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
301	IC Imagine	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 Champion Way	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Invest Collegiate - Imagine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 633-6491	1,239	93	13.3		928 (74.9%)	35 (2.8%)	163 (13.2%)	19 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (7.4%)								49.8	70.1	177	124		370036903340
302	Louisburg Magnet High	Public	9-12	201 Allen Lane	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 496-3725	630	41	15.4	99.0%	207 (32.9%)	217 (34.4%)	166 (26.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.9%)	$11,598			$723			$10,875	49.7	44.7	338	36		370153000658
303	Athens Drive High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1420 Athens Drive	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 233-4050	2,156	125	17.1	44.0%	913 (42.3%)	543 (25.2%)	474 (22.0%)	152 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (3.3%)	$9,473			$614			$8,859	49.7	54.7	264	39		370472001830
304	Rosewood High	Public	9-12	900 Rosewood Road	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 705-6050	460	21	21.8	98.5%	278 (60.4%)	81 (17.6%)	74 (16.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	$10,220			$987			$9,233	49.7	36.6	396	92		370488001961
305	North Stokes High School	Public	9-12	1350 N Stokes Sch Rd	Danbury	27016	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 593-8134	280	24	11.7	52.5%	253 (90.4%)	8 (2.9%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$14,520			$873			$13,648	49.4	25.7	478	173		370438001737
306	Northern Nash High	Public	9-12	4230 Green Hills Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9040	1,035	42	24.7	99.7%	308 (29.8%)	564 (54.5%)	93 (9.0%)	15 (1.4%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.9%)	$9,163			$811			$8,352	49.4	36	400	94		370327001351
307	East Henderson High	Public	9-12	150 Eagle Pride Drive	East Flat Rock	28726	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4768	932	61	15.2	62.7%	472 (50.6%)	18 (1.9%)	378 (40.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.9%)	43 (4.6%)	$9,768			$724			$9,044	49.3	40.9	366	59		370210000915
308	Watauga Innovation Academy	Public	9-12	300 Go Pioneers Drive	Boone	28607	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 264-2407	292			44.2%	249 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (12.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$2,667			$110			$2,557	49.1	64.6	207	101		370483003376
309	Eugene Ashley High	Public	9-12	555 Halyburton Memorial Parkwy	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 790-2360	1,893	94	20	40.2%	1,346 (71.1%)	129 (6.8%)	280 (14.8%)	31 (1.6%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	97 (5.1%)	$8,956			$596			$8,360	48.8	52.4	285	24		370333002595
310	Alexander Central High	Public	9-12	223 School Drive	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 632-7063	1,254	79	15.9	99.8%	992 (79.1%)	59 (4.7%)	129 (10.3%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.9%)	$10,255			$776			$9,479	48.8	54.2	269	41		370009000028
311	Pioneer Springs Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9232 Bob Beatty Rd.	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Pioneer Springs Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 494-0777	558	47	11.8		336 (60.2%)	70 (12.5%)	92 (16.5%)	16 (2.9%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.6%)								48.8	58.4	243	68		370035903337
312	Gaston Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	1 Learning Place	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	Yes	Yes	No	(704) 836-9125	283	21	13.7	57.6%	152 (53.7%)	82 (29.0%)	28 (9.9%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	$5,154			$290			$4,864	48.7	60	233	79		370162003433
313	Franklin High	Public	9-12	100 Panther Drive	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 524-6467	996	47	21.2	46.3%	685 (68.8%)	8 (0.8%)	260 (26.1%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.4%)	$9,457			$662			$8,795	48.6	52.7	283	30		370276001138
314	Hyde Academy	Public	9-12	20392 Hwy US 264	Swanquarter	27885	Hyde County	Hyde County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 926-0221	47			93.6%	18 (38.3%)	4 (8.5%)	25 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,313			$1,946			$19,367	48.4	59.3	237	77		370228003025
