North Carolina: the highest-poverty school districts

114 districts

North Carolina public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#	District	State	Schools	Students	Students on FRL	% FRL
1	Duplin County Schools	NC	13	9,822	9,781	99.6%
2	Brunswick County Schools	NC	20	13,561	13,492	99.5%
3	Clinton City Schools	NC	5	3,015	3,000	99.5%
4	Hoke County Schools	NC	14	8,732	8,687	99.5%
5	Kannapolis City Schools	NC	9	5,377	5,348	99.5%
6	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	NC	5	2,744	2,729	99.5%
7	Thomasville City Schools	NC	4	2,149	2,136	99.4%
8	Edenton-Chowan Schools	NC	4	1,767	1,755	99.3%
9	Greene County Schools	NC	6	2,699	2,681	99.3%
10	Hickory City Schools	NC	9	3,735	3,708	99.3%
11	Mount Airy City Schools	NC	4	1,786	1,774	99.3%
12	Perquimans County Schools	NC	4	1,786	1,773	99.3%
13	Asheboro City Schools	NC	8	4,405	4,368	99.2%
14	Beaufort County Schools	NC	13	5,601	5,558	99.2%
15	Franklin County Schools	NC	16	7,978	7,915	99.2%
16	Graham County Schools	NC	3	1,096	1,087	99.2%
17	Scotland County Schools	NC	10	5,416	5,375	99.2%
18	Whiteville City Schools	NC	5	2,042	2,025	99.2%
19	Alexander County Schools	NC	11	4,344	4,307	99.1%
20	Alleghany County Schools	NC	4	1,352	1,340	99.1%
21	Caswell County Schools	NC	6	2,098	2,080	99.1%
22	Clay County Schools	NC	4	1,322	1,310	99.1%
23	Columbus County Schools	NC	12	5,440	5,389	99.1%
24	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	NC	13	5,014	4,971	99.1%
25	Johnston County Public Schools	NC	48	37,320	36,978	99.1%
26	Lenoir County Public Schools	NC	17	8,331	8,257	99.1%
27	Transylvania County Schools	NC	9	3,205	3,176	99.1%
28	Wilkes County Schools	NC	22	8,547	8,467	99.1%
29	Martin County Schools	NC	10	3,382	3,349	99.0%
30	Polk County Schools	NC	7	2,110	2,089	99.0%
31	Anson County Schools	NC	9	2,924	2,893	98.9%
32	Durham Public Schools	NC	55	31,797	31,443	98.9%
33	Pamlico County Schools	NC	4	1,130	1,118	98.9%
34	Washington County Schools	NC	5	1,317	1,302	98.9%
35	Burke County Schools	NC	26	11,667	11,522	98.8%
36	Haywood County Schools	NC	15	6,476	6,396	98.8%
37	Montgomery County Schools	NC	11	3,587	3,544	98.8%
38	Stanly County Schools	NC	23	8,743	8,637	98.8%
39	Ashe County Schools	NC	6	2,676	2,641	98.7%
40	Bertie County Schools	NC	7	1,819	1,795	98.7%
41	Cleveland County Schools	NC	28	14,504	14,311	98.7%
42	Hertford County Schools	NC	7	2,367	2,337	98.7%
43	Lee County Schools	NC	16	9,168	9,050	98.7%
44	Wayne County Public Schools	NC	33	17,150	16,921	98.7%
45	Madison County Schools	NC	7	2,063	2,035	98.6%
46	Nash County Public Schools	NC	28	14,587	14,378	98.6%
47	Person County Schools	NC	12	4,497	4,432	98.6%
48	Richmond County Schools	NC	15	6,504	6,410	98.6%
49	Warren County Schools	NC	6	1,547	1,526	98.6%
50	Halifax County Schools	NC	11	2,150	2,117	98.5%

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