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 3, 2025.

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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
191	D H Conley High	Public	9-12	2006 Worthington Rd	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 756-3440	1,757	91	19.3	33.3%	994 (56.6%)	365 (20.8%)	270 (15.4%)	32 (1.8%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (5.1%)	$8,429			$588			$7,841	66.7	69.4	183	8		370001201495
192	Halifax County Early College High	Public	9-12	100 College Drive	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-5461	126	3	39.3	97.6%	1 (0.8%)	102 (81.0%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)								66.6	63.7	212	20		370195003512
193	East Wake Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	821 Charter School Way	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	East Wake Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 404-0444	1,265	88	14.3		872 (68.9%)	161 (12.7%)	138 (10.9%)	12 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (6.3%)								66.3	60.7	230	37		370007002416
194	North Henderson High	Public	9-12	35 Fruitland Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4500	1,052	69	15.3	60.6%	493 (46.9%)	34 (3.2%)	458 (43.5%)	15 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (4.6%)	$8,718			$586			$8,132	66.3	53.9	275	81		370210000804
195	Brevard High	Public	9-12	609 N. Country Club Rd	Brevard	28712	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 884-4103	799	57	14	99.6%	578 (72.3%)	37 (4.6%)	116 (14.5%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	54 (6.8%)	$11,996			$865			$11,131	66.1	67.8	195			370453001778
196	Vance Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2090 Ross Mill Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 431-0440	956	65	14.6		739 (77.3%)	92 (9.6%)	66 (6.9%)	20 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.0%)								66.1	55.3	262	66		370009602486
197	Parkwood High	Public	9-12	3220 Parkwood School Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0154	1,082	64	16.8	43.7%	714 (66.0%)	116 (10.7%)	184 (17.0%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.5%)	$8,904			$574			$8,330	66	55.8	259	62		370462001797
198	Heritage High	Public	9-12	1150 Forestville Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 570-5600	1,778	97	18.2	27.7%	950 (53.4%)	257 (14.5%)	418 (23.5%)	86 (4.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (3.5%)	$8,792			$487			$8,305	66	58.9	241	43		370472003226
199	Wake Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14111 Capital Blvd	Wake Forest	27587	Franklin County	Wake Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(984) 245-0050	2,617	122	21.4	30.3%	1,420 (54.3%)	506 (19.3%)	380 (14.5%)	86 (3.3%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	218 (8.3%)								65.8	63.4	214	15		370048403629
200	Seaforth High	Public	9-12	444 Seaforth Rd	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 642-7095	1,088	57	19	20.0%	720 (66.2%)	62 (5.7%)	216 (19.9%)	30 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	55 (5.1%)								65.8	65.1	204	4		370075003560

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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 3, 2025, 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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.