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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2026 vs 2025)	ID
1	Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies	Public	9-12	6333 Little Drive	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 335-1350	260	16	15.8	16.5%	88 (33.8%)	55 (21.2%)	19 (7.3%)	86 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)				96.4	95.5	18	17	370472003637
2	Gaston Early College High School	Public	9-12	201 Hwy 321 South	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 922-2405	235	11	21.8	42.6%	131 (55.7%)	32 (13.6%)	48 (20.4%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.2%)	$7,351	$466	$6,886	96	95.4	19	17	370162003217
3	Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College	Public	9-12	1208 N Road St	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 335-0821	115	4	28.8	97.4%	63 (54.8%)	28 (24.3%)	12 (10.4%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	$9,328	$374	$8,954	96	92.2	60	57	370354003426
4	Collaborative College for Technology	Public	9-12	500 West Broad Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 978-5450	232	10	23.6	23.7%	141 (60.8%)	15 (6.5%)	54 (23.3%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	$7,803	$118	$7,685	95.6	96.1	9	5	370231002776
5	Highland School of Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	1600 N Morris Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 810-8816	538	39	13.8	34.0%	327 (60.8%)	81 (15.1%)	75 (13.9%)	31 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$10,033	$715	$9,318	95.2	96.9	3	2	370162002521
6	ABSS Early College at ACC	Public	9-12	1247 Jimmie Kerr Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 506-4001	247	8	29.9	36.4%	108 (43.7%)	35 (14.2%)	74 (30.0%)	12 (4.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	$6,280	$165	$6,115	95	96.9	4	2	370003002972
7	Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	Public	9-12	300 Rhodes Perimeter Drive	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 923-8480	174	8	21.8	54.6%	88 (50.6%)	33 (19.0%)	31 (17.8%)	10 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)				94.9	96.4	5	2	370162003563
8	Haywood Early College	Public	9-12	185 Freedlander Drive	Clyde	28721	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 565-4000	177	4	39.4	98.3%	151 (85.3%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	$7,730	$690	$7,040	94.7	95.4	20	12	370204002873
9	Henderson County Early College	Public	9-12	300 East Campus Drive	Flat Rock	28731	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4561	197	6	31.5	50.3%	113 (57.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (33.0%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.1%)	$7,590	$759	$6,832	94.7	95.6	13	4	370210003139
10	Chatham Early College	Public	9-12	501 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 663-5899	113	6	20.5	97.3%	65 (57.5%)	8 (7.1%)	30 (26.5%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	$2,517	$114	$2,403	94.5	96.1	8	2	370075003406
11	Crossroads Arts and Science Early Colleg	Public	9-12	476 N Center St	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 978-0034	225	9	25.9	28.9%	131 (58.2%)	28 (12.4%)	38 (16.9%)	18 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$7,670	$103	$7,567	94.4	96.3	7	4	370231003087
12	Nesbitt Discovery Academy	Public	9-12	175 Bingham Rd Ste 10	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 271-4521	372	17	21.8	98.7%	307 (82.5%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.3%)	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	$7,222	$451	$6,771	94.4			(n/a)	370045003320
13	Cumberland Polytechnic	Public	9-12	220 Hull Rd	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 486-7300	319	9	34.2	40.4%	116 (36.4%)	112 (35.1%)	47 (14.7%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.7%)	$8,770	$513	$8,257	94.3	93.8	40	27	370001102757
14	Richmond Early College High	Public	9-12	1042 W Hamlet Ave	Hamlet	28345	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 410-1922	294	8	37.8	99.0%	168 (57.1%)	38 (12.9%)	62 (21.1%)	6 (2.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)	$6,338	$528	$5,810	94	94.7	28	14	370387002916
