	7.12 mi	4	451^st
Bennett	9.66 mi	2	47^th
Franklinville	10.92 mi	2	143^rd
Liberty	11.39 mi	3	343^rd

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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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