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Type
Grades
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City
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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Personnel from Federal Funds
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Total from Federal Funds
Personnel from State and Local Funds
Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
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Score (
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Score (
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11
Montgomery County Early College
Public
9-13
1011 Page St
Troy
27371
Montgomery County
Montgomery County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 898-9690
272
10
27.2
56.6%
116 (42.6%)
35 (12.9%)
99 (36.4%)
11 (4.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (4.0%)
$8,152
$202
$7,950
96
95.1
28
17
370180003142
12
Granville Early College High
Public
9-13
1552 South Campus Dr
Creedmoor
27522
Granville County
Granville County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 528-5583
224
8
28.6
38.4%
106 (47.3%)
53 (23.7%)
52 (23.2%)
4 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (4.0%)
$7,932
$277
$7,655
95.9
92.5
54
42
370001203476
13
Innovation Early College High
Public
9-13
East Carolina University
Greenville
27858
Pitt County
Pitt County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 737-3860
211
12
18.1
47.4%
68 (32.2%)
63 (29.9%)
52 (24.6%)
14 (6.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (6.6%)
$11,291
$335
$10,955
95.9
95.4
26
13
370387002916
14
Richmond Early College High
Public
9-13
1042 W Hamlet Ave
Hamlet
28345
Richmond County
Richmond County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 410-1922
295
11
26.8
99.0%
161 (54.6%)
46 (15.6%)
63 (21.4%)
4 (1.4%)
7 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (4.7%)
$6,338
$528
$5,810
95.9
95.6
21
7
370009003396
15
Alexander Early College
Public
9-12
345 Industrial Blvd
Taylorsville
28681
Alexander County
Alexander County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 632-8221
165
7
23.5
37.0%
121 (73.3%)
2 (1.2%)
30 (18.2%)
10 (6.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.2%)
$6,455
$116
$6,339
95.8
96.1
13
2
370294002809
16
McDowell Early College
Public
9-13
54 College Drive
Marion
28752
McDowell County
McDowell County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 659-0411
225
12
18.4
42.7%
166 (73.8%)
4 (1.8%)
43 (19.1%)
3 (1.3%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.6%)
$7,400
$232
$7,168
95.8
93.5
38
22
370001203359
17
PCS Early College High School
Public
9-13
1959 Warren Drive
Winterville
28590
Pitt County
Pitt County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 493-7821
322
15
22
99.1%
111 (34.5%)
114 (35.4%)
82 (25.5%)
3 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (3.7%)
$7,489
$876
$6,613
95.6
95.6
22
5
370237003116
18
Johnston County Early College Academy
Public
9-13
245 College Rd
Smithfield
27577
Johnston County
Johnston County Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 464-2314
281
10
28.1
28.5%
155 (55.2%)
25 (8.9%)
85 (30.2%)
7 (2.5%)
3 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.1%)
$6,903
$137
$6,766
95.5
95.8
19
1
370053003159
19
Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll
Public
9-13
1531 Trinity Church Rd
Concord
28027
Cabarrus County
Cabarrus County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 260-6780
239
10
23.5
29.3%
109 (45.6%)
66 (27.6%)
40 (16.7%)
16 (6.7%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.9%)
$7,514
$205
$7,309
95.5
93.6
37
18
370357002906
20
Pender Early College High
Public
9-13
100 East Industrial Drive
Burgaw
28425
Pender County
Pender County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 362-7925
203
9
22.5
36.0%
136 (67.0%)
10 (4.9%)
45 (22.2%)
2 (1.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (4.4%)
$7,865
$425
$7,440
95.4
96.1
16
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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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