Best private high schools in North Carolina

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- Location: Mebane, NC
- Enrollment: 262 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

#30. Bradford Academy
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- Location: Concord, NC
- Enrollment: 990 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

#29. Cannon School
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- Location: Chapel Hill, NC
- Enrollment: 279 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#28. Emerson Waldorf School
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- Location: Winston-salem, NC
- Enrollment: 990 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#27. Calvary Day School
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- Location: Rocky Mount, NC
- Enrollment: 479 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#26. Rocky Mount Academy
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- Location: Wilmington, NC
- Enrollment: 652 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#25. Cape Fear Academy
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- Location: Davidson, NC
- Enrollment: 505 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#24. Davidson Day School
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- Location: Southern Pines, NC
- Enrollment: 540 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#23. The O'Neal School
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- Location: Raleigh, NC
- Enrollment: 609 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#22. Trinity Academy
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- Location: Durham, NC
- Enrollment: 514 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#21. Carolina Friends School
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- Location: Raleigh, NC
- Enrollment: 606 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#20. St. David's School
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- Location: Raleigh, NC
- Enrollment: 1,611 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#19. Cardinal Gibbons High School
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- Location: Greenville, NC
- Enrollment: 362 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#18. The Oakwood School
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- Location: Raleigh, NC
- Enrollment: 309 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#17. Saint Mary's School
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- Location: Durham, NC
- Enrollment: 148 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#16. Camelot Academy
A group of students walking down the hall with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Goldsboro, NC
- Enrollment: 330 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#15. Wayne Country Day School
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- Location: Lewisville, NC
- Enrollment: 924 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#14. Forsyth Country Day School
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- Location: Fayetteville, NC
- Enrollment: 388 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#13. Fayetteville Academy
High school students studying and reading together in their school library.
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- Location: Durham, NC
- Enrollment: 583 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#12. Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill
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- Location: Asheville, NC
- Enrollment: 290 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#11. Asheville School
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- Location: Greensboro, NC
- Enrollment: 951 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#10. Greensboro Day School
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- Location: Charlotte, NC
- Enrollment: 1,481 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#9. Charlotte Latin School
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- Location: Raleigh, NC
- Enrollment: 1,239 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#8. Ravenscroft School
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- Location: Asheville, NC
- Enrollment: 300 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#7. Christ School
Students' backpacks sitting on a hallway floor.
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- Location: Charlotte, NC
- Enrollment: 1,738 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#6. Charlotte Country Day School
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- Location: Winston-salem, NC
- Enrollment: 76 (3:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#5. Salem Academy
A stack of spiral noteboooks in front of a wooden background.
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- Location: Gastonia, NC
- Enrollment: 449 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#4. Gaston Day School
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- Location: Charlotte, NC
- Enrollment: 1,903 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#3. Providence Day School
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- Location: Durham, NC
- Enrollment: 1,237 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

#2. Durham Academy
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- Location: Cary, NC
- Enrollment: 789 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Emma Rubin, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. Cary Academy
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