Best High Schools in North Carolina

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
501	Lee County High	Public	9-12	1708 Nash Street	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 776-7541	1,459	74	19.8	98.9%	416 (28.5%)	336 (23.0%)	640 (43.9%)	12 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.4%)	$9,332	$595	$8,737	24.1	25.7	477	24	370256001080
502	Northern High	Public	9-12	4622 N Roxboro Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3956	1,281	70	18.3	99.8%	197 (15.4%)	498 (38.9%)	517 (40.4%)	23 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.4%)	$10,719	$535	$10,184	23.5	10.9	586	84	370126000545
503	Harnett Central High	Public	9-12	2911 Harnett Central Rd	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 639-6161	1,522	62	24.4	56.1%	626 (41.1%)	281 (18.5%)	506 (33.2%)	10 (0.7%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (5.9%)	$7,920	$580	$7,341	23.4	25.8	476	27	370201000884
504	TMSA Charlotte	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9108 Mallard Creek Rd.	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	The Math and Science Academy of Charlott	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 321-7744	760	51	14.8	94.1%	30 (3.9%)	471 (62.0%)	83 (10.9%)	118 (15.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)				23.4	38.5	379	125	370039203365
505	Douglas Byrd High	Public	9-12	1624 Ireland Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 484-8121	1,006	45	22.1	97.4%	120 (11.9%)	554 (55.1%)	220 (21.9%)	7 (0.7%)	21 (2.1%)	6 (0.6%)	78 (7.8%)	$10,626	$1,758	$8,868	23.1	25	485	20	370001100400
506	Mitchell High	Public	9-12	416 Ledger School Rd	Bakersville	28705	Mitchell County	Mitchell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 766-3400	482	39	12.2	98.8%	396 (82.2%)	4 (0.8%)	68 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$11,982	$572	$11,410	23	29.5	455	51	370300001297
507	Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC	Public	9-12	3702 Princess Place Drive	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 251-6161	150	15	10.2	98.0%	46 (30.7%)	53 (35.3%)	40 (26.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	$21,178	$2,660	$18,517	22.9	28.3	465	42	370333003138
508	North Gaston High	Public	9-12	1133 Ratchford Road	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 922-5285	1,061	62	17.2	99.7%	468 (44.1%)	286 (27.0%)	226 (21.3%)	12 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (5.9%)	$8,686	$748	$7,938	22.8	32.5	424	84	370162000702
509	James Kenan High	Public	9-12	1241 Nc 24 & 50	Warsaw	28398	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 293-4218	758	49	15.3	99.6%	111 (14.6%)	218 (28.8%)	404 (53.3%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	$9,706	$964	$8,742	22.6	19.1	522	13	370120000498
510	Onslow Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	200 Broadhurst Road	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(910) 989-2013	421	31	13.7	54.4%	202 (48.0%)	99 (23.5%)	67 (15.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (10.7%)				22.1	37	394	116	370345003547
511	Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve	Public	6-12	1463 Pleasant Union Road	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 628-8360	409	34	12	99.3%	330 (80.7%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (12.2%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$9,358	$780	$8,577	21.8	38.1	385	126	370378002647
512	Red Springs High	Public	9-12	509 N Vance Street	Red Springs	28377	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-4211	867	48	18	98.7%	42 (4.8%)	152 (17.5%)	321 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	318 (36.7%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.8%)	$11,416	$1,497	$9,918	21.7	17.9	530	18	370393002239
513	Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	21 Trinity Chapel Rd	Asheville	28805	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(828) 255-5102	296	14	21.4	54.4%	233 (78.7%)	18 (6.1%)	30 (10.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)				21.3	32.2	427	86	370045003578
514	Pasquotank County High	Public	9-12	1064 Northside Road	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 337-6880	653	33	19.5	99.5%	215 (32.9%)	282 (43.2%)	102 (15.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	$9,702	$806	$8,896	21.2	30.6	444	70	370354002537
