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The highest-poverty public high schools in the United States · page 21

Ranks 1,0011,050 of the highest-poverty public schools in the United States. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1001CAPITOL HILL HSOklahoma City, OKOKLAHOMA CITYHigh1,49498.8%
1002Bucyrus Secondary SchoolBucyrus, OHBucyrus CityHigh24798.8%
1003Reynolds High SchoolTroutdale, ORReynolds SD 7High2,38598.8%
1004Academy at SmithGreensboro, NCGuilford County SchoolsHigh24698.8%
1005Lenoir County Early College HighKinston, NCLenoir County Public SchoolsHigh24698.8%
1006Kings Mountain HighKings Mountain, NCCleveland County SchoolsHigh1,30598.8%
1007Bradford High SchoolBradford, OHBradford Exempted VillageHigh24498.8%
1008Coudersport Area JSHSCoudersport, PACoudersport Area SDHigh24498.8%
1009McDowell High SchoolMarion, NCMcDowell County SchoolsHigh1,37998.8%
1010Beaver Falls Area SHSBeaver Falls, PABig Beaver Falls Area SDHigh48698.8%
1011Mount Union Area SHSMount Union, PAMount Union Area SDHigh32398.8%
1012Hugh M Cummings HighBurlington, NCAlamance-Burlington SchoolsHigh80798.8%
1013Johnston County Schools Career TechnicalSmithfield, NCJohnston County Public SchoolsHigh24198.8%
1014McDowell Early CollegeMarion, NCMcDowell County SchoolsHigh24198.8%
1015Mitchell HighBakersville, NCMitchell County SchoolsHigh48298.8%
1016Crow Creek Reservation High SchoolStephan, SDCrow Creek Reservation High SchoolHigh24198.8%
1017Wayne Early / Middle College HighGoldsboro, NCWayne County Public SchoolsHigh23998.7%
1018James Hunt HighWilson, NCWilson County SchoolsHigh1,11598.7%
1019Bainbridge High SchoolBainbridge, GADecatur CountyHigh1,19298.7%
1020Scotland Early College HighLaurinburg, NCScotland County SchoolsHigh23898.7%
1021West Caldwell HighLenoir, NCCaldwell County SchoolsHigh63498.7%
1022Public Safety AcademySan Bernardino, CAPublic Safety Academy DistrictHigh39698.7%
1023Red Springs HighRed Springs, NCPublic Schools of Robeson CountyHigh86798.7%
1024Cleveland HighClayton, NCJohnston County Public SchoolsHigh1,88998.7%
1025Vance Co Early CollegeHenderson, NCVance County SchoolsHigh23698.7%
1026Rowan Co Early CollegeSalisbury, NCRowan-Salisbury SchoolsHigh23598.7%
1027Coliseum College Prep AcademyOakland, CAOakland UnifiedHigh86198.7%
1028Shenandoah Valley JSHSShenandoah, PAShenandoah Valley SDHigh54698.7%
1029RIO GRANDE HIGHALBUQUERQUE, NMALBUQUERQUEHigh1,47598.7%
1030Mahanoy Area JSHSMahanoy City, PAMahanoy Area SDHigh54398.7%
1031Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh61898.7%
1032Academy for Business and Technology High SchoolMELVINDALE, MIAcademy for Business and TechnologyHigh23198.7%
1033Lake High SchoolLake, MSScott County School DistrictHigh23198.7%
1034Penn-Griffin SchoolsHigh Point, NCGuilford County SchoolsHigh53998.7%
1035Ethel Attendance CenterETHEL, MSAttala County SchoolsHigh23098.7%
1036Columbus Career and College AcademyWhiteville, NCColumbus County SchoolsHigh23098.7%
1037CLAREMONT INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9High38398.7%
1038COUNTY LINE HIGH SCHOOLBRANCH, ARCOUNTY LINE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh22998.7%
1039Sampson Early College HighClinton, NCSampson County SchoolsHigh22998.7%
1040HIGHLAND HIGHALBUQUERQUE, NMALBUQUERQUEHigh1,14498.7%
1041Jefferson High SchoolPortland, ORPortland SD 1JHigh45698.7%
1042Charles B Aycock HighPikeville, NCWayne County Public SchoolsHigh1,13898.7%
1043BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOLBEARDEN, ARBEARDEN SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh22798.7%
1044West Bolivar High SchoolROSEDALE, MSWest Bolivar Consolidated School DistrictHigh22798.7%
1045Reid Ross Classical HighFayetteville, NCCumberland County SchoolsHigh22798.7%
1046Innovation Early College HighGreenville, NCPitt County SchoolsHigh22798.7%
1047SEA-TechCastle Hayne, NCNew Hanover County SchoolsHigh22798.7%
1048LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H SBROWNSVILLE, TXBROWNSVILLE ISDHigh1,73998.7%
1049Dover Area HSDover, PADover Area SDHigh97998.7%
1050Griffin High SchoolGriffin, GAGriffin-Spalding CountyHigh1,50598.7%
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