15	PCS Early College High School	Public	9-12	2064 Warren Drive	Winterville	27835	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 493-7821	334	14	23.3	99.1%	107 (32.0%)	117 (35.0%)	93 (27.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	$7,489	$876	$6,613	93.9	95.1	24	9	370001203359
16	Onslow Early College	Public	9-12	444 Western Blvd	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 938-6702	189	7	29	24.3%	134 (70.9%)	10 (5.3%)	22 (11.6%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (8.5%)	$7,881	$227	$7,654	93.9	97.1	2	14	370345003425
17	Davidson Early College	Public	9-12	297 DCCC Road	Thomasville	27293	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 242-5686	138	5	30.6	42.8%	98 (71.0%)	11 (8.0%)	14 (10.1%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)	$9,157	$89	$9,067	93.8	94.7	27	10	370114002759
18	Pender Early College High	Public	9-12	100 East Industrial Drive	Burgaw	28425	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 362-7925	215	4	50.8	98.6%	140 (65.1%)	10 (4.7%)	50 (23.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$7,865	$425	$7,440	93.8	94.3	30	12	370357002906
19	Johnston County Schools Career Technical	Public	9-12	245 College Road	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 464-2303	241	6	41.1	98.8%	101 (41.9%)	31 (12.9%)	98 (40.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	$7,440	$137	$7,303	93.7	95.5	17	2	370237003408
20	Challenger Early College High	Public	9-12	2550 Hwy 70 SE	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 485-2980	376	11	33.5	49.5%	131 (34.8%)	10 (2.7%)	122 (32.4%)	72 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.6%)	$6,093	$246	$5,847	93.6	95.5	16	4	370069002753
21	Wayne Early / Middle College High	Public	9-12	3000 Wayne Memorial Drive	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 739-7070	239	9	25.5	98.7%	80 (33.5%)	38 (15.9%)	108 (45.2%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$8,418	$325	$8,093	93.5	93.6	43	22	370488002881
22	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	567 East Hargett St	Raleigh	27601	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 664-5644	262	21	12.7	35.1%	75 (28.6%)	116 (44.3%)	42 (16.0%)	20 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$12,691	$443	$12,248	93.4	95.2	22		370472003239
23	Camden Early College High	Public	9-12	103-A US Highway 158 West	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 335-7219	124	4	30.3	16.1%	98 (79.0%)	3 (2.4%)	10 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.5%)	$6,039	$00	$6,039	93.4	83.2	119	96	370060003391
24	Union County Early College	Public	9-12	4209A Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1565	340	15	23.4	35.0%	162 (47.6%)	25 (7.4%)	125 (36.8%)	21 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	$7,707	$125	$7,583	93.4	95.6	12	12	370462002893
25	McDowell Academy for Innovation	Public	9-12	54 College Drive	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 659-0411	158	7	22.5	98.1%	108 (68.4%)	5 (3.2%)	38 (24.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$24,717	$228	$24,489	93.4	92.8	53	28	370294003487
26	Nash Early College High School	Public	9-12	530 North Old Carriage Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 451-2890	376	12	30.4	99.2%	124 (33.0%)	132 (35.1%)	86 (22.9%)	14 (3.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	$6,841	$367	$6,474	93.3	93.8	42	16	370327002644
27	Scotland Early College High	Public	9-12	615 W. Covington Street	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 410-1945	238	11	21.2	98.7%	106 (44.5%)	56 (23.5%)	13 (5.5%)	11 (4.6%)	33 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.0%)	$10,574	$1,020	$9,554	93.3	93.2	49	22	370420003007
28	Rockingham County Early College High	Public	9-12	215 Wrenn Memorial Road	Wentworth	27375	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 342-4261	344	8	41.9	99.1%	223 (64.8%)	46 (13.4%)	54 (15.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$6,255	$465	$5,789	93.2	92.3	59	31	370399003014
29	Oxford Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6041B Landis Rd	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Oxford Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 690-0360	869	58	15.1		632 (72.7%)	98 (11.3%)	72 (8.3%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.8%)				93.2	90.2	76	47	370033803292
