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The most racially diverse public high schools in North Carolina

477 public high schools in 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. Wake Early College of Health and Science leads the list at 28.7%, against a median of 54.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

477

North Carolina

Best Largest group

28.7%

Median Largest group

54.6%

MOST DIVERSE · 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	SandHoke Early College High	Raeford, NC	418	29.7% Hispanic (124)	27.3%(114)	28.0%(117)	29.7%(124)	2.4%(10)
3	C E Jordan High	Durham, NC	2,189	30.1% Hispanic (660)	28.7%(628)	29.8%(653)	30.1%(660)	4.1%(90)
4	Butler High School	Matthews, NC	1,791	31.2% Hispanic (558)	27.6%(494)	30.4%(544)	31.2%(558)	7.5%(135)
5	Ballantyne Ridge High School	Charlotte, NC	1,414	31.3% White (442)	31.3%(442)	20.2%(286)	29.7%(420)	15.2%(215)
6	Lumberton Senior High	Lumberton, NC	1,894	31.5% Black (597)	15.8%(300)	31.5%(597)	22.6%(429)	1.2%(22)
7	Jack Britt High	Fayetteville, NC	1,940	31.7% Black (615)	31.3%(607)	31.7%(615)	21.0%(408)	5.7%(111)
8	Walter M Williams High	Burlington, NC	1,206	31.8% Black (383)	26.3%(317)	31.8%(383)	31.1%(375)	3.5%(42)
9	East Columbus Junior-Senior High	Lake Waccamaw, NC	576	31.9% Black (184)	26.4%(152)	31.9%(184)	18.4%(106)	0.2%(1)
10	West Cabarrus High	Concord, NC	1,627	32.3% Hispanic (526)	29.0%(472)	31.2%(508)	32.3%(526)	2.2%(36)
11	Northside High	Jacksonville, NC	1,067	33.2% Black (354)	30.6%(327)	33.2%(354)	21.3%(227)	3.0%(32)
12	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)
13	Garner High	Garner, NC	1,670	33.5% Hispanic (559)	28.3%(473)	33.0%(551)	33.5%(559)	1.4%(23)
14	Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies	Morrisville, NC	260	33.9% White (88)	33.9%(88)	21.1%(55)	7.3%(19)	33.1%(86)
15	Jay M Robinson High	Concord, NC	1,210	34.1% Black (413)	31.5%(381)	34.1%(413)	24.7%(299)	3.5%(42)
16	Overhills High	Spring Lake, NC	1,981	34.4% Black (681)	31.4%(623)	34.4%(681)	23.6%(467)	0.8%(15)
17	Louisburg Magnet High	Louisburg, NC	630	34.4% Black (217)	32.9%(207)	34.4%(217)	26.4%(166)	0.2%(1)
18	Concord High	Concord, NC	1,128	34.5% Hispanic (389)	27.7%(312)	31.5%(355)	34.5%(389)	0.8%(9)
19	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	1,764	34.7% White (612)	34.7%(612)	24.8%(437)	30.7%(542)	2.8%(50)
20	Char Eng Early College-UNCC	Charlotte, NC	313	34.8% Black (109)	20.1%(63)	34.8%(109)	27.8%(87)	13.1%(41)
21	Challenger Early College High	Hickory, NC	376	34.8% White (131)	34.8%(131)	2.7%(10)	32.5%(122)	19.1%(72)
22	R J Reynolds High	Winston Salem, NC	1,759	34.9% Black (613)	32.1%(565)	34.9%(613)	24.6%(432)	3.2%(56)
23	Hickory High	Hickory, NC	1,024	35.0% White (358)	35.0%(358)	19.1%(196)	29.0%(297)	4.6%(47)
24	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)
25	PCS Early College High School	Winterville, NC	334	35.0% Black (117)	32.0%(107)	35.0%(117)	27.8%(93)	1.8%(6)
26	NRM Early College High School	Rocky Mount, NC	376	35.1% Black (132)	33.0%(124)	35.1%(132)	22.9%(86)	3.7%(14)
27	Research Triangle High School	Durham, NC	572	35.1% White (201)	35.1%(201)	15.7%(90)	14.7%(84)	22.0%(126)
28	Enloe High	Raleigh, NC	2,643	35.2% White (930)	35.2%(930)	26.1%(690)	13.3%(352)	20.9%(553)
29	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)
30	Early College of Forsyth Co	Winston Salem, NC	306	35.3% Hispanic (108)	29.4%(90)	20.9%(64)	35.3%(108)	6.9%(21)
31	Lakewood High	Salemburg, NC	475	35.4% Hispanic (168)	32.4%(154)	25.5%(121)	35.4%(168)	0.2%(1)
32	Eastern Alamance High	Mebane, NC	952	35.4% White (337)	35.4%(337)	29.0%(276)	26.7%(254)	0.3%(3)
33	PSRC Early College at RCC	Lumberton, NC	274	35.4% Native American (97)	25.2%(69)	9.8%(27)	20.4%(56)	2.5%(7)
34	SCORE Academy	Cary, NC	584	36.0% Black (210)	28.1%(164)	36.0%(210)	29.8%(174)	2.0%(12)
35	Triton High	Erwin, NC	1,274	36.3% White (463)	36.3%(463)	26.1%(332)	32.0%(408)	0.4%(5)
36	Cumberland Polytechnic	Fayetteville, NC	319	36.4% White (116)	36.4%(116)	35.1%(112)	14.7%(47)	2.5%(8)
37	New Hanover High	Wilmington, NC	1,437	36.4% White (523)	36.4%(523)	31.8%(457)	26.5%(381)	1.0%(15)
38	Clinton High	Clinton, NC	828	36.8% Hispanic (305)	21.9%(181)	33.1%(274)	36.8%(305)	0.4%(3)
39	Franklinton High	Franklinton, NC	1,127	36.9% White (416)	36.9%(416)	34.0%(383)	22.2%(250)	0.9%(10)
40	Rolesville High	Rolesville, NC	2,321	37.0% Black (859)	25.6%(594)	37.0%(859)	28.6%(663)	4.6%(107)
41	Red Springs High	Red Springs, NC	867	37.0% Hispanic (321)	4.8%(42)	17.5%(152)	37.0%(321)	0.0%(0)
42	Aspire Trade High	Huntersville, NC	270	37.0% Black (100)	21.5%(58)	37.0%(100)	31.1%(84)	1.5%(4)
43	Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll	Concord, NC	234	37.2% White (87)	37.2%(87)	28.6%(67)	20.9%(49)	9.4%(22)
44	Southern Guilford High	Greensboro, NC	934	37.3% Black (348)	15.9%(149)	37.3%(348)	32.5%(304)	9.2%(86)
45	Clayton High	Clayton, NC	1,929	37.4% White (722)	37.4%(722)	29.4%(568)	26.0%(502)	1.3%(25)
46	Greene Central High	Snow Hill, NC	776	37.5% Black (291)	26.6%(206)	37.5%(291)	32.1%(249)	0.5%(4)
47	James Hunt High	Wilson, NC	1,115	37.7% Black (420)	33.5%(374)	37.7%(420)	23.1%(258)	0.8%(9)
48	Richmond Senior High	Rockingham, NC	1,365	38.0% White (518)	38.0%(518)	36.7%(501)	16.0%(218)	0.9%(12)
49	Richmond 9th Grade Academy	Hamlet, NC	424	38.0% White (161)	38.0%(161)	35.9%(152)	14.2%(60)	1.2%(5)
50	Cox Mill High School	Concord, NC	1,772	38.0% White (673)	38.0%(673)	20.3%(360)	9.5%(168)	27.0%(478)

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