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
571	Albemarle High	Public	9-12	311 Park Ridge Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4200	414	30	13.5	99.0%	86 (20.8%)	218 (52.7%)	65 (15.7%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.7%)	$10,302			$1,146			$9,156	14	13.8	561	10		370432000022
572	Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy	Public	9-12	16683 Hwy 125	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-2027	204	20	10.2	98.5%	3 (1.5%)	176 (86.3%)	20 (9.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$16,987			$2,312			$14,676	14	7.4	611	39		370195002157
573	Harnett Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	900 11th Strrt	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(910) 893-4072	100			60.0%	44 (44.0%)	32 (32.0%)	14 (14.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.0%)								13.9	19	523	50		370201003542
574	Reidsville High	Public	9-12	1901 S Park Dr	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 349-6361	696	37	18.5	99.6%	164 (23.6%)	310 (44.5%)	154 (22.1%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (8.3%)	$10,608			$1,088			$9,521	13.9	13.3	564	10		370399001543
575	Richmond Senior High	Public	10-12	838 US 1 North	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 997-9812	1,365	78	17.5	99.4%	518 (37.9%)	501 (36.7%)	218 (16.0%)	12 (0.9%)	43 (3.2%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (5.1%)	$10,456			$1,519			$8,936	13.9	14.4	555	20		370387001557
576	Pender High	Public	9-12	5380 NC Hwy 53 W	Burgaw	28425	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 259-0162	648	29	22.1	98.5%	265 (40.9%)	201 (31.0%)	151 (23.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	$10,022			$530			$9,492	13.9	17.5	534	42		370357001466
577	Stanly County Virtual Education	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	1121 Austin St	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 961-3081	56			44.6%	38 (67.9%)	9 (16.1%)	3 (5.4%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.1%)	$1,870			$164			$1,706	13.6	2.6	627	50		370432003485
578	Thomasville High	Public	9-12	410 Unity Street	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-4250	590	26	22.9	99.5%	81 (13.7%)	201 (34.1%)	260 (44.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.5%)	$12,281			$1,549			$10,731	13.5	9.9	593	15		370450001776
579	West Mecklenburg High School	Public	9-12	7400 Tuckaseegee Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6080	1,290	75	17.2	99.8%	49 (3.8%)	643 (49.8%)	486 (37.7%)	70 (5.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.9%)	$11,533			$1,263			$10,270	13	8.3	606	27		370297001286
580	Graham High	Public	9-12	903 Trollinger Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6440	828	45	18.4	99.6%	109 (13.2%)	292 (35.3%)	367 (44.3%)	8 (1.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.6%)	$10,422			$935			$9,487	12.7	21.1	509	71		370003000009

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.