515	Carter G. Woodson School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	437 Goldfloss Street	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Carter G Woodson School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 723-6838	485	22	21.8	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	184 (37.9%)	291 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)				21.1	18.8	525	10	370002702112
516	Cleveland Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	400 W Marion St	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 476-8163	187	13	14.2	56.7%	124 (66.3%)	28 (15.0%)	16 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.6%)				21	33.4	418	98	370090003537
517	Triton High	Public	9-12	215 Maynard Lake Road	Erwin	28339	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 897-8121	1,274	58	22	99.5%	463 (36.3%)	332 (26.1%)	408 (32.0%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.4%)	$8,782	$698	$8,084	20.9	19.9	515	2	370201002158
518	Fairmont High	Public	9-12	5419 Old Stage Road	Fairmont	28340	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-6727	780	58	13.4	99.6%	123 (15.8%)	317 (40.6%)	69 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	192 (24.6%)	3 (0.4%)	75 (9.6%)	$12,871	$1,995	$10,877	20.8	8.7	601	83	370393002232
519	Goldsboro High	Public	9-12	700 N. Herman St.	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 731-5930	412	21	19.6	97.6%	7 (1.7%)	366 (88.8%)	30 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$11,741	$1,335	$10,407	20.8	8.6	603	84	370488000502
520	West Iredell High	Public	9-12	213 Warrior Dr	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-2181	767	43	17.7	99.1%	398 (51.9%)	130 (16.9%)	153 (19.9%)	25 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.8%)	$9,961	$600	$9,361	20.6	11.5	579	59	370231000999
521	Jordan-Matthews High	Public	9-12	910 East Cardinal Street	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 742-2916	848	59	14.3	99.6%	139 (16.4%)	93 (11.0%)	579 (68.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.1%)	$11,306	$836	$10,470	20.4	19.6	520	1	370075000311
522	West Craven High	Public	9-12	2600 Streets Ferry Road	Vanceboro	28586	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 244-3200	751	35	21.1	99.6%	321 (42.7%)	269 (35.8%)	111 (14.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.5%)	$9,958	$1,152	$8,807	20.1	23.5	492	30	370331002180
523	Statesville High	Public	9-12	474 N Center St	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-3491	991	54	18.3	99.7%	156 (15.7%)	465 (46.9%)	293 (29.6%)	13 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.5%)	$10,092	$819	$9,273	20.1	14.1	559	36	370231002303
524	Southwestern Randolph High School	Public	9-12	1641 Hopewell Friends Rd	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 628-8324	801	47	16.9	55.9%	523 (65.3%)	22 (2.7%)	222 (27.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)	$8,889	$722	$8,167	20.1	15	551	27	370378001530
525	Bertie High	Public	9-12	716 US Hwy 13 North	Windsor	27983	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 794-3034	449	31	14.5	99.3%	35 (7.8%)	375 (83.5%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	$14,631	$2,772	$11,859	20	19.6	519	6	370036000101
526	Southern Guilford High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5700 Drake Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 674-4250	934	63	14.9	99.7%	149 (16.0%)	348 (37.3%)	304 (32.5%)	86 (9.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.5%)	$9,712	$889	$8,823	19.6	13.4	563	37	370192000849
527	Person High	Public	9-12	1010 Ridge Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 599-8321	1,165	45	25.8	99.7%	517 (44.4%)	398 (34.2%)	183 (15.7%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.2%)	$10,129	$1,162	$8,967	19	20.4	513	14	370363001484
528	Granville Central High	Public	9-12	2043 Sanders Rd	Stem	27581	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 528-5530	531	23	23.4	97.6%	96 (18.1%)	172 (32.4%)	237 (44.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$9,737	$646	$9,091	19	12.7	571	43	370180002829
