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Rank
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626
)
School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
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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
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370114000475
251
North Davidson High
Public
9-12
7227 Old US Hwy 52
Lexington
27295
Davidson County
Davidson County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 731-8431
905
56
16.1
37.0%
719 (79.4%)
34 (3.8%)
101 (11.2%)
20 (2.2%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
30 (3.3%)
$8,214
$565
$7,650
56.3
54.3
262
11
370069000282
252
Fred T Foard High
Public
9-12
3407 Plateau Road
Newton
28658
Catawba County
Catawba County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 462-1496
956
54
17.7
41.2%
714 (74.7%)
37 (3.9%)
91 (9.5%)
57 (6.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
55 (5.8%)
$8,769
$744
$8,025
56.3
54.8
260
8
370031703184
253
Mountain Island Charter School
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
13440 Lucia Riverbend Highway
Mount Holly
28120
Gaston County
Mountain Island Charter
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 827-8840
1,703
100
16.9
23.5%
947 (55.6%)
464 (27.2%)
140 (8.2%)
31 (1.8%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.1%)
118 (6.9%)
55.8
58.6
242
11
370474003009
254
Warren New Technical High
Public
9-12
219 US Hwy 158 Bypass
Warrenton
27589
Warren County
Warren County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 257-3767
80
3
26.1
96.3%
14 (17.5%)
54 (67.5%)
9 (11.3%)
1 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.5%)
$13,539
$864
$12,675
55.8
36.2
387
133
370441001748
255
East Surry High
Public
9-12
801 W Main Street
Pilot Mountain
27041
Surry County
Surry County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 368-2251
594
33
17.9
44.9%
502 (84.5%)
11 (1.9%)
59 (9.9%)
3 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (3.2%)
$9,894
$884
$9,010
55.7
52.4
271
16
370038803373
256
Piedmont Classical High School
Public, Charter
9-12
4100 Yanceyville Rd
Browns Summit
27214
Guilford County
Piedmont Classical High School
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 897-1128
426
28
15.1
67 (15.7%)
259 (60.8%)
55 (12.9%)
2 (0.5%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
41 (9.6%)
55.5
27.2
452
196
370192002989
257
Kearns Academy
Public
9-12
1710 McGuinn Dr.
High Point
27265
Guilford County
Guilford County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(336) 885-7905
116
12
9.5
56.9%
13 (11.2%)
58 (50.0%)
32 (27.6%)
6 (5.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (6.0%)
$14,695
$989
$13,705
55.1
20.4
498
241
370331000384
258
Havelock High
Public
9-12
101 Webb Boulevard
Havelock
28532
Craven County
Craven County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(252) 444-5112
1,104
62
17.9
49.1%
500 (45.3%)
289 (26.2%)
164 (14.9%)
15 (1.4%)
2 (0.2%)
12 (1.1%)
122 (11.1%)
$9,356
$1,044
$8,312
55
47.9
304
46
370053000215
259
Mount Pleasant High
Public
9-12
700 Walker Road
Mount Pleasant
28124
Cabarrus County
Cabarrus County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(704) 260-6690
902
54
16.5
38.4%
720 (79.8%)
57 (6.3%)
90 (10.0%)
5 (0.6%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (3.1%)
$9,787
$661
$9,125
54.8
55.2
257
2
370472001844
260
Cary High
Public
9-12
638 Walnut St
Cary
27511
Wake County
Wake County Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(919) 460-3549
2,145
122
17.5
39.2%
912 (42.5%)
392 (18.3%)
626 (29.2%)
108 (5.0%)
4 (0.2%)
4 (0.2%)
99 (4.6%)
$8,602
$403
$8,198
54.5
61.4
222
38
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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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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison
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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.
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