30	The JP Knapp ECH (i)School	Public	9-12	2966 Caratoke Hwy	Currituck	27929	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 232-3107	274	6	44.4	22.3%	213 (77.7%)	9 (3.3%)	26 (9.5%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	$8,725	$230	$8,496	93.2	89.1	87	57	370108003037
31	Wake STEM Early College High School	Public	9-12	2205 Walnut Street	Cary	27518	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8130	294	15	20.2	35.7%	98 (33.3%)	40 (13.6%)	84 (28.6%)	60 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$10,774	$232	$10,542	93.1	96.4	6	25	370472003192
32	Surry Early College	Public	9-12	630 South Main Street	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 386-3621	296	8	35.8	99.0%	167 (56.4%)	6 (2.0%)	111 (37.5%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$4,884	$155	$4,730	93	92.1	62	30	370441002903
33	Johnston County Early College Academy	Public	9-12	245 College Rd	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 464-2314	251	7	34.9	98.8%	142 (56.6%)	22 (8.8%)	72 (28.7%)	5 (2.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$6,903	$137	$6,766	93	94.1	34	1	370237003116
34	Craven Early College High	Public	9-12	800 College Court	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 637-5706	221	6	34.4	33.9%	126 (57.0%)	29 (13.1%)	33 (14.9%)	19 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	$7,415	$228	$7,188	93	94	35	1	370331002843
35	Beaufort County Early College High	Public	9-12	5337 Hwy 264 East	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 940-6227	280	6	44.5	98.9%	115 (41.1%)	44 (15.7%)	105 (37.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$6,887	$372	$6,515	92.9	92.9	51	16	370033003011
36	Sampson Early College High	Public	9-12	1801 Sunset Ave	Clinton	28329	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 592-7177	229	9	24.6	98.7%	54 (23.6%)	21 (9.2%)	143 (62.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	$7,255	$590	$6,666	92.9	93.8	41	5	370414003086
37	PSRC Early College at RCC	Public	9-12	5170 Fayetteville Road	Lumberton	28360	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 737-5232	274	11	24.2	41.2%	69 (25.2%)	27 (9.9%)	56 (20.4%)	7 (2.6%)	97 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	$8,192	$839	$7,353	92.8	94.2	32	5	370393002791
38	Innovation Early College High	Public	9-12	East Carolina University	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 737-3860	227	10	21.8	98.7%	88 (38.8%)	62 (27.3%)	45 (19.8%)	14 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	$11,291	$335	$10,955	92.8	93.3	45	7	370001203476
39	City of Medicine Academy	Public	9-12	301 Crutchfield St	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2001	329	20	16.6	98.5%	24 (7.3%)	121 (36.8%)	157 (47.7%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$12,056	$1,005	$11,051	92.8	94.9	25	14	370126003112
40	SandHoke Early College High	Public	9-12	1110 East Central Avenue	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 878-5806	418	19	22	99.3%	114 (27.3%)	117 (28.0%)	124 (29.7%)	10 (2.4%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (9.1%)	$6,937	$371	$6,566	92.6	92	63	23	370225002897
41	Stanly STEM Early College	Public	9-12	311 Park Ridge Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4900	189	6	31.5	98.4%	87 (46.0%)	24 (12.7%)	35 (18.5%)	29 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)				92.6	90.3	75	34	370432003513
42	Granville Early College High	Public	9-12	1552 South Campus Dr	Creedmoor	27522	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 528-5583	207	7	31.3	98.6%	87 (42.0%)	53 (25.6%)	53 (25.6%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$7,932	$277	$7,655	92.5	95.8	11	31	370180003142
43	Central Academy of Technology and Arts	Public	9-12	600 Brewer Dr	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3088	875	55	15.8	13.8%	500 (57.1%)	74 (8.5%)	117 (13.4%)	137 (15.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.1%)	$9,519	$417	$9,102	92.5	92.8	54	11	370462001806