529	West Columbus High	Public	9-12	7294 Andrew Jackson Hwy SW	Cerro Gordo	28430	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 654-6111	459	33	13.9	97.6%	205 (44.7%)	187 (40.7%)	33 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	$11,672	$1,304	$10,369	18.8	17.1	537	8	370096000373
530	Heide Trask High	Public	9-12	14328 NC Hwy 210	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 602-6810	732	33	21.8	99.6%	300 (41.0%)	111 (15.2%)	281 (38.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.9%)	$10,484	$771	$9,712	18.8	33.3	420	110	370357002646
531	Eastern Guilford High	Public	9-12	415 Peeden Drive	Gibsonville	27249	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-6311	1,200	70	17	99.3%	155 (12.9%)	659 (54.9%)	257 (21.4%)	55 (4.6%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.7%)	$9,137	$961	$8,176	18.6	18.1	528	3	370192000821
532	Scotland High School	Public	9-12	1000 West Church St	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 276-7370	1,294	84	15.4	99.8%	303 (23.4%)	659 (50.9%)	60 (4.6%)	5 (0.4%)	188 (14.5%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (6.0%)	$11,796	$1,003	$10,793	18.3	12.9	568	36	370420003231
533	T Wingate Andrews High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1920 McGuinn Drive	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2800	753	49	15.3	99.6%	62 (8.2%)	494 (65.6%)	118 (15.7%)	50 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	$12,901	$1,808	$11,093	18.3	21.9	502	31	370192000967
534	John M Morehead High	Public	9-12	134 N Pierce St	Eden	27288	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 627-7731	771	38	20.1	99.6%	368 (47.7%)	186 (24.1%)	161 (20.9%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	$8,851	$808	$8,043	18.2	19.6	518	16	370399001072
535	Washington High	Public	9-12	400 Slatestone Road	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 946-0858	794	36	22	99.6%	262 (33.0%)	332 (41.8%)	161 (20.3%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.8%)	$10,213	$765	$9,447	18.2	17.5	535		370033001926
536	Knightdale High	Public	9-12	100 Bryan Chalk Lane	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 217-5350	1,695	105	16.1	66.9%	173 (10.2%)	763 (45.0%)	649 (38.3%)	54 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.1%)	$9,100	$534	$8,566	18.1	13.3	565	29	370472002745
537	Ashbrook High	Public	9-12	2222 S New Hope Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-6600	1,386	77	17.9	99.8%	247 (17.8%)	625 (45.1%)	409 (29.5%)	25 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (5.5%)	$8,726	$738	$7,988	18.1	15.5	550	13	370162000663
538	Southwest High	Public	9-12	1420 Burgaw Hwy	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 455-4888	803	42	18.9	57.3%	424 (52.8%)	165 (20.5%)	113 (14.1%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	84 (10.5%)	$10,201	$909	$9,291	18.1	20.8	512	26	370345001431
539	Charlotte Lab School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2045 Suttle Avenue	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte Lab School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 464-3830	807	65	12.4	50.1%	137 (17.0%)	403 (49.9%)	144 (17.8%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (13.9%)				17.8	28.9	462	77	370039103375
540	Henderson County Career Academy	Public	6-12	300 East Campus Drive	Flat Rock	28731	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4629	114	18	6.4	97.4%	71 (62.3%)	3 (2.6%)	33 (28.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	$18,459	$955	$17,504	17.7	11.1	584	44	370210001568
541	Erwin High	Public	9-12	60 Lees Creek Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4251	1,013	69	14.6	99.7%	481 (47.5%)	94 (9.3%)	359 (35.4%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	23 (2.3%)	47 (4.6%)	$10,603	$744	$9,859	17.7	19.8	516	25	370045000143
542	West Caldwell High	Public	9-12	300 W Caldwell Drive	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 758-5583	634	36	17.7	98.7%	364 (57.4%)	63 (9.9%)	147 (23.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (8.5%)	$11,229	$831	$10,398	17.6	17.9	529	13	370058000241
