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Bunn High

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Bunn High ranks 484 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

484^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 27% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Bunn High is a public high school in rural Bunn, NC, serving 817 students in grades 9–12 as part of Franklin County Schools. It currently ranks 484th out of 662 North Carolina high schools, placing it in the 27th percentile with a 1-star rating—down sharply from the 71st percentile it earned in 2015–16. Nearly all students (99.63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a very high-need population, and the school is the lowest-ranked traditional high school in its district, trailing Franklinton High, Louisburg Magnet High, and Franklin County Early College.

Attendance is one clear strength: the school's chronic absenteeism rate is 20.8%, below the state average of 24.2% and far better than Louisburg Magnet High (42.4%) or Rolesville High (35.5%). The graduation rate has climbed from 78.2% in 2021–22 to 86.4%, but still trails the state (88.8%) and district (90.6%). Test proficiency lags the state in Biology (36% vs. 58.5%), English II (50.3% vs. 64.6%), and Math I (37.3% vs. 42.1%). Math III is the exception: at 63.1%, the school is close to the state average (68.9%) and well ahead of nearby larger schools such as Knightdale High (50.4%) and East Wake High (46.4%).

The school has made real gains in getting students to school and to graduation, yet classroom proficiency has not improved at the same pace: English II has stayed near 50% and Math I in the mid-30s for several years. Recent subgroup results have also been volatile, particularly for English Learner and special education students. Parents comparing nearby schools should note that its most meaningful gap is not with wealthier high schools in the Raleigh area—the school holds its own in math against several larger ones—but with similar-profile peers like Franklinton High and Southern Nash High, which post stronger proficiency and graduation rates while serving comparable student populations.

817

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,236

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

29 Bunn Elem School Road
Bunn, NC 27508

(919) 496-3975

District: Franklin County Schools

Feeder schools for Bunn High:

Elementary:	Bunn Elementary
	Royal Elementary
Middle:	Bunn Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.8%

Hispanic:

36.2%

African American:

20.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 60% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2016

!Biology scores 22 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg60%

484^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 44 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Franklin County Schools

115^th of 246Franklin 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
2026	28.6	484 of 662	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.3	403 of 641	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	451 of 640	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	379 of 626	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	423 of 621	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	384 of 594	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	249 of 514	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	261 of 469	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.0	205 of 476	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.9	148 of 507	70.8%	★★★★☆
2015	32.5	326 of 531	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.5	222 of 451	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.0	217 of 505	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.4	127 of 502	74.7%	★★★★☆
2011	62.0	157 of 506	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.5	196 of 499	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.9	203 of 490	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.4	268 of 477	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.8	296 of 453	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.4	315 of 431	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	313 of 450	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	297 of 440	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	387 of 437	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	282 of 434	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	329 of 430	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	154 of 364	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	208 of 369	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	177 of 359	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	60.4	75 of 330	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	55.7	96 of 334	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	45.8	167 of 364	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.0	198 of 349	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	247 of 289	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	61.1	49 of 273	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	20.0	252 of 262	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	99 of 226	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	468 of 629	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.4	390 of 610	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	434 of 602	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	367 of 588	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	406 of 594	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	310 of 475	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	291 of 475	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	307 of 449	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	284 of 407	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.6	172 of 412	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	11.0	390 of 403	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	309 of 403	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	339 of 398	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	269 of 337	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	172 of 325	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	55 of 100	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	383 of 474	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	275 of 462	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	305 of 454	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	292 of 449	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	267 of 436	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	128 of 370	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	68 of 354	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	35.9	215 of 340	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	448 of 620	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.8	421 of 606	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	435 of 613	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	345 of 597	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	275 of 544	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	187 of 432	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	174 of 446	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	213 of 424	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	485 of 624	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	398 of 601	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	439 of 607	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	374 of 602	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	412 of 585	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	276 of 481	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	201 of 488	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	238 of 463	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	32.7	157 of 226	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	323 of 372	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.2	98 of 352	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	37.8	195 of 349	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	393 of 551	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.7	313 of 542	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	367 of 553	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	298 of 537	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	382 of 534	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	343 of 439	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	260 of 444	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	252 of 427	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)77th percentile+45 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)31st percentile~ school

