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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in North Carolina

Across North Carolina, 543 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Weldon STEM High School Career Academies leads the list at 98.6%, against a median of 20.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

543

North Carolina

Top % Black

98.6%

Median % Black

20.3%

MOST BLACK · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Weldon STEM High School Career Academies	Halifax, NC	Weldon City Schools	145	143	98.6%
2	Goldsboro High	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	412	366	88.8%
3	A&T Four Middle College	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	162	141	87.0%
4	Kinston High	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	659	573	87.0%
5	Turning Point Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	144	125	86.8%
6	Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academ	Halifax, NC	Halifax County Schools	204	176	86.3%
7	CS Brown High - STEM Program	Winton, NC	Hertford County Schools	100	84	84.0%
8	Northampton County High School	Gaston, NC	Northampton County Schools	265	222	83.8%
9	Hertford County High	Ahoskie, NC	Hertford County Schools	447	374	83.7%
10	Bertie High	Windsor, NC	Bertie County Schools	449	375	83.5%
11	Washington County High	Plymouth, NC	Washington County Schools	450	375	83.3%
12	AdVance Academy	Henderson, NC	Vance County Schools	112	93	83.0%
13	Halifax County Early College High	Weldon, NC	Halifax County Schools	126	102	81.0%
14	Northampton Early College	Weldon, NC	Northampton County Schools	148	118	79.7%
15	Rocky Mount High	Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County Public Schools	1,023	791	77.3%
16	Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic	Littleton, NC	Halifax County Schools	321	247	77.0%
17	James B Dudley High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	1,403	1,071	76.3%
18	Tarboro High	Tarboro, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	496	378	76.2%
19	North Edgecombe High	Tarboro, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	358	272	76.0%
20	Shaw Academy	Laurinburg, NC	Scotland County Schools	122	92	75.4%
21	West Charlotte High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	2,008	1,499	74.7%
22	Warren County High	Warrenton, NC	Warren County Schools	362	266	73.5%
23	Alger B. Wilkins High School	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	159	111	69.8%
24	Mallard Creek High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	2,068	1,434	69.3%
25	Reid Ross Classical High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	227	155	68.3%
26	Vance County High School	Henderson, NC	Vance County Schools	1,064	725	68.1%
27	Durham School of Technology	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	219	146	66.7%
28	Harding University High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,204	799	66.4%
29	Seventy-First High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	1,332	879	66.0%
30	T Wingate Andrews High	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	753	494	65.6%
31	E E Smith High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	1,017	660	64.9%
32	South Central	Winterville, NC	Pitt County Schools	1,738	1,128	64.9%
33	Piedmont Classical High School	BROWNS SUMMIT, NC	Piedmont Classical High School	478	307	64.2%
34	Westover High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	1,234	790	64.0%
35	Hertford Co Early College	Ahoskie, NC	Hertford County Schools	198	124	62.6%
36	Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,533	945	61.6%
37	Eastern Wayne High	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	781	474	60.7%
38	Martin County High	Williamston, NC	Martin County Schools	752	453	60.2%
39	Hillside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	1,433	859	59.9%
40	Northeast Guilford High	McLeansville, NC	Guilford County Schools	977	584	59.8%
41	Riverside High	Williamston, NC	Martin County Schools	470	—	59.6%
42	Anson High School	Wadesboro, NC	Anson County Schools	705	417	59.1%
43	South Creek High	Robersonville, NC	Martin County Schools	265	—	58.9%
44	Northeastern High	Elizabeth City, NC	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	658	386	58.7%
45	Farmville Central High	Farmville, NC	Pitt County Schools	778	446	57.3%
46	J D Clement Early College HS	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	380	214	56.3%
47	SouthWest Edgecombe High	Pinetops, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	798	449	56.3%
48	Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	162	91	56.2%
49	J. F. Webb High	Oxford, NC	Granville County Schools	512	285	55.7%
50	Warren Early College High	Warrenton, NC	Warren County Schools	117	65	55.6%

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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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