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The most racially diverse public high schools in Charlotte, North Carolina

24 public high schools in Charlotte, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public high schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Ballantyne Ridge High School leads the list at 31.3%, against a median of 48.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Charlotte, North Carolina

Best Largest group

31.3%

Median Largest group

48.8%

MOST DIVERSE · CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Ballantyne Ridge High School	Charlotte, NC	1,414	31.3% White (442)	31.3%(442)	20.2%(286)	29.7%(420)	15.2%(215)
2	Char Eng Early College-UNCC	Charlotte, NC	313	34.8% Black (109)	20.1%(63)	34.8%(109)	27.8%(87)	13.1%(41)
3	East Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, NC	2,422	40.5% Hispanic (981)	20.3%(491)	30.7%(743)	40.5%(981)	5.8%(141)
4	Ardrey Kell High School	Charlotte, NC	3,036	40.8% White (1,240)	40.8%(1,240)	10.6%(321)	12.2%(371)	33.3%(1,010)
5	Central Piedmont Early College	Charlotte, NC	278	41.0% Black (114)	17.3%(48)	41.0%(114)	32.0%(89)	5.4%(15)
6	South Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, NC	2,534	42.3% Hispanic (1,072)	31.7%(804)	20.6%(521)	42.3%(1,072)	2.5%(63)
7	Northwest School of the Arts	Charlotte, NC	993	43.5% Black (432)	32.5%(323)	43.5%(432)	14.8%(147)	1.2%(12)
8	Commonwealth High	Charlotte, NC	377	44.0% Black (166)	5.8%(22)	44.0%(166)	41.9%(158)	0.3%(1)
9	Independence High School	Charlotte, NC	2,024	45.1% Hispanic (913)	16.9%(341)	29.2%(591)	45.1%(913)	5.6%(114)
10	Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences	Charlotte, NC	239	45.6% Hispanic (109)	5.0%(12)	41.0%(98)	45.6%(109)	4.2%(10)
11	Palisades High School	Charlotte, NC	2,332	45.7% Black (1,065)	14.6%(340)	45.7%(1,065)	30.0%(700)	5.5%(129)
12	Olympic High School	Charlotte, NC	1,483	47.8% Hispanic (709)	5.5%(82)	38.3%(568)	47.8%(709)	5.5%(81)
13	West Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, NC	1,290	49.8% Black (643)	3.8%(49)	49.8%(643)	37.7%(486)	5.4%(70)
14	Myers Park High School	Charlotte, NC	3,225	51.4% White (1,658)	51.4%(1,658)	22.6%(730)	19.8%(640)	2.7%(88)
15	Stewart Creek High	Charlotte, NC	342	53.5% Black (183)	2.3%(8)	53.5%(183)	39.2%(134)	0.9%(3)
16	Julius L. Chambers High School	Charlotte, NC	2,225	54.3% Black (1,208)	2.3%(50)	54.3%(1,208)	39.1%(869)	1.5%(34)
17	Williams Secondary Montessori	Charlotte, NC	401	59.4% White (238)	59.4%(238)	21.7%(87)	11.0%(44)	4.5%(18)
18	Garinger High School	Charlotte, NC	1,877	61.0% Hispanic (1,146)	3.6%(68)	30.8%(578)	61.0%(1,146)	2.8%(52)
19	Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology	Charlotte, NC	1,533	61.6% Black (945)	2.8%(43)	61.6%(945)	28.8%(442)	3.8%(58)
20	Providence High School	Charlotte, NC	2,167	61.8% White (1,340)	61.8%(1,340)	8.1%(175)	11.7%(254)	15.2%(329)
21	Harding University High School	Charlotte, NC	1,204	66.4% Black (799)	1.7%(20)	66.4%(799)	26.2%(315)	3.2%(38)
22	Mallard Creek High School	Charlotte, NC	2,068	69.3% Black (1,434)	7.3%(152)	69.3%(1,434)	15.1%(313)	3.3%(68)
23	Cochrane Collegiate Academy	Charlotte, NC	854	69.4% Hispanic (593)	2.3%(20)	23.8%(203)	69.4%(593)	2.8%(24)
24	West Charlotte High School	Charlotte, NC	2,008	74.7% Black (1,499)	1.4%(29)	74.7%(1,499)	18.3%(368)	3.0%(60)

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