Top North Carolina Public Schools

Student by Ethnicity

(NC) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
3%
Hispanic
16%
Black
26%
White
50%
Two or more races
4%
NC All Ethnic Groups Ethnicity Breakdown

Top North Carolina Public Schools by County (2018-19)

  • County
    # Schools
    # Students
    % Minority
  • Alamance County
    40 Schools
    25,091 Students
    51% Minority
  • Alexander County
    11 Schools
    5,084 Students
    19% Minority
  • Alleghany County
    4 Schools
    1,492 Students
    25% Minority
  • Anson County
    10 Schools
    3,311 Students
    65% Minority
  • Ashe County
    5 Schools
    3,175 Students
    12% Minority
  • Avery County
    13 Schools
    2,315 Students
    14% Minority
  • Beaufort County
    15 Schools
    7,424 Students
    51% Minority
  • Bertie County
    9 Schools
    2,723 Students
    85% Minority
  • Bladen County
    12 Schools
    4,186 Students
    61% Minority
  • Brunswick County
    21 Schools
    13,644 Students
    32% Minority
  • Buncombe County
    56 Schools
    30,425 Students
    30% Minority
  • Burke County
    28 Schools
    12,663 Students
    30% Minority
  • Cabarrus County
    51 Schools
    39,114 Students
    47% Minority
  • Caldwell County
    26 Schools
    12,187 Students
    20% Minority
  • Camden County
    6 Schools
    1,860 Students
    20% Minority
  • Carteret County
    17 Schools
    7,859 Students
    23% Minority
  • Caswell County
    4 Schools
    2,275 Students
    49% Minority
  • Catawba County
    44 Schools
    24,351 Students
    38% Minority
  • Chatham County
    18 Schools
    8,305 Students
    46% Minority
  • Cherokee County
    16 Schools
    3,795 Students
    12% Minority
  • Chowan County
    4 Schools
    2,134 Students
    54% Minority
  • Clay County
    3 Schools
    1,374 Students
    10% Minority
  • Cleveland County
    31 Schools
    17,261 Students
    36% Minority
  • Columbus County
    26 Schools
    9,558 Students
    50% Minority
  • Craven County
    25 Schools
    14,286 Students
    49% Minority
  • Cumberland County
    96 Schools
    58,378 Students
    68% Minority
  • Currituck County
    11 Schools
    4,071 Students
    19% Minority
  • Dare County
    12 Schools
    5,451 Students
    21% Minority
  • Davidson County
    42 Schools
    22,651 Students
    30% Minority
  • Davie County
    12 Schools
    6,323 Students
    25% Minority
  • Duplin County
    16 Schools
    9,774 Students
    68% Minority
  • Durham County
    69 Schools
    43,054 Students
    77% Minority
  • Edgecombe County
    19 Schools
    9,206 Students
    70% Minority
  • Forsyth County
    90 Schools
    60,292 Students
    58% Minority
  • Franklin County
    20 Schools
    9,652 Students
    49% Minority
  • Gaston County
    57 Schools
    34,645 Students
    39% Minority
  • Gates County
    5 Schools
    1,655 Students
    41% Minority
  • Graham County
    3 Schools
    1,225 Students
    21% Minority
  • Granville County
    22 Schools
    8,056 Students
    54% Minority
  • Greene County
    6 Schools
    3,174 Students
    70% Minority
  • Guilford County
    137 Schools
    80,247 Students
    64% Minority
  • Halifax County
    19 Schools
    6,920 Students
    71% Minority
  • Harnett County
    33 Schools
    21,588 Students
    47% Minority
  • Haywood County
    17 Schools
    8,541 Students
    12% Minority
  • Henderson County
    27 Schools
    14,632 Students
    33% Minority
  • Hertford County
    7 Schools
    3,077 Students
    86% Minority
  • Hoke County
    11 Schools
    7,121 Students
    73% Minority
  • Hyde County
    3 Schools
    619 Students
    46% Minority