543	Mattamuskeet School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	60 Juniper Bay Road	Swanquarter	27885	Hyde County	Hyde County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 926-0221	299	17	17.7	99.0%	148 (49.5%)	90 (30.1%)	46 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$17,035	$2,169	$14,866	17.6	5.1	618	75	370228002460
544	Granville Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	200 Taylor St	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(919) 693-3914	207	11	18.5	98.6%	132 (63.8%)	41 (19.8%)	20 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.8%)	$7,924	$156	$7,768	17.3	29.1	460	84	370180003483
545	Ben L. Smith High School	Public	9-12	2407 South Holden Road	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7300	1,348	83	16.1	99.8%	57 (4.2%)	657 (48.7%)	498 (36.9%)	87 (6.5%)	7 (0.5%)	7 (0.5%)	35 (2.6%)	$10,645	$1,589	$9,057	17.3	16.7	540	5	370192000798
546	Valor Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	355 Poplar Crossing Dr NW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Valor Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 789-2500	608	26	23	77.3%	105 (17.3%)	321 (52.8%)	93 (15.3%)	16 (2.6%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.9%)				17	20	514	32	370034703281
547	Hertford County High	Public	9-12	1500 W First St	Ahoskie	27910	Hertford County	Hertford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 332-4096	447	31	14.3	99.3%	27 (6.0%)	374 (83.7%)	29 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)	$12,418	$1,659	$10,759	17	17.7	533	14	370216002208
548	Walkertown High	Public	9-12	5240 Sullivantown Road	Walkertown	27051	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4151	662	47	13.9	99.5%	281 (42.4%)	173 (26.1%)	169 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)	$10,875	$1,189	$9,686	17	16.5	542	6	370150003194
549	Montgomery Central High	Public	9-12	770 Timberwolf Drive	Troy	27371	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 556-5500	846	46	18.3	99.3%	327 (38.7%)	165 (19.5%)	306 (36.2%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.3%)				16.8	18.6	526	23	370306003515
550	Craven Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	3600 Trent Rd	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	Yes	No	(252) 514-6353	117			50.4%	70 (59.8%)	22 (18.8%)	15 (12.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.7%)				16.8	23.2	495	55	370331003588
551	Rocky Mount High	Public	9-12	1400 Bethlehem Road	Rocky Mount	27803	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9050	1,023	43	23.9	97.7%	78 (7.6%)	791 (77.3%)	98 (9.6%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.4%)	$9,474	$733	$8,740	16.4	16.6	541	10	370327000763
552	South Rowan High	Public	9-12	1655 Patterson St	China Grove	28023	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 857-1161	932	43	21.5	99.7%	552 (59.2%)	85 (9.1%)	230 (24.7%)	9 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.4%)	$9,584	$1,002	$8,582	16.2	11.9	578	26	370405001629
553	Northeast Guilford High	Public	9-12	6700 McLeansville Road	Mc Leansville	27301	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2500	977	69	14	99.7%	132 (13.5%)	584 (59.8%)	192 (19.7%)	16 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.0%)	$10,865	$1,243	$9,622	15.9	21.2	506	47	370192000836
554	Bessemer City High	Public	9-12	119 Yellow Jacket Lane	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9601	590	32	18.5	99.5%	259 (43.9%)	148 (25.1%)	144 (24.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	$9,616	$754	$8,862	15.9	23.9	491	63	370162000668
555	Julius L. Chambers High School	Public	9-12	7600 IBM Dr	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5284	2,225	117	18.9	99.9%	50 (2.2%)	1,208 (54.3%)	869 (39.1%)	34 (1.5%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	54 (2.4%)	$9,360	$974	$8,387	15.8	13.3	566	11	370297002326
556	J. F. Webb High	Public	9-12	3200 Webb School Rd	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 693-2521	512	26	19.8	98.4%	111 (21.7%)	285 (55.7%)	94 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$12,237	$926	$11,311	15.7	25.4	479	77	370180000742
557	Shelby High	Public	9-12	230 E Dixon Boulevard	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8325	792	51	15.4	99.6%	231 (29.2%)	417 (52.7%)	79 (10.0%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.8%)	$9,492	$690	$8,802	15.5	21.3	505	52	370090002720
