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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. The median ranked district is at 98.4%. Showing ranks 101 to 114.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
101Elkin City SchoolsNC41,32972054.2%
102Davie County SchoolsNC136,1163,29653.9%
103Onslow County SchoolsNC3927,39713,88750.7%
104Cabarrus County SchoolsNC4435,56817,09448.1%
105Mooresville Graded School DistrictNC85,9172,73646.2%
106Dare County SchoolsNC114,9682,28346.0%
107Asheville City SchoolsNC94,1771,89345.3%
108Wake County SchoolsNC198163,17667,63041.4%
109Union County Public SchoolsNC5241,27216,68740.4%
110Watauga County SchoolsNC114,6581,82339.1%
111Currituck County SchoolsNC104,6011,65035.9%
112Uwharrie Charter AcademyNC22,25776535.7%
113Chapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsNC2011,3923,29628.9%
114Camden County SchoolsNC51,91850526.3%

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