Best High Schools in North Carolina

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
201	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	Public, Charter	6-12	283 Harvey Faulk Road	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 842-5411	628	46	13.5		340 (54.1%)	81 (12.9%)	129 (20.5%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (10.4%)				65.4	61.1	228	27	370043803459
202	Millennium Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	500 Old Springs Rd	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Millennium Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 789-7570	628	42	14.8		517 (82.3%)	25 (4.0%)	57 (9.1%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)				65.4	47.4	316	114	370011102548
203	Midway High	Public	9-12	15274 Spiveys Corner Highway	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 567-6664	726	36	20.2	98.9%	353 (48.6%)	80 (11.0%)	260 (35.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	$8,712	$908	$7,804	64.1	62	221	18	370414001676
204	Wheatmore High School	Public	9-12	3678 Finch Farm Rd	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 476-1500	667	41	16.4	48.4%	544 (81.6%)	15 (2.2%)	66 (9.9%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.5%)	$8,813	$788	$8,025	64.1	58.3	244	40	370378003100
205	Langtree Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	154 Foundation Ct	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Langtree Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 235-0865	1,376	44	31.4	30.8%	854 (62.1%)	191 (13.9%)	192 (14.0%)	36 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (7.4%)				64	64.6	208	3	370033103287
206	Manteo High School	Public	9-12	829 Wingina Avenue	Manteo	27954	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 473-5841	528	28	18.6	40.3%	333 (63.1%)	17 (3.2%)	147 (27.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	$12,230	$507	$11,723	63.9	72.8	165	41	370111000457
207	Wake Forest High School	Public	9-12	420 West Stadium Drive	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-8611	2,043	109	18.8	30.4%	1,052 (51.5%)	473 (23.2%)	360 (17.6%)	71 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	82 (4.0%)	$8,011	$375	$7,637	63.8	60.5	232	25	370472001901
208	West Forsyth High	Public	9-12	1735 Lewisville-Clemmons	Clemmons	27012	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 712-4400	2,145	116	18.5	37.9%	1,087 (50.7%)	360 (16.8%)	452 (21.1%)	115 (5.4%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (5.9%)	$7,594	$428	$7,166	63.7	65.1	203	5	370150000647
209	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%)	$12,606	$549	$12,058	63.6	45.9	324	115	370075000306
210	West Henderson High	Public	9-12	3600 Haywood Road	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 891-6571	1,053	66	15.9	36.3%	800 (76.0%)	26 (2.5%)	162 (15.4%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.0%)	$8,614	$457	$8,157	63.6	70.1	179	31	370210000926
211	Pinnacle Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2401 Joes Lake Rd	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Pinnacle Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 740-4040	1,178	42	27.7		848 (72.0%)	122 (10.4%)	86 (7.3%)	27 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (8.1%)				63.4	75	155	56	370035303291
212	Pinecrest High	Public	9-12	250 Voit Gilmore Lane	Southern Pines	28387	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 692-6554	2,290	83	27.6	34.9%	1,367 (59.7%)	378 (16.5%)	322 (14.1%)	39 (1.7%)	23 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	160 (7.0%)	$7,767	$635	$7,132	63	62.7	218	6	370309001321
213	Myers Park High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2400 Colony Rd	Charlotte	28209	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5800	3,225	154	20.9	34.5%	1,658 (51.4%)	730 (22.6%)	640 (19.8%)	88 (2.7%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	101 (3.1%)	$7,885	$340	$7,545	62.8	69.2	186	27	370297001244
214	Tuscola High	Public	9-12	564 Tuscola School Rd	Waynesville	28786	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 456-2408	873	43	20.3	99.7%	725 (83.0%)	16 (1.8%)	93 (10.7%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.9%)	$9,911	$860	$9,050	62.6	75.2	154	60	370204000910