558	Hillside High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3925	1,433	82	17.3	99.8%	27 (1.9%)	859 (59.9%)	460 (32.1%)	19 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.3%)	$11,407	$967	$10,441	15.3	14	560	2	370126000385
559	Alamance Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	609 Ray Street	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 570-6134	203	18	11.3	62.1%	89 (43.8%)	60 (29.6%)	28 (13.8%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.3%)				15.1	42	358	201	370003003574
560	Hunter Huss High	Public	9-12	1518 Edgefield Avenue	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 866-6610	1,165	62	18.9	99.7%	214 (18.4%)	488 (41.9%)	403 (34.6%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.3%)	$9,702	$791	$8,910	15.1	17.8	532	28	370162000691
561	Roanoke Rapids High School	Public	9-12	800 Hamilton Street	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 519-7200	776	48	16.3	99.6%	390 (50.3%)	246 (31.7%)	80 (10.3%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	$9,511	$641	$8,870	14.9	17.8	531	30	370390001564
562	Stewart Creek High	Public, Charter	9-12	2701-F Freedom Dr	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Stewart Creek High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 500-3731	342	12	29.6		8 (2.3%)	183 (53.5%)	134 (39.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)				14.8			(n/a)	370037403333
563	North Forsyth Magnet High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5705 Shattalon Drive	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 661-4880	1,084	68	15.8	99.7%	77 (7.1%)	431 (39.8%)	518 (47.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (4.6%)	$10,139	$976	$9,162	14.8	10	592	29	370150000624
564	Rocky River High School	Public	9-12	10505 Clear Creek Commerce Dr	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-0409	1,562	90	17.4	99.8%	65 (4.2%)	802 (51.3%)	584 (37.4%)	44 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	61 (3.9%)	$9,681	$668	$9,013	14.7	12.8	570	6	370297003173
565	Nash Everywhere Digital Academy (NEDA)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	801 Williford St	Rocky Mount	27803	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(252) 462-2855	259	11	24.1	74.1%	62 (23.9%)	145 (56.0%)	32 (12.4%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)				14.7	15	552	13	370327003634
566	Monroe High	Public	9-12	1 High School Dr	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3130	1,215	71	17.1	99.7%	65 (5.3%)	318 (26.2%)	792 (65.2%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.3%)	$12,060	$1,381	$10,678	14.6	12	577	11	370462001301
567	Phoenix Academy High	Public	8-12	750 S Merritt Mill Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2300	27	10	2.7	88.9%	8 (29.6%)	8 (29.6%)	8 (29.6%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	$46,250	$370	$45,881	14.5			(n/a)	370072003157
568	Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1215 North Cameron Avenue	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-6732	369	35	10.6	99.2%	5 (1.4%)	185 (50.1%)	168 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	$14,063	$2,100	$11,962	14.3	8.4	605	37	370150002729
569	Charlotte Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	8601 McAlpine Park Dr	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte Secondary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 295-0137	157	7	22.2		22 (14.0%)	61 (38.9%)	53 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.4%)				14.3	13.5	562	7	370014302924
570	James B Dudley High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1200 Lincoln Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8130	1,403	84	16.7	99.8%	21 (1.5%)	1,071 (76.3%)	244 (17.4%)	17 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (3.3%)	$10,680	$1,276	$9,405	14.2	17.1	538	32	370192000768
571	Albemarle High	Public	9-12	311 Park Ridge Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4200	414	30	13.5	99.0%	86 (20.8%)	218 (52.7%)	65 (15.7%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.7%)	$10,302	$1,146	$9,156	14	13.8	561	10	370432000022
