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The highest-poverty public high schools in North Carolina · page 9

Ranks 401–450 of the highest-poverty public schools in North Carolina. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
401	Davie County High	Mocksville, NC	Davie County Schools	High	1,819	47.3%
402	Cedar Ridge High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	1,148	47.2%
403	Middle College of Forsyth Cnty	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	121	47.1%
404	Cross Creek Early College	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	253	47.0%
405	Fred T Foard High	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	930	46.9%
406	South Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,534	46.8%
407	Cato Middle College High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	173	46.8%
408	Franklin High	Franklin, NC	Macon County Schools	High	996	46.3%
409	Orange High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	1,161	46.3%
410	Gray's Creek High	Hope Mills, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,458	46.2%
411	Sun Valley High	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,272	46.1%
412	Charlotte Teacher Early College	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	192	45.8%
413	Wilson Academy of Applied Technology	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	High	280	45.7%
414	Harnett County Early College	Dunn, NC	Harnett County Schools	High	185	45.4%
415	Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	348	45.1%
416	West Stokes High School	King, NC	Stokes County Schools	High	799	44.7%
417	Randolph Early College High School	Asheboro, NC	Randolph County School System	High	358	44.4%
418	Hendersonville High	Hendersonville, NC	Henderson County Schools	High	794	44.3%
419	Watauga Innovation Academy	Boone, NC	Watauga County Schools	High	292	44.2%
420	Athens Drive High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,156	44.0%
421	Parkwood High	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,082	43.7%
422	Sanderson High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,648	43.4%
423	Richlands High	Richlands, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	1,027	43.4%
424	Davidson Early College	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	138	42.8%
425	Gaston Early College High School	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	235	42.6%
426	North Davidson High	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	935	41.8%
427	Jack Britt High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,940	41.6%
428	Central Piedmont Early College	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	278	41.4%
429	Asheville High	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	High	1,221	41.3%
430	PSRC Early College at RCC	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	274	41.2%
431	Mooresville High School	Mooresville, NC	Mooresville Graded School District	High	1,923	41.2%
432	Bandys High	Catawba, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	935	40.5%
433	Ballantyne Ridge High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	1,414	40.5%
434	Cumberland Polytechnic	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	319	40.4%
435	Manteo High School	Manteo, NC	Dare County Schools	High	528	40.3%
436	Eugene Ashley High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	1,893	40.2%
437	Massey Hill Classical High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	273	39.6%
438	Porter Ridge High School	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,809	39.4%
439	SILSA	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	High	332	39.2%
440	Caldwell Early College	Hudson, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	387	39.0%
441	Stokes Early College High School	Walnut Cove, NC	Stokes County Schools	High	159	39.0%
442	Cary High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,044	38.6%
443	Mount Pleasant High	Mount Pleasant, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	894	38.4%
444	Piedmont High	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,270	38.3%
445	Northwest School of the Arts	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	993	38.1%
446	West Forsyth High	Clemmons, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	2,145	37.9%
447	The Franklin School of Innovation	Asheville, NC	The Franklin School of Innovation	High	717	37.8%
448	Wilson Early College Academy	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	High	268	37.3%
449	Swansboro High	Swansboro, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	1,232	36.7%
450	ABSS Early College at ACC	Graham, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	247	36.4%

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