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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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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
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SchoolDigger Rating (
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370162002384
311
Forestview High
Public
9-12
5545 Union Road
Gastonia
28056
Gaston County
Gaston County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 861-2625
1,081
54
20
46.8%
534 (49.4%)
255 (23.6%)
213 (19.7%)
23 (2.1%)
2 (0.2%)
3 (0.3%)
51 (4.7%)
$8,409
$693
$7,716
46.6
55.5
256
55
370462001803
312
Sun Valley High
Public
9-12
5211 Old Charlotte Hwy
Monroe
28110
Union County
Union County Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 296-3020
1,442
78
18.5
40.3%
747 (51.8%)
280 (19.4%)
308 (21.4%)
29 (2.0%)
3 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
74 (5.1%)
$8,375
$469
$7,906
46.2
36.6
382
70
370216003107
313
Cs Brown High - STEM Program
Public
9-12
102 CSB Dr
Winton
27986
Hertford County
Hertford County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 358-2852
73
5
14.6
95.9%
3 (4.1%)
65 (89.0%)
1 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (4.1%)
$21,553
$437
$21,117
46.1
30.9
430
117
370441001754
314
North Surry High
Public
9-12
2440 W Pine Street
Mount Airy
27030
Surry County
Surry County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 789-5055
843
48
17.4
62.3%
582 (69.0%)
22 (2.6%)
196 (23.3%)
5 (0.6%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
36 (4.3%)
$9,405
$905
$8,500
46.1
52
273
41
370504002018
315
Forbush High
Public
8-12
1525 Falcon Road
East Bend
27018
Yadkin County
Yadkin County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 551-1140
794
49
16.1
45.6%
533 (67.1%)
15 (1.9%)
219 (27.6%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
23 (2.9%)
$9,104
$736
$8,368
46
46.2
313
2
370001102663
316
Gray's Creek High
Public
9-12
5301 Celebration Drive
Hope Mills
28348
Cumberland County
Cumberland County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 424-8589
1,395
74
18.8
43.5%
646 (46.3%)
355 (25.4%)
201 (14.4%)
22 (1.6%)
41 (2.9%)
4 (0.3%)
126 (9.0%)
$8,285
$866
$7,419
46
37.1
374
58
370210000915
317
East Henderson High
Public
9-12
150 Eagle Pride Drive
East Flat Rock
28726
Henderson County
Henderson County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 697-4768
965
60
16.1
60.8%
509 (52.7%)
18 (1.9%)
374 (38.8%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
16 (1.7%)
45 (4.7%)
$9,768
$724
$9,044
45.8
40.7
348
31
370495001988
318
West Wilkes High School
Public
9-12
6598 Boone Trail
Millers Creek
28651
Wilkes County
Wilkes County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 903-6710
628
39
15.9
46.8%
500 (79.6%)
6 (1.0%)
101 (16.1%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (2.7%)
$9,570
$787
$8,783
45.8
53.6
266
52
370297002593
319
Hopewell High School
Public
9-12
11530 Beatties Ford Rd
Huntersville
28078
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(980) 343-5988
1,755
100
17.5
37.2%
422 (24.0%)
839 (47.8%)
357 (20.3%)
50 (2.8%)
5 (0.3%)
2 (0.1%)
80 (4.6%)
$8,867
$413
$8,454
45.6
41.3
346
27
370237001021
320
North Johnston High
Public
9-12
5915 US Hwy 301 N
Kenly
27542
Johnston County
Johnston County Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 284-2031
787
53
14.9
62.0%
393 (49.9%)
72 (9.1%)
304 (38.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (2.2%)
$10,995
$811
$10,184
45.4
31.9
421
101
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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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