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Best Schools Counties in North Carolina

Graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and attainment Compare rankings across all 100 counties.

Average Schools Score
40/100
Top County
Hyde County
Counties Ranked
100

Top 10

#1
Hyde County
NC
88/100
#2
Tyrrell County
NC
86/100
#3
Jones County
NC
84/100
#4
Pamlico County
NC
80/100
#5
Orange County
NC
72/100
#6
Dare County
NC
68/100
#7
Alleghany County
NC
66/100
#8
Macon County
NC
64/100
#9
Yancey County
NC
64/100
#10
Greene County
NC
62/100

All North Carolina Counties Ranked

#CountySchools ScoreOverall Score
1Hyde County, NC
88
61.1
2Tyrrell County, NC
85.7
55
3Jones County, NC
83.5
59.8
4Pamlico County, NC
80
52.6
5Orange County, NC
72.4
49.6
6Dare County, NC
67.6
51.3
7Alleghany County, NC
65.5
59
8Macon County, NC
64
56
9Yancey County, NC
63.6
68.3
10Greene County, NC
62.1
43.5
11Gates County, NC
61.8
56.2
12Scotland County, NC
60.1
37.4
13Watauga County, NC
59.8
53.9
14Madison County, NC
57.7
65.6
15Clay County, NC
56.9
56.1
16Jackson County, NC
56.2
55.5
17Currituck County, NC
55.5
56.4
18Surry County, NC
54.9
50.3
19Mitchell County, NC
54
70.9
20Buncombe County, NC
52.2
41.4
21Montgomery County, NC
50.6
46.5
22Graham County, NC
49.9
55.9
23Pender County, NC
49.8
44.9
24Polk County, NC
48.8
52.6
25Chowan County, NC
48.7
48.1
26Johnston County, NC
48
43.5
27Moore County, NC
47.9
48.6
28Henderson County, NC
47.5
48.1
29Union County, NC
45
46.1
30Perquimans County, NC
44.8
46.1
31Onslow County, NC
44.2
39.3
32Burke County, NC
43.1
41.4
33Bladen County, NC
43
39.2
34McDowell County, NC
42.3
47.8
35Chatham County, NC
42
40.7
36Beaufort County, NC
41.5
50.3
37Haywood County, NC
40.6
43.6
38Wake County, NC
40.5
53.8
39Guilford County, NC
39.6
34.5
40Northampton County, NC
38.2
45
41Vance County, NC
38
33.8
42Warren County, NC
37.9
36.9
43Rowan County, NC
37.6
39.2
44New Hanover County, NC
37.1
39.6
45Caldwell County, NC
37
45.5
46Bertie County, NC
36.7
40.7
47Hertford County, NC
35.9
39.1
48Rutherford County, NC
35.9
45.9
49Alexander County, NC
35.8
56.6
50Iredell County, NC
35.5
42.4
51Anson County, NC
35
34.8
52Stanly County, NC
34.9
45.1
53Swain County, NC
34.8
52.6
54Transylvania County, NC
34.8
56.4
55Yadkin County, NC
34.5
50.3
56Ashe County, NC
34
52.7
57Martin County, NC
34
34.3
58Columbus County, NC
33.7
40.7
59Avery County, NC
33.6
60.2
60Cleveland County, NC
33.5
42.4
61Halifax County, NC
33.4
31.6
62Durham County, NC
33.3
34.1
63Rockingham County, NC
33.3
39
64Carteret County, NC
33.1
44.1
65Catawba County, NC
33
49.3
66Cabarrus County, NC
32.6
42.2
67Forsyth County, NC
32.5
33.8
68Hoke County, NC
32.5
35.4
69Randolph County, NC
32.5
39.8
70Lincoln County, NC
32.4
45.6
71Cherokee County, NC
31.8
46.9
72Pitt County, NC
31.5
33.6
73Stokes County, NC
31.4
62.4
74Wilkes County, NC
31.1
48.9
75Camden County, NC
30.9
40.4
76Person County, NC
30.4
44.5
77Davie County, NC
30.2
43.2
78Craven County, NC
29.7
37.8
79Gaston County, NC
29.7
31.8
80Nash County, NC
29.5
47.4
81Robeson County, NC
29.5
31.9
82Lee County, NC
28.5
35.9
83Caswell County, NC
28.4
59.6
84Richmond County, NC
28.1
32.8
85Washington County, NC
27.7
33.3
86Alamance County, NC
27.6
35.6
87Davidson County, NC
26.7
38.7
88Brunswick County, NC
26.2
45.9
89Mecklenburg County, NC
25.3
33.2
90Cumberland County, NC
24.9
25.9
91Lenoir County, NC
24.1
38.1
92Edgecombe County, NC
24
27.3
93Harnett County, NC
23.7
34.7
94Wayne County, NC
22.9
32.1
95Franklin County, NC
22.4
38.2
96Pasquotank County, NC
20.9
45.2
97Duplin County, NC
20.4
35.7
98Granville County, NC
20.4
39.6
99Sampson County, NC
20.4
36.3
100Wilson County, NC
15.4
29.4

Data Source

Schools data from SchoolsByCounty. See full details at SchoolsByCounty. Data updated February 2026.