Best High Schools in North Carolina

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 641)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
401	Terry Sanford High	Public	9-12	2301 Fort Bragg Road	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 484-1151	1,201	50	23.9	64.4%	312 (26.0%)	562 (46.8%)	159 (13.2%)	47 (3.9%)	14 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	101 (8.4%)	$8,493			$714			$7,779	36.5	45.6	326	75		370001102134
402	Forbush High	Public	8-12	1525 Falcon Road	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1140	787	37	21	54.8%	527 (67.0%)	22 (2.8%)	213 (27.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	$9,104			$736			$8,368	36.3	43.1	348	54		370504002018
403	Bunn High	Public	9-12	29 Bunn Elem School Road	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 496-3975	817	49	16.6	99.6%	317 (38.8%)	167 (20.4%)	296 (36.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	$9,236			$603			$8,633	36.3	30	451	48		370153000651
404	College Prep and Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4201 Furniture Avenue	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	The College Preparatory and Leadership A	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 884-0131	890	19	46.3	98.3%	10 (1.1%)	787 (88.4%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.8%)								36.1	19.7	517	113		370032503265
405	Southwest Guilford High	Public	9-12	4364 Barrow Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2970	1,547	84	18.3	99.8%	423 (27.3%)	653 (42.2%)	214 (13.8%)	160 (10.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (5.9%)	$8,584			$557			$8,027	36.1	30.1	449	44		370192002042
406	John A Holmes High	Public	9-12	800 North Oakum Street	Edenton	27932	Chowan County	Edenton-Chowan Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 482-8426	554	36	15.3	99.5%	208 (37.5%)	247 (44.6%)	60 (10.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	$11,558			$663			$10,894	35.7	29.7	452	46		370084000330
407	East Duplin High	Public	9-12	394 North NC Highway 111	Beulaville	28518	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 298-4535	864	51	16.7	99.5%	358 (41.4%)	85 (9.8%)	385 (44.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.9%)	$9,554			$893			$8,661	35.5	33.6	414	7		370120000497
408	Eastern Alamance High	Public	9-12	4040 Mebane Rogers	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-5991	952	57	16.7	99.7%	337 (35.4%)	276 (29.0%)	254 (26.7%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.0%)	$7,777			$653			$7,124	35.5	28.1	468	60		370003000006
409	Beddingfield High	Public	9-12	4510 Old Stantonsburg Rd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7880	653	48	13.6	99.5%	109 (16.7%)	304 (46.6%)	225 (34.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$9,512			$718			$8,794	35.4	27.2	470	61		370502001994
410	NC Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4220 NC Highway 55	Durham	27713	Durham County	NC Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(919) 346-0121	3,482	186	18.7		1,480 (42.5%)	1,021 (29.3%)	497 (14.3%)	59 (1.7%)	45 (1.3%)	5 (0.1%)	375 (10.8%)								35.3	34.6	407	3		370039803362
411	Sanderson High	Public	9-12	5500 Dixon Drive	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 881-4800	1,648	91	18	43.4%	779 (47.3%)	384 (23.3%)	349 (21.2%)	55 (3.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (4.6%)	$8,965			$528			$8,437	35.3	42.1	357	54		370472001892
412	North Mecklenburg High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11201 Old Statesville Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3840	1,854	110	16.9	99.8%	102 (5.5%)	1,028 (55.4%)	588 (31.7%)	70 (3.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (3.3%)	$9,173			$451			$8,723	35.1	37.8	389	23		370297001248
413	Mallard Creek High School	Public	9-12	3825 Johnston Oehler Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1341	2,068	109	19	99.9%	152 (7.4%)	1,434 (69.3%)	313 (15.1%)	68 (3.3%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (4.7%)	$8,152			$456			$7,697	34.9	25.8	475	62		370297002811
414	Providence Grove High School	Public	9-12	5555 Mack Lineberry Rd	Climax	27233	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 685-0728	587	36	16.4	53.8%	432 (73.6%)	16 (2.7%)	101 (17.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	$9,290			$677			$8,613	34.9	22	500	86		370378003016
