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
521	Jordan-Matthews High	Public	9-12	910 East Cardinal Street	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 742-2916	848	59	14.3	99.6%	139 (16.4%)	93 (11.0%)	579 (68.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.1%)	$11,306			$836			$10,470	20.4	19.6	520	1		370075000311
522	West Craven High	Public	9-12	2600 Streets Ferry Road	Vanceboro	28586	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 244-3200	751	35	21.1	99.6%	321 (42.7%)	269 (35.8%)	111 (14.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.5%)	$9,958			$1,152			$8,807	20.1	23.5	492	30		370331002180
523	Statesville High	Public	9-12	474 N Center St	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-3491	991	54	18.3	99.7%	156 (15.7%)	465 (46.9%)	293 (29.6%)	13 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.5%)	$10,092			$819			$9,273	20.1	14.1	559	36		370231002303
524	Southwestern Randolph High School	Public	9-12	1641 Hopewell Friends Rd	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 628-8324	801	47	16.9	55.9%	523 (65.3%)	22 (2.7%)	222 (27.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)	$8,889			$722			$8,167	20.1	15	551	27		370378001530
525	Bertie High	Public	9-12	716 US Hwy 13 North	Windsor	27983	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 794-3034	449	31	14.5	99.3%	35 (7.8%)	375 (83.5%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	$14,631			$2,772			$11,859	20	19.6	519	6		370036000101
526	Southern Guilford High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5700 Drake Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 674-4250	934	63	14.9	99.7%	149 (16.0%)	348 (37.3%)	304 (32.5%)	86 (9.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.5%)	$9,712			$889			$8,823	19.6	13.4	563	37		370192000849
527	Person High	Public	9-12	1010 Ridge Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 599-8321	1,165	45	25.8	99.7%	517 (44.4%)	398 (34.2%)	183 (15.7%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.2%)	$10,129			$1,162			$8,967	19	20.4	513	14		370363001484
528	Granville Central High	Public	9-12	2043 Sanders Rd	Stem	27581	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 528-5530	531	23	23.4	97.6%	96 (18.1%)	172 (32.4%)	237 (44.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$9,737			$646			$9,091	19	12.7	571	43		370180002829
529	West Columbus High	Public	9-12	7294 Andrew Jackson Hwy SW	Cerro Gordo	28430	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 654-6111	459	33	13.9	97.6%	205 (44.7%)	187 (40.7%)	33 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	$11,672			$1,304			$10,369	18.8	17.1	537	8		370096000373
530	Heide Trask High	Public	9-12	14328 NC Hwy 210	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 602-6810	732	33	21.8	99.6%	300 (41.0%)	111 (15.2%)	281 (38.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.9%)	$10,484			$771			$9,712	18.8	33.3	420	110		370357002646

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.