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Most racially diverse North Carolina public schools

North Carolina public schools ranked by how balanced their student body is. "Max group" is the largest racial or ethnic group's share of enrollment, with the name of that group; the school where this is lowest is the most balanced.

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NORTH CAROLINA · MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE

#	School	City	Students	Max group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
951	West Forsyth High	Clemmons	2,145	50.7% White (1,087)	50.7%(1,087)	16.8%(360)	21.1%(452)	5.4%(115)
952	Bruce H. Tharrington Primary	Mount Airy	432	50.7% White (219)	50.7%(219)	7.9%(34)	35.0%(151)	2.3%(10)
953	Oak View Elementary	High Point	491	50.7% Black (249)	11.6%(57)	50.7%(249)	21.2%(104)	8.2%(40)
954	Myers Park Traditional Elem	Charlotte	678	50.7% White (344)	50.7%(344)	30.1%(204)	8.8%(60)	4.7%(32)
955	Wilkes Central High School	Wilkesboro	719	50.8% White (365)	50.8%(365)	11.0%(79)	26.6%(191)	1.0%(7)
956	Discovery Charter	Bahama	453	50.8% White (230)	50.8%(230)	25.2%(114)	12.8%(58)	0.7%(3)
957	Mary McArthur Elementary	Fayetteville	447	50.8% Black (227)	16.8%(75)	50.8%(227)	17.4%(78)	2.2%(10)
958	Seventy-First Classical Middle	Fayetteville	433	50.8% Black (220)	18.2%(79)	50.8%(220)	14.8%(64)	4.8%(21)
959	Idlewild Elementary	Charlotte	850	50.8% Hispanic (432)	7.9%(67)	25.3%(215)	50.8%(432)	13.4%(114)
960	Park View Elementary	Mooresville	421	50.8% White (214)	50.8%(214)	19.0%(80)	23.0%(97)	0.7%(3)
961	Erwin Middle	Asheville	545	50.8% White (277)	50.8%(277)	7.3%(40)	35.6%(194)	0.4%(2)
962	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham	358	50.8% Hispanic (182)	3.1%(11)	40.5%(145)	50.8%(182)	1.1%(4)
963	Fremont STARS Elementary	Fremont	535	50.8% White (272)	50.8%(272)	20.8%(111)	21.7%(116)	0.8%(4)
964	WB Wicker Elementary	Sanford	588	50.9% Hispanic (299)	8.2%(48)	35.9%(211)	50.9%(299)	0.5%(3)
965	Jesse Wharton Elem	Greensboro	521	50.9% White (265)	50.9%(265)	27.4%(143)	10.2%(53)	4.0%(21)
966	Highcroft Elementary	Cary	698	50.9% Asian (355)	30.1%(210)	5.9%(41)	6.0%(42)	50.9%(355)
967	Whitewater Middle	Charlotte	731	50.9% Black (372)	2.7%(20)	50.9%(372)	36.0%(263)	6.2%(45)
968	Wayne School of Technical Arts	Goldsboro	271	50.9% White (138)	50.9%(138)	25.5%(69)	13.7%(37)	2.6%(7)
969	Early College	Asheville	271	50.9% White (138)	50.9%(138)	3.7%(10)	40.6%(110)	1.1%(3)
970	South Asheboro Middle	Asheboro	491	50.9% Hispanic (250)	26.3%(129)	14.5%(71)	50.9%(250)	1.2%(6)
971	Scotland High School	Laurinburg	1,294	50.9% Black (659)	23.4%(303)	50.9%(659)	4.6%(60)	0.4%(5)
972	The Innovation Academy at South Campus	Smithfield	263	51.0% White (134)	51.0%(134)	15.6%(41)	25.9%(68)	0.4%(1)
973	Moravian Falls Elementary School	Moravian Falls	257	51.0% White (131)	51.0%(131)	3.5%(9)	35.8%(92)	0.4%(1)
