Best high schools in the Raleigh metro area

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- School type: Public School
- Location: Durham Public Schools, NC
- Enrollment: 106 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#25. Middle College High School at DTCC
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, NC
- Enrollment: 870 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#24. Carrboro High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Granville County Schools, NC
- Enrollment: 224 (28:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#23. Granville Early College High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Durham, NC
- Enrollment: 582 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#22. Research Triangle High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Johnston County Schools, NC
- Enrollment: 281 (28:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#21. Johnston County Early College Academy
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Chapel Hill, NC
- Enrollment: 508 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#20. Woods Charter School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, NC
- Enrollment: 1,447 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#19. East Chapel Hill High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Durham, NC
- Enrollment: 148 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#18. Camelot Academy
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Wake County Schools, NC
- Enrollment: 2,502 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#17. William G. Enloe High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Durham, NC
- Enrollment: 511 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#16. Carolina Friends School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Wake County Schools, NC
- Enrollment: 2,435 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#15. Panther Creek High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Raleigh, NC
- Enrollment: 684 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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

#13. Cardinal Gibbons High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Wake County Schools, NC
- Enrollment: 2,324 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#12. Green Hope High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Wake County Schools, NC
- Enrollment: 2,052 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#11. Green Level High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, NC
- Enrollment: 1,597 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#10. Chapel Hill High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Wake County Schools, NC
- Enrollment: 336 (28:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#9. Wake Early College of Health & Sciences
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Raleigh, NC
- Enrollment: 308 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#8. Saint Mary's School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Durham, NC
- Enrollment: 600 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#7. Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Wake County Schools, NC
- Enrollment: 282 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#6. Wake STEM Early College High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Raleigh, NC
- Enrollment: 1,251 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#5. Ravenscroft School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Raleigh, NC
- Enrollment: 564 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

#4. Raleigh Charter High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Durham, NC
- Enrollment: 1,237 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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

#2. Cary Academy
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Durham, NC
- Enrollment: 975 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.

#1. North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
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