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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 53.8%, against a median of 39.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

McDowell County, North Carolina

Top Diversity index

53.8%

Median Diversity index

39.6%

MOST DIVERSE · MCDOWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Eastfield Global Magnet School	Marion, NC	279	53.8%	57.7%(161)	2.1%(6)	35.5%(99)	0.0%(0)
2	Marion Elementary School	Marion, NC	333	50.5%	66.7%(222)	4.2%(14)	20.4%(68)	0.3%(1)
3	East McDowell Middle School	Marion, NC	392	47.2%	69.6%(273)	4.1%(16)	19.6%(77)	1.0%(4)
4	McDowell High School	Marion, NC	1,379	44.0%	72.7%(1,003)	3.6%(50)	16.0%(221)	0.9%(13)
5	Pleasant Gardens Elementary School	Marion, NC	289	42.0%	74.0%(214)	1.0%(3)	16.6%(48)	1.7%(5)
6	West McDowell Middle School	Marion, NC	550	40.7%	75.1%(413)	3.1%(17)	16.0%(88)	1.3%(7)
7	North Cove Elementary School	Marion, NC	230	39.6%	75.7%(174)	0.9%(2)	16.1%(37)	0.0%(0)
8	West Marion Elementary School	Marion, NC	390	39.4%	76.4%(298)	3.1%(12)	12.8%(50)	0.8%(3)
9	McDowell Early College	Marion, NC	241	38.8%	76.3%(184)	2.1%(5)	16.6%(40)	1.2%(3)
10	Nebo Elementary School	Nebo, NC	354	38.5%	76.8%(272)	2.3%(8)	14.4%(51)	0.6%(2)
11	Foothills Community School	Marion, NC	200	31.3%	82.0%(164)	2.0%(4)	11.0%(22)	0.0%(0)
12	Glenwood Elementary School	Marion, NC	435	29.1%	83.7%(364)	1.1%(5)	6.4%(28)	1.6%(7)
13	Old Fort Elementary School	Old Fort, NC	360	28.7%	83.9%(302)	2.5%(9)	6.4%(23)	0.0%(0)

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