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Chapel Hill High

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Chapel Hill High ranks 180 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 73% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Chapel Hill High is a large comprehensive public high school in Chapel Hill, NC, serving 1,608 students in grades 9–12 within the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district. The school earns a 4-star rating and ranks 180th out of 662 North Carolina high schools, placing it in the 73rd percentile statewide. Academically, Chapel Hill High consistently outperforms state averages on End-of-Course exams, with proficiency rates of 83.7% in Biology and 83.0% in English II — both well above statewide numbers. Math III proficiency is also strong at 75.7%, while Math I proficiency is lower at 46.2%, though still ahead of state and local averages. The school maintains a 94% graduation rate, above the state rate of 88.8%.

Among nearby comprehensive high schools, Chapel Hill High is one of the strongest performers. It outranks East Chapel Hill High (185th), Orange High (277th), Carrboro High (323rd), and Cedar Ridge High (327th) in statewide rankings. Its Math I proficiency of 46.2% dramatically exceeds East Chapel Hill's 29.9% and Carrboro's 31.6%. Chapel Hill High also leads the local group in graduation rate at 94%, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 25.7% is the lowest among area high schools, though still above the district average of 19.2%.

Chapel Hill High is notably strong at supporting special education students and English learners, with subgroup rankings in the 82nd and 68th percentiles statewide, respectively. However, the school's low-income students rank in the bottom third statewide (35th percentile), highlighting an equity gap worth attention. The school was once a top-10% statewide performer before the pandemic and now sits solidly in the upper quarter of North Carolina high schools — a strong but slightly reduced standing compared to its earlier reputation.

1,608

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,533

Per pupil spending ?

22.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9217 Seawell School Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27516-9240

(919) 929-2106

District: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Feeder schools for Chapel Hill High:

Elementary:	Carrboro Elementary
	McDougle Elementary
	Morris Grove Elementary
	Seawell Elementary
Middle:	McDougle Middle
	Smith Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.1%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Asian:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (76% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (89%)

✓Above the North Carolina median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg72%

North Carolina avg60%

180^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

28^th of 246Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	180 of 662	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	154 of 641	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	160 of 640	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	142 of 626	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	129 of 621	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	43.7	314 of 594	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.6	53 of 514	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	51 of 469	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	80.4	46 of 476	90.3%	★★★★★
2016	71.2	67 of 507	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	77.1	49 of 531	90.8%	★★★★★
2014	82.7	27 of 451	94.0%	★★★★★
2013	66.3	61 of 505	87.9%	★★★★☆
2012	50.7	223 of 502	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.6	87 of 506	82.8%	★★★★☆
2010	71.2	66 of 499	86.8%	★★★★☆
2009	78.3	30 of 490	93.9%	★★★★★
2008	79.3	23 of 477	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	86.6	11 of 453	97.6%	★★★★★
2006	86.2	10 of 431	97.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	204 of 450	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.7	218 of 440	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	111 of 437	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	42.8	209 of 434	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	135 of 430	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.8	290 of 364	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.3	113 of 369	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	180 of 359	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	52 of 103	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.2	49 of 106	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	56 of 101	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	47 of 98	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	52 of 91	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	61 of 83	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.4	37 of 89	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	34 of 77	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	58.2	86 of 330	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	30.3	237 of 334	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.3	59 of 364	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	53 of 349	84.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	92 of 289	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.2	59 of 273	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	54 of 262	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	67 of 226	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	39 of 156	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	23.3	113 of 124	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	51 of 173	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	38 of 147	74.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	186 of 629	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	144 of 610	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	172 of 602	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	148 of 588	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	126 of 594	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	42.8	230 of 475	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.8	48 of 475	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	58 of 449	87.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	61.7	183 of 403	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.5	84 of 403	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	102 of 398	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	102 of 337	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	32 of 325	90.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	226 of 474	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.0	178 of 462	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	185 of 454	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	164 of 449	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	131 of 436	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	25.9	282 of 370	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.6	65 of 354	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	97 of 340	71.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	403 of 620	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	396 of 606	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	381 of 613	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	316 of 597	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	221 of 544	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.6	386 of 432	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	168 of 446	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	237 of 424	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	164 of 624	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	157 of 601	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	147 of 607	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	134 of 602	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	120 of 585	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	43.6	214 of 481	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.9	56 of 488	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	55 of 463	88.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	42 of 265	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	85.0	26 of 253	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	17 of 261	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	21 of 249	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	27 of 226	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	36 of 195	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	9 of 185	95.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	66 of 372	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	39 of 352	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	60 of 349	82.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	93 of 551	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	86.8	74 of 542	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	98 of 553	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	91 of 537	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	66 of 534	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	132 of 439	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	18 of 444	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	19 of 427	95.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2026)84th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)74th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

