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The most racially diverse public high schools in Wake County, North Carolina

Across Wake County, North Carolina, 37 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Wake Early College of Health and Science leads the list at 28.7%, against a median of 45.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Wake County, North Carolina

Best Largest group

28.7%

Median Largest group

45.0%

MOST DIVERSE · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Wake Early College of Health and Science	Raleigh, NC	317	28.7% White (91)	28.7%(91)	26.8%(85)	18.3%(58)	22.1%(70)
2	Wake STEM Early College High School	Cary, NC	294	33.3% White (98)	33.3%(98)	13.6%(40)	28.6%(84)	20.4%(60)
3	Garner High	Garner, NC	1,670	33.5% Hispanic (559)	28.3%(473)	33.0%(551)	33.5%(559)	1.4%(23)
4	Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies	Morrisville, NC	260	33.9% White (88)	33.9%(88)	21.1%(55)	7.3%(19)	33.1%(86)
5	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	337	35.0% White (118)	35.0%(118)	32.9%(111)	17.5%(59)	7.4%(25)
6	Enloe High	Raleigh, NC	2,643	35.2% White (930)	35.2%(930)	26.1%(690)	13.3%(352)	20.9%(553)
7	North Wake College and Career Academy	Wake Forest, NC	346	35.3% White (122)	35.3%(122)	33.8%(117)	21.7%(75)	4.3%(15)
8	SCORE Academy	Cary, NC	584	36.0% Black (210)	28.1%(164)	36.0%(210)	29.8%(174)	2.0%(12)
9	Rolesville High	Rolesville, NC	2,321	37.0% Black (859)	25.6%(594)	37.0%(859)	28.6%(663)	4.6%(107)
10	Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	Raleigh, NC	348	39.1% Black (136)	25.9%(90)	39.1%(136)	25.9%(90)	3.2%(11)
11	Raleigh Charter High School	Raleigh, NC	552	40.6% Asian (224)	38.8%(214)	7.6%(42)	6.5%(36)	40.6%(224)
12	Athens Drive High	Raleigh, NC	2,156	42.4% White (913)	42.4%(913)	25.2%(543)	22.0%(474)	7.0%(152)
13	East Wake High	Wendell, NC	1,777	42.9% Black (762)	16.3%(289)	42.9%(762)	35.1%(624)	1.4%(25)
14	Cary High	Cary, NC	2,044	43.0% White (879)	43.0%(879)	17.2%(352)	29.2%(597)	5.6%(114)
15	Wakefield High	Raleigh, NC	2,065	44.2% White (913)	44.2%(913)	27.9%(577)	19.3%(399)	4.5%(93)
16	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	262	44.3% Black (116)	28.6%(75)	44.3%(116)	16.0%(42)	7.6%(20)
17	Central Wake High School	Raleigh, NC	293	44.4% Black (130)	8.2%(24)	44.4%(130)	44.0%(129)	1.0%(3)
18	Green Hope High	Cary, NC	2,304	45.0% White (1,036)	45.0%(1,036)	6.5%(149)	7.8%(179)	37.0%(852)
19	Knightdale High	Knightdale, NC	1,695	45.0% Black (763)	10.2%(173)	45.0%(763)	38.3%(649)	3.2%(54)
20	Sanderson High	Raleigh, NC	1,648	47.3% White (779)	47.3%(779)	23.3%(384)	21.2%(349)	3.3%(55)
21	South Garner High	Garner, NC	1,835	47.5% Black (872)	12.5%(230)	47.5%(872)	33.8%(620)	2.9%(54)
22	Millbrook High	Raleigh, NC	2,498	47.6% White (1,188)	47.6%(1,188)	22.9%(572)	22.1%(552)	3.4%(85)
23	Panther Creek High	Cary, NC	2,609	48.0% Asian (1,251)	23.9%(624)	15.2%(396)	7.8%(204)	48.0%(1,251)
24	Green Level High	Cary, NC	2,283	49.6% Asian (1,133)	35.9%(820)	4.5%(102)	5.9%(135)	49.6%(1,133)
25	Wake Forest High School	Wake Forest, NC	2,043	51.5% White (1,052)	51.5%(1,052)	23.1%(473)	17.6%(360)	3.5%(71)
26	Southeast Raleigh High	Raleigh, NC	1,438	53.3% Black (767)	5.0%(72)	53.3%(767)	35.9%(516)	1.7%(24)
27	Heritage High	Wake Forest, NC	1,778	53.4% White (950)	53.4%(950)	14.4%(257)	23.5%(418)	4.8%(86)
28	Willow Spring High	Fuquay Varina, NC	2,223	56.2% White (1,249)	56.2%(1,249)	14.3%(319)	20.9%(465)	4.5%(99)
29	Leesville Road High	Raleigh, NC	2,411	56.6% White (1,364)	56.6%(1,364)	20.2%(486)	14.2%(343)	5.5%(132)
30	Fuquay-Varina High	Fuquay-Varina, NC	1,858	57.8% White (1,073)	57.8%(1,073)	14.8%(276)	16.9%(313)	5.7%(105)
31	Apex High	Apex, NC	2,449	58.1% White (1,422)	58.1%(1,422)	9.4%(230)	15.4%(378)	12.7%(311)
32	Middle Creek High	Apex, NC	1,587	58.3% White (925)	58.3%(925)	12.5%(198)	22.7%(360)	2.8%(44)
33	Needham Broughton High	Raleigh, NC	2,153	58.5% White (1,259)	58.5%(1,259)	19.6%(423)	15.9%(342)	2.4%(52)
34	Longleaf School of the Arts	Raleigh, NC	405	62.7% White (254)	62.7%(254)	18.3%(74)	11.8%(48)	2.0%(8)
35	Apex Friendship High	Apex, NC	2,748	65.1% White (1,790)	65.1%(1,790)	6.8%(188)	9.5%(261)	14.2%(390)
36	Southern Wake Academy	Holly Springs, NC	534	65.7% White (351)	65.7%(351)	10.3%(55)	11.1%(59)	2.8%(15)
37	Holly Springs High	Holly Springs, NC	2,018	73.6% White (1,485)	73.6%(1,485)	7.7%(156)	8.7%(176)	6.0%(120)

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