CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte area’s top-ranked public high schools on Niche.com’s newest list are found across the region.
Ardrey Kell High School, part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, tops the ranking for 2025. It is followed, respectively, by two schools within Union County Public Schools: Marvin Ridge High in Waxhaw and Weddington High in Matthews. Other schools on the list span the Monroe, Gastonia, Charlotte, Huntersville, Fort Mill and Concord areas.
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In the Tar Heel State and the nation as a whole, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham — a state-funded residential school for academically talented juniors and seniors — lands at No. 1. It’s the second time in three years the school has claimed that national title.
In the Palmetto State, South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics in Hartsville — another tuition-free, two-year boarding school for 11th- and 12th-graders — earns the highest rank.
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