Best High Schools in North Carolina

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
ID	Rank (of 514)	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 (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Rank (2018)	Rank Change from 2018	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)
370192002629	1	Early College at Guilford	Public	9-12	5608 West Friendly Avenue	Greensboro	27410	Guilford	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 316-2860	199	8	24.7	6.0%	88 (44.2%)	13 (6.5%)	7 (3.5%)	82 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	$10,526			$188			$10,337	97.2			(n/a)	R5
370045003320	2	Nesbitt Discovery Academy	Public	9-12	175 Bingham Rd Ste 10	Asheville	28806	Buncombe	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 271-4521	388	18	21.7	21.6%	324 (83.5%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (7.5%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$7,222			$451			$6,771	97.2			(n/a)	R5
370162002521	3	Highland School of Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	1600 N Morris Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston	Gaston County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 810-8816	550	38	14.5	24.0%	377 (68.5%)	63 (11.5%)	59 (10.7%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.7%)	$10,033			$715			$9,318	97.1			(n/a)	R5
370009702494	4	Raleigh Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1307 Glenwood Avenue	Raleigh	27605	Wake	Raleigh Charter High School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 715-1155	563	40	14	1.4%	344 (61.1%)	25 (4.4%)	25 (4.4%)	142 (25.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)								97.1			(n/a)	R5
370126002726	5	J D Clement Early College High School	Public	9-12	1801 Fayetteville Street	Durham	27707	Durham	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2696	393	13	30.4	51.9%	22 (5.6%)	251 (63.9%)	97 (24.7%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	$8,162			$393			$7,769	96.9			(n/a)	R5
370069002753	6	Challenger Early College High	Public	9-12	2550 Hwy 70 SE	Hickory	28602	Catawba	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 485-2980	415	14	29.8	36.4%	216 (52.0%)	27 (6.5%)	94 (22.7%)	66 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$6,093			$246			$5,847	96.5			(n/a)	R5
370333002888	7	Isaac M Bear Early College High School	Public	9-12	630 MacMillan Avenue	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-1387	233	10	22.2	35.2%	153 (65.7%)	27 (11.6%)	27 (11.6%)	17 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	$9,555			$284			$9,271	96.3			(n/a)	R5
370228000979	8	Ocracoke School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	120 Schoolhouse Rd	Ocracoke	27960	Hyde	Hyde County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 928-3251	186	21	8.7	64.5%	106 (57.0%)	2 (1.1%)	77 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$20,156			$1,316			$18,841	96.2			(n/a)	R5
370001102756	9	Cross Creek Early College	Public	9-12	1200 Murchison Road	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 672-1499	285	13	21.1	60.0%	47 (16.5%)	138 (48.4%)	48 (16.8%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	32 (11.2%)	$7,352			$641			$6,711	96.2			(n/a)	R5
370005302372	10	Woods Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	160 Woodland Grove Ln	Chapel Hill	27516	Chatham	Woods Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 960-8353	513	47	10.9	0.6%	410 (79.9%)	26 (5.1%)	40 (7.8%)	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)								95.5	92.3	14	4	R5

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