| Rank | Public School Performance ▲ | School District / Population |
| 1. |  | Camp Lejeune Schools / 27,735 |
| 1. | | Fort Bragg Schools / 23,628 |
| 1. | | Eastern Cherokee Reservation / 8,778 |
| 4. | | Polk County Schools / 20,352 |
| 5. | | Watauga County Schools / 51,903 |
| 6. | | Camden County Schools / 10,127 |
| 7. | | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools / 86,551 |
| 8. | | Yancey County Schools / 17,662 |
| 9. | | Mooresville City Schools / 27,854 |
| 10. | | Henderson County Schools / 108,642 |
| 11. | | Dare County Schools / 34,530 |
| 12. |  | Elkin City Schools / 6,281 |
| 13. | | Ashe County Schools / 27,173 |
| 14. | | Burke County Schools / 90,164 |
| 15. | | Cherokee County Schools / 27,156 |
| 16. | | Currituck County Schools / 24,212 |
| 17. | | Surry County Schools / 55,488 |
| 18. | | Transylvania County Schools / 32,943 |
| 19. | | Carteret County Schools / 67,851 |
| 20. | | Mount Airy City Schools / 11,622 |
| 21. |  | Union County Public Schools / 209,387 |
| 22. | | Johnston County Schools / 175,343 |
| 23. | | Alleghany County Schools / 10,974 |
| 24. | | Clay County Schools / 10,616 |
| 25. | | Haywood County Schools / 59,012 |
| 26. | | Graham County Schools / 8,743 |
| 27. | | Caldwell County Schools / 82,140 |
| 28. | | Mitchell County Schools / 15,380 |
| 29. | | Davidson County Schools / 129,008 |
| 30. | | Moore County Schools / 90,579 |
| 31. | | Orange County Schools / 50,724 |
| 32. | | Asheville City Schools / 39,897 |
| 33. | | Jackson County Schools / 36,500 |
| 34. | | Newton-Conover City Schools / 18,259 |
| 35. | | Brunswick County Schools / 112,907 |
| 36. | | Stanly County Schools / 60,553 |
| 37. | | Pender County Schools / 54,218 |
| 38. | | Cleveland County Schools / 97,464 |
| 39. | | Catawba County Schools / 105,756 |
| 40. | | New Hanover County Schools / 209,586 |
| 41. | | Wake County Schools / 952,513 |
| 42. |  | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools / 968,500 |
| 43. | | Wilkes County Schools / 69,093 |
| 44. | | Stokes County Schools / 46,858 |
| 45. | | McDowell County Schools / 44,982 |
| 46. | | Buncombe County Schools / 204,702 |
| 47. | | Chatham County Schools / 66,050 |
| 48. | | Madison County Schools / 20,951 |
| 49. | | Macon County Schools / 33,840 |
| 50. | | Pamlico County Schools / 13,062 |
| 51. | | Davie County Schools / 41,411 |
| 52. | | Wayne County Public Schools / 124,093 |
| 53. | | Lincoln County Schools / 79,041 |
| 54. | | Alexander County Schools / 37,175 |
| 55. | | Craven County Schools / 104,574 |
| 56. | | Cabarrus County Schools / 161,309 |
| 57. | | Cumberland County Schools / 300,374 |
| 58. |  | Hickory City Schools / 30,442 |
| 59. | | Iredell-Statesville Schools / 135,145 |
| 60. | | Gates County Schools / 11,877 |
| 61. | | Onslow County Schools / 155,186 |
| 62. | | Pitt County Schools / 172,438 |
| 63. | | Guilford County Schools / 500,899 |
| 64. | | Scotland County Schools / 36,034 |
| 65. | | Forsyth County Schools / 358,130 |
| 66. | | Swain County Schools / 9,390 |
| 67. | | Sampson County Schools / 47,236 |
| 68. | | Kannapolis City Schools / 32,018 |
| 69. | | Duplin County Schools / 59,455 |
| 70. | | Franklin County Schools / 61,723 |
| 71. | | Tyrrell County Schools / 4,219 |
| 72. | | Wilson County Schools / 81,499 |
| 73. | | Jones County Schools / 10,184 |
| 74. | | Lenoir County Schools / 59,095 |
| 75. |  | Avery County Schools / 17,739 |
| 76. | | Clinton City Schools / 16,606 |
| 77. | | Alamance-Burlington Schools / 153,713 |
| 78. | | Lee County Schools / 59,096 |
| 79. | | Pasquotank County Schools / 40,233 |
| 80. | | Roanoke Rapids City Schools / 15,158 |
| 81. | | Washington County Schools / 12,837 |
| 82. | | Rockingham County Schools / 92,602 |
| 83. | | Nash-Rocky Mount Schools / 105,677 |
| 84. | | Rutherford County Schools / 67,181 |
| 85. | | Yadkin County Schools / 38,101 |
| 86. | | Beaufort County Schools / 47,587 |
| 87. | | Perquimans County Schools / 13,507 |
| 88. | | Asheboro City Schools / 28,583 |
| 89. | | Randolph County Schools / 113,693 |
| 90. |  | Hyde County Schools / 5,757 |
| 91. | | Greene County Schools / 21,353 |
| 92. | | Whiteville City Schools / 15,244 |
| 93. | | Warren County Schools / 20,628 |
| 94. | | Person County Schools / 39,303 |
| 95. | | Gaston County Schools / 208,379 |
| 96. | | Columbus County Schools / 42,268 |
| 97. | | Harnett County Schools / 121,789 |
| 98. | | Montgomery County Schools / 27,626 |
| 99. | | Granville County Schools / 57,955 |
| 100. |  | Martin County Schools / 23,947 |
| 101. | | Rowan-Salisbury Schools / 129,774 |
| 102. | | Durham Public Schools / 282,422 |
| 103. | | Edgecombe County Schools / 45,276 |
| 104. | | Caswell County Schools / 23,357 |
| 105. | | Richmond County Schools / 46,317 |
| 106. | | Edenton-Chowan Schools / 14,703 |
| 107. | | Hoke County Schools / 50,034 |
| 108. | | Hertford County Schools / 24,460 |
| 109. | | Robeson County Schools / 134,913 |
| 110. |  | Vance County Schools / 44,998 |
| 111. | | Lexington City Schools / 20,026 |
| 112. | | Northampton County Schools / 21,310 |
| 113. | | Bladen County Schools / 34,915 |
| 114. | | Anson County Schools / 26,309 |
| 115. | | Halifax County Schools / 31,471 |
| 116. | | Bertie County Schools / 20,677 |
| 117. | | Weldon City Schools / 7,174 |
| 118. | | Thomasville City Schools / 14,511 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Public School Performance' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Public School Performance' data are not listed.
