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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
Is Charter
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# Students
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Teacher Ratio
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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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
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
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370150000631
571
Parkland High
Public
9-12
1600 Brewer Road
Winston Salem
27127
Forsyth County
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 771-4700
1,519
90
16.9
99.4%
114 (7.5%)
581 (38.2%)
761 (50.1%)
8 (0.5%)
5 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
49 (3.2%)
$9,527
$1,008
$8,519
10.9
10.7
571
370053002975
572
Performance Learning Center
Public
6-12
4521 Weddington Road
Concord
28027
Cabarrus County
Cabarrus County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 260-6800
95
7
14.5
58.9%
48 (50.5%)
22 (23.2%)
17 (17.9%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (7.4%)
$10,998
$489
$10,509
10.9
27.4
450
122
370195000866
573
Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic
Public
9-12
8492 Hwy 48
Littleton
27850
Halifax County
Halifax County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 586-4125
312
18
17
99.0%
12 (3.8%)
241 (77.2%)
8 (2.6%)
0 (0.0%)
37 (11.9%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (4.5%)
$15,602
$2,497
$13,105
10.8
21.9
486
87
370237003583
574
JCPS Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
1455 Buffalo Rd
Smithfield
27577
Johnston County
Johnston County Public Schools
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(984) 285-3700
660
23
29.3
50.2%
306 (46.4%)
158 (23.9%)
136 (20.6%)
3 (0.5%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
56 (8.5%)
10.7
17.3
522
52
370126000545
575
Northern High
Public
9-12
117 Tom Wilkinson Road
Durham
27712
Durham County
Durham Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 560-3956
1,308
86
15.1
64.1%
241 (18.4%)
529 (40.4%)
462 (35.3%)
20 (1.5%)
3 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
53 (4.1%)
$10,719
$535
$10,184
10.7
13.6
551
24
370405002253
576
Salisbury High
Public
9-12
500 Lincolnton Rd
Salisbury
28144
Rowan County
Rowan-Salisbury Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 636-1221
959
54
17.8
65.5%
138 (14.4%)
423 (44.1%)
325 (33.9%)
14 (1.5%)
3 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
56 (5.8%)
$11,029
$745
$10,284
10.5
17.8
519
57
370058001010
577
Gateway School
Public
6-12
1889 Dudley Shoals Road
Granite Falls
28630
Caldwell County
Caldwell County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 396-8373
58
12
4.8
94.8%
39 (67.2%)
4 (6.9%)
7 (12.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (13.8%)
$28,313
$1,830
$26,484
10.5
(n/a)
370294003609
578
McDowell Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual
6-12
346 West McDowell Junior High
Marion
28752
McDowell County
McDowell County Schools
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(828) 652-3390
140
7
20
26.4%
121 (86.4%)
9 (6.4%)
5 (3.6%)
2 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.1%)
10.4
(n/a)
370216002208
579
Hertford County High
Public
9-12
1500 W First St
Ahoskie
27910
Hertford County
Hertford County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 332-4096
573
34
17.1
99.5%
40 (7.0%)
500 (87.3%)
24 (4.2%)
1 (0.2%)
3 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (0.9%)
$12,418
$1,659
$10,759
10.1
8.9
582
3
370001102981
580
Alger B. Wilkins High School
Public
9-12
1429 Skibo Road
Fayetteville
28303
Cumberland County
Cumberland County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 864-5438
128
11
11.8
97.7%
12 (9.4%)
96 (75.0%)
9 (7.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (8.6%)
$13,760
$1,393
$12,367
10.1
3.4
614
34
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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:
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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education
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: 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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