Female (2026)70th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)68th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)55th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)50th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Biology84%+25 vs state

English II83%+18 vs state

Math III76%+7 vs state

Math I46%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chapel Hill High	Public	9-12	9217 Seawell School Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 929-2106	1,608	101	15.9	22.2%	821 (51.1%)	174 (10.8%)	316 (19.7%)	190 (11.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (6.5%)	71.7	180^th of 662 public high schools	72.8%		75.3	154^th of 641 public high schools	76.0%	26	83.7	83.0	46.2	75.7	$11,533	$502	$11,031
East Chapel Hill High	Public	9-12	500 Weaver Dairy Rd	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 969-2482	1,419	87	16.3	22.2%	660 (46.5%)	158 (11.1%)	188 (13.2%)	294 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (8.4%)	70.5	185^th of 662 public high schools	72.1%		77.3	144^th of 641 public high schools	77.5%	41	76.4	83.2	29.9	82.2	$11,539	$386	$11,153
Phoenix Academy High	Public	9-12	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%)	4.3	634^th of 662 public high schools	4.2%		14.5	567^th of 641 public high schools	11.5%	67	21.4	18.2	20.0	11.1	$46,250	$370	$45,881
Carrboro High	Public	9-12	201 Rock Haven Rd	Carrboro	27510	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2200	885	64	13.7	30.4%	441 (49.8%)	82 (9.3%)	272 (30.7%)	43 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.1%)	50.8	323^rd of 662 public high schools	51.2%		51.8	282^nd of 641 public high schools	56.0%	41	60.9	72.2	31.6	68.5	$13,304	$311	$12,993
C E Jordan High	Public	9-12	6806 Garrett Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3912	2,189	105	20.9	99.9%	628 (28.7%)	653 (29.8%)	660 (30.2%)	90 (4.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	154 (7.0%)	44.4	373^rd of 662 public high schools	43.7%		45.9	331^st of 641 public high schools	48.4%	42	54.4	62.4	36.0	71.2	$9,868	$693	$9,175
Cedar Ridge High	Public	9-12	1125 New Grady Brown Sch Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 245-4000	1,148	47	24.2	47.2%	528 (46.0%)	117 (10.2%)	411 (35.8%)	20 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.9%)	50.2	327^th of 662 public high schools	50.6%		54.2	268^th of 641 public high schools	58.2%	59	60.7	70.9	34.3	69.6	$10,912	$399	$10,512
Partnership Academy	Public	9-12	920 Corporate Drive	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 245-4030	40	4	10.5	92.5%	16 (40.0%)	9 (22.5%)	6 (15.0%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (20.0%)								(n/a)	336.9	20.0	537.7		$22,657	$918	$21,740
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%)	19.6	556^th of 662 public high schools	16.0%		15.3	558^th of 641 public high schools	12.9%	2	43.6	46.3	25.6	43.9	$11,407	$967	$10,441
Durham School of Technology	Public	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-9183	219	16	13.5	98.6%	13 (5.9%)	146 (66.7%)	49 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	69.9	188^th of 662 public high schools	71.6%		78.9	139^th of 641 public high schools	78.3%	49	77.8	81.3	54.8	75.4	$8,663	$236	$8,427
Orange High	Public	9-12	500 Orange High Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-6133	1,161	59	19.6	46.3%	596 (51.3%)	193 (16.6%)	285 (24.5%)	15 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.0%)	56.4	277^th of 662 public high schools	58.2%		48	316^th of 641 public high schools	50.7%	39	62.0	67.2	42.9	80.8	$9,879	$469	$9,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapel Hill High

What schools feed into Chapel Hill High?

Chapel Hill High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carrboro Elementary
Elementary : McDougle Elementary
Elementary : Morris Grove Elementary
Elementary : Seawell Elementary
Middle : McDougle Middle
Middle : Smith Middle

How many students attend Chapel Hill High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,608 students attended Chapel Hill High.

What district is Chapel Hill High in?

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Is Chapel Hill High a good school?

Chapel Hill High ranks 180^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Chapel Hill High?

Students at Chapel Hill High are 51% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races.

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