315	North Duplin Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	1388 West NC 403 Highway	Mount Olive	28365	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-3051	609	38	16	99.5%	199 (32.7%)	50 (8.2%)	335 (55.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$9,828			$420			$9,408	48.2	36.5	397	82		370120000500
316	Orange High	Public	9-12	500 Orange High Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-6133	1,161	59	19.6	46.3%	596 (51.3%)	193 (16.6%)	285 (24.5%)	15 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.0%)	$9,879			$469			$9,410	48	50.7	294	22		370348001447
317	South Garner High	Public	9-12	8228 Hebron Church Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-7711	1,835	105	17.4	61.5%	230 (12.5%)	872 (47.5%)	620 (33.8%)	54 (2.9%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	52 (2.8%)	$10,505			$368			$10,137	47.9	49	305	12		370472003472
318	Mountain Heritage High	Public	9-12	333 Mtn Heritage HS Road	Burnsville	28714	Yancey County	Yancey County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 682-6103	642	47	13.6	98.9%	503 (78.3%)	1 (0.2%)	128 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$11,483			$884			$10,599	47.8	62.9	217	101		370507002030
319	Princeton High	Public	6-12	101 Dr Donnie H Jones Jr Blvd	Princeton	27569	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 936-5011	988	52	19.1	99.2%	626 (63.4%)	90 (9.1%)	223 (22.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.6%)	$9,669			$525			$9,144	47.8	48.5	307	12		370237001023
320	Maiden High	Public	9-12	600 West Main Street	Maiden	28650	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 428-8197	852	41	20.7	49.1%	528 (62.0%)	54 (6.3%)	150 (17.6%)	57 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.4%)	$9,016			$684			$8,333	47.8	59.8	235	85		370069000285
321	Gray's Creek High	Public	9-12	5301 Celebration Drive	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 424-8589	1,458	57	25.7	46.2%	671 (46.0%)	388 (26.6%)	217 (14.9%)	14 (1.0%)	40 (2.7%)	5 (0.3%)	123 (8.4%)	$8,285			$866			$7,419	47.6	54.2	268	53		370001102663
322	Franklinton High	Public	9-12	910 Cedar Creek Road	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 494-2332	1,127	63	18	99.4%	416 (36.9%)	383 (34.0%)	250 (22.2%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (5.9%)	$8,675			$527			$8,148	47.6	36	399	77		370153000661
323	West Brunswick High	Public	9-12	550 Whiteville Road NW	Shallotte	28470	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 756-5050	1,466	89	16.4	99.3%	848 (57.8%)	188 (12.8%)	329 (22.4%)	8 (0.5%)	20 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (5.0%)	$10,237			$814			$9,423	47.5	50.2	298	25		370042000132
324	River Mill Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	235 Cheeks Lane	Graham	27253	Alamance County	River Mill Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 229-0909	780	47	16.4		489 (62.7%)	113 (14.5%)	122 (15.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)								47.5	62.6	219	105		370005002366
325	Mooresville High School	Public	9-12	659 E Center Ave	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	No	(704) 658-2580	1,923	100	19.1	41.2%	1,061 (55.2%)	374 (19.4%)	305 (15.9%)	38 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	143 (7.4%)	$8,785			$417			$8,368	47.5	55.5	261	64		370312001333
326	Kearns Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1710 McGuinn Dr.	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 885-7905	108	13	8.2	97.2%	23 (21.3%)	50 (46.3%)	28 (25.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$14,695			$989			$13,705	47.3	47.7	312	14		370192002989
327	Smoky Mountain High School	Public	9-12	100 Smoky Mountain Drive	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 586-2177	881	42	21.1	97.7%	585 (66.4%)	8 (0.9%)	185 (21.0%)	6 (0.7%)	49 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.3%)	$11,017			$880			$10,137	47.2	39.8	372	45		370234001008
328	Lincolnton High	Public	9-12	803 N Aspen St	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 735-3089	797	47	16.9	99.5%	350 (43.9%)	138 (17.3%)	235 (29.5%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.2%)	$9,236			$894			$8,342	47.2	35.4	402	74		370268001114