572	Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academy	Public	9-12	16683 Hwy 125	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-2027	204	20	10.2	98.5%	3 (1.5%)	176 (86.3%)	20 (9.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$16,987	$2,312	$14,676	14	7.4	611	39	370195002157
573	Harnett Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	900 11th Strrt	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(910) 893-4072	100			60.0%	44 (44.0%)	32 (32.0%)	14 (14.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.0%)				13.9	19	523	50	370201003542
574	Reidsville High	Public	9-12	1901 S Park Dr	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 349-6361	696	37	18.5	99.6%	164 (23.6%)	310 (44.5%)	154 (22.1%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (8.3%)	$10,608	$1,088	$9,521	13.9	13.3	564	10	370399001543
575	Richmond Senior High	Public	10-12	838 US 1 North	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 997-9812	1,365	78	17.5	99.4%	518 (37.9%)	501 (36.7%)	218 (16.0%)	12 (0.9%)	43 (3.2%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (5.1%)	$10,456	$1,519	$8,936	13.9	14.4	555	20	370387001557
576	Pender High	Public	9-12	5380 NC Hwy 53 W	Burgaw	28425	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 259-0162	648	29	22.1	98.5%	265 (40.9%)	201 (31.0%)	151 (23.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	$10,022	$530	$9,492	13.9	17.5	534	42	370357001466
577	Stanly County Virtual Education	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	1121 Austin St	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 961-3081	56			44.6%	38 (67.9%)	9 (16.1%)	3 (5.4%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.1%)	$1,870	$164	$1,706	13.6	2.6	627	50	370432003485
578	Thomasville High	Public	9-12	410 Unity Street	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-4250	590	26	22.9	99.5%	81 (13.7%)	201 (34.1%)	260 (44.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.5%)	$12,281	$1,549	$10,731	13.5	9.9	593	15	370450001776
579	West Mecklenburg High School	Public	9-12	7400 Tuckaseegee Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6080	1,290	75	17.2	99.8%	49 (3.8%)	643 (49.8%)	486 (37.7%)	70 (5.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.9%)	$11,533	$1,263	$10,270	13	8.3	606	27	370297001286
580	Graham High	Public	9-12	903 Trollinger Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6440	828	45	18.4	99.6%	109 (13.2%)	292 (35.3%)	367 (44.3%)	8 (1.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.6%)	$10,422	$935	$9,487	12.7	21.1	509	71	370003000009
581	Southeast Raleigh High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2600 Rock Quarry Road	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 856-2800	1,438	103	13.9	99.8%	72 (5.0%)	767 (53.3%)	516 (35.9%)	24 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (3.8%)	$10,076	$731	$9,346	12.7	14.7	553	28	370472002355
582	Yadkin Success Academy	Public	6-12	733 East Main Street	Yadkinville	27055	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1166	43	5	8.9	86.0%	27 (62.8%)	4 (9.3%)	12 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,264	$1,106	$30,158	12.6	4.4	622	40	370504002659
583	Ignite Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5321 Ephesus Church Rd.	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(919) 972-4400	363	28	12.9	58.1%	60 (16.5%)	174 (47.9%)	81 (22.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.6%)				12.6	20.9	510	73	370126003580
584	Davidson County High School	Public	6-12	2061 E Holly Grove Road	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1459	64	10	6.4	95.3%	45 (70.3%)	4 (6.3%)	13 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	$16,547	$783	$15,764	12.3	5.7	613	29	370114000462
585	Military and Global Leadership	Public, Magnet	9-12	1411 Hawthorne Lane Ste A	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6011	71	9	7.8	95.8%	4 (5.6%)	27 (38.0%)	39 (54.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,227	$794	$11,434	12	11	585		370297003042
586	Salisbury High	Public	9-12	500 Lincolnton Rd	Salisbury	28144	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 636-1221	930	47	19.5	99.7%	139 (14.9%)	401 (43.1%)	320 (34.4%)	12 (1.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.6%)	$11,029	$745	$10,284	11.9	10.8	587	1	370405002253
