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School
Type
Grades
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City
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Total from Federal Funds
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Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
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Average Standard
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370336002754
141
Discovery High School
Public
9-12
301 West 18th St
Newton
28658
Catawba County
Newton Conover City Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 466-5581
193
9
22.4
23.8%
134 (69.4%)
6 (3.1%)
32 (16.6%)
7 (3.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (7.3%)
$7,999
$741
$7,259
77.6
92.6
53
88
370072000295
142
Chapel Hill High
Public
9-12
9217 Seawell School Rd
Chapel Hill
27516
Orange County
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 929-2106
1,597
99
16
24.7%
851 (53.3%)
183 (11.5%)
269 (16.8%)
200 (12.5%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
93 (5.8%)
$11,533
$502
$11,031
77.4
80.4
129
13
370219002108
143
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School
Public
9-12
409 8th Avenue NE
Hickory
28601
Catawba County
Hickory City Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 328-6738
229
21
10.7
59.4%
115 (50.2%)
29 (12.7%)
57 (24.9%)
6 (2.6%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (9.2%)
$15,342
$1,043
$14,299
77.2
72.2
160
17
370472002055
144
Enloe High
Public
9-12
128 Clarendon Crescent
Raleigh
27610
Wake County
Wake County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 856-7918
2,502
144
17.4
26.9%
898 (35.9%)
612 (24.5%)
340 (13.6%)
545 (21.8%)
3 (0.1%)
3 (0.1%)
101 (4.0%)
$8,913
$404
$8,510
76.8
75.7
148
4
370333003439
145
SEA-Technical
Public
9-13
5301 Sidbury Road
Castle Hayne
28429
New Hanover County
New Hanover County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 530-6300
230
13
17.3
98.7%
132 (57.4%)
44 (19.1%)
39 (17.0%)
5 (2.2%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (3.9%)
$13,361
$253
$13,108
76.7
65.1
205
60
370297003175
146
William Amos Hough High
Public
9-12
12420 Bailey Rd
Cornelius
28031
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(980) 344-0514
2,518
116
21.6
14.3%
1,745 (69.3%)
254 (10.1%)
352 (14.0%)
90 (3.6%)
4 (0.2%)
5 (0.2%)
68 (2.7%)
$7,994
$484
$7,511
76.3
81.4
122
24
370032603261
147
Research Triangle High School
Public, Charter
9-12
3106 East NC Highway 54
Durham
27709
Durham County
Research Triangle High School
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 998-6757
582
39
14.9
244 (41.9%)
85 (14.6%)
78 (13.4%)
102 (17.5%)
4 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
69 (11.9%)
76.1
81.6
121
26
370354003426
148
Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College
Public
9-12
1208 N Road St
Elizabeth City
27909
Pasquotank County
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 335-0821
107
5
21.4
39.3%
50 (46.7%)
25 (23.4%)
17 (15.9%)
4 (3.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (10.3%)
$9,328
$374
$8,954
75.7
70.3
167
19
370010402520
149
Piedmont Community Charter School
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
119 E. 2nd Avenue
Gastonia
28052
Gaston County
Piedmont Community Charter
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 853-2428
1,906
116
16.3
1,004 (52.7%)
348 (18.3%)
393 (20.6%)
29 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
132 (6.9%)
75.7
79
134
15
370192003233
150
UNCG Early/Middle College
Public
9-12
1510 Walker Avenue
Greensboro
27412
Guilford County
Guilford County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 334-3662
206
12
17.1
51.9%
39 (18.9%)
105 (51.0%)
41 (19.9%)
10 (4.9%)
2 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (4.4%)
$9,502
$349
$9,154
75.5
60.6
228
78
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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 6, 2023, 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.
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Educational resources:
Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
Understanding an IEP: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Educators
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