415	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	Public, Charter	6-12	4100 Sunglow Drive	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 338-5258	362	35	10.2	98.9%	151 (41.7%)	96 (26.5%)	70 (19.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.8%)								34.7	46.4	321	94		370040703397
416	KIPP Gaston College Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	320 Pleasant Hill Road	Gaston	27832	Northampton County	KIPP Gaston College Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 308-6932	1,143	75	15.2	98.9%	51 (4.5%)	940 (82.2%)	90 (7.9%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.5%)								34.5	26	474	58		370012302597
417	East Gaston High	Public	9-12	1744 Lane Road	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9613	917	49	18.5	99.6%	563 (61.4%)	117 (12.8%)	181 (19.7%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.8%)	$10,078			$870			$9,208	34.5	53.1	281	136		370162000681
418	Gates County Senior High	Public	9-12	088 Hwy 158 West	Gatesville	27938	Gates County	Gates County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 357-0720	432	23	18.6	54.6%	253 (58.6%)	144 (33.3%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	$13,228			$500			$12,728	34.4	29.5	454	36		370168000720
419	Lumberton Senior High	Public	9-12	3901 Fayetteville Rd	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6050	1,894	116	16.3	98.8%	300 (15.8%)	597 (31.5%)	429 (22.7%)	22 (1.2%)	414 (21.9%)	3 (0.2%)	129 (6.8%)	$10,521			$1,493			$9,028	34	31.4	435	16		370393002237
420	Hoke County High	Public	9-12	505 S Bethel Road	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 875-2156	2,110	113	18.7	99.9%	343 (16.3%)	841 (39.9%)	572 (27.1%)	13 (0.6%)	143 (6.8%)	6 (0.3%)	192 (9.1%)	$10,531			$821			$9,710	33.9	33	421	1		370225000968
421	Excelsior Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4100 N Roxboro Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Excelsior Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 213-8585	1,032	42	24.7		410 (39.7%)	216 (20.9%)	304 (29.5%)	22 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.8%)								33.6	47.8	310	111		370038403355
422	South Stanly High	Public	9-12	40488 S Stanly School Rd	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4100	442	27	16.2	99.3%	306 (69.2%)	59 (13.3%)	35 (7.9%)	14 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$9,199			$565			$8,634	33.5	22	501	79		370432001718
423	Rockingham County High	Public	9-12	180 High School Rd	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 634-3220	878	37	23.7	99.7%	671 (76.4%)	88 (10.0%)	66 (7.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.4%)	$8,153			$721			$7,432	33.5	50.2	299	124		370399001595
424	Hiwassee Dam High	Public	9-12	267 Blue Eagle Circle	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 644-5115	137	9	15.9	97.8%	127 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	$12,078			$452			$11,625	33	27.8	469	45		370078002626
425	Southern Alamance High	Public	9-12	631 Southern High Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6400	1,148	61	18.7	49.8%	668 (58.2%)	143 (12.5%)	250 (21.8%)	22 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.3%)	$8,061			$590			$7,471	32.9	43	350	75		370003000016
426	White Oak High	Public	9-12	1001 Piney Green Rd	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 455-1541	1,252	65	19.2	48.4%	579 (46.2%)	285 (22.8%)	218 (17.4%)	11 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.7%)	148 (11.8%)	$8,944			$872			$8,071	32.9	37.9	386	40		370345001440
427	Jones Senior High School	Public	6-12	1378 Hwy 58 South	Trenton	28585	Jones County	Jones County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 448-2451	495	34	14.6	99.4%	219 (44.2%)	160 (32.3%)	79 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.5%)								32.8	31.1	440	13		370240003496
428	Central Cabarrus High	Public, Magnet	9-12	505 Hwy 49 S	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6570	1,369	86	15.9	54.0%	531 (38.8%)	399 (29.1%)	339 (24.8%)	13 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	75 (5.5%)	$8,314			$531			$7,784	32.6	37.4	392	36		370053000210