215	Piedmont High	Public	9-12	3006 Sikes Mill Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3170	1,270	67	18.8	38.3%	822 (64.7%)	102 (8.0%)	291 (22.9%)	27 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.1%)	$8,326	$606	$7,720	62.6	62.9	216	1	370462001799
216	Pamlico County High	Public	9-12	601 Main Street	Bayboro	28515	Pamlico County	Pamlico County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 745-3151	423	26	16.4	99.3%	242 (57.2%)	80 (18.9%)	47 (11.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (11.6%)	$14,230	$961	$13,270	62.4	54	272	56	370351001450
217	North Wilkes High School	Public	9-12	2986 Traphill Rd	Hays	28635	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 903-4040	578	40	14.4	97.9%	457 (79.1%)	6 (1.0%)	92 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$9,880	$1,015	$8,865	62.3	71.1	174	43	370495001981
218	Cary High	Public	9-12	638 Walnut St	Cary	27511	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 460-3549	2,044	117	17.4	38.6%	879 (43.0%)	352 (17.2%)	597 (29.2%)	114 (5.6%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (4.6%)	$8,602	$403	$8,198	62.1	50.5	296	78	370472001844
219	Middle Creek High	Public	9-12	123 Middle Creek Park Avenue	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 773-3838	1,587	87	18.2	29.6%	925 (58.3%)	198 (12.5%)	360 (22.7%)	44 (2.8%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	52 (3.3%)	$8,441	$392	$8,048	62	59.3	239	20	370472002653
220	Chase High School	Public	9-12	1603 Chase High Rd	Forest City	28043	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 245-5883	596	29	20.7	98.7%	431 (72.3%)	37 (6.2%)	88 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.4%)	$10,771	$989	$9,782	62	49.1	304	84	370408001636
221	Clover Garden	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2454 Altamahaw Union Ridge Roa	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Clover Garden	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 586-9440	963	48	20.1		763 (79.2%)	64 (6.6%)	67 (7.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.5%)				61.8	68.3	193	28	370011602565
222	Pine Forest High	Public	9-12	525 Andrews Road	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 488-2384	1,551	59	26.1	65.3%	344 (22.2%)	757 (48.8%)	253 (16.3%)	34 (2.2%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	147 (9.5%)	$8,296	$894	$7,402	61.8	54.8	263	41	370001100426
223	Grimsley High	Public, Magnet	9-12	801 N Josephine Boyd St.	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 370-8180	1,967	98	19.9	99.6%	830 (42.2%)	715 (36.3%)	246 (12.5%)	73 (3.7%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	96 (4.9%)	$8,660	$655	$8,005	61.8	56.8	248	25	370192000774
224	North East Carolina Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	274 Husky Trail	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	North East Carolina Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 641-0464	1,107	80	13.8	98.8%	530 (47.9%)	364 (32.9%)	150 (13.6%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.8%)				61.6	43.5	345	121	370032303256
225	East Surry High	Public	9-12	801 W Main Street	Pilot Mountain	27041	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 368-2251	576	33	17.6	99.5%	467 (81.1%)	12 (2.1%)	71 (12.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	$9,894	$884	$9,010	61.3	61.3	225		370441001748
226	Oak Grove High	Public	9-12	3507 Midway School Rd	Winston Salem	27107	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 474-8280	992	53	18.8	34.0%	755 (76.1%)	47 (4.7%)	124 (12.5%)	10 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.1%)	$8,226	$493	$7,733	60.3	68.6	190	36	370114003389
227	Jackson Day School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1209 Little Rock Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Jackson Day School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 391-5516	882	60	14.6		387 (43.9%)	279 (31.6%)	80 (9.1%)	34 (3.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (11.2%)				59.9	50.6	295	68	370044103465
228	North Lincoln High	Public	9-12	2737 Lee Lawing Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-1969	1,126	52	21.5	25.3%	921 (81.8%)	30 (2.7%)	120 (10.7%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.1%)	$7,071	$386	$6,685	59.6	69.3	184	44	370268002673
