Highlands School
Highlands, NC · Macon County Schools · Grades 0K–12
PublicRegular SchoolTraditional calendar
State grade
C
Score 58 · 2025
4-year grad rate
>95%
2025
Average SAT
1161
37% of students took it
Went to college
54%
Class of 2024
Academics
- Students enrolled
- 339
- School performance score
- 58
- 4-year graduation rate
- >95%
- 5-year graduation rate
- >95%
- Met UNC System minimum on ACT
- 63%
- Graduates enrolled in college
- 54%
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
AP & IB
- Students taking AP
- —
- AP exams passed (3+)
- —
- Students taking IB
- No IB program reported
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Average SAT over time
20161066
20171105
20181091
20191140
20201101
20211161
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Contact
- Address
- 545 Pierson Dr, Highlands, NC 28741
- Phone
- (828) 526-2147
- District
- Macon County Schools
- Superintendent
- Ms Sarah Holbrooks
- County
- Macon
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Other high schools in Macon County
- Bartram AcademyPublic
- Franklin HighGrade C
- Macon Virtual AcademyGrade B
- Nantahala SchoolGrade D