Top 50 high schools in North Carolina, 2026-27
604 North Carolina high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.
- The Early College at Guilford — Greensboro · #1 in NC · #26 nationally
- STEM Early College at N.C. A&T — Greensboro · #2 in NC · #48 nationally
- Onslow Early College — Jacksonville · #3 in NC · #89 nationally
- Wake NCSU STEM Early College High School — Cary · #4 in NC · #148 nationally
- Raleigh Charter High School — Raleigh · #5 in NC · #177 nationally
- Nesbitt Discovery Academy — Asheville · #6 in NC · #232 nationally
- Philip J. Weaver Ed Center — Greensboro · #7 in NC · #289 nationally
- Green Level High — Cary · #8 in NC · #317 nationally
- Highland School of Technology — Gastonia · #9 in NC · #344 nationally
- Woods Charter — Chapel Hill · #10 in NC · #435 nationally
- Green Hope High School — Cary · #11 in NC · #449 nationally
- The North Carolina Leadership Academy — Kernersville · #12 in NC · #457 nationally
- Ardrey Kell High School — Charlotte · #13 in NC · #475 nationally
- Providence High School — Charlotte · #14 in NC · #526 nationally
- Triangle Math and Science Academy — Cary · #15 in NC · #532 nationally
- East Chapel Hill High School — Chapel Hill · #16 in NC · #563 nationally
- Char Eng Early College-Uncc — Charlotte · #17 in NC · #567 nationally
- Lake Norman Charter — Huntersville · #18 in NC · #570 nationally
- Marvin Ridge High School — Waxhaw · #19 in NC · #614 nationally
- Research Triangle High School — Durham · #20 in NC · #642 nationally
- Pine Lake Preparatory — Mooresville · #21 in NC · #662 nationally
- Chapel Hill High School — Chapel Hill · #22 in NC · #668 nationally
- Weddington High School — Matthews · #23 in NC · #697 nationally
- Panther Creek High School — Cary · #24 in NC · #720 nationally
- Northwest Guilford High School — Greensboro · #25 in NC · #835 nationally
- Durham School of the Arts — Durham · #26 in NC · #846 nationally
- Gray Stone Day — Misenheimer · #27 in NC · #854 nationally
- Henderson Collegiate — Henderson · #28 in NC · #888 nationally
- Franklin Academy — Wake Forest · #29 in NC · #892 nationally
- Carrboro High School — Carrboro · #30 in NC · #960 nationally
- Harper Middle College High School — Charlotte · #31 in NC · #964 nationally
- North Wake College and Career Academy — Wake Forest · #32 in NC · #972 nationally
- Central Academy of Technology and Arts — Monroe · #33 in NC · #974 nationally
- Apex Friendship High School — Apex · #34 in NC · #987 nationally
- Community School of Davidson — Davidson · #35 in NC · #1,009 nationally
- Gc Middle College High School — Greensboro · #36 in NC · #1,043 nationally
- Discovery High School — Newton · #37 in NC · #1,087 nationally
- Williams Secondary Montessori — Charlotte · #38 in NC · #1,093 nationally
- William G Enloe High School — Raleigh · #39 in NC · #1,098 nationally
- Eno River Academy — Hillsborough · #40 in NC · #1,145 nationally
- Atkins Academic and Tech High School — Winston-salem · #41 in NC · #1,294 nationally
- Northwest School of the Arts — Charlotte · #42 in NC · #1,314 nationally
- William Amos Hough High School — Cornelius · #43 in NC · #1,342 nationally
- Ronald W Reagan High School — Pfafftown · #44 in NC · #1,357 nationally
- Bradford Preparatory School — Charlotte · #45 in NC · #1,363 nationally
- Cox Mill High School — Concord · #46 in NC · #1,369 nationally
- Penn-Griffin Schools — High Point · #47 in NC · #1,389 nationally
- Levine Middle College High School — Matthews · #48 in NC · #1,417 nationally
- Massey Hill Classical High School — Fayetteville · #49 in NC · #1,520 nationally
- Holly Springs High School — Holly Springs · #50 in NC · #1,528 nationally
High schools by city in North Carolina
- Charlotte (32)
- Greensboro (19)
- Durham (17)
- Fayetteville (15)
- Raleigh (14)
- Winston Salem (12)
- Concord (11)
- Asheville (10)
- Cary (8)
- Monroe (7)
- High Point (7)
- Wilson (7)
Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.