429	Fike High	Public	9-12	500 Harrison Dr N	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7905	1,028	55	18.7	98.8%	309 (30.1%)	468 (45.5%)	200 (19.5%)	11 (1.1%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.2%)	$8,482			$699			$7,783	32.5	40.3	367	62		370502001998
430	Surry Central High	Public	9-12	716 South Main Street	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 386-8842	679	41	16.7	99.6%	385 (56.7%)	4 (0.6%)	271 (39.9%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$9,348			$869			$8,479	32.4	37.2	393	37		370441001757
431	East Rowan High	Public	9-12	175 St Luke's Church Rd	Salisbury	28146	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 279-5232	986	49	20	98.4%	703 (71.3%)	121 (12.3%)	97 (9.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.2%)	$9,575			$985			$8,590	32.3	31.3	436	5		370405001616
432	R J Reynolds High	Public, Magnet	9-12	301 N Hawthorne Road	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4145	1,759	99	17.7	99.4%	565 (32.1%)	613 (34.8%)	432 (24.6%)	56 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (5.2%)	$8,101			$446			$7,655	32.2	31.7	434	2		370150000634
433	Rocky Mount Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3334 Bishop Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Rocky Mount Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 443-9923	854	35	24.1	97.7%	46 (5.4%)	702 (82.2%)	42 (4.9%)	10 (1.2%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.3%)								32	9.7	594	161		370003402334
434	E E Smith High	Public	9-12	1800 Seabrook Road	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-0153	1,017	44	22.8	99.7%	98 (9.6%)	660 (64.9%)	166 (16.3%)	7 (0.7%)	10 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	71 (7.0%)	$10,706			$1,987			$8,720	31.9	20.8	511	77		370001102124
435	South Lenoir High	Public	9-12	3355 Old Hwy 11 South	Deep Run	28525	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 568-6161	721	48	15.1	99.6%	392 (54.4%)	117 (16.2%)	170 (23.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	$10,185			$1,319			$8,866	31.6	30.1	448	13		370261001094
436	Southside High	Public	9-12	5700 Hwy 33 East	Chocowinity	27817	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 940-1881	410	23	17.4	99.3%	171 (41.7%)	142 (34.6%)	73 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	$12,556			$899			$11,657	31.2	45.6	329	107		370033002504
437	Perquimans County High	Public	9-12	305 Edenton Road St	Hertford	27944	Perquimans County	Perquimans County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 426-5778	556	34	16.2	99.5%	369 (66.4%)	134 (24.1%)	25 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	$13,229			$968			$12,260	31.1	34.1	410	27		370360001475
438	Asheboro High	Public	9-12	1221 S Park St	Asheboro	27203	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 625-6185	1,338	66	20.3	99.8%	313 (23.4%)	194 (14.5%)	744 (55.6%)	29 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (4.1%)	$9,620			$822			$8,797	31.1	28.9	461	23		370024000062
439	East Forsyth High	Public	9-12	2500 W Mountain Street	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-6735	1,647	100	16.5	99.8%	707 (42.9%)	369 (22.4%)	468 (28.4%)	11 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (5.5%)	$8,955			$537			$8,418	31	33.7	412	27		370150000600
440	Freedom High	Public	9-12	511 Independence Boulevard	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 433-1310	1,299	57	22.7	99.8%	595 (45.8%)	93 (7.2%)	459 (35.3%)	54 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (7.5%)	$8,511			$796			$7,716	30.4	37.9	388	52		370048000176
441	Bunker Hill High	Public	9-12	4675 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-3355	845	40	21.1	99.6%	457 (54.1%)	69 (8.2%)	179 (21.2%)	86 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.4%)	$8,880			$745			$8,136	30.3	38.7	377	64		370069000277
442	Swain County High School	Public	9-12	1415 Fontana Road	Bryson City	28713	Swain County	Swain County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 488-2152	536	28	19.3	98.1%	361 (67.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.5%)	3 (0.6%)	97 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	$12,889			$1,251			$11,638	30.3	24.9	486	44		370444001763
443	Andrews High	Public	9-12	50 High School Drive	Andrews	28901	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 321-5415	229	10	24	97.8%	185 (80.8%)	2 (0.9%)	26 (11.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	$14,037			$1,030			$13,007	30.3	32.7	422	21		370078000318
