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Chase High School

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Chase High School ranks 220 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 66% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Chase High School is a public high school located in Forest City, North Carolina, serving 625 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Rutherford County Schools district, which is ranked 73 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Chase High School has consistently ranked in the top half of North Carolina high schools, with strong performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams, particularly in Math III where 85.9% of students are proficient or better, compared to 69.3% for the district and 66.4% for the state. The school also excels in serving its African American and Special Education student populations, ranking in the top 25% and top 12% of North Carolina high schools, respectively, in recent years.

However, the school faces some challenges, including a relatively lower performance for its Multi-racial and Gifted and Talented student subgroups. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students (over 97%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. This may contribute to the school's relatively lower academic performance compared to the state average. Interestingly, the nearby Rutherford Early College High School, which is also part of the Rutherford County Schools district, significantly outperforms Chase High School across all academic measures.

596

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,771

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1603 Chase High Rd
Forest City, NC 28043-9805

(828) 245-5883

District: Rutherford County Schools

Feeder schools for Chase High School:

Elementary:	Cliffside Elementary School
	Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School
	Harris Elementary School
Middle:	Chase Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Hispanic:

14.8%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (87%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Biology scores 14 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg53%

220^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Rutherford County Schools

73^rd of 242Rutherford 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	62.0	220 of 641	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	304 of 640	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	277 of 626	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	308 of 621	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.7	412 of 594	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	187 of 514	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	258 of 469	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.4	306 of 476	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.1	207 of 507	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.7	257 of 531	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	34.7	241 of 451	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.3	257 of 505	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.7	286 of 502	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.4	394 of 506	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.8	426 of 499	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	398 of 490	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.8	355 of 477	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.4	314 of 453	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.2	322 of 431	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	65.4	103 of 437	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	116 of 434	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.4	161 of 430	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	112 of 364	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	103 of 369	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	39.8	191 of 359	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	58.6	84 of 330	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	95 of 334	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	58 of 364	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	39.4	190 of 349	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	207 of 610	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	271 of 602	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	319 of 588	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	299 of 594	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.8	368 of 475	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	231 of 475	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	253 of 449	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	177 of 412	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	262 of 403	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	256 of 403	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	364 of 398	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.9	330 of 337	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.3	150 of 325	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.3	6 of 100	94.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	157 of 462	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	167 of 454	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	205 of 449	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	136 of 436	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	132 of 370	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	86 of 354	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.6	93 of 340	72.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	163 of 606	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.2	224 of 613	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	236 of 597	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	151 of 544	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	29.5	274 of 432	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	89 of 446	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	50.3	153 of 424	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	211 of 601	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	325 of 607	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	237 of 602	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	294 of 585	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	275 of 481	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	172 of 488	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	292 of 463	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	40.8	161 of 261	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	203 of 249	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	177 of 226	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	197 of 199	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	177 of 185	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	41 of 352	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	57 of 349	83.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	257 of 542	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	374 of 553	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	305 of 537	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	341 of 534	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.1	372 of 439	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	246 of 444	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	343 of 427	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2024)76th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)57th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)38th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III86%+20 vs state

English II67%+8 vs state

Math I57%+23 vs state

Biology35%-14 vs state

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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 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chase High School	Public	9-12	1603 Chase High Rd	Forest City	28043	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 245-5883	596	29	20.7	98.7%	431 (72.3%)	37 (6.2%)	88 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.4%)	62	220^th of 641 public high schools	65.7%		49.1	304^th of 640 public high schools	52.5%	84	34.6	67.4	57.1	85.9						$10,771	$989	$9,782
Rutherford Opportunity Center	Public	6-12	140 Old Caroleen Road	Forest City	28043	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 248-5294	82	10	8.2	96.3%	58 (70.7%)	12 (14.6%)	5 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.5%)								(n/a)		8.0			14.3		14.3	13.6	18.2	$26,764	$1,648	$25,116
East Rutherford High School	Public	9-12	331 East High Rd	Bostic	28018	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 245-6424	623	33	18.9	98.4%	411 (66.0%)	89 (14.3%)	74 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.4%)	44.8	341^st of 641 public high schools	46.8%		49.2	303^rd of 640 public high schools	52.7%	38	41.3	55.2	41.7	66.7						$10,163	$1,106	$9,057
Rutherford Early College High School	Public	9-12	286 ICC Loop Road	Spindale	28160	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 288-2202	208	4	55.0	98.6%	149 (71.6%)	8 (3.8%)	29 (13.9%)	9 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.8%)	85.9	104^th of 641 public high schools	83.8%		91.2	65^th of 640 public high schools	89.8%	39	68.8	88.2	58.8	96.3						$6,973	$327	$6,646
R-S Central High School	Public	9-12	641 Hwy 221 North	Rutherfordton	28139	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 287-3304	763	36	21.2	98.2%	539 (70.6%)	99 (13.0%)	60 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.1%)	38.1	391^st of 641 public high schools	39.0%		41.9	359^th of 640 public high schools	43.9%	32	37.9	56.5	20.1	68.1						$10,966	$1,171	$9,795
Crest High	Public	9-12	800 Old Boiling Springs Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8331	1,098	58	18.8	99.7%	671 (61.1%)	254 (23.1%)	91 (8.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (6.9%)	42.2	361^st of 641 public high schools	43.7%		66.2	199^th of 640 public high schools	68.9%	162	42.8	50.7	37.7	67.9						$8,650	$808	$7,842
Turning Point Academy	Public	6-12	409 West Sumter Street	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8399	142	12	11.8	97.9%	65 (45.8%)	59 (41.5%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.7%)								(n/a)						5.6		29.4	29.4	$21,288	$1,682	$19,606
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%)	15.5	557^th of 641 public high schools	13.1%		21.3	505^th of 640 public high schools	21.1%	52	32.5	39.2	17.2	27.6						$9,492	$690	$8,802
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%)	90.8	70^th of 641 public high schools	89.1%		94.8	29^th of 640 public high schools	95.5%	41		100.0		91.7						$9,557	$127	$9,430
Polk County High School	Public	9-12	1681 East NC 108 Hwy	Columbus	28722	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 894-2525	596	32	18.5	99.5%	433 (72.7%)	42 (7.0%)	93 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	52	280^th of 641 public high schools	56.3%		50.8	292^nd of 640 public high schools	54.4%	12	48.2	66.9	34.2	70.7						$12,130	$897	$11,232

Frequently Asked Questions about Chase High School

What schools feed into Chase High School?

Chase High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cliffside Elementary School
Elementary : Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School
Elementary : Harris Elementary School
Middle : Chase Middle School

Is Chase High School a good school?

Chase High School ranks 220^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Chase High School in?

Rutherford County Schools

How many students attend Chase High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 596 students attended Chase High School.

What is the racial makeup of Chase High School?

Students at Chase High School are 72% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American.

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