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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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Is Charter
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# Students
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Teacher Ratio
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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Personnel from Federal Funds
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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
Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
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SchoolDigger Rating (
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131
Harnett County Early College
Public
9-13
660 E Johnson St
Dunn
28334
Harnett County
Harnett County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 814-3470
102
5
20.4
39.2%
33 (32.4%)
30 (29.4%)
30 (29.4%)
1 (1.0%)
1 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (6.9%)
$8,448
$103
$8,345
79.5
77.8
139
8
370192000838
132
Northwest Guilford High
Public
9-12
5240 Northwest School Road
Greensboro
27409
Guilford County
Guilford County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 605-3300
1,991
97
20.4
18.0%
1,379 (69.3%)
157 (7.9%)
202 (10.1%)
173 (8.7%)
5 (0.3%)
2 (0.1%)
73 (3.7%)
$7,290
$511
$6,779
79.2
80.3
130
2
370483001943
133
Watauga High
Public
9-12
300 Go Pioneers Drive
Boone
28607
Watauga County
Watauga County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 264-2407
1,272
99
12.8
32.8%
1,018 (80.0%)
19 (1.5%)
138 (10.8%)
16 (1.3%)
4 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
76 (6.0%)
$11,160
$624
$10,536
78.8
78.2
137
4
370488003010
134
Wayne School of Engineering
Public
6-13
700 N Herman St
Goldsboro
27530
Wayne County
Wayne County Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 734-0070
433
24
17.8
99.3%
263 (60.7%)
79 (18.2%)
67 (15.5%)
3 (0.7%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (4.6%)
$7,192
$332
$6,860
78.8
83.6
114
20
370002002081
135
Chatham Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
2200 Hamp Stone Rd
Siler City
27344
Chatham County
Chatham Charter
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 742-4550
574
40
14.2
22.3%
444 (77.4%)
52 (9.1%)
31 (5.4%)
3 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
44 (7.7%)
78.7
90.7
71
64
370053002833
136
Hickory Ridge High
Public
9-12
7321 Raging Ridge Road
Harrisburg
28075
Cabarrus County
Cabarrus County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 260-6630
1,720
82
20.9
19.0%
848 (49.3%)
433 (25.2%)
178 (10.3%)
173 (10.1%)
10 (0.6%)
1 (0.1%)
77 (4.5%)
$7,738
$474
$7,264
78.5
72.3
158
22
370006202393
137
Lincoln Charter School
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
7834 Galway Lane
Denver
28037
Lincoln County
Lincoln Charter School
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 483-6611
2,263
129
17.4
1,733 (76.6%)
102 (4.5%)
271 (12.0%)
33 (1.5%)
10 (0.4%)
2 (0.1%)
112 (4.9%)
78.5
80.8
125
12
370058002435
138
Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy
Public
9-12
2857 Hickory Boulevard
Hudson
28638
Caldwell County
Caldwell County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 759-4640
214
13
16.2
37.9%
176 (82.2%)
2 (0.9%)
25 (11.7%)
6 (2.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.3%)
$8,388
$210
$8,178
78.3
80.7
126
12
370009302480
139
Thomas Jefferson Class Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
2527 US 221A Hwy
Mooresboro
28114
Rutherford County
Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 657-9998
1,360
80
17
956 (70.3%)
103 (7.6%)
138 (10.1%)
37 (2.7%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.1%)
124 (9.1%)
78.2
83.7
113
26
370078002892
140
Tri-County Early College High
Public
9-13
4650 E US 64 Alt.
Murphy
28906
Cherokee County
Cherokee County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 835-4318
129
8
15.4
62.0%
95 (73.6%)
0 (0.0%)
27 (20.9%)
2 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.8%)
4 (3.1%)
$7,830
$280
$7,549
77.7
69.4
172
32
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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
No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education
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.
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