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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
951Alston Ridge ElementaryCary91764.0%18.6%(171)13.1%(120)8.8%(81)54.6%(501)
952Shelby MiddleShelby58864.0%30.3%(178)49.8%(293)12.6%(74)0.8%(5)
953River Bend MiddleRaleigh99564.0%7.6%(76)44.2%(440)39.4%(392)4.8%(48)
954Robert B Glenn High SchoolKernersville1,39664.0%16.9%(236)27.4%(383)50.4%(704)0.6%(9)
955Guilford eLearning University PrepGreensboro28464.0%22.9%(65)53.5%(152)9.5%(27)2.1%(6)
956J F Kennedy HighWinston Salem33263.9%15.1%(50)28.6%(95)50.3%(167)0.3%(1)
957A T Allen ElementaryConcord62663.9%51.8%(324)18.1%(113)24.1%(151)1.6%(10)
958Wake Preparatory AcademyWake Forest2,61763.9%54.3%(1,420)19.3%(506)14.5%(380)3.3%(86)
959Paisley Magnet SchoolWinston Salem55363.9%10.3%(57)49.2%(272)32.0%(177)0.7%(4)
960Myers Park Traditional ElemCharlotte67863.9%50.7%(344)30.1%(204)8.8%(60)4.7%(32)
961Highcroft ElementaryCary69863.9%30.1%(210)5.9%(41)6.0%(42)50.9%(355)
962G R WhitfieldGrimesland56063.9%52.1%(292)19.1%(107)22.1%(124)0.2%(1)
963The School for Creative StudiesDurham35063.9%13.1%(46)48.9%(171)32.0%(112)0.0%(0)
964Washington Street ElementaryRockingham41763.9%27.1%(113)52.3%(218)8.6%(36)1.7%(7)
965Knightdale HighKnightdale1,69563.8%10.2%(173)45.0%(763)38.3%(649)3.2%(54)
966Mattamuskeet SchoolSwan Quarter29963.8%49.5%(148)30.1%(90)15.4%(46)0.0%(0)
967Crain's Creek MiddleCarthage48163.8%53.2%(256)22.0%(106)14.3%(69)0.2%(1)
968Micro ElementaryMicro40463.8%43.8%(177)9.7%(39)39.6%(160)0.5%(2)
969Southwest Middle SchoolCharlotte1,20563.8%9.2%(111)43.5%(524)40.3%(485)3.7%(45)
970Wingate ElementaryWingate39463.8%13.2%(52)32.0%(126)49.0%(193)0.5%(2)
971Summerfield ElementarySummerfield58463.8%55.6%(325)12.7%(74)10.3%(60)14.9%(87)
972Erwin HighAsheville1,01363.8%47.5%(481)9.3%(94)35.4%(359)0.4%(4)
973Pine Hollow MiddleRaleigh77663.8%53.9%(418)21.3%(165)14.8%(115)5.7%(44)
974East Cary MiddleCary59763.7%53.3%(318)12.7%(76)24.1%(144)5.4%(32)
975Thanksgiving ElementarySelma87063.7%52.9%(460)17.4%(151)22.2%(193)1.6%(14)
976Wallace ElementaryWallace1,12063.7%18.5%(207)25.8%(289)51.1%(572)0.1%(1)
977Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee CountySanford62863.7%54.1%(340)12.9%(81)20.5%(129)1.3%(8)
978Lake Norman CharterHuntersville2,22263.7%54.8%(1,218)11.0%(244)6.5%(144)20.2%(449)
979Lucas MiddleDurham40063.7%11.8%(47)45.5%(182)37.5%(150)2.0%(8)
980Pamlico County PrimaryBayboro32963.7%53.8%(177)20.4%(67)10.3%(34)0.3%(1)
981Mary C Williams ElementaryWilmington35563.7%39.4%(140)11.3%(40)43.9%(156)1.1%(4)
982Grove Park Elementary SchoolCharlotte74063.7%7.7%(57)34.0%(252)48.6%(360)5.7%(42)
983Elizabethtown MiddleElizabethtown30563.7%15.1%(46)52.8%(161)23.9%(73)0.3%(1)
984Sugarloaf ElementaryHendersonville41563.7%36.1%(150)4.6%(19)47.2%(196)1.9%(8)
985Winterville Charter AcademyWinterville62463.7%19.7%(123)54.6%(341)13.9%(87)3.2%(20)
986Old Richmond ElementaryTobaccoville40863.7%53.2%(217)22.3%(91)16.4%(67)1.2%(5)
987Butner-Stem ElementaryButner47663.6%19.5%(93)22.7%(108)52.1%(248)0.8%(4)
988Nashville ElementaryNashville59363.6%34.7%(206)48.1%(285)8.4%(50)1.0%(6)
989Beddingfield HighWilson65363.6%16.7%(109)46.5%(304)34.5%(225)0.1%(1)
990D F Walker ElementaryEdenton36863.6%45.4%(167)37.8%(139)11.1%(41)0.3%(1)
991Blythe ElementaryHuntersville90263.6%10.4%(94)53.2%(480)25.4%(229)5.8%(52)
992Troutman MiddleTroutman47063.6%53.6%(252)19.6%(92)17.4%(82)0.4%(2)
993Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter SchoolWake Forest75263.5%21.9%(165)16.4%(123)53.5%(402)2.1%(16)
994Monroe Avenue ElementaryHamlet41163.5%20.4%(84)54.7%(225)10.9%(45)0.0%(0)
995West Iredell MiddleStatesville52163.5%53.7%(280)12.1%(63)23.4%(122)3.3%(17)
996Mountain Island Charter SchoolMt. Holly1,78263.5%51.8%(923)28.2%(503)9.8%(175)1.7%(31)
997Smithfield-Selma HighSmithfield1,54863.5%18.7%(290)25.7%(398)51.2%(793)0.8%(13)
998Green Ridge ElementaryBiscoe27163.5%20.7%(56)21.4%(58)52.4%(142)0.7%(2)
999James Love ElementaryShelby37663.5%24.5%(92)52.7%(198)14.9%(56)0.5%(2)
1000Taylorsville ElementaryTaylorsville24163.5%54.4%(131)14.9%(36)16.2%(39)0.0%(0)
Page 20 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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