329	South Brunswick High	Public	9-12	280 Cougar Drive BSL	Southport	28461	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 756-6880	1,154	68	17	99.7%	870 (75.4%)	107 (9.3%)	99 (8.6%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	64 (5.5%)	$10,849			$855			$9,994	47	39.4	374	45		370042000127
330	Cherryville High	Public	9-12	313 Ridge Avenue	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9605	484	33	14.6	99.4%	349 (72.1%)	56 (11.6%)	60 (12.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$10,928			$967			$9,961	46	44.7	337	7		370162000675
331	C E Jordan High	Public	9-12	6806 Garrett Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3912	2,189	105	20.9	99.9%	628 (28.7%)	653 (29.8%)	660 (30.2%)	90 (4.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	154 (7.0%)	$9,868			$693			$9,175	45.9	37.9	387	56		370126000530
332	Wilkes Central High School	Public	9-12	1179 Moravian Falls Rd	Wilkesboro	28697	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 667-5277	719	49	14.6	99.6%	365 (50.8%)	79 (11.0%)	191 (26.6%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.3%)	$9,054			$938			$8,116	45.9	30.9	442	110		370495001989
333	East Wilkes High School	Public	9-12	13315 Elkin Hwy 268	Ronda	28670	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 651-7200	469	28	16.4	99.4%	407 (86.8%)	5 (1.1%)	30 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	$10,562			$769			$9,794	45.8	69.4	182	151		370495001974
334	Cape Hatteras Secondary School	Public	6-12	48576 Highway 12	Buxton	27920	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 995-5730	364	23	16.1	99.2%	271 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (21.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$16,457			$937			$15,520	45.5	31.3	437	103		370111000454
335	Western Guilford High	Public, Magnet	9-12	409 Friendway Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 316-5800	1,243	73	16.9	99.8%	241 (19.4%)	610 (49.1%)	267 (21.5%)	46 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (6.2%)	$8,638			$478			$8,159	45.4	32.3	425	90		370192000855
336	Washington Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2330 Old Bath Hwy	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Washington Montessori	Yes	No	No	No	(252) 946-1977	429	35	12.4		350 (81.6%)	14 (3.3%)	40 (9.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)								45.3	42.3	356	20		370010102502
337	Stuart W Cramer High	Public	9-12	101 Lakewood Rd	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-5700	953	53	17.8	99.7%	522 (54.8%)	193 (20.3%)	150 (15.7%)	27 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.0%)	$8,748			$608			$8,139	45.2	47.7	313	24		370162003246
338	Connect Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	272 Archie Rd	West End	27376	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(910) 673-2004	283	14	20.6	34.6%	203 (71.7%)	35 (12.4%)	21 (7.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.7%)								45.1	44.8	334	4		370309003571
339	Sun Valley High	Public	9-12	5211 Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3020	1,272	79	16.1	46.1%	589 (46.3%)	300 (23.6%)	289 (22.7%)	24 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.3%)	$8,375			$469			$7,906	45.1	42.6	352	13		370462001803
340	South Mecklenburg High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	8900 Park Rd	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3600	2,534	142	17.7	46.8%	804 (31.7%)	521 (20.6%)	1,072 (42.3%)	63 (2.5%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (2.8%)	$8,057			$412			$7,646	45	38.3	381	41		370297001274
341	East Rutherford High School	Public	9-12	331 East High Rd	Bostic	28018	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 245-6424	623	33	18.9	98.4%	411 (66.0%)	89 (14.3%)	74 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.4%)	$10,163			$1,106			$9,057	44.8	49.2	303	38		370408001640
342	Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4511 Weddington Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 260-6820	107	4	26.7	42.1%	61 (57.0%)	15 (14.0%)	17 (15.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.3%)								44.7	46.1	322	20		370053003538