444	The School for Creative Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	5001 Red Mill Rd	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3535	350	34	10.2	98.9%	46 (13.1%)	171 (48.9%)	112 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	$12,022			$1,332			$10,689	30.2	35	405	39		370126000531
445	Saint Pauls High	Public	9-12	648 North Old Stage Rd	Saint Pauls	28384	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 865-4177	1,142	63	18	99.7%	148 (13.0%)	235 (20.6%)	529 (46.3%)	5 (0.4%)	172 (15.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.6%)	$10,368			$1,515			$8,853	30.2	26.4	473	28		370393002244
446	South Granville High	Public	9-12	701 N Crescent Dr	Creedmoor	27522	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 528-5533	706	33	21.3	97.2%	301 (42.6%)	192 (27.2%)	165 (23.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.8%)	$8,664			$442			$8,222	30.1	24.1	490	44		370180003385
447	Rolesville High	Public	9-12	1099 East Young St	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-6303	2,321	126	18.4	50.6%	594 (25.6%)	859 (37.0%)	663 (28.6%)	107 (4.6%)	8 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	86 (3.7%)	$8,260			$382			$7,877	30.1	29.5	453	6		370472003276
448	High Point Central High	Public, Magnet	9-12	801 Ferndale Boulevard	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2825	1,005	77	12.9	99.3%	131 (13.0%)	397 (39.5%)	341 (33.9%)	97 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	33 (3.3%)	$10,029			$1,227			$8,802	30.1	16.4	544	96		370192000956
449	Southern Lee High School	Public	9-12	2301 Tramway Road	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 718-2400	1,180	56	20.9	99.7%	360 (30.5%)	251 (21.3%)	517 (43.8%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.3%)	$9,595			$738			$8,857	30.1	32.3	426	23		370256002781
450	North Pitt High	Public	9-12	5659 NC 11 North	Bethel	27812	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 825-0054	854	53	16.1	99.6%	99 (11.6%)	429 (50.2%)	277 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	$10,427			$1,238			$9,189	30	28.1	466	16		370001201502
451	Queen's Grant Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6400 Matthews Mint Hill Road	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Queen's Grant Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 573-6611	1,335	62	21.4	41.3%	638 (47.8%)	357 (26.7%)	218 (16.3%)	27 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (7.0%)								30	29.4	457	6		370012702612
452	Olympic High School	Public	9-12	4301 Sandy Porter Rd Suite A	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3800	1,483	89	16.7	99.8%	82 (5.5%)	568 (38.3%)	709 (47.8%)	81 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (2.8%)	$8,149			$512			$7,637	29.9	25.2	483	31		370297001255
453	The Capitol Encore Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	126 Hay Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	The Capitol Encore Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(910) 849-0888	853	63	13.6	98.2%	207 (24.3%)	387 (45.4%)	151 (17.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (12.0%)								29.9	28.3	464	11		370037003341
454	New Bern High	Public	9-12	4200 Academic Drive	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 514-6400	1,637	59	27.5	51.0%	724 (44.2%)	466 (28.5%)	205 (12.5%)	120 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	115 (7.0%)	$8,493			$924			$7,569	29.9	34.5	408	46		370331000388
455	North Stanly High	Public	9-12	40206 US Hwy 52 N	New London	28127	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4600	568	37	15.4	98.2%	412 (72.5%)	67 (11.8%)	38 (6.7%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.0%)	$8,783			$580			$8,203	29.7	19.5	521	66		370432001713
456	Seventy-First High	Public	9-12	6764 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 867-3116	1,332	56	23.9	98.2%	106 (8.0%)	879 (66.0%)	207 (15.5%)	16 (1.2%)	18 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	102 (7.7%)	$8,861			$890			$7,971	29.6	23.3	494	38		370001100433
457	East Bladen High	Public	9-12	5600 NC Hwy 87 East	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 247-4610	525	28	18.8	98.5%	148 (28.2%)	238 (45.3%)	93 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.9%)	$10,954			$1,440			$9,513	29.6	43	349	108		370039000116