229	John T Hoggard High	Public	9-12	4305 Shipyard Blvd	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2072	2,082	106	19.5	36.2%	1,358 (65.2%)	269 (12.9%)	315 (15.1%)	37 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	98 (4.7%)	$8,673	$593	$8,080	59.6	66.3	198	31	370333001379
230	Cape Fear High	Public	9-12	4762 Clinton Road	Fayetteville	28312	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 483-0191	1,515	65	23.2	55.1%	699 (46.1%)	406 (26.8%)	210 (13.9%)	19 (1.3%)	41 (2.7%)	7 (0.5%)	133 (8.8%)	$8,895	$990	$7,905	59.5	56.4	252	22	370001100402
231	Wakefield High	Public	9-12	2200 Wakefield Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-3600	2,065	106	19.5	36.1%	913 (44.2%)	577 (27.9%)	399 (19.3%)	93 (4.5%)	6 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	71 (3.4%)	$8,642	$337	$8,306	59.4	63.9	211	20	370472002560
232	Millbrook High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2201 Spring Forest Rd	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 850-8787	2,498	137	18.2	33.3%	1,188 (47.6%)	572 (22.9%)	552 (22.1%)	85 (3.4%)	6 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	91 (3.6%)	$8,648	$382	$8,265	59.3	45.3	330	98	370472001879
233	Reynolds High	Public	9-12	One Rocket Drive	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 298-2500	1,169	65	17.9	99.0%	768 (65.7%)	133 (11.4%)	171 (14.6%)	17 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	75 (6.4%)	$9,315	$663	$8,652	59.3	61.7	223	10	370045000133
234	Bear Grass Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	6344 E Bear Grass Rd	Williamston	27982	Martin County	Bear Grass Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 789-1010	445	31	14.3		399 (89.7%)	17 (3.8%)	14 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)				59.1	58.8	242	8	370032203260
235	Draughn High School	Public	9-12	709 Lovelady Road NE	Valdese	28690	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 879-4200	661	24	27.3	98.2%	495 (74.9%)	13 (2.0%)	69 (10.4%)	43 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	36 (5.4%)	$9,112	$776	$8,336	59	71.4	172	63	370048002836
236	Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy	Public	9-12	2065 E. Holly Grove Road	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 242-5820	167	10	16.8	98.2%	116 (69.5%)	12 (7.2%)	25 (15.0%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	$11,324	$132	$11,192	58.8	68.7	189	47	370114003257
237	Wilson Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2755 Tilghman Rd N	Wilson	27896	Wilson County	Wilson Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 294-2533	725	41	17.6	98.6%	39 (5.4%)	566 (78.1%)	65 (9.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.8%)				58.3	33.4	419	182	370037903323
238	North Buncombe High	Public	9-12	890 Clarks Chapel Road	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 645-4221	896	54	16.5	99.0%	689 (76.9%)	9 (1.0%)	153 (17.1%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.5%)	$9,935	$695	$9,241	58.3	61.2	226	12	370045000156
239	Northwood High	Public	9-12	310 Northwood High School Road	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 542-4181	634	49	12.9	99.5%	387 (61.0%)	100 (15.8%)	94 (14.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (6.8%)	$9,555	$397	$9,159	58.2	59.3	238	1	370075000313
240	Willow Spring High	Public	9-12	1704 Old Honeycutt Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8030	2,223	110	20.2	28.7%	1,249 (56.2%)	319 (14.3%)	465 (20.9%)	99 (4.5%)	5 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	80 (3.6%)				58.2	51.6	289	49	370472003570
241	North Davidson High	Public	9-12	7227 Old US Hwy 52	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 731-8431	935	53	17.7	41.8%	695 (74.3%)	61 (6.5%)	114 (12.2%)	25 (2.7%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.7%)	$8,214	$565	$7,650	58.2	60.8	229	12	370114000475
242	West Lincoln High	Public	9-12	172 Shoal Rd	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-9453	731	45	16.1	99.3%	612 (83.7%)	9 (1.2%)	78 (10.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	$8,213	$515	$7,699	58.1	48.8	306	64	370268001124
