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Chatham Central High

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Chatham Central High ranks 209 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 67% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Chatham Central High is a public high school located in Bear Creek, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 326 students. It is part of the Chatham County Schools district, which is ranked 72 out of 242 districts in the state and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Chatham Central High has shown mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 121 and 330 out of over 600 North Carolina high schools. The school's performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams is generally below the district and state averages, but it stands out in its support for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, where it ranks among the top 25-30% of high schools in the state. The school maintains a relatively stable four-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.9% to 90.4%, which is on par with the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Chatham Central High's academic performance is generally lower than that of Northwood High and Chatham Early College, which have higher statewide rankings and better EOC exam proficiency rates. However, Chatham Central High outperforms the nearby Jordan Matthews High School, which has a lower statewide ranking and lower EOC exam proficiency rates. The school also stands out in its performance for gifted and talented students, ranking among the top 3-5% of high schools in the state for this subgroup, but its performance for disabled students is a concern, with the school ranking in the bottom 10-20% of high schools in the state for this subgroup.

320

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,606

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14950 NC Hwy 902 W
Bear Creek, NC 27207

(919) 837-2251

District: Chatham County Schools

Feeder schools for Chatham Central High:

Elementary:	Bennett School
	Bonlee School
	J S Waters School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.0%

Hispanic:

23.8%

African American:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 45th percentile in 2018 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (63% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 67th (2025) from a 45th-percentile low (2018)

✓Above the North Carolina median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg53%

209^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the Chatham County Schools

72^nd of 242Chatham County 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
2025	63.6	209 of 641	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	324 of 640	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	325 of 626	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	330 of 621	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	321 of 594	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	205 of 514	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	257 of 469	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.4	214 of 476	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.4	229 of 507	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.6	121 of 531	77.2%	★★★★☆
2014	57.7	124 of 451	72.5%	★★★★☆
2013	43.3	203 of 505	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	155 of 502	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.1	185 of 506	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.0	145 of 499	70.9%	★★★★☆
2009	58.2	192 of 490	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.4	145 of 477	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.4	102 of 453	77.5%	★★★★☆
2006	71.3	58 of 431	86.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	310 of 434	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	234 of 430	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	185 of 359	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	29.2	245 of 334	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	361 of 364	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	83 of 273	69.6%	★★★★☆
2024	46.7	108 of 262	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	182 of 610	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	219 of 602	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	305 of 588	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	301 of 594	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	210 of 475	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	181 of 475	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	260 of 449	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	13 of 412	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	63.2	164 of 403	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	251 of 403	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	325 of 398	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	76.7	34 of 337	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	51.2	183 of 325	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	64 of 100	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	124 of 462	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	44.2	225 of 454	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	203 of 449	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	269 of 436	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	177 of 354	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	194 of 340	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	186 of 606	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	292 of 613	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	309 of 597	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	309 of 544	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	210 of 432	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	213 of 446	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.5	264 of 424	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	234 of 601	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	404 of 607	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	328 of 602	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	345 of 585	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	234 of 481	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	251 of 488	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	280 of 463	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	236 of 542	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	375 of 553	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	367 of 537	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	323 of 534	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	293 of 439	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	259 of 444	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	341 of 427	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)97th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2023)29th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2021)27th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III73%+7 vs state

English II66%+6 vs state

Math I60%+25 vs state

Biology52%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Chatham Central High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chatham Central High	Public	9-12	14950 NC Hwy 902 W	Bear Creek	27207	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 837-2251	320	31	10.3	99.1%	208 (65.0%)	20 (6.3%)	76 (23.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	63.6	209^th of 641 public high schools	67.4%		45.9	324^th of 640 public high schools	49.4%	115	51.5	65.7	59.5	73.2								$12,606	$549	$12,058
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%)	20.4	521^st of 641 public high schools	18.7%		19.6	520^th of 640 public high schools	18.8%	1	31.5	43.0	22.4	43.3								$11,306	$836	$10,470
ONE Academy	Public	6-12	501 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 663-5899	35	5	7.0	91.4%	13 (37.1%)	14 (40.0%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (17.1%)	7	609^th of 641 public high schools	5.0%					(n/a)	14.3	27.3										$98,377	$6,717	$91,661
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%)	96.1	8^th of 641 public high schools	98.8%		97.4	1^st of 640 public high schools	99.8%	7	95.6	100.0	92.3	100.0								$2,517	$114	$2,403
Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	501 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(919) 663-5899	9	0		33.3%	8 (88.9%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Central Carolina Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1801 Douglas Drive	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Central Carolina Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(984) 977-9455	536	35	15.4	26.5%	377 (70.3%)	26 (4.9%)	82 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.3%)								(n/a)	59.2	67.9	69.2	87.8	72.3	81.6	87.8	71.4	52.9	70.4	84.7
North Moore High	Public	9-12	1504 North Moore Rd	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 464-3105	605	29	20.8	99.3%	353 (58.3%)	34 (5.6%)	197 (32.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	38.4	389^th of 641 public high schools	39.3%		45.6	328^th of 640 public high schools	48.8%	61	43.9	46.0	31.0	67.4								$11,514	$738	$10,776
Northwood High	Public	9-12	310 Northwood High School Road	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 542-4181	634	49	12.9	99.5%	387 (61.0%)	100 (15.8%)	94 (14.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (6.8%)	58.2	239^th of 641 public high schools	62.7%		59.3	238^th of 640 public high schools	62.8%	1	58.7	71.4	42.2	63.0								$9,555	$397	$9,159
Bragg Street Academy	Public	6-12	504 Bragg Street	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 775-2686	40	6	6.4	90.0%	7 (17.5%)	18 (45.0%)	14 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	2.8	632^nd of 641 public high schools	1.4%					(n/a)	10.0	9.1										$20,791	$253	$20,538
Eastern Randolph High School	Public	9-12	390 Eastern Randolph Rd	Ramseur	27316	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 824-2351	586	36	16.0	99.3%	291 (49.7%)	57 (9.7%)	195 (33.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)	6.9	610^th of 641 public high schools	4.8%		10.2	590^th of 640 public high schools	7.8%	20	16.7	25.0	10.8	26.0								$10,181	$839	$9,342

Frequently Asked Questions about Chatham Central High

What schools feed into Chatham Central High?

Chatham Central High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bennett School
Elementary : Bonlee School
Elementary : J S Waters School

Is Chatham Central High a good school?

Chatham Central High ranks 209^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Chatham Central High in?

Chatham County Schools

How many students attend Chatham Central High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Chatham Central High.

What is the racial makeup of Chatham Central High?

Students at Chatham Central High are 65% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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