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Most racially diverse North Carolina public schools

North Carolina public schools ranked by diversity index: the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.

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NORTH CAROLINA · MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
551Lyons Farm ElementaryDurham60868.0%48.0%(292)25.5%(155)10.9%(66)5.8%(35)
552E E Miller ElementaryFayetteville65668.0%16.5%(108)47.6%(312)23.8%(156)0.8%(5)
553Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual SchoolCharlotte61967.9%22.1%(137)45.7%(283)24.6%(152)2.9%(18)
554Fairview Heights ElementaryHamlet48067.9%38.1%(183)40.0%(192)8.5%(41)1.0%(5)
555Mendenhall MiddleGreensboro90567.9%17.9%(162)49.7%(450)17.7%(160)7.0%(63)
556Robinson ElementaryGastonia42067.9%44.0%(185)30.7%(129)16.7%(70)1.7%(7)
557Hamlet MiddleHamlet39967.9%35.8%(143)41.9%(167)9.0%(36)1.3%(5)
558Dunn ElementaryDunn81367.9%17.7%(144)43.4%(353)31.1%(253)0.6%(5)
559Liberty Drive ElementaryThomasville30667.9%12.8%(39)39.9%(122)37.6%(115)1.6%(5)
560Independence High SchoolCharlotte2,02467.9%16.9%(341)29.2%(591)45.1%(913)5.6%(114)
561Sampson MiddleClinton70367.9%17.4%(122)32.9%(231)42.5%(299)0.7%(5)
562East Bladen HighElizabethtown52567.9%28.2%(148)45.3%(238)17.7%(93)0.2%(1)
563Forestville Road ElementaryKnightdale57067.9%13.3%(76)37.2%(212)40.2%(229)3.7%(21)
564Harnett Central MiddleAngier1,05967.9%43.3%(458)21.4%(227)29.3%(310)0.5%(5)
565Lockhart ElementaryKnightdale46367.8%18.4%(85)37.6%(174)38.0%(176)1.1%(5)
566Rosenwald ElementaryFairmont34367.8%9.9%(34)50.1%(172)7.3%(25)1.2%(4)
567G. C. Hawley MiddleCreedmoor44267.8%43.9%(194)26.2%(116)24.0%(106)0.7%(3)
568Alston Ridge MiddleCary1,49467.8%22.4%(334)11.4%(171)11.7%(175)49.3%(736)
569West MiddleMount Gilead34367.8%46.4%(159)27.4%(94)15.7%(54)2.0%(7)
570Forest Hills HighMarshville97367.8%22.9%(223)26.5%(258)44.3%(431)0.4%(4)
571Stories Creek ElementaryRoxboro39767.8%37.0%(147)39.5%(157)14.9%(59)0.3%(1)
572Wiley ElementaryRaleigh42967.8%47.1%(202)22.6%(97)21.2%(91)2.8%(12)
573Onslow Virtual SchoolJacksonville42167.8%48.0%(202)23.5%(99)15.9%(67)1.2%(5)
574Northwest School of the ArtsCharlotte99367.7%32.5%(323)43.5%(432)14.8%(147)1.2%(12)
575Franklinton ElementaryFranklinton47067.7%23.6%(111)45.3%(213)23.8%(112)0.2%(1)
576East Union MiddleMarshville68367.7%26.5%(181)25.8%(176)42.9%(293)0.0%(0)
577Holly Shelter MiddleCastle Hayne80167.7%47.1%(377)20.0%(160)23.9%(191)2.4%(19)
578Edwin A Alderman ElementaryWilmington25567.7%42.4%(108)34.9%(89)12.6%(32)3.1%(8)
579Havelock HighHavelock1,01467.7%48.0%(487)23.7%(240)16.4%(166)1.5%(15)
580West Rowan MiddleSalisbury70767.7%47.4%(335)22.2%(157)20.4%(144)0.8%(6)
581South Edgecombe MiddlePinetops27167.7%41.0%(111)34.3%(93)18.4%(50)0.0%(0)
582Southern Nash HighBailey1,04867.7%36.6%(384)20.5%(215)38.1%(399)0.4%(4)
583South Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotte2,53467.7%31.7%(804)20.6%(521)42.3%(1,072)2.5%(63)
584Telra InstituteCharlotte62167.7%36.7%(228)3.1%(19)8.7%(54)41.4%(257)
585Montgomery County Early CollegeTroy28267.7%39.4%(111)15.6%(44)37.6%(106)1.8%(5)
586Wake Forest ElementaryWake Forest44467.6%48.2%(214)24.8%(110)14.6%(65)4.3%(19)
587Edwin A Alderman ElementaryGreensboro39267.6%9.9%(39)45.9%(180)30.6%(120)7.9%(31)
588Pine Forest HighFayetteville1,55167.6%22.2%(344)48.8%(757)16.3%(253)2.2%(34)
589East Lee MiddleSanford52667.6%28.1%(148)21.1%(111)44.3%(233)0.2%(1)
590E B Frink MiddleLa Grange48867.6%32.8%(160)41.8%(204)19.7%(96)0.4%(2)
591Ferndale MiddleHigh Point48667.6%7.0%(34)45.7%(222)30.9%(150)11.3%(55)
592Bailey ElementaryBailey58067.6%31.2%(181)20.2%(117)42.8%(248)0.5%(3)
593Peachland-Polkton ElemPeachland47367.6%42.5%(201)32.8%(155)18.4%(87)1.5%(7)
594Charles W McCrary ElementaryAsheboro37067.6%25.7%(95)17.6%(65)46.8%(173)0.5%(2)
595South Smithfield ElementarySmithfield45067.6%17.6%(79)33.8%(152)42.0%(189)1.3%(6)
596Pasquotank County HighElizabeth City65367.6%32.9%(215)43.2%(282)15.6%(102)1.4%(9)
597Southern MiddleAberdeen62067.6%48.5%(301)22.6%(140)16.1%(100)1.8%(11)
598Grady Brown ElementaryHillsborough40667.6%41.9%(170)11.3%(46)36.0%(146)3.0%(12)
599East Forsyth Middle SchoolKernersville77267.6%19.0%(147)38.6%(298)36.9%(285)0.3%(2)
600McKee Road ElementaryCharlotte53467.6%48.5%(259)9.9%(53)10.9%(58)25.5%(136)
Page 12 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Schools with 200+ students whose reported race and ethnicity shares cover at least 90% of enrollment. Higher index means a more mixed student body.

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