243	Saint Stephens High	Public	9-12	3205 34th Street Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 256-9841	1,268	57	22	99.8%	560 (44.2%)	109 (8.6%)	442 (34.9%)	62 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (7.5%)	$8,502	$740	$7,761	58	50.2	297	54	370069000290
244	Mountain Island Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13440 Lucia Riverbend Highway	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Mountain Island Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 827-8840	1,782	95	18.7	27.4%	923 (51.8%)	503 (28.2%)	175 (9.8%)	31 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	148 (8.3%)				58	63.5	213	31	370031703184
245	Hayesville High	Public	9-12	205 Yellow Jacket Drive	Hayesville	28904	Clay County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 389-6532	366	28	13	99.2%	310 (84.7%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	$14,651	$1,180	$13,471	57.9	56.4	251	6	370087000333
246	Person Early College Innovation & Leadership	Public	9-12	1715 College Dr	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 322-2275	142	2	71.3	97.9%	80 (56.3%)	29 (20.4%)	24 (16.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	$6,717	$267	$6,450	57.8	64.2	210	36	370363003394
247	Lake Lure Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1058 Island Creek Rd.	Lake Lure	28746	Rutherford County	Lake Lure Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 625-9292	481	27	17.6		394 (81.9%)	17 (3.5%)	27 (5.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.7%)				57.7	72.7	166	81	370031803187
248	Charles B Aycock High	Public	9-12	5460 US 117 North	Pikeville	27863	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 242-3400	1,138	43	26.5	98.7%	575 (50.5%)	289 (25.4%)	184 (16.2%)	21 (1.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (5.5%)	$8,936	$829	$8,107	57.5	46.5	319	71	370488001948
249	West Carteret High	Public	8-12	4700 Country Club Rd	Morehead City	28557	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 726-1176	1,095	47	23.1	99.0%	770 (70.3%)	75 (6.8%)	150 (13.7%)	13 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	74 (6.8%)	$10,075	$730	$9,345	57.3	52.6	284	35	370063000259
250	Fuquay-Varina High	Public	9-12	201 Bengal Blvd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2511	1,858	98	18.9	25.1%	1,073 (57.8%)	276 (14.9%)	313 (16.8%)	105 (5.7%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	83 (4.5%)	$8,243	$402	$7,841	57.2	64.7	205	45	370472001861
251	Northwest Cabarrus High	Public	9-12	5130 NW Cabarrus Drive	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6720	1,142	68	16.9	35.4%	518 (45.4%)	285 (25.0%)	179 (15.7%)	83 (7.3%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (6.1%)	$9,034	$555	$8,479	56.7	58.9	240	11	370053000216
252	Rosman High	Public	9-12	749 Pickens Hwy	Rosman	28772	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 862-4284	254	25	10.3	98.8%	226 (89.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$15,137	$1,599	$13,538	56.6	71.2	173	79	370453001783
253	Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	Public	9-12	409 8th Avenue NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 328-6738	201	13	15.2	98.5%	107 (53.2%)	22 (10.9%)	45 (22.4%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.4%)	$15,342	$1,043	$14,299	56.6	61.7	224	29	370219002108
254	East Burke High	Public	9-12	3695 East Burke Boulevard	Connelly Springs	28612	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 397-5541	874	38	23.1	99.4%	655 (74.9%)	16 (1.8%)	86 (9.8%)	71 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.0%)	$9,240	$806	$8,435	56.3	54.5	265	11	370048000174
255	Roberson High	Public	9-12	250 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1765	1,479	86	17.2	99.7%	756 (51.1%)	179 (12.1%)	382 (25.8%)	43 (2.9%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	107 (7.2%)	$10,511	$1,345	$9,166	56.2	53.3	280	25	370045000164
256	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School	Public	5-12	7030 Nations Ford Road	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3066	619	36	17.3	50.6%	137 (22.1%)	283 (45.7%)	152 (24.6%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.9%)	$6,482	$435	$6,047	56.1	40.3	368	112	370297003405
