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Enrollment
885
High
DISTRICT 796 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370072002823
Carrboro High
201 Rock Haven Rd, Carrboro, NC 27510 · (919) 918-2200 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL885 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of North Carolina public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
269 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 237 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 229 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 223 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 196 | 22% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
61.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
35.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 70% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carrboro High
Carrboro High's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrboro High this school | 885 | 30.4% | 50.8% |
| Heritage High Wake Forest | 1,778 | 27.7% | 57.5% |
| Middle Creek High Apex | 1,587 | 29.6% | 55.0% |
| Porter Ridge High School Indian Trail | 1,809 | 39.4% | 59.2% |
| Piedmont High Monroe | 1,270 | 38.3% | 56.7% |
| Cary High Cary | 2,044 | 38.6% | 55.1% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carrboro High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #200 of 468 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #235 of 464 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #180 of 448 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 885 | #216 of 598 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #36 of 473 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #182 of 474 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.4% | #476 of 527 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #124 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
885
+36 (+4%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 862
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 885 | 64.3 | 13.8:1 | 30% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 877 | 62.1 | 14.1:1 | 31% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 870 | 56.3 | 15.5:1 | 29% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 849 | 61 | 13.9:1 | 19% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 852 | 60 | 14.2:1 | 23% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 813 | 56 | 14.5:1 | 23% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 862 | 58 | 14.9:1 | 21% (183) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carrboro High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (852 to 885); teachers up 7% (60 to 64.3).
About Carrboro High
Carrboro High is a mid-sized high school in Carrboro, North Carolina. The school counted 885 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is made up of 20 schools with 11,392 students in all.
About 50% of students at Carrboro High are White, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Among all residents of Orange County, the White share is about 69%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
Staffing at Carrboro High comes to 64.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8:1. High schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 19.6:1. On the income side, 30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Orange County averages 40%, higher than here.
Carrboro High holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 41% of North Carolina public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Carrboro High ranks in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. It scores 50.8%; the prediction is 69.6%.
In Orange County, median household income comes to about $90,089, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 62% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 38, with about 19,582 students.
FPG Elementary, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Carrboro High places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 4%, from 849 to 885.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
149,678
Census ACS
Median income
$90,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
19,582 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
- Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,608 students
- East Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,419 students
- Smith MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- McDougle MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- Culbreth MiddleMiddle · 632 students
- Phillips MiddleMiddle · 600 students
Nearby schools
- FPG Elementary0.9 mi · 536
- Culbreth Middle1.0 mi · 632
- Virtual Academy School1.3 mi · 39
- Phoenix Academy High1.3 mi · 27
- Scroggs Elementary1.3 mi · 410
- Carrboro Elementary1.6 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Carrboro HighWhat is the total enrollment at Carrboro High?
Carrboro High enrolls approximately 885 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Carrboro High serve?
Carrboro High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carrboro High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carrboro High is approximately 13.8:1 (64 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Carrboro High?
Carrboro High reports a student body of 50% White, 31% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Carrboro High in?
Carrboro High is part of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
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