44	Stanly Early College High	Public	9-12	141 College Drive	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4400	188	8	23.4	98.4%	143 (76.1%)	7 (3.7%)	25 (13.3%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$7,609	$364	$7,245	92.5	94.7	29	15	370432002890
45	Randolph Early College High School	Public	9-12	629 Industrial Park Avenue	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 625-1137	358	12	29.8	44.4%	194 (54.2%)	8 (2.2%)	125 (34.9%)	22 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$5,706	$159	$5,547	92.2	89.2	85	40	370378002883
46	Harnett County Early College	Public	9-12	910 W. Harnett Street	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 814-3470	185	5	34.4	45.4%	62 (33.5%)	38 (20.5%)	65 (35.1%)	6 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	$8,448	$103	$8,345	92.2	95.1	23	23	370201003443
47	Chatham Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2200 Hamp Stone Rd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 742-4550	591	42	14	29.4%	445 (75.3%)	57 (9.6%)	40 (6.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)				92.1	82	128	81	370002002081
48	Wilson Early College Academy	Public	9-12	902 Herring St	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 246-1418	268	13	20.4	37.3%	103 (38.4%)	89 (33.2%)	61 (22.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	$6,572	$272	$6,300	92.1	95.6	14	34	370502003097
49	Marvin Ridge High	Public	9-12	2825 Crane Road	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1520	1,961	97	20.3	4.3%	1,193 (60.8%)	88 (4.5%)	97 (4.9%)	487 (24.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	91 (4.6%)	$7,144	$260	$6,884	92	93.9	38	11	370462002845
50	Agriculture and Science Early College	Public	9-12	158 Raider Rd	Olin	28660	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 876-4056	255	9	28	26.3%	178 (69.8%)	23 (9.0%)	40 (15.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)	$7,260	$104	$7,155	92	85.3	109	59	370231003432
51	Cumberland International Early College	Public	9-12	1200 Murchison Rd	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 226-6485	237	8	28.1	57.4%	37 (15.6%)	127 (53.6%)	44 (18.6%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (7.2%)	$7,428	$562	$6,866	92	93.9	36	15	370001103228
52	Wake Early College of Health and Science	Public	9-12	2901 Holston Lane	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 212-5800	317	14	22.8	34.1%	91 (28.7%)	85 (26.8%)	58 (18.3%)	70 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$9,117	$232	$8,885	92	95.5	15	37	370472002866
53	Isaac M Bear Early College High School	Public	9-12	630 MacMillan Avenue	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-1387	260	11	24.7	25.8%	162 (62.3%)	10 (3.8%)	47 (18.1%)	23 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	$9,555	$284	$9,271	92	95.2	21	32	370333002888
54	Cross Creek Early College	Public	9-12	1200 Murchison Road	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 500-7551	253	11	23.7	47.0%	40 (15.8%)	115 (45.5%)	51 (20.2%)	14 (5.5%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	27 (10.7%)	$7,352	$641	$6,711	91.9	95.8	10	44	370001102756
55	Cleveland ECHS	Public	9-12	1800 E Marion St	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8232	225	11	20.2	98.7%	128 (56.9%)	35 (15.6%)	45 (20.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$7,781	$522	$7,258	91.9	90.8	69	14	370090003030
56	Brunswick County Early College	Public	9-12	50 College Road NE	Bolivia	28462	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 756-5030	332	13	25.5	99.1%	223 (67.2%)	19 (5.7%)	58 (17.5%)	10 (3.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$7,807	$809	$6,998	91.9	94.3	31	25	370042002898
57	SEA-Technical	Public	9-12	5301 Sidbury Road	Castle Hayne	28429	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 530-6300	227	17	13.6	98.7%	144 (63.4%)	26 (11.5%)	38 (16.7%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	$13,361	$253	$13,108	91.9	89.1	86	29	370333003439
58	Alexander Early College	Public	9-12	345 Industrial Blvd	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 632-8221	172	6	28.6	98.3%	122 (70.9%)	3 (1.7%)	34 (19.8%)	9 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$6,455	$116	$6,339	91.9	87.2	96	38	370009003396
