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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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Total from Federal Funds
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Total from State and Local Funds
Average Standard
Score (
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2022
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31
Stanly STEM Early College
Public
9-13
311 Park Ridge Road
Albemarle
28001
Stanly County
Stanly County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 961-4900
153
7
21.7
37.9%
79 (51.6%)
17 (11.1%)
22 (14.4%)
23 (15.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (7.8%)
94.5
92.3
56
25
370294003487
32
McDowell Academy for Innovation
Public
9-13
54 College Drive
Marion
28752
McDowell County
McDowell County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 659-0411
113
8
14.1
51.3%
75 (66.4%)
7 (6.2%)
26 (23.0%)
1 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.5%)
$24,717
$228
$24,489
94.5
77
142
110
370001102756
33
Cross Creek Early College
Public
9-12
1200 Murchison Road
Fayetteville
28301
Cumberland County
Cumberland County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 500-7551
246
12
20.5
57.3%
41 (16.7%)
116 (47.2%)
44 (17.9%)
14 (5.7%)
6 (2.4%)
5 (2.0%)
20 (8.1%)
$7,352
$641
$6,711
94.5
90.7
73
40
370300003137
34
Mayland Early College
Public
9-13
264 Mayland Dr
Spruce Pine
28777
Avery County
Mitchell County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(828) 766-2590
119
5
23.8
39.5%
99 (83.2%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (10.1%)
2 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (5.0%)
$7,370
$209
$7,160
94.4
88.1
90
56
370414003086
35
Sampson Early College High
Public
9-13
1801 Sunset Ave
Clinton
28329
Sampson County
Sampson County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 900-4046
233
10
23.3
98.7%
47 (20.2%)
20 (8.6%)
153 (65.7%)
2 (0.9%)
1 (0.4%)
1 (0.4%)
9 (3.9%)
$7,255
$590
$6,666
94.3
88.7
84
49
370462001806
36
Central Academy of Technology and Arts
Public
9-12
600 Brewer Dr
Monroe
28112
Union County
Union County Public Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 296-3088
821
52
15.9
15.8%
528 (64.3%)
76 (9.3%)
106 (12.9%)
75 (9.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
36 (4.4%)
$9,519
$417
$9,102
94.3
93.4
40
4
370378002883
37
Randolph Early College High School
Public
9-13
629 Industrial Park Avenue
Asheboro
27205
Randolph County
Randolph County School System
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 625-1137
354
13
27.2
46.3%
201 (56.8%)
13 (3.7%)
111 (31.4%)
21 (5.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (2.3%)
$5,706
$159
$5,547
94.1
92.4
55
18
370042002898
38
Brunswick County Early College
Public
9-13
50 College Road NE
Bolivia
28422
Brunswick County
Brunswick County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(910) 756-5030
363
13
27.9
99.2%
246 (67.8%)
19 (5.2%)
67 (18.5%)
10 (2.8%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (5.5%)
$7,807
$809
$6,998
93.9
94.5
33
5
370034303289
39
NC Leadership Charter Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
4353 High Point Rd
Kernersville
27284
Forsyth County
NC Leadership Charter Academy
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 992-2710
1,123
58
19.2
819 (72.9%)
65 (5.8%)
120 (10.7%)
29 (2.6%)
8 (0.7%)
5 (0.4%)
77 (6.9%)
93.9
94.1
34
5
370153003101
40
Franklin County Early College
Public
9-13
8150 NC Highway 56
Louisburg
27549
Franklin County
Franklin County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 738-3649
179
7
25.5
43.6%
84 (46.9%)
48 (26.8%)
29 (16.2%)
2 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (8.9%)
$7,465
$201
$7,265
93.9
94.5
32
8
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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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