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The most racially diverse public schools in McDowell County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public schools in McDowell County, North Carolina, drawn from 13 qualifying public schools. Eastfield Global Magnet School leads the list at 57.7%, against a median of 75.7% 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

McDowell County, North Carolina

Best Largest group

57.7%

Median Largest group

75.7%

MOST DIVERSE · MCDOWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Eastfield Global Magnet School	Marion, NC	279	57.7% White (161)	57.7%(161)	2.1%(6)	35.5%(99)	0.0%(0)
2	Marion Elementary School	Marion, NC	333	66.7% White (222)	66.7%(222)	4.2%(14)	20.4%(68)	0.3%(1)
3	East McDowell Middle School	Marion, NC	392	69.6% White (273)	69.6%(273)	4.1%(16)	19.6%(77)	1.0%(4)
4	McDowell High School	Marion, NC	1,379	72.7% White (1,003)	72.7%(1,003)	3.6%(50)	16.0%(221)	0.9%(13)
5	Pleasant Gardens Elementary School	Marion, NC	289	74.0% White (214)	74.0%(214)	1.0%(3)	16.6%(48)	1.7%(5)
6	West McDowell Middle School	Marion, NC	550	75.1% White (413)	75.1%(413)	3.1%(17)	16.0%(88)	1.3%(7)
7	North Cove Elementary School	Marion, NC	230	75.7% White (174)	75.7%(174)	0.9%(2)	16.1%(37)	0.0%(0)
8	McDowell Early College	Marion, NC	241	76.3% White (184)	76.3%(184)	2.1%(5)	16.6%(40)	1.2%(3)
9	West Marion Elementary School	Marion, NC	390	76.4% White (298)	76.4%(298)	3.1%(12)	12.8%(50)	0.8%(3)
10	Nebo Elementary School	Nebo, NC	354	76.8% White (272)	76.8%(272)	2.3%(8)	14.4%(51)	0.6%(2)
11	Foothills Community School	Marion, NC	200	82.0% White (164)	82.0%(164)	2.0%(4)	11.0%(22)	0.0%(0)
12	Glenwood Elementary School	Marion, NC	435	83.7% White (364)	83.7%(364)	1.1%(5)	6.4%(28)	1.6%(7)
13	Old Fort Elementary School	Old Fort, NC	360	83.9% White (302)	83.9%(302)	2.5%(9)	6.4%(23)	0.0%(0)

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