Rank | Percentage of Population Age 15 or Older ▼ | School District / Population |
1. | 88.6% | Watauga County Schools / 49,705 |
2. | 87.1% | Tyrrell County Schools / 4,374 |
3. | 86.8% | Jackson County Schools / 35,560 |
4. | 86.5% | Transylvania County Schools / 32,404 |
5. | 86.1% | Alleghany County Schools / 11,084 |
6. | 86.0% | Asheville City Schools / 37,653 |
7. | 85.9% | Avery County Schools / 17,951 |
8. | 85.6% | Pamlico County Schools / 13,072 |
9. | 85.3% | Clay County Schools / 10,418 |
10. | 84.9% | Polk County Schools / 20,289 |
11. | 84.8% | Mitchell County Schools / 15,680 |
12. | 84.5% | Macon County Schools / 33,453 |
13. | 84.5% | Carteret County Schools / 65,068 |
14. | 84.3% | Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools / 81,831 |
15. | 84.1% | Brunswick County Schools / 101,994 |
16. | 83.9% | Haywood County Schools / 58,597 |
17. | 83.8% | Cherokee County Schools / 27,317 |
18. | 83.8% | Hyde County Schools / 5,721 |
19. | 83.7% | Ashe County Schools / 26,787 |
20. | 83.6% | Madison County Schools / 20,549 |
21. | 83.5% | Warren County Schools / 20,810 |
22. | 83.5% | Perquimans County Schools / 13,091 |
23. | 83.4% | Dare County Schools / 33,650 |
24. | 83.3% | New Hanover County Schools / 197,272 |
25. | 83.2% | Yancey County Schools / 17,911 |
26. | 82.9% | Caswell County Schools / 23,848 |
27. | 82.9% | Henderson County Schools / 103,881 |
28. | 82.6% | Mount Airy City Schools / 10,687 |
29. | 82.5% | Camp Lejeune Schools / 30,887 |
30. | 82.4% | Northampton County Schools / 22,161 |
31. | 82.3% | Bertie County Schools / 20,890 |
32. | 82.3% | Buncombe County Schools / 195,596 |
33. | 82.3% | Hertford County Schools / 24,384 |
34. | 82.1% | Edenton-Chowan Schools / 14,859 |
35. | 82.1% | Moore County Schools / 85,914 |
36. | 82.0% | Hickory City Schools / 32,331 |
37. | 81.9% | Burke County Schools / 90,557 |
38. | 81.8% | Jones County Schools / 10,060 |
39. | 81.7% | Halifax County Schools / 33,369 |
40. | 81.7% | Stokes County Schools / 47,194 |
41. | 81.7% | Swain County Schools / 9,752 |
41. | 81.7% | Elkin City Schools / 6,659 |
43. | 81.6% | Rockingham County Schools / 93,322 |
44. | 81.6% | McDowell County Schools / 44,593 |
45. | 81.5% | Anson County Schools / 26,785 |
46. | 81.5% | Martin County Schools / 24,471 |
47. | 81.4% | Rutherford County Schools / 66,928 |
48. | 81.4% | Chatham County Schools / 61,426 |
49. | 81.4% | Beaufort County Schools / 47,185 |
50. | 81.4% | Pender County Schools / 50,256 |
51. | 81.3% | Graham County Schools / 8,702 |
52. | 81.3% | Granville County Schools / 58,071 |
53. | 81.2% | Caldwell County Schools / 82,162 |
54. | 81.2% | Stanly County Schools / 60,109 |
55. | 81.1% | Pitt County Schools / 161,385 |
55. | 81.1% | Wilkes County Schools / 69,063 |
57. | 81.0% | Orange County Schools / 47,731 |
58. | 80.9% | Greene County Schools / 21,157 |
59. | 80.9% | Alexander County Schools / 36,797 |
60. | 80.7% | Durham Public Schools / 258,578 |
61. | 80.7% | Davidson County Schools / 125,335 |
62. | 80.7% | Bladen County Schools / 34,629 |
62. | 80.7% | Clinton City Schools / 16,139 |
64. | 80.6% | Pasquotank County Schools / 40,167 |
65. | 80.6% | Washington County Schools / 13,248 |
66. | 80.6% | Lincoln County Schools / 75,697 |
66. | 80.6% | Cleveland County Schools / 97,786 |
68. | 80.6% | Edgecombe County Schools / 45,739 |
69. | 80.5% | Person County Schools / 38,942 |
70. | 80.5% | Columbus County Schools / 40,799 |
71. | 80.5% | Yadkin County Schools / 38,158 |
72. | 80.5% | Guilford County Schools / 475,786 |
73. | 80.4% | Rowan-Salisbury Schools / 128,775 |
74. | 80.4% | Craven County Schools / 100,001 |
75. | 80.4% | Alamance-Burlington Schools / 147,072 |
76. | 80.2% | Davie County Schools / 40,581 |
77. | 80.2% | Currituck County Schools / 23,299 |
77. | 80.2% | Gaston County Schools / 202,642 |
79. | 80.1% | Gates County Schools / 12,039 |
80. | 80.1% | Surry County Schools / 55,941 |
81. | 80.0% | Lenoir County Schools / 59,307 |
82. | 79.8% | Richmond County Schools / 46,477 |
83. | 79.8% | Forsyth County Schools / 342,989 |
84. | 79.6% | Randolph County Schools / 111,767 |
85. | 79.5% | Asheboro City Schools / 28,267 |
86. | 79.5% | Weldon City Schools / 7,713 |
87. | 79.5% | Whiteville City Schools / 16,057 |
87. | 79.5% | Catawba County Schools / 103,532 |
89. | 79.5% | Wilson County Schools / 79,533 |
89. | 79.5% | Franklin County Schools / 58,473 |
91. | 79.4% | Mooresville City Schools / 26,074 |
92. | 79.3% | Lexington City Schools / 20,068 |
93. | 79.3% | Newton-Conover City Schools / 17,286 |
93. | 79.3% | Nash-Rocky Mount Schools / 104,910 |
95. | 79.3% | Montgomery County Schools / 27,611 |
96. | 79.2% | Roanoke Rapids City Schools / 14,211 |
97. | 79.1% | Kannapolis City Schools / 30,133 |
98. | 79.1% | Wayne County Public Schools / 120,102 |
99. | 78.8% | Lee County Schools / 55,576 |
100. | 78.8% | Scotland County Schools / 36,325 |
101. | 78.7% | Duplin County Schools / 56,657 |
102. | 78.6% | Iredell-Statesville Schools / 128,558 |
103. | 78.5% | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools / 882,761 |
104. | 78.3% | Vance County Schools / 44,975 |
105. | 78.2% | Cumberland County Schools / 288,618 |
106. | 78.0% | Wake County Schools / 850,546 |
107. | 78.0% | Camden County Schools / 9,719 |
108. | 77.9% | Sampson County Schools / 46,693 |
109. | 77.5% | Onslow County Schools / 138,320 |
110. | 77.5% | Robeson County Schools / 131,708 |
111. | 77.0% | Harnett County Schools / 109,031 |
112. | 76.7% | Cabarrus County Schools / 147,962 |
113. | 76.6% | Johnston County Schools / 160,675 |
114. | 75.7% | Thomasville City Schools / 15,235 |
115. | 74.5% | Union County Public Schools / 190,346 |
116. | 74.0% | Eastern Cherokee Reservation / 7,693 |
117. | 73.8% | Hoke County Schools / 44,128 |
118. | 68.9% | Fort Bragg Schools / 24,376 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Percentage of Population Age 15 or Older' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Percentage of Population Age 15 or Older' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.