Best High Schools in North Carolina

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 603)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
370075003406	1	Chatham School of Science & Engineering	Public	9-12	501 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 663-5899	100	0		18.0%	70 (70.0%)	8 (8.0%)	8 (8.0%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.0%)	$2,517			$114			$2,403	97.4	95.6	24	23	R5
370069002753	2	Challenger Early College High	Public	9-12	2550 Hwy 70 SE	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 485-2980	376	14	26.8	27.4%	189 (50.3%)	11 (2.9%)	88 (23.4%)	68 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$6,093			$246			$5,847	97.3	97.8	9	7	R5
370204002873	3	Haywood Early College	Public	9-12	185 Freedlander Drive	Clyde	28721	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 565-4000	190	7	27.1	27.4%	165 (86.8%)	2 (1.1%)	12 (6.3%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	$7,730			$690			$7,040	97.1	98.5	1	2	R5
370162003217	4	Gaston Early College High School	Public	9-12	201 Hwy 321 South	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 922-2405	235	10	23.5	31.5%	151 (64.3%)	28 (11.9%)	45 (19.1%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$7,351			$466			$6,886	97.1	97.6	10	6	R5
370210003139	5	Henderson County Early College	Public	9-12	300 East Campus Way	Flat Rock	28731	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4561	209	7	31.6	34.0%	114 (54.5%)	5 (2.4%)	71 (34.0%)	8 (3.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$7,590			$759			$6,832	97.1	97.9	8	3	R5
370192002629	6	Early College at Guilford	Public	9-12	5608 West Friendly Avenue	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 316-2860	200	8	25.9	6.0%	75 (37.5%)	15 (7.5%)	6 (3.0%)	94 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.5%)	$10,526			$188			$10,337	97.1			(n/a)	R5
370345003425	7	Onslow Early College	Public	9-12	444 Western Blvd	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 938-6702	204	6	34	11.8%	133 (65.2%)	25 (12.3%)	34 (16.7%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.9%)	$7,881			$227			$7,654	96.8	98.2	5	2	R5
370021003474	8	Ashe County Early College High	Public	9-12	363 Campus Dr	West Jefferson	28694	Ashe County	Ashe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 846-1881	118	4	30.4	97.5%	101 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (13.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,089			$346			$10,742	96.7	92.5	52	44	R5
370192003242	9	STEM Early College @ NC A&T SU	Public	9-12	402 Laurel Street	Greensboro	27411	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 370-8580	187	9	22	17.6%	48 (25.7%)	75 (40.1%)	12 (6.4%)	39 (20.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.9%)	$10,069			$194			$9,874	96.5	97.6	11	2	R5
370162002521	10	Highland School of Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	1600 N Morris Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 810-8816	555	38	14.7	20.7%	368 (66.3%)	67 (12.1%)	66 (11.9%)	26 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.9%)	$10,033			$715			$9,318	96.4	98.3	3	7	R5

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