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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Carteret County, North Carolina

7 public elementary schools in Carteret County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Newport Elementary leads the list at 99.5%, against a median of 98.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
7
Carteret County, North Carolina
Top % FRL
99.5%
Median % FRL
98.9%
HIGHEST POVERTY · CARTERET COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Newport ElementaryNewport, NCCarteret County Public SchoolsElementary62199.5%
2Bogue Sound ElementaryNewport, NCCarteret County Public SchoolsElementary41699.3%
3Beaufort ElementaryBeaufort, NCCarteret County Public SchoolsElementary34699.1%
4Down East Middle and Smyrna ElementarySmyrna, NCCarteret County Public SchoolsElementary26298.9%
5Morehead City PrimaryMorehead City, NCCarteret County Public SchoolsElementary50298.4%
6Morehead Elem at Camp GlennMorehead City, NCCarteret County Public SchoolsElementary25397.6%
7White Oak ElementaryCape Carteret, NCCarteret County Public SchoolsElementary78429.5%
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