  • Iredell County
    48 Schools
    30,128 Students
    31% Minority
  • Jackson County
    10 Schools
    3,924 Students
    26% Minority
  • Johnston County
    39 Schools
    27,780 Students
    44% Minority
  • Jones County
    7 Schools
    1,619 Students
    49% Minority
  • Lee County
    18 Schools
    12,102 Students
    58% Minority
  • Lenoir County
    18 Schools
    9,263 Students
    64% Minority
  • Lincoln County
    26 Schools
    13,838 Students
    21% Minority
  • Macon County
    10 Schools
    4,331 Students
    22% Minority
  • Madison County
    6 Schools
    2,417 Students
    6% Minority
  • Martin County
    11 Schools
    3,579 Students
    61% Minority
  • Mcdowell County
    13 Schools
    6,245 Students
    20% Minority
  • Mecklenburg County
    196 Schools
    158,932 Students
    69% Minority
  • Mitchell County
    7 Schools
    1,896 Students
    11% Minority
  • Montgomery County
    11 Schools
    4,134 Students
    58% Minority
  • Moore County
    20 Schools
    10,777 Students
    39% Minority
  • Nash County
    22 Schools
    13,754 Students
    68% Minority
  • New Hanover County
    47 Schools
    27,088 Students
    38% Minority
  • Northampton County
    10 Schools
    3,676 Students
    86% Minority
  • Onslow County
    43 Schools
    29,489 Students
    42% Minority
  • Orange County
    39 Schools
    21,978 Students
    43% Minority
  • Pamlico County
    5 Schools
    1,830 Students
    34% Minority
  • Pasquotank County
    13 Schools
    6,037 Students
    56% Minority
  • Pender County
    16 Schools
    9,191 Students
    33% Minority
  • Perquimans County
    4 Schools
    1,744 Students
    34% Minority
  • Person County
    13 Schools
    5,757 Students
    43% Minority
  • Pitt County
    39 Schools
    24,453 Students
    65% Minority
  • Polk County
    7 Schools
    2,289 Students
    22% Minority
  • Randolph County
    38 Schools
    21,949 Students
    34% Minority
  • Richmond County
    16 Schools
    7,609 Students
    56% Minority
  • Robeson County
    48 Schools
    26,477 Students
    85% Minority
  • Rockingham County
    27 Schools
    13,251 Students
    38% Minority
  • Rowan County
    36 Schools
    20,288 Students
    39% Minority
  • Rutherford County
    19 Schools
    8,954 Students
    26% Minority
  • Sampson County
    19 Schools
    9,451 Students
    65% Minority
  • Scotland County
    12 Schools
    5,991 Students
    70% Minority
  • Stanly County
    22 Schools
    9,054 Students
    28% Minority
  • Stokes County
    19 Schools
    6,405 Students
    11% Minority
  • Surry County
    29 Schools
    12,263 Students
    27% Minority
  • Swain County
    8 Schools
    2,225 Students
    33% Minority
  • Transylvania County
    10 Schools
    3,782 Students
    17% Minority
  • Tyrrell County
    3 Schools
    595 Students
    64% Minority
  • Union County
    55 Schools
    43,598 Students
    35% Minority
  • Vance County
    19 Schools
    7,877 Students
    77% Minority
  • Wake County
    208 Schools
    175,250 Students
    51% Minority
  • Warren County
    8 Schools
    2,354 Students
    82% Minority
  • Washington County
    5 Schools
    1,623 Students
    82% Minority
  • Watauga County
    11 Schools
    4,576 Students
    14% Minority
  • Wayne County
    37 Schools
    21,019 Students
    61% Minority
  • Wilkes County
    21 Schools
    9,720 Students
    22% Minority
  • Wilson County
    31 Schools
    14,764 Students
    69% Minority
  • Yadkin County
    14 Schools
    5,602 Students
    29% Minority
  • Yancey County
    9 Schools
    2,206 Students
    15% Minority
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