59	Ocracoke School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	120 Schoolhouse Rd	Ocracoke	27960	Hyde County	Hyde County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 928-3251	139	15	9.1	42.4%	63 (45.3%)	1 (0.7%)	72 (51.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$20,156	$1,316	$18,841	91.7			(n/a)	370228000979
60	Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute	Public	9-12	421 Medical Park Dr NE	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 260-6860	159	6	25.1	30.2%	47 (29.6%)	28 (17.6%)	31 (19.5%)	38 (23.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.8%)				91.7			(n/a)	370053003632
61	Wilson Academy of Applied Technology	Public	9-12	4809 Ward Blvd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 265-4038	280	15	19.3	45.7%	80 (28.6%)	61 (21.8%)	117 (41.8%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$11,011	$214	$10,797	91.7	94.1	33	28	370502003382
62	NC Leadership Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4353 High Point Rd	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	NC Leadership Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 992-2710	1,209	66	18.3		880 (72.8%)	83 (6.9%)	119 (9.8%)	39 (3.2%)	10 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.5%)				91.6	92.9	50	12	370034303289
63	Lee Early College	Public	9-12	1105 Kelly Drive	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 888-4502	272	7	39.6	98.9%	83 (30.5%)	22 (8.1%)	145 (53.3%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	$5,908	$41	$5,867	91.4	91.3	65	2	370256002868
64	Montgomery County Early College	Public	9-12	1011 Page St	Troy	27371	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 898-9690	282	10	28.2	98.6%	111 (39.4%)	44 (15.6%)	106 (37.6%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (5.0%)	$8,152	$202	$7,950	91.3	92.9	52	12	370306003438
65	Franklin Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1127 Chalk Rd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Franklin Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 570-8262	1,660	124	13.3		1,263 (76.1%)	117 (7.0%)	96 (5.8%)	91 (5.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (5.4%)				91.3	87	97	32	370006902415
66	Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll	Public	9-12	1531 Trinity Church Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6780	234	10	24.2	35.5%	87 (37.2%)	67 (28.6%)	49 (20.9%)	22 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$7,514	$205	$7,309	91	92.5	57	9	370053003159
67	Cabarrus Early College of Technology	Public	9-12	670 Concord Parkway North	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6750	236	7	36.1	32.2%	113 (47.9%)	35 (14.8%)	44 (18.6%)	28 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.9%)	$8,795	$218	$8,577	90.9	93.5	44	23	370053003407
68	Sallie B Howard School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1004 Herring Avenue E	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Sallie B Howard School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 293-4150	1,228	77	15.9	97.1%	35 (2.9%)	637 (51.9%)	490 (39.9%)	15 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.0%)				90.9	89.4	82	14	370004902365
69	J D Clement Early College High School	Public	9-12	1801 Fayetteville Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2696	380	14	26.2	99.2%	16 (4.2%)	214 (56.3%)	119 (31.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.7%)	$8,162	$393	$7,769	90.5	94.8	26	43	370126002726
70	Raleigh Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1307 Glenwood Avenue	Raleigh	27605	Wake County	Raleigh Charter High School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 715-1155	552	43	12.8		214 (38.8%)	42 (7.6%)	36 (6.5%)	224 (40.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.2%)				90.5	93.3	46	24	370009702494
71	Wilkes Early College High School	Public	9-12	1328 S Collegiate Dr	Wilkesboro	28697	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 838-6247	265	9	29.4	98.9%	205 (77.4%)	6 (2.3%)	36 (13.6%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$6,729	$458	$6,271	90.5	89.7	79	8	370495003125
