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The highest-poverty public K-12 schools in the United States · page 11

Ranks 501550 of the highest-poverty public schools in the United States. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
501Muncie Central High SchoolMuncie, INMuncie Community SchoolsCombined1,33768.8%
502DALE CASSENS EDUCATION COMPLEXFORT PIERCE, FLST. LUCIECombined21868.8%
503SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1BROOKLYN, NYSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1Combined91968.8%
504District Special EducationStockton, CAStockton UnifiedCombined11268.8%
505MCLEAN SCHOOLMCLEAN, TXMCLEAN ISDCombined18268.7%
506Barbourville City SchoolBarbourville, KYBarbourville IndependentCombined75568.6%
507Tonasket Outreach SchoolTonasket, WATonasket School DistrictCombined10568.6%
508Ebarb SchoolNoble, LASabine ParishCombined23268.5%
509Valley PathwaysPalmer, AKMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictCombined14368.5%
510SHAMROCK ISDSHAMROCK, TXSHAMROCK ISDCombined34368.5%
511East Grand SchoolDanforth, MERSU 84/MSAD 14Combined14668.5%
512Rudyard Area SchoolsRUDYARD, MIRudyard Area SchoolsCombined60268.4%
513Tekonsha SchoolsTEKONSHA, MITekonsha Community SchoolsCombined19368.4%
514Luverne High SchoolLuverne, ALCrenshaw CountyCombined74568.3%
515The School at MarygroveDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community DistrictCombined60668.3%
516Bogue Chitto SchoolBOGUE CHITTO, MSLincoln County School DistrictCombined74768.1%
517STRAWN SCHOOLSTRAWN, TXSTRAWN ISDCombined17268.0%
518KAREN M. SIEGEL ACADEMYLAKE ALFRED, FLPOLKCombined17568.0%
519West Elk SchoolsHoward, KSWest ElkCombined37167.9%
520MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE)STATEN ISLAND, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31Combined1,42367.8%
521Converse High SchoolConverse, LASabine ParishCombined49067.8%
522DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT CENTERDALLAS, TXRICHARDSON ISDCombined12467.7%
523Washington State School for the DeafVancouver, WAWashington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing YouthCombined12767.7%
524Ragland High SchoolRagland, ALSt Clair CountyCombined41167.6%
525Ventura County Special EducationCamarillo, CAVentura County Office of EducationCombined23167.5%
526Doyline High SchoolDoyline, LAWebster ParishCombined38567.5%
527Simsboro High SchoolSimsboro, LALincoln ParishCombined53267.5%
528Loyd Star Attendance CenterBROOKHAVEN, MSLincoln County School DistrictCombined74167.5%
529Simpson High SchoolSimpson, LAVernon ParishCombined25267.5%
530PADUCAH SCHOOLPADUCAH, TXPADUCAH ISDCombined15667.3%
531Harrisonburg High SchoolHarrisonburg, LACatahoula ParishCombined31867.3%
532LEARNING CTRLEWISVILLE, TXLEWISVILLE ISDCombined24467.2%
533LANIER-JAMES EDUCATION CENTERHALLANDALE BEACH, FLBROWARDCombined13167.2%
534Hornbeck High SchoolHornbeck, LAVernon ParishCombined33567.2%
535AVALON SCHOOLAVALON, TXAVALON ISDCombined34767.1%
536KOPPERL SCHOOLKOPPERL, TXKOPPERL ISDCombined19167.0%
537Kau High & Pahala Elementary SchoolPahala, HIHawaii Department of EducationCombined48867.0%
538Baraga SchoolBARAGA, MIBaraga Area SchoolsCombined32467.0%
539Robertson County SchoolMount Olivet, KYRobertson CountyCombined45366.9%
540Puente Hills HighHacienda Heights, CAHacienda la Puente UnifiedCombined15466.9%
541OAK PARK SCHOOLSARASOTA, FLSARASOTACombined21166.8%
542POSITIVE PATHWAYS TRANSITION CENTERORLANDO, FLORANGECombined27366.7%
543Paauilo Elementary & Intermediate SchoolPaauilo, HIHawaii Department of EducationCombined18066.7%
544River Trail Learning Ctr @ LO JacobCOON RAPIDS, MNAnoka-Hennepin School DistrictCombined15366.7%
545CHEROKEE SCHOOLCHEROKEE, TXCHEROKEE ISDCombined12366.7%
546Verbena High SchoolVerbena, ALChilton CountyCombined58966.6%
547Benjamin Bosse High SchoolEvansville, INEvansville Vanderburgh School CorpCombined86866.5%
548LEFORS SCHOOLLEFORS, TXLEFORS ISDCombined17366.5%
549MG Millet Learning CenterSAGINAW, MISaginaw ISDCombined15866.5%
550LA ESPERANZASAN JUAN, PRPUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONCombined12566.4%
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