257	Butler High School	Public	9-12	1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6300	1,791	98	18.1	50.1%	494 (27.6%)	544 (30.4%)	558 (31.2%)	135 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	53 (3.0%)	$8,714	$431	$8,282	55.7	55.8	257		370297002324
258	Reid Ross Classical High	Public	9-12	3200 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 488-8415	227	16	14.2	98.7%	29 (12.8%)	155 (68.3%)	25 (11.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.0%)	$15,566	$1,451	$14,115	55.7	54.1	271	13	370001102132
259	Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	1430 Alleghany St	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5992	1,533	86	17.8	98.9%	43 (2.8%)	945 (61.6%)	442 (28.8%)	58 (3.8%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.6%)	$8,885	$597	$8,288	55.7	43.7	343	84	370297002641
260	Corinth Holders High	Public	9-12	6875 Applewhite Rd	Wendell	27591	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 365-4306	2,187	94	23.2	99.0%	1,198 (54.8%)	366 (16.7%)	491 (22.5%)	32 (1.5%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	89 (4.1%)	$7,404	$393	$7,011	55.3	57.6	247	13	370237003225
261	The Franklin School of Innovation	Public, Charter	5-12	61 Innovation Dr	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	The Franklin School of Innovation	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 318-8140	717	56	12.9	37.8%	567 (79.1%)	25 (3.5%)	73 (10.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)				55.3	59.9	234	27	370036103332
262	Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech	Public, Charter	5-12	1413 W Ehringhaus St	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 562-0653	760	43	17.8	33.7%	478 (62.9%)	155 (20.4%)	44 (5.8%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.9%)				55.1	56.2	254	8	370039403360
263	Phoenix Academy - Primary Elementary Upper	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7847 Clinard Farms Rd	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Phoenix Academy Inc	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(336) 869-0079	1,583	76	20.8		496 (31.3%)	513 (32.4%)	263 (16.6%)	151 (9.5%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	150 (9.5%)				54.9	38.8	376	113	370010502522
264	Washington Early College High	Public	9-12	115 Middle Street	Creswell	27928	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 797-4766	72	2	36	95.8%	11 (15.3%)	51 (70.8%)	6 (8.3%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	$16,567	$514	$16,053	54.9	87.2	102	162	370480003442
265	Hendersonville High	Public	9-12	1 Bearcat Boulevard	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4802	794	47	16.9	44.3%	471 (59.3%)	69 (8.7%)	189 (23.8%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	46 (5.8%)	$8,966	$700	$8,266	54.9	56.4	250	15	370210000928
266	Jacksonville High	Public	9-12	1021 Henderson Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 989-2048	1,441	78	18.4	47.4%	634 (44.0%)	363 (25.2%)	268 (18.6%)	16 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	151 (10.5%)	$9,620	$623	$8,997	54.3	53.5	277	11	370345001423
267	Patton High School	Public	9-12	701 Enola Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 433-3000	756	31	24.3	98.9%	530 (70.1%)	10 (1.3%)	165 (21.8%)	22 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.6%)	$9,266	$744	$8,523	54.2	66	200	67	370048002832
268	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	1,148	47	24.2	47.2%	528 (46.0%)	117 (10.2%)	411 (35.8%)	20 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.9%)	$10,912	$399	$10,512	54.2	54	273	5	370348002645
269	Western Alamance High	Public	9-12	1731 N Nc 87	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6020	1,138	62	18.2	49.5%	561 (49.3%)	224 (19.7%)	267 (23.5%)	21 (1.8%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	56 (4.9%)	$8,437	$759	$7,678	54.2	54.3	266	3	370003000019
270	Asheville High	Public	9-12	419 McDowell Street	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 350-2500	1,221	89	13.7	41.3%	804 (65.8%)	173 (14.2%)	121 (9.9%)	12 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.6%)	90 (7.4%)	$14,811	$688	$14,123	53.4	45.6	327	57	370027000070
