Best Tarboro Public High Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 4 public high schools serving 1,872 students in Tarboro, NC.

The top ranked public high schools in Tarboro, NC are Edgecombe Early College High School, North East Carolina Prep and North Edgecombe High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Tarboro, NC public high schools have an average math proficiency score of 46% (versus the North Carolina public high school average of 58%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 58% statewide average). High schools in Tarboro have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of North Carolina public high schools.

Tarboro, NC public high school have a Graduation Rate of 80%, which is less than the North Carolina average of 86%.

The school with highest graduation rate is Edgecombe Early College High School, with ≥90% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in North Carolina or national school graduation rate statistics.

Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the North Carolina public high school average of 55% (majority Black and Hispanic).