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The highest-poverty public high schools in North Carolina · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the highest-poverty public schools in North Carolina. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
51	Crest High	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	1,098	99.7%
52	North Forsyth Magnet High	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,084	99.7%
53	Vance County High School	Henderson, NC	Vance County Schools	High	1,064	99.7%
54	Carson High	China Grove, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	1,063	99.7%
55	North Gaston High	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	1,061	99.7%
56	Enka High	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,051	99.7%
57	Northern Nash High	Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County Public Schools	High	1,035	99.7%
58	Hickory High	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	High	1,024	99.7%
59	E E Smith High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,017	99.7%
60	Erwin High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,013	99.7%
61	Statesville High	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	High	991	99.7%
62	West Rowan High	Mount Ulla, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	988	99.7%
63	North Iredell High	Olin, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	High	983	99.7%
64	Northeast Guilford High	McLeansville, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	977	99.7%
65	North Lenoir High	La Grange, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	High	957	99.7%
66	Stuart W Cramer High	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	953	99.7%
67	Eastern Alamance High	Mebane, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	952	99.7%
68	Southern Guilford High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	934	99.7%
69	South Rowan High	China Grove, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	932	99.7%
70	Salisbury High	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	930	99.7%
71	Monroe High	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,215	99.7%
72	Roberson High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,479	99.7%
73	Rockingham County High	Reidsville, NC	Rockingham County Schools	High	878	99.7%
74	Tuscola High	Waynesville, NC	Haywood County Schools	High	873	99.7%
75	Pisgah High	Canton, NC	Haywood County Schools	High	859	99.7%
76	North Pitt High	Bethel, NC	Pitt County Schools	High	854	99.6%
77	Cochrane Collegiate Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	854	99.6%
78	Jordan-Matthews High	Siler City, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	848	99.6%
79	Bunker Hill High	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	845	99.6%
80	Grimsley High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	1,967	99.6%
81	Graham High	Graham, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	828	99.6%
82	Clinton High	Clinton, NC	Clinton City Schools	High	828	99.6%
83	Clayton High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,929	99.6%
84	Bunn High	Bunn, NC	Franklin County Schools	High	817	99.6%
85	West Stanly High	Oakboro, NC	Stanly County Schools	High	800	99.6%
86	Brevard High	Brevard, NC	Transylvania County Schools	High	799	99.6%
87	Washington High	Washington, NC	Beaufort County Schools	High	794	99.6%
88	Shelby High	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	792	99.6%
89	North Surry High	Mount Airy, NC	Surry County Schools	High	792	99.6%
90	Fairmont High	Fairmont, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	780	99.6%
91	Farmville Central High	Farmville, NC	Pitt County Schools	High	778	99.6%
92	Greene Central High	Snow Hill, NC	Greene County Schools	High	776	99.6%
93	Roanoke Rapids High School	Roanoke Rapids, NC	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	High	776	99.6%
94	John M Morehead High	Eden, NC	Rockingham County Schools	High	771	99.6%
95	James Kenan High	Warsaw, NC	Duplin County Schools	High	758	99.6%
96	Ayden-Grifton High	Ayden, NC	Pitt County Schools	High	757	99.6%
97	T Wingate Andrews High	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	753	99.6%
98	Martin County High	Williamston, NC	Martin County Schools	High	752	99.6%
99	West Craven High	Vanceboro, NC	Craven County Board of Education	High	751	99.6%
100	Wallace-Rose Hill High	Teachey, NC	Duplin County Schools	High	738	99.6%

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