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The highest-poverty public high schools in the United States · page 14

Ranks 651700 of the highest-poverty public schools in the United States. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
651E E Smith HighFayetteville, NCCumberland County SchoolsHigh1,01799.7%
652Erwin HighAsheville, NCBuncombe County SchoolsHigh1,01399.7%
653Franklin Military AcademyRichmond, VARichmond City Public SchoolsHigh33599.7%
654Statesville HighStatesville, NCIredell-Statesville SchoolsHigh99199.7%
655West Rowan HighMount Ulla, NCRowan-Salisbury SchoolsHigh98899.7%
656Wallenpaupack Area HSHawley, PAWallenpaupack Area SDHigh98699.7%
657North Iredell HighOlin, NCIredell-Statesville SchoolsHigh98399.7%
658Northeast Guilford HighMcLeansville, NCGuilford County SchoolsHigh97799.7%
659Pottsgrove SHSPottstown, PAPottsgrove SDHigh97399.7%
660North Lenoir HighLa Grange, NCLenoir County Public SchoolsHigh95799.7%
661Stuart W Cramer HighBelmont, NCGaston County SchoolsHigh95399.7%
662Eastern Alamance HighMebane, NCAlamance-Burlington SchoolsHigh95299.7%
663ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTERALBUQUERQUE, NMALBUQUERQUEHigh31499.7%
664Southern Guilford HighGreensboro, NCGuilford County SchoolsHigh93499.7%
665South Rowan HighChina Grove, NCRowan-Salisbury SchoolsHigh93299.7%
666St. Croix Educational Complex High SchoolSaint Croix, VISaint Croix School DistrictHigh93299.7%
667Salisbury HighSalisbury, NCRowan-Salisbury SchoolsHigh93099.7%
668Monroe HighMonroe, NCUnion County Public SchoolsHigh1,21599.7%
669TULAROSA HIGHTULAROSA, NMTULAROSAHigh30399.7%
670Roberson HighAsheville, NCBuncombe County SchoolsHigh1,47999.7%
671Rockingham County HighReidsville, NCRockingham County SchoolsHigh87899.7%
672Tuscola HighWaynesville, NCHaywood County SchoolsHigh87399.7%
673Thomas Walker HighEwing, VALee County Public SchoolsHigh29199.7%
674Pisgah HighCanton, NCHaywood County SchoolsHigh85999.7%
675North Pitt HighBethel, NCPitt County SchoolsHigh85499.6%
676Cochrane Collegiate AcademyCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh85499.6%
677Jordan-Matthews HighSiler City, NCChatham County SchoolsHigh84899.6%
678Bunker Hill HighClaremont, NCCatawba County SchoolsHigh84599.6%
679Grimsley HighGreensboro, NCGuilford County SchoolsHigh1,96799.6%
680Graham HighGraham, NCAlamance-Burlington SchoolsHigh82899.6%
681Clinton HighClinton, NCClinton City SchoolsHigh82899.6%
682Clayton HighClayton, NCJohnston County Public SchoolsHigh1,92999.6%
683ARROWHEAD PARK EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLLAS CRUCES, NMLAS CRUCESHigh54999.6%
684Nome-Beltz Middle/HighNome, AKNome Public SchoolsHigh27499.6%
685Bunn HighBunn, NCFranklin County SchoolsHigh81799.6%
686West Stanly HighOakboro, NCStanly County SchoolsHigh80099.6%
687Brevard HighBrevard, NCTransylvania County SchoolsHigh79999.6%
688Leake County High SchoolWALNUT GROVE, MSLeake County School DistrictHigh26699.6%
689Washington HighWashington, NCBeaufort County SchoolsHigh79499.6%
690Shelby HighShelby, NCCleveland County SchoolsHigh79299.6%
691North Surry HighMount Airy, NCSurry County SchoolsHigh79299.6%
692Fairmont HighFairmont, NCPublic Schools of Robeson CountyHigh78099.6%
693Farmville Central HighFarmville, NCPitt County SchoolsHigh77899.6%
694Greene Central HighSnow Hill, NCGreene County SchoolsHigh77699.6%
695Roanoke Rapids High SchoolRoanoke Rapids, NCRoanoke Rapids City SchoolsHigh77699.6%
696Wayne County High SchoolWaynesboro, MSWayne County School DistrictHigh77599.6%
697John M Morehead HighEden, NCRockingham County SchoolsHigh77199.6%
698Nottoway HighCrewe, VANottoway County Public SchoolsHigh51099.6%
699James Kenan HighWarsaw, NCDuplin County SchoolsHigh75899.6%
700Ayden-Grifton HighAyden, NCPitt County SchoolsHigh75799.6%
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