72	Central Piedmont Early College	Public	9-12	1228 Elizabeth Avenue	Charlotte	28235	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-1118	278	10	27.8	41.4%	48 (17.3%)	114 (41.0%)	89 (32.0%)	15 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$18,854	$1,855	$16,999	90.4	88.5	88	16	370297002842
73	Early College of Forsyth County	Public	9-12	2100 Silas Creek Prky	Winston Salem	27103	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 757-3290	306	14	21.3	34.0%	90 (29.4%)	64 (20.9%)	108 (35.3%)	21 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.9%)	$6,298	$197	$6,101	90.3	89.5	80	7	370150003038
74	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	301 Ashe Avenue	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 508-9088	337	21	15.9	34.4%	118 (35.0%)	111 (32.9%)	59 (17.5%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	$11,659	$232	$11,427	90.2	86.7	99	25	370472003237
75	Pine Lake Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	104 Yellow Wood Circle	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Pine Lake Preparatory	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 237-5300	1,888	119	15.8		1,525 (80.8%)	29 (1.5%)	128 (6.8%)	114 (6.0%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	85 (4.5%)				90.1	90.4	73	2	370014502926
76	Weddington High	Public	9-12	4901 Monroe-Weddington Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6319	1,899	86	22.1	8.1%	1,207 (63.6%)	127 (6.7%)	162 (8.5%)	328 (17.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (3.9%)	$7,418	$423	$6,995	90	91.4	64	12	370462002552
77	Edgecombe Early College High	Public	9-12	2009 West Wilson St	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 618-6554	171	8	21.9	98.2%	65 (38.0%)	55 (32.2%)	43 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	$9,262	$487	$8,775	90	93.2	47	30	370132002762
78	Providence High School	Public	9-12	1800 Pineville-Matthews Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5390	2,167	105	20.5	15.2%	1,340 (61.8%)	175 (8.1%)	254 (11.7%)	329 (15.2%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	66 (3.0%)	$8,296	$371	$7,925	89.9	90.5	72	6	370297002220
79	Franklin County Early College	Public	9-12	8150 NC Highway 56	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 738-3649	179	7	25.5	98.3%	72 (40.2%)	48 (26.8%)	33 (18.4%)	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.6%)	$7,465	$201	$7,265	89.9	90.3	74	5	370153003101
80	Croatan High	Public	9-12	1 Cougar Ln	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 393-7022	1,019	44	23.4	27.9%	855 (83.9%)	9 (0.9%)	97 (9.5%)	16 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.0%)	$9,671	$682	$8,989	89.8	84.8	112	32	370063002369
81	Triangle Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	312 Gregson Dr.	Cary	27511	Wake County	Triangle Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 388-0077	1,904	117	16.2		424 (22.3%)	176 (9.2%)	80 (4.2%)	1,089 (57.2%)	19 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	115 (6.0%)				89.8	93.9	39	42	370032403259
82	Char Eng Early College-UNCC	Public	9-12	9000 Robert Snyder Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9898	313	16	19.5	35.5%	63 (20.1%)	109 (34.8%)	87 (27.8%)	41 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$9,174	$376	$8,798	89.5	90.1	77	5	370297003315
83	Early College	Public	9-12	340 Victoria Road	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4123	271	11	24.8	98.9%	138 (50.9%)	10 (3.7%)	110 (40.6%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.6%)	$7,736	$216	$7,520	89.2	90.6	71	12	370045002661
84	Polk County Early College	Public	9-12	1545 East NC 108 Hwy	Columbus	28722	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 894-2698	52	3	18.9	94.2%	46 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$9,557	$127	$9,430	89.1	90.8	70	14	370372003006
85	Roanoke Rapids Early College High	Public	9-12	844 Hamilton St	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 519-7205	119	5	23.8	97.5%	58 (48.7%)	37 (31.1%)	11 (9.2%)	5 (4.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	$10,292	$309	$9,983	89	91.2	66	19	370390003481
86	Halifax County Early College High	Public	9-12	100 College Drive	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-5461	126	3	39.3	97.6%	1 (0.8%)	102 (81.0%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)				88.9	66.6	192	106	370195003512
