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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Rutherford County, North Carolina

16 public schools in Rutherford County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School leads the list at 35.1%, against a median of 7.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Rutherford County, North Carolina

Top % Black

35.1%

Median % Black

7.2%

MOST BLACK · RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	459	161	35.1%
2	Spindale Elementary School	Spindale, NC	Rutherford County Schools	337	96	28.5%
3	East Rutherford High School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	623	89	14.3%
4	R-S Middle School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	561	78	13.9%
5	R-S Central High School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	763	99	13.0%
6	East Rutherford Middle School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	533	66	12.4%
7	Rutherfordton Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	397	34	8.6%
8	Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	460	37	8.0%
9	Ellenboro Elementary School	Ellenboro, NC	Rutherford County Schools	567	36	6.3%
10	Chase High School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	596	37	6.2%
11	Chase Middle School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	484	30	6.2%
12	Cliffside Elementary School	Cliffside, NC	Rutherford County Schools	188	11	5.8%
13	Pinnacle Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	254	14	5.5%
14	Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	231	8	3.5%
15	Harris Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	434	5	1.1%
16	Sunshine Elementary School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	217	0	0.0%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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