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ID
Rank
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626
)
School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
Is Virtual
Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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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 (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
)
370488001961
361
Rosewood High
Public
9-12
900 Rosewood Road
Goldsboro
27530
Wayne County
Wayne County Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 705-6050
469
29
15.9
98.7%
278 (59.3%)
85 (18.1%)
74 (15.8%)
8 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
23 (4.9%)
$10,220
$987
$9,233
39.2
24
470
109
370219000943
362
Hickory High
Public
9-12
1234 3rd Street NE
Hickory
28601
Catawba County
Hickory City Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 322-5860
1,014
60
17
62.4%
339 (33.4%)
213 (21.0%)
316 (31.2%)
40 (3.9%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.2%)
103 (10.2%)
$8,704
$694
$8,010
38.8
29.7
439
77
370042000125
363
North Brunswick High
Public
9-12
114 Scorpion Drive
Leland
28451
Brunswick County
Brunswick County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 371-2261
1,450
78
18.6
99.8%
791 (54.6%)
267 (18.4%)
271 (18.7%)
8 (0.6%)
7 (0.5%)
2 (0.1%)
104 (7.2%)
$10,133
$1,075
$9,059
38.7
36
389
26
370038603361
364
North Carolina Cyber Academy
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
2800 Meridian Parkway
Durham
27713
Durham County
North Carolina Cyber Academy
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(984) 262-9237
2,372
136
17.4
1,012 (42.7%)
711 (30.0%)
382 (16.1%)
58 (2.4%)
22 (0.9%)
4 (0.2%)
183 (7.7%)
38.7
33.3
409
45
370033002504
365
Southside High
Public
9-12
5700 Hwy 33 East
Chocowinity
27817
Beaufort County
Beaufort County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 940-1881
422
30
14
99.3%
188 (44.5%)
146 (34.6%)
66 (15.6%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (4.7%)
$12,556
$899
$11,657
38.6
51.6
274
91
370045003578
366
Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
21 Trinity Chapel Rd
Asheville
28805
Buncombe County
Buncombe County Schools
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(828) 255-5102
266
14
19.7
50.0%
220 (82.7%)
9 (3.4%)
28 (10.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.0%)
38.5
37.1
376
10
370001103539
367
Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School
Public, Virtual
6-12
800 North Street
Fayetteville
28301
Cumberland County
Cumberland County Schools
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(910) 500-7985
590
41
14.4
65.3%
122 (20.7%)
301 (51.0%)
99 (16.8%)
6 (1.0%)
4 (0.7%)
2 (0.3%)
56 (9.5%)
38.4
20
502
135
370399002306
368
Dalton McMichael High
Public
9-12
6845 Hwy 135
Mayodan
27027
Rockingham County
Rockingham County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 427-5165
723
42
17.2
58.9%
452 (62.5%)
83 (11.5%)
148 (20.5%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
36 (5.0%)
$8,586
$692
$7,894
38.2
44.1
326
42
370126000530
369
C E Jordan High
Public
9-12
6806 Garrett Road
Durham
27707
Durham County
Durham Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 560-3912
2,040
114
17.9
42.2%
610 (29.9%)
581 (28.5%)
633 (31.0%)
84 (4.1%)
2 (0.1%)
2 (0.1%)
128 (6.3%)
$9,868
$693
$9,175
38.2
35.5
395
26
370237002635
370
West Johnston High
Public
9-12
5935 Raleigh Road
Benson
27504
Johnston County
Johnston County Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 934-7333
1,469
79
18.6
37.8%
834 (56.8%)
183 (12.5%)
366 (24.9%)
12 (0.8%)
6 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
68 (4.6%)
$8,533
$535
$7,999
38.1
42.5
339
31
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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
Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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. Attendance Areas provided by
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