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Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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ID
Rank
(of
626
)
School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
Is Virtual
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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
)
370432001718
441
South Stanly High
Public
9-12
40488 S Stanly School Rd
Norwood
28128
Stanly County
Stanly County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 961-4100
442
28
15.7
48.2%
330 (74.7%)
44 (10.0%)
37 (8.4%)
5 (1.1%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (5.7%)
$9,199
$565
$8,634
28.6
34.2
404
37
370414001674
442
Lakewood High
Public
9-12
245 Lakewood School Rd
Salemburg
28385
Sampson County
Sampson County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 525-5171
479
33
14.6
99.4%
176 (36.7%)
120 (25.1%)
148 (30.9%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
33 (6.9%)
$10,549
$1,417
$9,132
28.5
43.1
333
109
370387001557
443
Richmond Senior High
Public
10-12
838 US 1 North
Rockingham
28379
Richmond County
Richmond County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 997-9812
1,286
82
15.7
99.3%
487 (37.9%)
474 (36.9%)
203 (15.8%)
10 (0.8%)
32 (2.5%)
2 (0.2%)
78 (6.1%)
$10,456
$1,519
$8,936
28.5
22.2
483
40
370228002460
444
Mattamuskeet School
Public, Alternative
PK, KG-12
60 Juniper Bay Road
Swanquarter
27885
Hyde County
Hyde County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 926-0221
317
30
10.5
99.1%
164 (51.7%)
92 (29.0%)
48 (15.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (4.1%)
$17,035
$2,169
$14,866
28.3
(n/a)
370001100400
445
Douglas Byrd High
Public
9-12
1624 Ireland Drive
Fayetteville
28304
Cumberland County
Cumberland County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 484-8121
940
64
14.6
99.0%
128 (13.6%)
472 (50.2%)
206 (21.9%)
5 (0.5%)
22 (2.3%)
12 (1.3%)
95 (10.1%)
$10,626
$1,758
$8,868
28.3
26.7
455
10
370040703397
446
Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington
Public, Charter
6-12
4100 Sunglow Drive
Wilmington
28405
New Hanover County
Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 338-5258
385
34
11.3
99.2%
132 (34.3%)
129 (33.5%)
80 (20.8%)
5 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
39 (10.1%)
28.3
(n/a)
370357002646
447
Heide Trask High
Public
9-12
14328 NC Hwy 210
Rocky Point
28457
Pender County
Pender County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 602-6810
720
44
16.3
69.3%
312 (43.3%)
114 (15.8%)
257 (35.7%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
33 (4.6%)
$10,484
$771
$9,712
28.3
27.3
451
4
370237001029
448
South Johnston High
Public
9-12
10381 US Hwy 301 S
Four Oaks
27524
Johnston County
Johnston County Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 894-3146
1,331
77
17.3
56.4%
684 (51.4%)
155 (11.6%)
426 (32.0%)
5 (0.4%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
58 (4.4%)
$9,204
$547
$8,657
28.3
26
459
11
370264001102
449
Lexington Senior High School
Public
9-12
26 Penry Street
Lexington
27292
Davidson County
Lexington City Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 242-1574
928
50
18.3
98.7%
158 (17.0%)
281 (30.3%)
351 (37.8%)
47 (5.1%)
3 (0.3%)
4 (0.4%)
84 (9.1%)
$10,435
$1,128
$9,307
28.2
22.6
480
31
370180003385
450
South Granville High
Public
9-12
701 N Crescent Dr
Creedmoor
27522
Granville County
Granville County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 528-5533
709
35
20
47.8%
332 (46.8%)
190 (26.8%)
145 (20.5%)
3 (0.4%)
3 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
36 (5.1%)
$8,664
$442
$8,222
28.1
13
558
108
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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
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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