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The highest-poverty public high schools in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Across Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 35 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. East Mecklenburg High School leads the list at 99.9%, against a median of 53.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.9%

Median % FRL

53.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	East Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,422	99.9%
2	Julius L. Chambers High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,225	99.9%
3	Mallard Creek High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,068	99.9%
4	Independence High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,024	99.9%
5	West Charlotte High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,008	99.9%
6	Garinger High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	1,877	99.8%
7	North Mecklenburg High School	Huntersville, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	1,854	99.8%
8	Hopewell High School	Huntersville, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	1,851	99.8%
9	Rocky River High School	Mint Hill, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	1,562	99.8%
10	Olympic High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	1,483	99.8%
11	West Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	1,290	99.8%
12	Harding University High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	1,204	99.8%
13	Cochrane Collegiate Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	854	99.6%
14	Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	1,533	98.9%
15	Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	239	98.3%
16	Turning Point Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	144	97.9%
17	Elbert Edwin Waddell High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	123	71.5%
18	Palisades High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,332	53.3%
19	Butler High School	Matthews, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	1,791	50.1%
20	Aspire Trade High	Huntersville, NC	Aspire Trade High School	High	270	47.8%
21	South Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,534	46.8%
22	Cato Middle College High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	173	46.8%
23	Charlotte Teacher Early College	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	192	45.8%
24	Central Piedmont Early College	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	278	41.4%
25	Ballantyne Ridge High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	1,414	40.5%
26	Northwest School of the Arts	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	993	38.1%
27	Char Eng Early College-UNCC	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	313	35.5%
28	Myers Park High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	3,225	34.5%
29	Merancas Middle College-CPCC	Huntersville, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	176	32.4%
30	Harper Middle College High	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	125	25.6%
31	William Amos Hough High	Cornelius, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,518	20.1%
32	Williams Secondary Montessori	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	401	19.7%
33	Levine Middle College High Sch	Matthews, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	216	19.4%
34	Providence High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,167	15.2%
35	Ardrey Kell High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	3,036	14.7%

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