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The highest-poverty public high schools in Raleigh, North Carolina

Across Raleigh, North Carolina, 13 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Southeast Raleigh High leads the list at 99.8%, against a median of 35.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Raleigh, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.8%

Median % FRL

35.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Southeast Raleigh High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,438	99.8%
2	Phillips High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	123	95.9%
3	Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	348	45.1%
4	Athens Drive High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,156	44.0%
5	Sanderson High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,648	43.4%
6	Wakefield High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,065	36.1%
7	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	262	35.1%
8	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	337	34.4%
9	Wake Early College of Health and Science	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	317	34.1%
10	Millbrook High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,498	33.3%
11	Needham Broughton High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,153	28.1%
12	Enloe High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,643	28.0%
13	Leesville Road High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,411	24.5%

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