Choosing the right school for your child can feel like the most important decision in the world. It’s a factor in where you purchase a home. Should you shell out the big bucks for private school education? How can you set your child up for success? So many parents stress about these decisions for years and years. And when your child is an athlete, regardless of it they are looking to play in college, that makes the decision that much harder. If your child has the potential to be a college athlete and potentially get a scholarship, you want to make sure they are in the best place possible to develop their skills and get noticed. Even if they are in it for fun, you still want them to have good coaches, and facilities and winning is nice too! How do you know the best High Schools for athletes in the state of North Carolina? Of course, you can look at the success of a specific team or program. State championships and players signed to college programs are certainly a reflection.
But we want to help you narrow it down. And Niche.com is here to help with rankings of schools and universities across the country. They recently released their 2023 rankings of schools. This includes K-12 as well as higher education. You can play around with the filters and view the rankings based on a variety of factors. One of those is a listing of the best high schools in for athletes in North Carolina. Which schools topped the list? Let’s find out.
For this list, we are including public, private, and charter schools. And the overwhelming majority are actually public schools! Though the top 2 are private with one being in Charlotte. But where did these rankings come from you may ask? According to Niche:
Explore the best high school sports programs based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking based on student and parent reviews of athletics, number of state championships, student participation in athletics, and the number of sports offered at the school. Compare the best high school sports programs in your area. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.
If you’re looking for the best school to send your athlete to hopefully this list will help you narrow it down. These are the 25 best schools in North Carolina for athletes.
District: Guilford County Schools
Type: Public
Location: Greensboro, NC
Division: 4A (All-Metro)
Total Number of Sports: 17
District: Onslow County Schools
Type: Public
Location: Jacksonville, NC
Division: 3A (Big Carolina)
Total Number of Sports: 22
District: Wilkes County Schools
Type: Public
Location: Wilkesboro, NC
Division: 2A (Foothills)
Total Number of Sports: 19
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District: Guilford County Schools
Type: Public
Location: Greensboro, NC
Division: 4A (Metro)
Total Number of Sports: 24
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District: Guilford County Schools
Type: Public
Location: Greensboro, NC
Division: 4A (Metro)
Total Number of Sports: 23
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District: Forsyth County Schools
Type: Public
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Division: 4A (Central Piedmont)
Total Number of Sports: 12
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District: Caldwell County Schools
Type: Public
Location: Lenoir
Division: 3A (Northwestern)
Total Number of Sports: 11
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District: Forsyth County Schools
Type: Public
Location: Winston-Salem
Division: 4A (Central Piedmont)
Total Number of Sports: 14
A post shared by North Davidson High School (@ndhs_lights)
District: Davidson County School
Type: Public
Location: Lexington
Division: 3A (Mid Piedmont)
Total Number of Sports: 9
A post shared by Myers Park High School (@myersparkhighschool)
District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Type: Public
Location: Charlotte
Division: 4A (So. Meck)
Total Number of Sports: 11
A post shared by Asheville High Cougar Nation (@ahscougarnation)
District: Asheville City Schools
Type: Public
Location: Asheville
Division: 4A (The Mountain)
Total Number of Sports: 22
A post shared by Lincoln Charter Eagles (@lincolncharter)
District: N/A
Type: Public Charter School
Location: Lincolnton
Division: 2A (Catawba Shores)
Total Number of Sports: 21
A post shared by Northern Guilford Baseball (@nghsbaseball)
District: Guilford County Schools
Type: Public
Location: Greensboro
Division: 4A (Metro)
Total Number of Sports: 23
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District: Wake County Schools
Type: Public
Location: Raleigh
Division: 4A (Cap 6)
Total Number of Sports: 25
A post shared by South Point HS Volleyball (@sphsvb)
District: Gaston County Schools
Type: Public
Location: Belmont
Division: 3A (Big South)
Total Number of Sports: 20
A post shared by Cuthbertson High School (@cuthbertsonhsnc)
District: Union County Public Schools
Type: Public
Location: Waxhaw
Division: 4A (Southern California)
Total Number of Sports: 25
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District: Buncombe County Schools
Type: Public
Location: Asheville
Division: 4A (The Mountain)
Total Number of Sports: 21
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Mount Airy High School
2019 NW 1A All-Conference pic.twitter.com/eCUqast1fp
District: Mount Airy City Schools
Type: Public
Location: Mount Airy
Division: 1A (Northwest)
Total Number of Sports: 20
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District: Wake County Schools
Type: Public
Location: Apex
Division: 4A (Southwest Wake)
Total Number of Sports: 25
A post shared by Falcon Athletics🦅 (@greenhopefalcons)
District: Wake County Schools
Type: Public
Location: Cary
Division: 4A (Southwest Wake)
Total Number of Sports: 25
A post shared by Marvin Ridge High School (@marvinridgehsnc)
District: Union County Public Schools
Type: Public
Location: Waxhaw
Division: 4A (Southern Carolina)
Total Number of Sports: 25
A post shared by Wake Forest High School Tennis (@wfhsmenstennis)
District: Wake County Schools
Type: Public
Location: Wake Forest
Division: 4A (Northern Athletic)
Total Number of Sports: 25
A post shared by Weddington High School (@weddingtonhsnc)
District: Union County Public Schools
Type: Public
Location: Weddington
Division: 4A (Southern Carolina)
Total Number of Sports: 25
A post shared by Charlotte Catholic Athletics (@charlottecatholicathletics)
District: N/A
Type: Private
Location: Charlotte
Division: 4A (Southwestern)
Total Number of Sports: 20
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District: N/A
Type: Private
Location: Raleigh
Division: 4A (Cap 6)
Total Number of Sports: 29
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