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The highest-poverty public high schools in North Carolina · page 7

Ranks 301–350 of the highest-poverty public schools in North Carolina. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
301	Southern Wayne High	Dudley, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	1,007	97.9%
302	Turning Point Academy	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	142	97.9%
303	Madison High School	Marshall, NC	Madison County Schools	High	377	97.9%
304	NERSBA Early College	Jamesville, NC	NERSBA Early College	High	140	97.9%
305	Andrews High	Andrews, NC	Cherokee County Schools	High	229	97.8%
306	Hiwassee Dam High	Murphy, NC	Cherokee County Schools	High	137	97.8%
307	Wayne School of Technical Arts	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	271	97.8%
308	Smoky Mountain High School	Sylva, NC	Jackson County Public Schools	High	881	97.7%
309	East Carteret High	Beaufort, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	High	521	97.7%
310	Burke Middle College	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	High	130	97.7%
311	Rocky Mount High	Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County Public Schools	High	1,023	97.7%
312	Community High School	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	127	97.6%
313	Blue Ridge Early College	Cashiers, NC	Jackson County Public Schools	High	127	97.6%
314	Halifax County Early College High	Weldon, NC	Halifax County Schools	High	126	97.6%
315	West Columbus High	Cerro Gordo, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	459	97.6%
316	Goldsboro High	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	412	97.6%
317	Carter High School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	123	97.6%
318	Granville Central High	Stem, NC	Granville County Schools	High	531	97.6%
319	Shaw Academy	Laurinburg, NC	Scotland County Schools	High	122	97.5%
320	Roanoke Rapids Early College High	Roanoke Rapids, NC	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	High	119	97.5%
321	Warren Early College High	Warrenton, NC	Warren County Schools	High	117	97.4%
322	Douglas Byrd High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,006	97.4%
323	Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College	Elizabeth City, NC	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	High	115	97.4%
324	Henderson County Career Academy	Flat Rock, NC	Henderson County Schools	High	114	97.4%
325	Chatham Early College	Siler City, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	113	97.3%
326	Jackson Co Early College	Sylva, NC	Jackson County Public Schools	High	113	97.3%
327	Mayland Early College	Spruce Pine, NC	Mitchell County Schools	High	113	97.3%
328	AdVance Academy	Henderson, NC	Vance County Schools	High	112	97.3%
329	Wolfe School	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	109	97.2%
330	Kearns Academy	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	108	97.2%
331	GC Middle College High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	106	97.2%
332	South Granville High	Creedmoor, NC	Granville County Schools	High	706	97.2%
333	CS Brown High - STEM Program	Winton, NC	Hertford County Schools	High	100	97.0%
334	Lakewood High	Salemburg, NC	Sampson County Schools	High	475	96.8%
335	Tri-County Early College High	Murphy, NC	Cherokee County Schools	High	153	96.1%
336	Phillips High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	123	95.9%
337	Emsley A Laney High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	2,243	95.3%
338	Bartram Academy	Franklin, NC	Macon County Schools	High	102	91.2%
339	Durham's Performance Learning Center	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	122	90.2%
340	Alger B. Wilkins High School	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	159	89.3%
341	Elbert Edwin Waddell High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	123	71.5%
342	Knightdale High	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,695	66.9%
343	Pine Forest High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,551	65.3%
344	Terry Sanford High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,201	64.4%
345	East Wake High	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,777	63.5%
346	Starmount High	Boonville, NC	Yadkin County Schools	High	556	62.9%
347	East Henderson High	East Flat Rock, NC	Henderson County Schools	High	932	62.7%
348	Western Harnett High	Lillington, NC	Harnett County Schools	High	1,324	61.8%
349	South Garner High	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,835	61.5%
350	North Henderson High	Hendersonville, NC	Henderson County Schools	High	1,052	60.6%

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