343	Carson High	Public	9-12	290 Kress Venture Dr	China Grove	28023	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 855-7297	1,063	46	22.9	99.7%	677 (63.7%)	67 (6.3%)	253 (23.8%)	12 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.1%)	$8,570			$767			$7,803	44.2	24.8	487	144		370405002882
344	Quality Education Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5012-D Lansing Drive	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Quality Education Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 744-7138	776	35	22	99.0%	1 (0.1%)	670 (86.3%)	76 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.7%)								44.1	52.8	282	62		370002502096
345	Southeast Alamance High	Public	9-12	3400 S Hwy 119	Haw River	27258	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 513-4780	1,079	55	19.4	54.9%	423 (39.2%)	244 (22.6%)	281 (26.0%)	40 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (8.3%)								44.1			(n/a)		370003003641
346	North Brunswick High	Public	9-12	114 Scorpion Drive	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 371-2261	1,620	89	18.1	99.8%	809 (49.9%)	314 (19.4%)	352 (21.7%)	3 (0.2%)	13 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	125 (7.7%)	$10,133			$1,075			$9,059	43.8	45.1	332	14		370042000125
347	Clayton High	Public	9-12	600 S Fayetteville St	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-4064	1,929	82	23.4	99.6%	722 (37.4%)	568 (29.4%)	502 (26.0%)	25 (1.3%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (5.5%)	$7,541			$374			$7,166	43.4	44.3	339	8		370237001012
348	Jay M Robinson High	Public	9-12	300 Pitts School Road SW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6660	1,210	69	17.6	51.8%	381 (31.5%)	413 (34.1%)	299 (24.7%)	42 (3.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (5.8%)	$9,469			$752			$8,717	43.2	33.6	416	68		370053002570
349	Carolina International School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9545 Poplar Tent Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Carolina International School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 455-3847	744	47	15.6		166 (22.3%)	323 (43.4%)	170 (22.8%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.7%)								43.1	32.1	430	81		370013302706
350	Owen High	Public	9-12	99 Lake Eden Road	Black Mountain	28711	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 686-3852	649	43	15.1	98.0%	466 (71.8%)	25 (3.9%)	113 (17.4%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.9%)	$11,241			$694			$10,547	43	56.1	256	94		370045000142
351	Emsley A Laney High	Public	9-12	2700 N College Rd	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2089	2,243	111	20.2	95.3%	1,243 (55.4%)	409 (18.2%)	415 (18.5%)	40 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (5.9%)	$8,690			$533			$8,157	42.9	47.4	315	36		370333001373
352	Davie County High	Public	9-12	180 War Eagle Drive	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 751-5905	1,819	76	23.9	47.3%	1,283 (70.5%)	115 (6.3%)	314 (17.3%)	18 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (4.8%)	$8,319			$670			$7,648	42.7	45.9	325	27		370117000486
353	Whiteville High	Public	9-12	413 N Lee Street	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Whiteville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 914-4189	639	29	22.1	99.5%	254 (39.7%)	240 (37.6%)	95 (14.9%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	$10,302			$1,532			$8,770	42.7	45.2	331	22		370492001970
354	Hobgood Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 S Beech St	Hobgood	27843	Halifax County	Hobgood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 242-1880	569	43	13.1		453 (79.6%)	69 (12.1%)	34 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)								42.7	43.2	346	8		370044503506
355	Richlands High	Public	9-12	8100 Richlands Hwy	Richlands	28574	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 324-4191	1,027	57	18	43.4%	692 (67.4%)	90 (8.8%)	152 (14.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (8.2%)	$9,531			$648			$8,883	42.6	49.6	301	54		370345001429
356	West Davidson High	Public	9-12	200 Dragon Drive	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 853-8082	740	42	17.6	56.6%	585 (79.1%)	33 (4.5%)	88 (11.9%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	$8,366			$319			$8,047	42.5	32	433	77		370114000484