458	East Wake High	Public	9-12	5101 Rolesville Rd	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-2625	1,777	99	17.9	63.5%	289 (16.3%)	762 (42.9%)	624 (35.1%)	25 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (4.2%)	$11,170			$530			$10,640	29.6	38.4	380	78		370472001855
459	Walter M Williams High	Public	9-12	1307 S Church Street	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6161	1,206	59	20.2	99.8%	317 (26.3%)	383 (31.8%)	375 (31.1%)	42 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	86 (7.1%)	$8,479			$604			$7,875	29.5	30	450	9		370003000207
460	West Bladen High	Public	9-12	1600 NC Hwy 410	Bladenboro	28320	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 862-2130	720	32	22.7	99.6%	337 (46.8%)	153 (21.3%)	179 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.9%)	$10,409			$1,337			$9,072	29.2	42.7	351	109		370039002620
461	New Hanover High	Public	9-12	1307 Market St	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 251-6100	1,437	91	15.7	98.5%	523 (36.4%)	457 (31.8%)	381 (26.5%)	15 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.1%)	$10,692			$741			$9,950	29.2	32	432	29		370333001384
462	Performance Learning Center	Public	6-12	4521 Weddington Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6800	77	7	11.8	96.1%	37 (48.1%)	13 (16.9%)	23 (29.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	$10,998			$489			$10,509	29.2	18.6	527	65		370053002975
463	South Columbus High	Public	9-12	40 Stallion Drive	Tabor City	28463	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 653-4073	669	43	15.7	99.4%	409 (61.1%)	157 (23.5%)	80 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.7%)	$9,661			$1,025			$8,636	29	31.3	439	24		370096000237
464	Mount Tabor High School	Public	9-12	342 Petree Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-6700	1,426	81	17.6	99.8%	416 (29.2%)	553 (38.8%)	358 (25.1%)	32 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	63 (4.4%)	$8,336			$579			$7,757	29	31.3	438	26		370150000623
465	McDowell High School	Public	9-12	600 McDowell High School Dr	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 652-7920	1,379	88	15.6	98.8%	1,003 (72.7%)	50 (3.6%)	221 (16.0%)	13 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (6.5%)	$9,698			$1,036			$8,662	29	32.1	429	36		370294001179
466	Newton-Conover High	Public	9-12	338 W 15th Street	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 465-0920	724	44	16.5	60.5%	314 (43.4%)	71 (9.8%)	222 (30.7%)	46 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.8%)	$10,228			$626			$9,601	28.9	44	341	125		370336001400
467	Columbia High	Public	9-12	902 Main St	Columbia	27925	Tyrrell County	Tyrrell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 796-8161	176	15	11.9	98.3%	50 (28.4%)	56 (31.8%)	49 (27.8%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.5%)	$17,784			$1,533			$16,251	28.8	49.5	302	165		370459001788
468	Overhills High	Public	9-12	2495 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 436-1436	1,981	74	26.7	50.9%	623 (31.4%)	681 (34.4%)	467 (23.6%)	15 (0.8%)	17 (0.9%)	19 (1.0%)	159 (8.0%)	$7,867			$653			$7,214	28.7	30.6	445	23		370201002733
469	Clinton High	Public	9-12	340 Indian Town Road	Clinton	28328	Sampson County	Clinton City Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 592-2067	828	44	18.8	99.6%	181 (21.9%)	274 (33.1%)	305 (36.8%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.8%)	$10,512			$1,042			$9,470	28.4	23.4	493	24		370093000353
470	Surry Online Magnet School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	883 Zephyr Road	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 386-8215	121	2	60.5	53.7%	98 (81.0%)	3 (2.5%)	11 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)								28.3	41.3	364	106		370441003549
471	Bartlett Yancey High	Public	9-12	466 Main Street E	Yanceyville	27379	Caswell County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 694-4212	635	45	14.1	99.5%	264 (41.6%)	263 (41.4%)	65 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.3%)	$10,586			$839			$9,748	28.1	12.9	569	98		370066000264
