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The most racially diverse public elementary schools in Rutherford County, North Carolina

Across Rutherford County, North Carolina, 9 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School leads the list at 35.1%, against a median of 77.1% 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

Rutherford County, North Carolina

Best Largest group

35.1%

Median Largest group

77.1%

MOST DIVERSE · RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School	Forest City, NC	459	35.1% Black (161)	30.5%(140)	35.1%(161)	19.4%(89)	1.7%(8)
2	Spindale Elementary School	Spindale, NC	337	49.9% White (168)	49.9%(168)	28.5%(96)	11.6%(39)	0.0%(0)
3	Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School	Forest City, NC	460	57.6% White (265)	57.6%(265)	8.0%(37)	20.0%(92)	0.4%(2)
4	Rutherfordton Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	397	70.3% White (279)	70.3%(279)	8.6%(34)	9.6%(38)	0.0%(0)
5	Ellenboro Elementary School	Ellenboro, NC	567	77.1% White (437)	77.1%(437)	6.3%(36)	7.4%(42)	0.0%(0)
6	Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School	Forest City, NC	231	78.8% White (182)	78.8%(182)	3.5%(8)	6.5%(15)	0.4%(1)
7	Pinnacle Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	254	82.3% White (209)	82.3%(209)	5.5%(14)	8.7%(22)	0.0%(0)
8	Harris Elementary School	Forest City, NC	434	84.6% White (367)	84.6%(367)	1.1%(5)	8.5%(37)	0.2%(1)
9	Sunshine Elementary School	Bostic, NC	217	90.8% White (197)	90.8%(197)	0.0%(0)	4.6%(10)	0.0%(0)

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