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The highest-poverty public schools in Alexander County, North Carolina

Across Alexander County, North Carolina, 11 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Alexander Central High leads the list at 99.8%, against a median of 98.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Alexander County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.8%

Median % FRL

98.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ALEXANDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Alexander Central High	Taylorsville, NC	Alexander County Schools	High	1,254	99.8%
2	West Alexander Middle	Taylorsville, NC	Alexander County Schools	Middle	467	99.4%
3	Hiddenite Elementary	Hiddenite, NC	Alexander County Schools	Elementary	370	99.2%
4	Bethlehem Elementary	Taylorsville, NC	Alexander County Schools	Elementary	435	99.1%
5	Wittenburg Elementary	Taylorsville, NC	Alexander County Schools	Elementary	294	99.0%
6	East Alexander Middle	Hiddenite, NC	Alexander County Schools	Middle	510	98.8%
7	Taylorsville Elementary	Taylorsville, NC	Alexander County Schools	Elementary	241	98.8%
8	Stony Point Elementary	Stony Point, NC	Alexander County Schools	Elementary	237	98.7%
9	Sugar Loaf Elementary	Taylorsville, NC	Alexander County Schools	Elementary	196	98.5%
10	Alexander Early College	Taylorsville, NC	Alexander County Schools	High	172	98.3%
11	Ellendale Elementary	Taylorsville, NC	Alexander County Schools	Elementary	168	98.2%

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