K-12 Districts in North Carolina

2018 Best School Districts in North CarolinaAbout this List

The 2018 Best School Districts ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, public school district ratings, and more. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.

Best Districts
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  1. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

    • School District
    • Chapel Hill, NC
    • 14
    1 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • A+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 20 Total Schools
    • 12,090 Students
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  2. Watauga County Schools

    • School District
    • Boone, NC
    • 2
    2 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 10 Total Schools
    • 4,406 Students
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  3. Union County Public Schools

    • School District
    • Monroe, NC
    • 54
    3 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 52 Total Schools
    • 41,650 Students
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  5. Asheville City Schools

    • School District
    • Asheville, NC
    • 4
    4 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 8 Total Schools
    • 4,361 Students
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  6. Wake County Schools

    • School District
    • Cary, NC
    • 127
    5 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 174 Total Schools
    • 155,820 Students
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  7. Polk County Schools

    • School District
    • Columbus, NC
    • 3
    6 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 7 Total Schools
    • 2,380 Students
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  10. Orange County Schools

    • School District
    • Hillsborough, NC
    • 16
    7 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 13 Total Schools
    • 7,565 Students
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  11. Mount Airy City Schools

    • School District
    • Mount Airy, NC
    • 2
    8 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 4 Total Schools
    • 1,665 Students
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  12. Elkin City Schools

    • School District
    • Elkin, NC
    • 4
    9 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 3 Total Schools
    • 1,252 Students
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  14. Mooresville City Schools

    • School District
    • Mooresville, NC
    • 9
    10 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 8 Total Schools
    • 6,054 Students
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  15. Cabarrus County Schools

    • School District
    • Concord, NC
    • 41
    11 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • B+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 38 Total Schools
    • 30,830 Students
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  16. Chatham County Schools

    • School District
    • Pittsboro, NC
    • 8
    12 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • B+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 17 Total Schools
    • 8,616 Students
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  19. Carteret County Public Schools

    • School District
    • Beaufort, NC
    • 5
    13 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • B+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 17 Total Schools
    • 8,524 Students
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  20. Buncombe County Schools

    • School District
    • Asheville, NC
    • 18
    14 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • B+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 43 Total Schools
    • 25,006 Students
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  21. Forsyth County Schools

    • School District
    • Winston Salem, NC
    • 40
    15 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • B+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 81 Total Schools
    • 54,762 Students
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  22. Catawba County Schools

    • School District
    • Newton, NC
    • 14
    16 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • B+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 28 Total Schools
    • 16,879 Students
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  23. Henderson County Schools

    • School District
    • Hendersonville, NC
    • 14
    17 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • B+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 23 Total Schools
    • 13,743 Students
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  26. Wilkes County Schools

    • School District
    • North Wilkesboro, NC
    • 10
    18 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • B+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 22 Total Schools
    • 10,268 Students
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  27. New Hanover County Schools

    • School District
    • Wilmington, NC
    • 21
    19 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • B+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 42 Total Schools
    • 26,131 Students
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  28. Rutherford County Schools

    • School District
    • Forest City, NC
    • 10
    20 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • B+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 18 Total Schools
    • 8,604 Students
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  29. Clinton City Schools

    • School District
    • Clinton, NC
    • 5
    21 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • B+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 5 Total Schools
    • 3,176 Students
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  30. Guilford County Schools

    • School District
    • Greensboro, NC
    • 71
    22 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • B+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 126 Total Schools
    • 73,416 Students
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  32. Dare County Schools

    • School District
    • Nags Head, NC
    • 2
    23 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • B
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 11 Total Schools
    • 5,086 Students
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  33. Newton Conover City Schools

    • School District
    • Newton, NC
    • 6
    24 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • B
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 7 Total Schools
    • 3,226 Students
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  34. Cleveland County Schools

    • School District
    • Shelby, NC
    • 11
    25 Best School Districts in North Carolina
    • B
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 29 Total Schools
    • 15,614 Students
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