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The public schools with the most Black students in Rutherford County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the public schools with the most Black students in Rutherford County, North Carolina, drawn from 16 qualifying public schools. Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School leads the list at 161, against a median of 37 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Rutherford County, North Carolina

Top Black students

161

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	459	35.1%	161
2	R-S Central High School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	763	13.0%	99
3	Spindale Elementary School	Spindale, NC	Rutherford County Schools	337	28.5%	96
4	East Rutherford High School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	623	14.3%	89
5	R-S Middle School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	561	13.9%	78
6	East Rutherford Middle School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	533	12.4%	66
7	Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	460	8.0%	37
8	Chase High School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	596	6.2%	37
9	Ellenboro Elementary School	Ellenboro, NC	Rutherford County Schools	567	6.3%	36
10	Rutherfordton Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	397	8.6%	34
11	Chase Middle School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	484	6.2%	30
12	Pinnacle Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	254	5.5%	14
13	Rutherford Opportunity Center	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	82	14.6%	12
14	Cliffside Elementary School	Cliffside, NC	Rutherford County Schools	188	5.8%	11
15	Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	231	3.5%	8
16	Harris Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	434	1.1%	5

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