271	Northampton Early College	Public	9-12	100 College Dr.	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 585-1900	148	6	24.6	98.0%	9 (6.1%)	118 (79.7%)	11 (7.4%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$11,161	$688	$10,474	53.4	56.6	249	22	370342003388
272	NERSBA Early College	Public	9-12	1215 Saint Andrews St	Jamesville	27846	Martin County	NERSBA Early College	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-0241	140			97.9%	79 (56.4%)	26 (18.6%)	27 (19.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)				53.1	62.4	220	52	370032103254
273	Arapahoe Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9005 NC Hwy 306 S	Arapahoe	28510	Pamlico County	Arapahoe Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 249-2599	498	31	15.8	86.7%	333 (66.9%)	44 (8.8%)	50 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.5%)				53.1	70.7	176	97	370003802343
274	Fred T Foard High	Public	9-12	3407 Plateau Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 462-1496	930	43	21.8	46.9%	684 (73.5%)	30 (3.2%)	98 (10.5%)	48 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (7.2%)	$8,769	$744	$8,025	52.6	57.9	245	29	370069000282
275	Camden County High	Public	9-12	103 Us 158 W	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 338-0114	457	28	16	23.0%	360 (78.8%)	38 (8.3%)	23 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	$11,470	$235	$11,235	52.6	42.5	354	79	370060000246
276	Sugar Creek Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4101 N Tryon Street	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Sugar Creek Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 509-5470	1,591	68	23.3	96.6%	3 (0.2%)	1,110 (69.8%)	425 (26.7%)	13 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.5%)				52.5	39.3	375	99	370008902472
277	Cleveland High	Public	9-12	1892 Polenta Rd	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 934-2455	1,889	80	23.5	98.7%	933 (49.4%)	369 (19.5%)	464 (24.6%)	28 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	91 (4.8%)	$7,646	$466	$7,180	52.4	49.7	300	23	370237003215
278	Kings Mountain High	Public	9-12	500 Phifer Road	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8330	1,305	72	18.1	98.8%	771 (59.1%)	297 (22.8%)	119 (9.1%)	17 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (7.5%)	$9,036	$654	$8,382	52.3	50.8	291	13	370090002714
279	Ledford Senior High	Public	9-12	140 Jesse Green Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 769-9671	776	46	16.7	51.3%	446 (57.5%)	75 (9.7%)	183 (23.6%)	32 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	$7,933	$469	$7,464	52.2	44.9	333	54	370114000471
280	Polk County High School	Public	9-12	1681 East NC 108 Hwy	Columbus	28722	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 894-2525	596	32	18.5	99.5%	433 (72.7%)	42 (7.0%)	93 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	$12,130	$897	$11,232	52	50.8	292	12	370372000785
281	Alpha Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8030 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Alpha Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 223-7711	960	55	17.5	67.5%	109 (11.4%)	509 (53.0%)	203 (21.1%)	23 (2.4%)	9 (0.9%)	15 (1.6%)	92 (9.6%)				51.8	54.2	270	11	370010302511
282	Carrboro High	Public	9-12	201 Rock Haven Rd	Carrboro	27510	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2200	885	64	13.7	30.4%	441 (49.8%)	82 (9.3%)	272 (30.7%)	43 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.1%)	$13,304	$311	$12,993	51.8	64.7	206	76	370072002823
283	Roanoke Valley Early College	Public	9-12	100 College Dr	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-6364	114	2	52.2	97.4%	5 (4.4%)	104 (91.2%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$10,910	$689	$10,222	51.7	43.2	347	64	370489003079
284	Northside High	Public	9-12	7868 Free Union Church Road	Pinetown	27865	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 943-6341	380	22	17.6	99.2%	269 (70.8%)	50 (13.2%)	45 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$12,647	$840	$11,807	51.4	43.6	344	60	370033002224
285	Murphy High	Public	9-12	234 High School Circle	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 837-2426	424	20	20.8	99.3%	340 (80.2%)	13 (3.1%)	36 (8.5%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	$10,724	$1,248	$9,476	51.2	53.4	279	6	370078000323
