Carrboro High School is a suburban non-charter high school located in Carrboro, North Carolina. It is located close to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Carrboro High school is part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district which contains two other high schools, Chapel Hill High School and East Chapel Hill High School. When the school was being named, there was some controversy over whether it should be named Carrboro High School or South Chapel Hill High School, as some parents feared that not including the "prestigious" name associated with the other Chapel Hill schools would hurt their children's chances when applying to college. In addition, there was some debate about its name considering that most of Carrboro High's students come from Chapel Hill and not Carrboro. Its first year of operation was 2007-2008 and its principal was Jeff Thomas, a former vice principal from Chapel Hill High School. Kelly Batten was named principal in August 2008.