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The public K-12 schools with the highest share of Black students in North Carolina

Across North Carolina, 24 public K-12 schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Gateway Education Center leads the list at 60.3%, against a median of 13.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

North Carolina

Top % Black

60.3%

Median % Black

13.0%

MOST BLACK · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
1	Gateway Education Center	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	146	60.3%(88)
2	Metro School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	258	45.7%(118)
3	Haynes Inman Education Center	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	135	40.0%(54)
4	Northview Academy	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	108	39.8%(43)
5	Mattamuskeet School	Swan Quarter, NC	Hyde County Schools	299	30.1%(90)
6	Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	326	27.3%(89)
7	Webb Street School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	163	26.4%(43)
8	Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail	Indian Trail, NC	Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai	1,268	19.9%(253)
9	Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	185	18.9%(35)
10	West Lake Preparatory Academy	Denver, NC	West Lake Preparatory Academy	402	18.7%(75)
11	Durham Charter School	Durham, NC	Durham Charter School	1,010	18.3%(185)
12	Union Day School	WEDDINGTON, NC	Union Day School	638	15.7%(100)
13	Conover Special Education	Conover, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	107	10.3%(11)
14	Youngsville Academy	Youngsville, NC	Youngsville Academy	615	7.6%(47)
15	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	Wilmington, NC	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	1,002	5.0%(50)
16	Community Charter School	Stanley, NC	Community Charter School	858	3.5%(30)
17	Telra Institute	Charlotte, NC	Telra Institute	621	3.1%(19)
18	Cherokee Extension School	Bryson City, NC	Swain County Schools	110	2.7%(3)
19	Revolution Academy	Summerfield, NC	Revolution Academy	886	2.3%(20)
20	Faith Academy Charter School	Faith, NC	Faith Academy	938	2.0%(19)
21	Boonville Elementary	Boonville, NC	Yadkin County Schools	365	0.8%(3)
22	FernLeaf	Fletcher, NC	FernLeaf Community Charter School	763	0.8%(6)
23	Ocracoke School	Ocracoke, NC	Hyde County Schools	139	0.7%(1)
24	Highlands School	Highlands, NC	Macon County Schools	344	0.3%(1)

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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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