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Scotland High School

Public Grades 9-12

532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 17% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Scotland High School is a public high school located in Laurinburg, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,361 students. The school is part of the Scotland County Schools district, which is ranked 203 out of 242 districts in the state.

Scotland High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with its performance on end-of-course (EOC) exams significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 30.1% of students were proficient or better in Biology EOC, compared to 48.3% statewide and 37.3% in the Scotland County Schools district. The school's performance is particularly weak in Math, with only 18.4% of students proficient or better in Math I EOC and 46.9% in Math III EOC, compared to state averages of 34.4% and 66.4%, respectively. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $11,796 in 2018-2019, its academic performance remains significantly below state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby Scotland Early College High, a school within the same district, consistently outperforms Scotland High School on academic measures, ranking among the top 5% of North Carolina high schools. For example, in 2024-2025, 96.7% of Scotland Early College High students were proficient or better in Biology EOC, compared to only 30.1% at Scotland High School. This stark contrast suggests that factors other than funding, such as school culture, curriculum, and instructional practices, may be more influential in driving student success.

1,294

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,796

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 West Church St
Laurinburg, NC 28352-3834

(910) 276-7370

District: Scotland County Schools

Feeder schools for Scotland High School:

Elementary:	Laurel Hill Elementary
	South Johnson Elementary
	Sycamore Lane Elementary
	Sycamore Lane Primary
	More...
	Wagram Elementary
Middle:	Carver Middle
	Spring Hill Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.9%

White:

23.4%

American Indian:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (33% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

North Carolina avg53%

532^nd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Scotland County Schools

203^rd of 242Scotland 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	18.3	532 of 641	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	568 of 640	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	532 of 626	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	518 of 621	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	478 of 594	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	396 of 514	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	323 of 469	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.7	341 of 476	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.2	349 of 507	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.7	344 of 531	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	12.4	395 of 451	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	390 of 505	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	357 of 440	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	407 of 437	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	350 of 434	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	340 of 430	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	253 of 364	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	243 of 369	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	217 of 359	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	28.8	233 of 330	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	141 of 334	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.0	282 of 364	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	222 of 349	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	526 of 610	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	562 of 602	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	507 of 588	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	511 of 594	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	371 of 475	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	388 of 475	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	362 of 449	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	388 of 412	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	394 of 403	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	373 of 403	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	347 of 398	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	276 of 337	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	300 of 325	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	72.1	18 of 100	82.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	162 of 462	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	227 of 454	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	248 of 449	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	347 of 436	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	510 of 606	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	540 of 613	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	494 of 597	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	463 of 544	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	281 of 432	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	312 of 446	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	295 of 424	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	517 of 601	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	544 of 607	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	519 of 602	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	488 of 585	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	386 of 481	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	399 of 488	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	317 of 463	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	226 of 253	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	147 of 261	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	117 of 249	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.9	176 of 226	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	138 of 199	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	142 of 195	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	109 of 185	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	8 of 16	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.0	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	7 of 13	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	151 of 352	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.1	301 of 349	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	467 of 542	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	520 of 553	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	473 of 537	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	452 of 534	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	305 of 439	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	373 of 444	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	267 of 427	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+40 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+13 vs school

Native American (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III47%-20 vs state

English II38%-22 vs state

Biology30%-18 vs state

Math I18%-16 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Scotland High School	Public	9-12	1000 West Church St	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 276-7370	1,294	84	15.4	99.8%	303 (23.4%)	659 (50.9%)	60 (4.6%)	5 (0.4%)	188 (14.5%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (6.0%)	18.3	532^nd of 641 public high schools	17.0%		12.9	568^th of 640 public high schools	11.3%	36	30.1	37.5	18.4	46.9	$11,796	$1,003	$10,793
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%)	93.2	49^th of 641 public high schools	92.4%		95.4	25^th of 640 public high schools	96.1%	24	96.7	87.1	81.0	100.0	$10,574	$1,020	$9,554
Shaw Academy	Public	6-12	18700 Old Wire Road	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 276-0611	122	12	10.6	97.5%	15 (12.3%)	92 (75.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)		15.4			$39,039	$1,552	$37,486
Purnell Swett High	Public	9-12	11344 Deep Branch Road	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-3253	1,583	87	18.2	99.5%	36 (2.3%)	147 (9.3%)	86 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1,244 (78.6%)	2 (0.1%)	67 (4.2%)	25.2	493^rd of 641 public high schools	23.1%		30.5	447^th of 640 public high schools	30.2%	46	23.8	35.7	22.0	64.3	$10,198	$1,489	$8,709
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%)	94.7	28^th of 641 public high schools	95.6%		95.3	26^th of 640 public high schools	95.9%	2	83.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	$6,338	$528	$5,810
Red Springs High	Public	9-12	509 N Vance Street	Red Springs	28377	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-4211	867	48	18.0	98.7%	42 (4.8%)	152 (17.5%)	321 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	318 (36.7%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.8%)	21.7	512^th of 641 public high schools	20.1%		17.9	530^th of 640 public high schools	17.2%	18	23.6	38.3	20.3	58.9	$11,416	$1,497	$9,918
Richmond Senior High	Public	10-12	838 US 1 North	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 997-9812	1,365	78	17.5	99.4%	518 (37.9%)	501 (36.7%)	218 (16.0%)	12 (0.9%)	43 (3.2%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (5.1%)	13.9	575^th of 641 public high schools	10.3%		14.4	555^th of 640 public high schools	13.3%	20	25.9	31.9	6.3	42.6	$10,456	$1,519	$8,936
Ashley Chapel Educational Center	Public	6-12	377 Mizpah Road	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9800	59	10	6.1	94.9%	12 (20.3%)	34 (57.6%)	6 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.2%)								(n/a)		12.5			$31,523	$4,238	$27,285
Hoke County High	Public	9-12	505 S Bethel Road	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 875-2156	2,110	113	18.7	99.9%	343 (16.3%)	841 (39.9%)	572 (27.1%)	13 (0.6%)	143 (6.8%)	6 (0.3%)	192 (9.1%)	33.9	420^th of 641 public high schools	34.5%		33	421^st of 640 public high schools	34.2%	1	34.5	43.9	15.4	69.0	$10,531	$821	$9,710

Frequently Asked Questions about Scotland High School

What district is Scotland High School in?

Scotland County Schools

Is Scotland High School a good school?

Scotland High School ranks in the bottom 17.0% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Scotland High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,294 students attended Scotland High School.

What schools feed into Scotland High School?

Scotland High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Laurel Hill Elementary
Elementary : South Johnson Elementary
Elementary : Sycamore Lane Elementary
Elementary : Sycamore Lane Primary
Elementary : Wagram Elementary
Middle : Carver Middle
Middle : Spring Hill Middle

What is the racial makeup of Scotland High School?

Students at Scotland High School are 51% African American, 23% White, 15% American Indian, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

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