357	Hopewell High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11530 Beatties Ford Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5988	1,851	97	19	99.8%	437 (23.6%)	887 (47.9%)	374 (20.2%)	54 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (5.1%)	$8,867			$413			$8,454	42.5	44.1	340	17		370297002593
358	South Central	Public	9-12	570 W Forlines Road	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 321-3232	1,738	94	18.4	99.8%	346 (19.9%)	1,128 (64.9%)	121 (7.0%)	23 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (6.7%)	$8,918			$1,095			$7,823	42.4	43.7	342	16		370001202616
359	Dalton McMichael High	Public	9-12	6845 Hwy 135	Mayodan	27027	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 427-5165	681	33	20.8	99.6%	391 (57.4%)	83 (12.2%)	163 (23.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.6%)	$8,586			$692			$7,894	42.3	41.8	361	2		370399002306
360	Havelock High	Public	9-12	101 Webb Boulevard	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 444-5112	1,014	44	23.1	52.5%	487 (48.0%)	240 (23.7%)	166 (16.4%)	15 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	97 (9.6%)	$9,356			$1,044			$8,312	42.3	47.8	311	49		370331000384
361	Crest High	Public	9-12	800 Old Boiling Springs Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8331	1,098	58	18.8	99.7%	671 (61.1%)	254 (23.1%)	91 (8.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (6.9%)	$8,650			$808			$7,842	42.2	66.2	199	162		370090000340
362	Academy at Smith	Public, Magnet	9-12	2225 South Holden Road	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 316-5866	246	20	12.4	98.8%	7 (2.8%)	131 (53.3%)	77 (31.3%)	20 (8.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$14,187			$784			$13,403	41.8	54.2	267	95		370192002889
363	Southeast Guilford High	Public	9-12	4530 Southeast School Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 674-4300	1,209	78	15.5	99.8%	538 (44.5%)	400 (33.1%)	166 (13.7%)	33 (2.7%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.2%)	$9,360			$799			$8,561	41.8	52.2	286	77		370192000846
364	Ashe County High	Public	9-12	184 Campus Drive	West Jefferson	28694	Ashe County	Ashe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 846-2400	767	41	18.7	99.1%	649 (84.6%)	4 (0.5%)	93 (12.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$10,958			$817			$10,142	41.8	44.8	335	29		370021002425
365	West Johnston High	Public	9-12	5935 Raleigh Road	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 934-7333	1,563	66	23.6	99.2%	797 (51.0%)	209 (13.4%)	458 (29.3%)	13 (0.8%)	10 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (4.9%)	$8,533			$535			$7,999	41.7	41.4	363	2		370237002635
366	Hobbton High	Public	9-12	12201 Hobbton Hwy	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 594-0242	467	24	19.4	99.4%	121 (25.9%)	68 (14.6%)	259 (55.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$9,904			$1,058			$8,846	41.2	40.1	371	5		370414001672
367	Central Davidson High	Public	9-12	2747 NC Hwy 47	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 357-2920	897	50	17.7	55.1%	663 (73.9%)	45 (5.0%)	137 (15.3%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.7%)	$8,319			$521			$7,798	41.2	34	411	44		370114000459
368	Trinity High School	Public	9-12	5746 Trinity High Drive	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 861-6870	675	39	17.4	55.9%	418 (61.9%)	49 (7.3%)	112 (16.6%)	58 (8.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (5.0%)	$9,523			$662			$8,861	41.2	36	401	33		370378001534
369	Forestview High	Public	9-12	5545 Union Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 861-2625	1,133	62	18.2	99.7%	515 (45.5%)	282 (24.9%)	247 (21.8%)	27 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (5.0%)	$8,409			$693			$7,716	41.1	47.6	314	55		370162002384
370	Southern Nash High	Public	9-12	6446 Southern Nash High Road	Bailey	27807	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 451-8520	1,048	44	23.8	99.0%	384 (36.6%)	215 (20.5%)	399 (38.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.3%)	$9,274			$717			$8,556	41.1	38.7	378	8		370327001354
371	North Carolina Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2800 Meridian Parkway	Durham	27713	Durham County	North Carolina Cyber Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(984) 262-9237	2,461	144	17		1,071 (43.5%)	688 (28.0%)	401 (16.3%)	71 (2.9%)	28 (1.1%)	7 (0.3%)	195 (7.9%)								40.8	41.7	362	9		370038603361