286	Madison High School	Public	9-12	5740 US Hwy 25-70	Marshall	28753	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 649-2876	377	45	8.4	97.9%	354 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$13,733	$1,107	$12,625	51.2	52	288	2	370282001153
287	Spring Creek High	Public	9-12	4340 Indian Springs Rd	Seven Springs	28578	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 751-7160	732	32	22.9	98.6%	137 (18.7%)	114 (15.6%)	454 (62.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	$9,260	$926	$8,335	51.1	33.7	413	126	370488002499
288	South Caldwell High	Public	9-12	7035 Spartan Drive	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 396-2188	1,272	67	19	99.1%	1,030 (81.0%)	25 (2.0%)	151 (11.9%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (4.6%)	$9,486	$729	$8,757	51	46.9	318	30	370058000239
289	Alleghany High	Public	9-12	404 Trojan Avenue	Sparta	28675	Alleghany County	Alleghany County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 372-4554	395	34	11.6	99.2%	284 (71.9%)	4 (1.0%)	96 (24.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	$13,265	$926	$12,339	50.8	46.4	320	31	370012000037
290	Nash Central High	Public	9-12	4279 Nash Central High Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 451-2860	703	32	21.8	99.6%	240 (34.1%)	351 (49.9%)	73 (10.4%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	$9,453	$925	$8,529	50.8	34.8	406	116	370327002643
291	Currituck County High	Public	9-12	4203 Caratoke Hwy	Barco	27917	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 453-0014	1,061	43	24.6	34.2%	795 (74.9%)	50 (4.7%)	106 (10.0%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (9.7%)	$10,344	$561	$9,783	50.7	41.2	365	74	370108000449
292	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	1,568	83	18.9	99.8%	516 (32.9%)	794 (50.6%)	105 (6.7%)	58 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (6.0%)	$8,977	$844	$8,133	50.5	53.9	276	16	370001202142
293	West Wilkes High School	Public	9-12	6598 Boone Trail	Millers Creek	28651	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 903-6710	582	41	14.3	99.3%	464 (79.7%)	4 (0.7%)	97 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$9,570	$787	$8,783	50.2	51.4	290	3	370495001988
294	East Mecklenburg High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6800 Monroe Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6430	2,422	131	18.5	99.9%	491 (20.3%)	743 (30.7%)	981 (40.5%)	141 (5.8%)	4 (0.2%)	8 (0.3%)	54 (2.2%)	$9,101	$501	$8,599	50.2	52.1	287	7	370297001214
295	Mount Pleasant High	Public	9-12	700 Walker Road	Mount Pleasant	28124	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6690	894	51	17.4	38.4%	689 (77.1%)	51 (5.7%)	114 (12.8%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	$9,787	$661	$9,125	50.1	54	274	21	370053000215
296	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	478	27	17.7		63 (13.2%)	307 (64.2%)	59 (12.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.8%)				50	53.4	278	18	370038803373
297	Page High	Public, Magnet	9-12	201 Alma Pinnix Drive	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 370-8200	1,648	88	18.6	99.8%	474 (28.8%)	720 (43.7%)	250 (15.2%)	105 (6.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (5.7%)	$8,019	$722	$7,296	50	35.1	404	107	370192000793
298	Mount Airy High	Public	9-12	1011 N South St	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Mount Airy City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 789-5147	620	37	16.5	99.5%	381 (61.5%)	47 (7.6%)	144 (23.2%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	$10,888	$1,160	$9,729	49.9	55.5	260	38	370321001339
299	Career Academy and Technical School	Public	6-12	350 Old Murdock Rd	Troutman	28166	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 978-2791	103	17	6.1	18.4%	90 (87.4%)	7 (6.8%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$13,148	$1,046	$12,102	49.9	17.3	536	237	370231003206
300	South Iredell High	Public	9-12	299 Old Mountain Rd	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 528-4536	1,768	83	21.3	33.2%	1,072 (60.6%)	219 (12.4%)	301 (17.0%)	61 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	112 (6.3%)	$7,902	$590	$7,312	49.8	39.5	373	73	370231000994

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