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Chapel Hill High

9217 Seawell School Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 · (919) 929-2106 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,608 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of North Carolina public high schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
1,608
High
DISTRICT 796 · STATE 761
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
101 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
357 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 940325%
Grade 1043727%
Grade 1137723%
Grade 1239124%
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
82151%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
31620%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
17411%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
19012%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
1057%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
80250%
Female
80650%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
80.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
38.2%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.

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 Chapel Hill High

Chapel Hill High's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Chapel Hill High this school1,60822.2%66.4%
Apex High
Apex
2,44922.5%60.5%
Hickory Ridge High
Harrisburg
1,67119.6%64.2%
Northwest Guilford High
Greensboro
2,05520.9%76.1%
Providence High School
Charlotte
2,16715.2%81.4%
Fuquay-Varina High
Fuquay-Varina
1,85825.1%51.0%
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 Chapel Hill High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Orange County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
66.4%#98 of 468N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
38.2%#210 of 464N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
80.8%#73 of 448N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,608#77 of 598#1 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.9:1#101 of 473N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.1%#131 of 474N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
22.2%#503 of 527N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.7%#140 of 164N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,608
+82 (+5%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,459
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,60810115.9:122% (357)
2023-241,638100.916.2:125% (407)
2022-231,59799.416.1:125% (395)
2020-211,5269316.4:116% (251)
2017-181,56694.316.6:121% (323)
2015-161,4639016.3:122% (317)
2010-111,3239014.7:118% (234)
2000-011,55711513.5:110% (153)
1990-911,45910813.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chapel Hill High.

Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,566 to 1,608); teachers up 7% (94.3 to 101).

About Chapel Hill High

Chapel Hill High is a large high school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, administered by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 1,608 students. High schools in North Carolina have about 761 students on average; enrollment here is 111% higher.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, which runs Chapel Hill High, has 20 schools and 11,392 students.

The share of White students at Chapel Hill High is 51%, a majority. It is also 20% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% Black, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Orange County is roughly 69% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.

The school's 101 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. High schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1, 3.6 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 22% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Orange County report 40%.

Chapel Hill High holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 71% of North Carolina public high schools.

On BeatsExpectations, Chapel Hill High is 5.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.

The county, Orange County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $90,089, about 62% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 38 public schools and about 19,582 students.

Chapel Hill High's nearest public school is Smith Middle (about 0.3 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Chapel Hill High is 9th among 9 schools close by.

The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).

The school's student count increased 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.

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Orange County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Chapel Hill High
District
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Address
9217 Seawell School Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Phone
(919) 929-2106
County
Orange County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,608
Teachers (FTE)
101
Student–teacher ratio
15.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
357 (22%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
370072000295
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Other schools in Chapel Hill
Other Chapel Hill High schools

3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Chapel Hill High. Chapel Hill High is the 2nd largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Chapel Hill High
What is the total enrollment at Chapel Hill High?
Chapel Hill High enrolls approximately 1,608 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Chapel Hill High serve?
Chapel Hill High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chapel Hill High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chapel Hill High is approximately 15.9:1 (101 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chapel Hill High?
At Chapel Hill High, the student body is approximately 51% White, 20% Hispanic, 11% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Chapel Hill High?
Chapel Hill High is overseen by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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