587	Davidson River School	Public	6-12	970 Ecusta Rd	Brevard	28712	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 884-9567	61	9	6.7	91.8%	44 (72.1%)	2 (3.3%)	6 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.8%)	$16,825	$1,735	$15,090	11.9			(n/a)	370453002351
588	West Rowan High	Public	9-12	8050 NC 801 Hwy	Mount Ulla	28125	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 278-9233	988	46	21.6	99.7%	497 (50.3%)	180 (18.2%)	221 (22.4%)	11 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.5%)	$9,333	$909	$8,424	11.8	11.5	580	8	370405001630
589	Parkland High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1600 Brewer Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 771-4700	1,569	106	14.8	99.8%	115 (7.3%)	587 (37.4%)	800 (51.0%)	8 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (3.3%)	$9,527	$1,008	$8,519	11.8	11.4	581	8	370150000631
590	Wallace-Rose Hill High	Public	9-12	602 High School Road	Teachey	28464	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-7501	738	42	17.4	99.6%	140 (19.0%)	205 (27.8%)	364 (49.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	$12,968	$891	$12,077	11.5	18.8	524	66	370120000505
591	A L Brown High	Public	9-12	415 Martin Luther King Jr Ave	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 932-6125	1,753	94	18.6	99.8%	422 (24.1%)	497 (28.4%)	702 (40.0%)	10 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (6.7%)	$9,314	$705	$8,609	11.4	11.2	583	8	370243001039
592	Warren County High	Public	9-12	149 Campus Drive	Warrenton	27589	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-4413	362	20	18.4	99.2%	31 (8.6%)	266 (73.5%)	34 (9.4%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	$15,069	$1,628	$13,442	11.4	11.2	582	10	370474002189
593	Greene Central High	Public	9-12	140 School Drive	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 747-3814	776	51	15	99.6%	206 (26.5%)	291 (37.5%)	249 (32.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	$11,712	$1,688	$10,024	11.3	14.4	556	37	370183000750
594	Hugh M Cummings High	Public	9-12	2200 N Mebane Street	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6100	807	39	20.4	98.8%	36 (4.5%)	234 (29.0%)	503 (62.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.7%)	$9,437	$1,037	$8,400	11.3	24.3	488	106	370003000202
595	Garinger High School	Public	9-12	1100 Eastway Dr	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6450	1,877	106	17.7	99.8%	68 (3.6%)	578 (30.8%)	1,146 (61.1%)	52 (2.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (1.5%)	$10,714	$1,102	$9,612	10.9	8.3	607	12	370297003245
596	Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Public, Magnet	9-12	800 Clayton Road	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3968	1,384	65	21.2	99.8%	32 (2.3%)	624 (45.1%)	668 (48.3%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	46 (3.3%)	$11,432	$509	$10,923	10.4	8.5	604	8	370126000550
597	Vance Virtual Village Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	219 Charles Street	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(252) 506-7172	126	7	17.1	79.4%	19 (15.1%)	80 (63.5%)	12 (9.5%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.5%)				10.4	8.9	599	2	370465003550
598	Robert B Glenn High School	Public	9-12	1600 Union Cross Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 771-4500	1,396	85	16.3	99.8%	236 (16.9%)	383 (27.4%)	704 (50.4%)	9 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.5%)	$8,839	$553	$8,286	10.4	8.9	598		370150000604
599	The COAST	Public	6-12	1109 Old Ocean Highway	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 312-2780	96	18	5.3	96.9%	64 (66.7%)	13 (13.5%)	12 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.3%)	$25,746	$2,404	$23,342	10.3			(n/a)	370042000980
600	ISS Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	222 Knox Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 832-2522	138	4	30.7	33.3%	95 (68.8%)	11 (8.0%)	17 (12.3%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.4%)				10.2	12.6	572	28	370231003595

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