African American (2026)30th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)30th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III63%-6 vs state

English II50%-14 vs state

Math I37%-5 vs state

Biology36%-22 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Bunn High	Public	9-12	29 Bunn Elem School Road	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 496-3975	817	49	16.6	—	317 (38.8%)	167 (20.4%)	296 (36.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	28.6	484^th of 662 public high schools	26.9%		36.3	403^rd of 641 public high schools	37.1%	81	36.0	50.3	37.3	63.1	$9,236	$603	$8,633
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	—	72 (40.2%)	48 (26.8%)	33 (18.4%)	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.6%)	89.9	79^th of 662 public high schools	88.1%		90.3	74^th of 641 public high schools	88.5%	5	83.3	97.9	87.5	96.4	$7,465	$201	$7,265
Louisburg Magnet High	Public	9-12	201 Allen Lane	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 496-3725	630	41	15.4	—	207 (32.9%)	217 (34.4%)	166 (26.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.9%)	46.7	352^nd of 662 public high schools	46.8%		49.7	302^nd of 641 public high schools	52.9%	50	44.9	58.5	52.6	75.4	$11,598	$723	$10,875
Rolesville High	Public	9-12	1099 East Young St	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-6303	2,321	126	18.4	50.6%	594 (25.6%)	859 (37.0%)	663 (28.6%)	107 (4.6%)	8 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	86 (3.7%)	23.8	529^th of 662 public high schools	20.1%		30.1	447^th of 641 public high schools	30.3%	82	39.3	58.7	19.6	50.9	$8,260	$382	$7,877
Southern Nash High	Public	9-12	6446 Southern Nash High Road	Bailey	27807	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 451-8520	1,048	44	23.8	—	384 (36.6%)	215 (20.5%)	399 (38.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.3%)	52	321^st of 662 public high schools	51.5%		41.1	370^th of 641 public high schools	42.3%	49	53.2	58.7	57.5	78.7	$9,274	$717	$8,556
Franklinton High	Public	9-12	910 Cedar Creek Road	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 494-2332	1,127	63	18.0	—	416 (36.9%)	383 (34.0%)	250 (22.2%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (5.9%)	43.3	381^st of 662 public high schools	42.4%		47.6	322^nd of 641 public high schools	49.8%	59	48.7	66.4	56.5	57.0	$8,675	$527	$8,148
East Wake High	Public	9-12	5101 Rolesville Rd	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-2625	1,777	99	17.9	63.5%	289 (16.3%)	762 (42.9%)	624 (35.1%)	25 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (4.2%)	18.9	562^nd of 662 public high schools	15.1%		29.6	458^th of 641 public high schools	28.5%	104	39.3	50.3	21.1	46.4	$11,170	$530	$10,640
Heritage High	Public	9-12	1150 Forestville Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 570-5600	1,778	97	18.2	27.7%	950 (53.4%)	257 (14.5%)	418 (23.5%)	86 (4.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (3.5%)	59.8	256^th of 662 public high schools	61.3%		66	198^th of 641 public high schools	69.1%	58	64.6	75.7	35.8	78.7	$8,792	$487	$8,305
Wake Forest High School	Public	9-12	420 West Stadium Drive	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-8611	2,043	109	18.8	30.4%	1,052 (51.5%)	473 (23.2%)	360 (17.6%)	71 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	82 (4.0%)	59	262^nd of 662 public high schools	60.4%		63.8	207^th of 641 public high schools	67.7%	55	70.0	72.5	33.8	77.1	$8,011	$375	$7,637
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%)	23.8	531^st of 662 public high schools	19.8%		18.1	536^th of 641 public high schools	16.4%	5	40.9	54.7	27.9	50.4	$9,100	$534	$8,566

Frequently Asked Questions about Bunn High

What is the racial makeup of Bunn High?

Students at Bunn High are 39% White, 36% Hispanic, 20% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bunn High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 817 students attended Bunn High.

What schools feed into Bunn High?

Bunn High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bunn Elementary
Elementary : Royal Elementary
Middle : Bunn Middle

Is Bunn High a good school?

Bunn High ranks 484^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Bunn High in?

Franklin County Schools

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