372	Northside High	Public	9-12	365 Commons Drive South	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 455-4868	1,067	62	17.2	54.8%	327 (30.6%)	354 (33.2%)	227 (21.3%)	32 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)	117 (11.0%)	$8,134			$893			$7,241	40.7	36.4	398	26		370345002598
373	Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1360 Martin L King Jr Dr	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Paul R Brown Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 862-2965	199	13	15.2	98.5%	25 (12.6%)	86 (43.2%)	32 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (22.6%)								40.7	32.1	431	58		370035103285
374	A&T Four Middle College	Public	9-12	1601 East Market Street	Greensboro	27411	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 691-0941	162	14	11.9	98.1%	2 (1.2%)	141 (87.0%)	10 (6.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	$14,153			$230			$13,923	40.5	50.7	293	81		370192002669
375	West Cabarrus High	Public	9-12	4100 Weddington Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-5970	1,627	86	18.9	57.2%	472 (29.0%)	508 (31.2%)	526 (32.3%)	36 (2.2%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	78 (4.8%)								40.1	36.7	395	20		370053003482
376	North Johnston High	Public	9-12	5915 US Hwy 301 N	Kenly	27542	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 284-2031	788	40	19.8	98.2%	376 (47.7%)	75 (9.5%)	316 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$10,995			$811			$10,184	40	38.2	383	7		370237001021
377	South Stokes High School	Public	9-12	1100 S Stokes High Drive	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 994-2995	538	37	14.5	51.9%	460 (85.5%)	27 (5.0%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	$11,490			$951			$10,538	39.8	48.2	309	68		370438001741
378	Lakewood High	Public	9-12	245 Lakewood School Rd	Salemburg	28385	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 525-5171	475	30	15.8	96.8%	154 (32.4%)	121 (25.5%)	168 (35.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	$10,549			$1,417			$9,132	39.8	33.6	417	39		370414001674
379	Palisades High School	Public	9-12	15221 York Road	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-0878	2,332	109	21.3	53.3%	340 (14.6%)	1,065 (45.7%)	700 (30.0%)	129 (5.5%)	3 (0.1%)	10 (0.4%)	85 (3.6%)								39.8	40.3	369	10		370297003622
380	North Iredell High	Public	9-12	156 Raider Road	Olin	28660	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 876-4191	983	50	19.5	99.7%	643 (65.4%)	60 (6.1%)	227 (23.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.6%)	$9,856			$719			$9,137	39.6	41.8	360	20		370231000990
381	South Davidson Middle and High	Public	6-12	14956 South NC Hwy 109	Denton	27239	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 242-5700	640	47	13.6	99.5%	562 (87.8%)	8 (1.3%)	37 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	$10,381			$1,112			$9,269	39.5	29.4	456	75		370114002216
382	South Johnston High	Public	9-12	10381 US Hwy 301 S	Four Oaks	27524	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 894-3146	1,355	60	22.5	99.8%	642 (47.4%)	167 (12.3%)	485 (35.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.8%)	$9,204			$547			$8,657	39.4	30.6	446	64		370237001029
383	Hibriten High	Public	9-12	1350 Panther Trail SE	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 758-7376	818	39	21	98.7%	538 (65.8%)	71 (8.7%)	147 (18.0%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.5%)	$10,067			$942			$9,125	39	38.2	382	1		370058000231
384	Garner High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2101 Spring Drive	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 662-2379	1,670	107	15.5	54.7%	473 (28.3%)	551 (33.0%)	559 (33.5%)	23 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (3.7%)	$8,960			$511			$8,449	38.9	32.2	428	44		370472001863
385	Northeastern High	Public	9-12	963 Oak Stump Rd	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-2932	658	40	16.2	99.5%	152 (23.1%)	386 (58.7%)	77 (11.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.8%)	$11,317			$954			$10,363	38.9	15.7	547	162		370354001456