974	West Johnston High	Benson	1,563	51.0% White (797)	51.0%(797)	13.4%(209)	29.3%(458)	0.8%(13)
975	Parkland High	Winston Salem	1,569	51.0% Hispanic (800)	7.3%(115)	37.4%(587)	51.0%(800)	0.5%(8)
976	Southmont Elementary School	Asheboro	557	51.0% White (284)	51.0%(284)	4.3%(24)	41.1%(229)	0.2%(1)
977	Four Oaks Elementary	Four Oaks	1,051	51.0% White (536)	51.0%(536)	11.3%(119)	31.7%(333)	0.7%(7)
978	West Lake Preparatory Academy	Denver	402	51.0% White (205)	51.0%(205)	18.7%(75)	22.4%(90)	0.8%(3)
979	Piney Grove Elementary	Charlotte	441	51.0% Hispanic (225)	5.7%(25)	22.9%(101)	51.0%(225)	16.8%(74)
980	Paw Creek Elementary	Charlotte	784	51.0% Black (400)	6.5%(51)	51.0%(400)	33.5%(263)	4.7%(37)
981	Lebanon Road Elementary	Charlotte	488	51.0% Hispanic (249)	7.4%(36)	22.3%(109)	51.0%(249)	13.7%(67)
982	Sedalia Elementary	Sedalia	535	51.0% Black (273)	20.9%(112)	51.0%(273)	17.2%(92)	3.2%(17)
983	Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill	1,608	51.1% White (821)	51.1%(821)	10.8%(174)	19.6%(316)	11.8%(190)
984	Wallace Elementary	Wallace	1,120	51.1% Hispanic (572)	18.5%(207)	25.8%(289)	51.1%(572)	0.1%(1)
985	The Institute Development Young Leaders	Durham	419	51.1% Black (214)	1.2%(5)	51.1%(214)	43.2%(181)	0.2%(1)
986	Sanford Creek Elementary	Rolesville	599	51.1% White (306)	51.1%(306)	24.5%(147)	16.7%(100)	2.2%(13)
987	Brinson Memorial Elementary	New Bern	446	51.1% White (228)	51.1%(228)	19.3%(86)	17.7%(79)	0.9%(4)
988	Roberson High	Asheville	1,479	51.1% White (756)	51.1%(756)	12.1%(179)	25.8%(382)	2.9%(43)
989	Kernersville Middle	Kernersville	754	51.2% White (386)	51.2%(386)	13.3%(100)	29.2%(220)	1.2%(9)
990	W A Bess Elementary School	Gastonia	674	51.2% White (345)	51.2%(345)	17.9%(121)	16.2%(109)	8.3%(56)
991	Leesville Road Middle	Raleigh	795	51.2% White (407)	51.2%(407)	22.1%(176)	16.9%(134)	4.3%(34)
992	Valley Springs Middle	Arden	654	51.2% White (335)	51.2%(335)	10.9%(71)	26.9%(176)	3.2%(21)
993	West Columbus School	Cerro Gordo	814	51.2% White (417)	51.2%(417)	30.7%(250)	8.8%(72)	0.0%(0)
994	Smithfield-Selma High	Smithfield	1,548	51.2% Hispanic (793)	18.7%(290)	25.7%(398)	51.2%(793)	0.8%(13)
995	McGee's Crossroads Middle	Benson	757	51.3% White (388)	51.3%(388)	12.3%(93)	30.3%(229)	0.3%(2)
996	Emma Elementary	Asheville	277	51.3% Hispanic (142)	31.1%(86)	13.0%(36)	51.3%(142)	0.7%(2)
997	Pilot Elementary	Greensboro	556	51.3% Black (285)	20.1%(112)	51.3%(285)	14.0%(78)	7.9%(44)
998	South End Elementary	Reidsville	355	51.3% Black (182)	19.7%(70)	51.3%(182)	14.4%(51)	0.6%(2)
999	Manning Elementary School	Roanoke Rapids	630	51.3% White (323)	51.3%(323)	27.5%(173)	11.9%(75)	3.0%(19)
1000	Rolesville Elementary	Rolesville	538	51.3% White (276)	51.3%(276)	22.3%(120)	18.2%(98)	1.9%(10)

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