The 20 best high schools in the US, according to US News & World Report via CNBCMakeIt
Graduation rate: 99%Graduation rate: 100%Academic Magnet High School in North Charleston, South Carolina, came out on top of U.S. News' list of the best high schools in the country. The school was not the only magnet school to make the list. Out of the top 10 schools, five are magnet schools, three are charter schools and just are two traditional public schools.
Across the top 10% of schools on U.S. News' list, schools in large cities dominated. About 21% of schools in the top 1,725 schools are in large cities while just 0.9% are in remote rural areas. Texas has three schools in the top 20 — the most of any state — followed by Arizona and California with two each.
Several STEM-focused high schools cracked the top 20, including Maine School of Science and Mathematics and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
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