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

Across Rutherford County, North Carolina, 10 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School leads the list at 98.7%, against a median of 96.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Rutherford County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

98.7%

Median % FRL

96.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	231	98.7%
2	Sunshine Elementary School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	217	98.6%
3	Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	460	98.3%
4	Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	459	98.3%
5	Ellenboro Elementary School	Ellenboro, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	567	97.4%
6	Pinnacle Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	254	96.5%
7	Harris Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	434	95.9%
8	Spindale Elementary School	Spindale, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	337	95.3%
9	Rutherfordton Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	397	95.2%
10	Cliffside Elementary School	Cliffside, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	188	94.7%

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