The average public high school diversity score in North Carolina is approximately 0.69 per year (2024-25).
The most diverse public high schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The most diverse school in North Carolina is currently Lumberton Senior High School, with a diversity score of 0.78.
Diversity Score Range: 0.73
0.78
Avg. Diversity Score: 0.74
Most Diverse Public High Schools in North Carolina (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Diversity Score
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Lumberton Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: 9-12
3901 Fayetteville Rd
Lumberton, NC 28358
(910) 671-6050
Lumberton, NC 28358
(910) 671-6050
Rank: #2 - 42. - 4.
Wake Early College Of Health And Science
Magnet School
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 9-13
2901 Holston Lane
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919) 212-5800
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919) 212-5800
Rank: #2 - 42. - 4.
East Columbus Junior-senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 7-12
32 Gator Lane
Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450
(910) 646-4094
Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450
(910) 646-4094
Rank: #2 - 42. - 4.
Psrc Early College At Rcc
Magnet School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 9-13
5160 Fayetteville Road
Lumberton, NC 28360
(910) 737-5232
Lumberton, NC 28360
(910) 737-5232
Rank: #55.
Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute
Magnet School
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: 9
45 Lake Concord Rd
Concord, NC 28025
(704) 260-5600
Concord, NC 28025
(704) 260-5600
Rank: #6 - 126. - 12.
Wake Stem Early College High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 9-13
2205 Walnut Street
Cary, NC 27518
(919) 694-8130
Cary, NC 27518
(919) 694-8130
Rank: #6 - 126. - 12.
Sandhoke Early College High School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 9-13
1110 East Central Avenue
Raeford, NC 28376
(910) 878-5806
Raeford, NC 28376
(910) 878-5806
Rank: #6 - 126. - 12.
Enloe High School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 9-12
128 Clarendon Crescent
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919) 856-7918
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919) 856-7918
Rank: #6 - 126. - 12.
Jack Britt High School
Magnet School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 9-12
7403 Rockfish Road
Fayetteville, NC 28306
(910) 429-2800
Fayetteville, NC 28306
(910) 429-2800
Rank: #6 - 126. - 12.
Early College Of Forsyth Co
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 9-12
2100 Silas Creek Prky
Winston Salem, NC 27103
(336) 757-3290
Winston Salem, NC 27103
(336) 757-3290
Rank: #6 - 126. - 12.
Research Triangle High School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 9-12
3106 East Nc Highway 54
Durham, NC 27709
(919) 998-6757
Durham, NC 27709
(919) 998-6757
Rank: #6 - 126. - 12.
Char Eng Early College-uncc
Magnet School
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 9-13
9000 Robert Snyder Rd
Charlotte, NC 28262
(980) 343-9898
Charlotte, NC 28262
(980) 343-9898
Rank: #13 - 2213. - 22.
Innovation Early College High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-13
Brewster D107 Mailstop 139, Ea
Greenville, NC 27858
(252) 737-3860
Greenville, NC 27858
(252) 737-3860
Rank: #13 - 2213. - 22.
Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 6-12
1360 Martin L King Jr Dr
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
(910) 862-2965
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
(910) 862-2965
Rank: #13 - 2213. - 22.
Phoenix Academy - Primary Elementary Upper
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: K-11
7847 Clinard Farms Rd, Mendenh
High Point, NC 27265
(336) 869-0079
High Point, NC 27265
(336) 869-0079
Rank: #13 - 2213. - 22.
Middle College Of Forsyth Cnty
Magnet School
(Math: ≥80%)
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 11-12
2100 Silas Creek Parkway
Winston Salem, NC 27103
(336) 734-7437
Winston Salem, NC 27103
(336) 734-7437
Rank: #13 - 2213. - 22.
Hickory High School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
1234 3rd Street Ne
Hickory, NC 28601
(828) 322-5860
Hickory, NC 28601
(828) 322-5860
Rank: #13 - 2213. - 22.