87	Bladen Early College	Public	9-12	7418 NC Highway 41 West	Dublin	28332	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 876-6654	129	2	61.4	97.7%	63 (48.8%)	14 (10.9%)	48 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$17,774	$487	$17,287	88.9	74.9	155	68	370039003477
88	Vance County Early College	Public	9-12	200 Community College Rd	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 738-3580	236	7	35.2	98.7%	25 (10.6%)	125 (53.0%)	75 (31.8%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$7,695	$428	$7,267	88.9	92.6	55	33	370465003024
89	McDowell Early College	Public	9-12	54 College Drive	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 659-0411	241	12	19.7	98.8%	184 (76.3%)	5 (2.1%)	40 (16.6%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$7,400	$232	$7,168	88.9	93.2	48	41	370294002809
90	Green Level High	Public	9-12	7600 Roberts Rd	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8222	2,283	112	20.4	6.4%	820 (35.9%)	102 (4.5%)	135 (5.9%)	1,133 (49.6%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	82 (3.6%)				88.9	93.9	37	53	370472003495
91	Henderson Collegiate	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1071 Old Epsom Rd	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Henderson Collegiate	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 598-1038	1,334	96	13.9	97.6%	56 (4.2%)	810 (60.7%)	377 (28.3%)	26 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.7%)				88.8	76.8	147	56	370031903193
92	Northwest School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	1415 Beatties Ford Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5500	993	62	15.9	38.1%	323 (32.5%)	432 (43.5%)	147 (14.8%)	12 (1.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.4%)	$9,618	$478	$9,141	88.7	83.5	118	26	370297001250
93	Ashe County Early College High	Public	9-12	363 Campus Dr	West Jefferson	28694	Ashe County	Ashe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 846-1881	143	3	51.8	97.9%	107 (74.8%)	1 (0.7%)	30 (21.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$11,089	$346	$10,742	88.7	89.7	78	15	370021003474
94	Massey Hill Classical High	Public	9-12	1062 Southern Avenue	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 485-8761	273	19	14.3	39.6%	127 (46.5%)	48 (17.6%)	58 (21.2%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.4%)	$11,273	$981	$10,292	87.6	89.4	84	10	370001100420
95	Jackson County Early College	Public	9-12	404 College Drive	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 339-4499	113	2	47	97.3%	74 (65.5%)	2 (1.8%)	18 (15.9%)	4 (3.5%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.0%)	$7,254	$111	$7,144	87.5	80.7	133	38	370234003111
96	Charlotte Teacher Early College	Public	9-12	9000 Robert D. Snyder Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9898	192	5	36.2	45.8%	25 (13.0%)	93 (48.4%)	58 (30.2%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	$10,149	$473	$9,676	87.3	69.5	177	81	370297003418
97	Wayne School of Technical Arts	Public	6-12	1520 Goodson St	Goldsboro	27531	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 751-7221	271	11	23.7	97.8%	138 (50.9%)	69 (25.5%)	37 (13.7%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.0%)				87.1			(n/a)	370488003627
98	Cox Mill High School	Public	9-12	1355 Cox Mill Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6600	1,772	81	21.7	14.1%	673 (38.0%)	360 (20.3%)	168 (9.5%)	478 (27.0%)	7 (0.4%)	8 (0.5%)	78 (4.4%)	$7,456	$383	$7,073	87	86.1	101	3	370053003083
99	GTCC Middle College High	Public	9-12	613 East Main Street	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2957	255	16	16.2	98.8%	62 (24.3%)	108 (42.4%)	59 (23.1%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.1%)	$9,013	$587	$8,425	87	88.3	89	10	370192002585
100	Bertie Early College High	Public	9-12	717 US Hwy 13 North	Windsor	27983	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 794-2150	99	4	24.7	97.0%	17 (17.2%)	71 (71.7%)	7 (7.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$11,537	$1,528	$10,008	86.5	73.6	161	61	370036003149

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