472	Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences	Public, Magnet	9-12	1411 Hawthorne Ln	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6011	239	18	13.2	98.3%	12 (5.0%)	98 (41.0%)	109 (45.6%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$15,697			$1,485			$14,213	28.1	29.1	459	13		370297002228
473	Cumberland Virtual Academy 6-12	Public, Virtual	6-12	800 North Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(910) 500-7985	390	26	15.2	62.6%	94 (24.1%)	173 (44.4%)	77 (19.7%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.2%)								28	35.2	403	70		370001103539
474	East Columbus Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	32 Gator Lane	Lake Waccamaw	28450	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 646-4094	576	34	17	99.5%	152 (26.4%)	184 (31.9%)	106 (18.4%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.8%)	$10,383			$1,233			$9,149	27.8	15.8	546	72		370096000145
475	Starmount High	Public	9-12	2516 Longtown Rd	Boonville	27011	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1150	556	26	21.2	62.9%	349 (62.8%)	25 (4.5%)	152 (27.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.9%)	$10,534			$904			$9,629	27.7	42.6	353	122		370504002020
476	Randleman High School	Public	9-12	4396 Tigers Den Rd	Randleman	27317	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 498-2682	870	50	17.3	59.5%	513 (59.0%)	52 (6.0%)	252 (29.0%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.1%)	$8,760			$682			$8,077	27.4	22	499	23		370378001527
477	Blue Ridge Early College	Public	7-12	95 Bobcat Dr	Cashiers	28717	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 743-2646	127	8	16.3	97.6%	59 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$11,670			$875			$10,794	27.4	24.2	489	12		370234003104
478	JCPS Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1455 Buffalo Rd	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(984) 285-3700	203	16	12.9	98.0%	87 (42.9%)	54 (26.6%)	44 (21.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.4%)								27.3	26.7	472	6		370237003583
479	Smithfield-Selma High	Public	9-12	700 M. Durwood Stephenson Park	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 934-5191	1,548	86	17.9	99.8%	290 (18.7%)	398 (25.7%)	793 (51.2%)	13 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (3.2%)	$10,069			$868			$9,200	27.3	29.3	458	21		370237001028
480	Center for Career Innovation	Public	9-12	340 Victoria Road	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4123	41	4	10.2	43.9%	27 (65.9%)	3 (7.3%)	9 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	$10,465			$251			$10,214	27.1			(n/a)		370045002974
481	Southern Wake Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5108 Old Powell Rd	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Southern Wake Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 567-9955	534	36	14.7		351 (65.7%)	55 (10.3%)	59 (11.0%)	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.7%)								27	26.8	471	10		370011402554
482	J F Kennedy High	Public, Virtual, Magnet	6-12	890 E 11th Street	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	(336) 703-4143	332	24	14.1	99.1%	50 (15.1%)	95 (28.6%)	167 (50.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	$14,798			$1,646			$13,152	26.5	12.5	574	92		370150002194
483	North Lenoir High	Public	9-12	2400 Institute Road	La Grange	28551	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-9184	957	59	16.3	99.7%	332 (34.7%)	390 (40.8%)	195 (20.4%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.3%)	$9,635			$1,181			$8,454	26.4	16.4	543	60		370261001091
484	Farmville Central High	Public	9-12	3308 E Wilson Street	Farmville	27828	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 753-5138	778	45	17.4	99.6%	193 (24.8%)	446 (57.3%)	89 (11.4%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.0%)	$9,488			$1,038			$8,450	26.3	30.9	443	41		370001201497
485	Cochrane Collegiate Academy	Public	6-12	6200 Starhaven Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6460	854	44	19.3	99.6%	20 (2.3%)	203 (23.8%)	593 (69.4%)	24 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.3%)	$10,602			$1,223			$9,379	26.2	33.6	415	70		370297001203
486	Hickory High	Public	9-12	1234 3rd Street NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 322-5860	1,024	38	26.6	99.7%	358 (35.0%)	196 (19.1%)	297 (29.0%)	47 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	120 (11.7%)	$8,704			$694			$8,010	26.1	37.8	390	96		370219000943