Wake Ec Of Information & Biotechnologies
Magnet School
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-11
Wake Tech Community College, R
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 335-1350
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 335-1350
Rank: #13 - 2213. - 22.
Hoke County High School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
505 S Bethel Road
Raeford, NC 28376
(910) 875-2156
Raeford, NC 28376
(910) 875-2156
Rank: #13 - 2213. - 22.
Carolina International School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: K-12
9545 Poplar Tent Road
Concord, NC 28027
(704) 455-3847
Concord, NC 28027
(704) 455-3847
Rank: #13 - 2213. - 22.
Stem Early College Nc A&t Su
Magnet School
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
402 Laurel Street
Greensboro, NC 27411
(336) 370-8580
Greensboro, NC 27411
(336) 370-8580
Rank: #13 - 2213. - 22.
Overhills High School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
2495 Ray Road
Spring Lake, NC 28390
(910) 436-1436
Spring Lake, NC 28390
(910) 436-1436
Rank: #23 - 3523. - 35.
Lexington Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
26 Penry Street
Lexington, NC 27292
(336) 242-1574
Lexington, NC 27292
(336) 242-1574
Rank: #23 - 3523. - 35.
Northside High School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
365 Commons Drive South
Jacksonville, NC 28546
(910) 455-4868
Jacksonville, NC 28546
(910) 455-4868
Rank: #23 - 3523. - 35.
Lucy Ragsdale High School
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
1000 Lucy Ragsdale Drive
Jamestown, NC 27282
(336) 454-7400
Jamestown, NC 27282
(336) 454-7400
Rank: #23 - 3523. - 35.
Harper Middle College High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥90%)
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 11-13
315 W Hebron St
Charlotte, NC 28235
(980) 343-0012
Charlotte, NC 28235
(980) 343-0012
Rank: #23 - 3523. - 35.
C E Jordan High School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
6806 Garrett Road
Durham, NC 27707
(919) 560-3912
Durham, NC 27707
(919) 560-3912
Rank: #23 - 3523. - 35.
Walter M Williams High School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
1307 S Church Street
Burlington, NC 27215
(336) 570-6161
Burlington, NC 27215
(336) 570-6161
Rank: #23 - 3523. - 35.
Conover Special Education
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: PK-12
108 7th Street Place Sw
Conover, NC 28613
(828) 464-9532
Conover, NC 28613
(828) 464-9532
Rank: #23 - 3523. - 35.
Southern Guilford High School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
5700 Drake Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 674-4250
Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 674-4250
Rank: #23 - 3523. - 35.
Middle College High School Dtcc
Magnet School
(Math: ≥80%)
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 11-12
1637 Lawson Street
Durham, NC 27703
(919) 536-7203
Durham, NC 27703
(919) 536-7203
Rank: #23 - 3523. - 35.
Durham School Of The Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 6-12
401 North Duke Street
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 560-3926
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 560-3926
Rank: #23 - 3523. - 35.
Butler High School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
1810 Matthews-mint Hill Rd
Matthews, NC 28105
(980) 343-6300
Matthews, NC 28105
(980) 343-6300
Rank: #23 - 3523. - 35.
Saint Pauls High School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
648 North Old Stage Rd
Saint Pauls, NC 28384
(910) 865-4177
Saint Pauls, NC 28384
(910) 865-4177
Rank: #23 - 3523. - 35.
Harnett County Early College
Magnet School
(Reading: ≥80%)
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-13
660 E Johnson St
Dunn, NC 28334
(910) 814-3470
Dunn, NC 28334
(910) 814-3470
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the North Carolina average public high schools diversity score?
The North Carolina average public high schools diversity score is 0.69 for 2024-25.
What are public high schools with the most diversity score in North Carolina?
The best top ranked public high schools in North Carolina include Lumberton Senior High School, Wake Early College Of Health And Science and East Columbus Junior-senior High School.
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