386	Concord High	Public, Magnet	9-12	481 Burrage Road NE	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6000	1,128	71	15.9	99.1%	312 (27.7%)	355 (31.5%)	389 (34.5%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.6%)	$9,116			$520			$8,595	38.8	28.1	467	81		370053000378
387	Enka High	Public	9-12	475 Enka Lake Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 670-5000	1,051	64	16.4	99.7%	710 (67.6%)	40 (3.8%)	266 (25.3%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.5%)	$9,892			$617			$9,276	38.7	42.5	355	32		370045000147
388	Robbinsville High	Public	9-12	301 Sweetwater Road	Robbinsville	28771	Graham County	Graham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 479-9830	332	22	15.1	99.1%	244 (73.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$14,741			$1,673			$13,068	38.4	37.4	391	3		370177000734
389	North Moore High	Public	9-12	1504 North Moore Rd	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 464-3105	605	29	20.8	99.3%	353 (58.3%)	34 (5.6%)	197 (32.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$11,514			$738			$10,776	38.4	45.6	328	61		370309001320
390	Burns High	Public	9-12	307 E Stagecoach Trail	Lawndale	28090	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8335	928	58	15.9	99.5%	626 (67.5%)	156 (16.8%)	95 (10.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.0%)	$9,886			$976			$8,911	38.3	48.3	308	82		370090000336
391	R-S Central High School	Public	9-12	641 Hwy 221 North	Rutherfordton	28139	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 287-3304	763	36	21.2	98.2%	539 (70.6%)	99 (13.0%)	60 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.1%)	$10,966			$1,171			$9,795	38.1	41.9	359	32		370408001651
392	Uwharrie Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	207 Eagle Ln.	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Uwharrie Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 610-0818	2,145	132	16.2	35.7%	1,754 (81.8%)	65 (3.0%)	171 (8.0%)	23 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (6.0%)								37.9	32.6	423	31		370033403303
393	Independence High School	Public	9-12	1967 Patriot Dr	Charlotte	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6900	2,024	116	17.5	99.9%	341 (16.8%)	591 (29.2%)	913 (45.1%)	114 (5.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	59 (2.9%)	$9,395			$592			$8,803	37.7	34.4	409	16		370297001229
394	Eastern Wayne High	Public	9-12	1135 New Hope Road	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 751-7120	781	41	18.9	98.1%	97 (12.4%)	474 (60.7%)	160 (20.5%)	13 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.4%)	$9,800			$921			$8,879	37.5	21.1	508	114		370488001950
395	North Surry High	Public	9-12	2440 W Pine Street	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 789-5055	792	46	17.1	99.6%	521 (65.8%)	20 (2.5%)	214 (27.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.0%)	$9,405			$905			$8,500	37.2	38.1	384	11		370441001754
396	East Davidson High	Public	9-12	1408 Lake Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 476-4814	709	39	18.3	57.7%	521 (73.5%)	21 (3.0%)	133 (18.8%)	12 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$7,878			$419			$7,459	37.1	40.2	370	26		370114000467
397	Caldwell Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	332 Greenhaven Dr NW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(828) 726-3855	138	2	73.7	52.9%	109 (79.0%)	1 (0.7%)	20 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)								37			(n/a)		370058003643
398	Lexington Senior High School	Public	9-12	26 Penry Street	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 242-1574	889	60	14.8	98.3%	140 (15.7%)	260 (29.2%)	364 (40.9%)	34 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (9.8%)	$10,435			$1,128			$9,307	36.9	25.3	481	83		370264001102
399	Wayne Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	600 Tommy's Road	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 734-8085	765	60	12.7		285 (37.3%)	319 (41.7%)	80 (10.5%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.3%)								36.8	15.9	545	146		370037703321
400	James Hunt High	Public	9-12	4559 Lamm Rd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7930	1,115	62	17.9	98.7%	374 (33.5%)	420 (37.7%)	258 (23.1%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.3%)	$8,469			$640			$7,829	36.6	44.8	336	64		370502002000

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