487	Avery County High	Public	9-12	401 Avery County High School R	Newland	28657	Avery County	Avery County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 733-0151	542	27	20.2	99.3%	423 (78.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (17.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	$10,821			$537			$10,285	26.1	31.1	441	46		370030000081
488	Western Harnett High	Public	9-12	10637 NC Hwy 27 West	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 499-5113	1,324	56	23.4	61.8%	622 (47.0%)	208 (15.7%)	392 (29.6%)	13 (1.0%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	77 (5.8%)	$8,173			$760			$7,413	26	23.2	496	8		370201000894
489	Macon Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1202 Old Murphy Rd	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(828) 524-3314	44			43.2%	38 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								25.5			(n/a)		370276003546
490	Southern Wayne High	Public	9-12	124 Walter Fulcher Rd	Dudley	28333	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 705-6060	1,007	41	24.2	97.9%	208 (20.7%)	328 (32.6%)	446 (44.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.0%)	$9,549			$903			$8,646	25.5	12.5	575	85		370488001963
491	Forest Hills High	Public	9-12	100 Forest Hills School Rd	Marshville	28103	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3025	973	64	15.1	99.3%	223 (22.9%)	258 (26.5%)	431 (44.3%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.4%)	$11,781			$1,553			$10,228	25.4	23.1	497	6		370462001792
492	Riverside High	Public	9-12	3218 Rose of Sharon Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3965	1,900	94	20.3	99.8%	490 (25.8%)	534 (28.1%)	728 (38.3%)	50 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (5.0%)	$10,389			$739			$9,651	25.2	25	484	8		370126002292
493	Purnell Swett High	Public	9-12	11344 Deep Branch Road	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-3253	1,583	87	18.2	99.5%	36 (2.3%)	147 (9.3%)	86 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1,244 (78.6%)	2 (0.1%)	67 (4.2%)	$10,198			$1,489			$8,709	25.2	30.5	447	46		370393002102
494	Ayden-Grifton High	Public	9-12	7653 NC 11 South	Ayden	28513	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 746-4183	757	47	15.9	99.6%	299 (39.5%)	300 (39.6%)	117 (15.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)	$10,854			$1,280			$9,574	25.1	21.8	503	9		370001201491
495	West Charlotte High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2219 Senior Dr	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6060	2,008	102	19.6	99.9%	29 (1.4%)	1,499 (74.7%)	368 (18.3%)	60 (3.0%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	50 (2.5%)	$12,290			$1,386			$10,904	25.1	22.8	498	3		370297001285
496	South View High	Public	9-12	4184 Elk Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 425-8181	1,461	66	22.2	98.1%	275 (18.8%)	732 (50.1%)	271 (18.5%)	17 (1.2%)	28 (1.9%)	6 (0.4%)	132 (9.0%)	$8,362			$862			$7,499	25.1	25.3	482	14		370001100436
497	Lucy Ragsdale High	Public	9-12	1000 Lucy Ragsdale Drive	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 454-7400	1,292	81	15.9	99.8%	295 (22.8%)	570 (44.1%)	239 (18.5%)	126 (9.8%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.3%)	$9,118			$1,022			$8,096	24.7	16.9	539	42		370192000830
498	Westover High	Public	9-12	277 Bonanza Drive	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-0190	1,234	50	24.7	99.8%	103 (8.3%)	790 (64.0%)	198 (16.0%)	15 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	20 (1.6%)	103 (8.3%)	$9,865			$1,620			$8,245	24.3	21.8	504	6		370001100445
499	Union High	Public	9-12	1189 Kader Merritt Road	Rose Hill	28458	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 532-6300	494	29	17	99.2%	80 (16.2%)	112 (22.7%)	283 (57.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	$10,781			$1,362			$9,419	24.2	25.4	480	19		370414001683
500	Anson High School	Public	9-12	96 Anson High School Road	Wadesboro	28170	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 694-9301	705	30	23.1	99.6%	173 (24.5%)	417 (59.1%)	70 (9.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.1%)	$12,828			$1,641			$11,187	24.1	15.6	548	48		370018002054

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