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Cary Academy had just brought on board a Director of Diversity and formed the Committee on Multicultural Initiatives and Diversity when I graduated. Diversity has always been a very important initiative to them. I believe currently 22% of the students are minorities, and if you follow this link there are charts showing the ethnicity of it's students.
Also keep in mind what you mean by diversity (economic? racial?). If you mean racial, you might ask for actual percentages by race. Many schools will say 25% minority but only have a few black or hispanic kids--most are Asian. That may be fine w/you, but if you're looking for black or hispanic specifically, or even anything other than Asian, it's a FAR lower percentage. I was looking for a school with some black kids as our (adopted) son is black and the minority students were almost all Asian. BTW, I mention he's adopted b/c part of the reason I wanted black kids in school w/him is b/c he does not see anyone with dark skin at home and I want him to see others who look like him!
Growing up here, I've always *heard* that Cathedral School had a pretty good diversity rate, although I'll admit I don't know what it is. I've just heard it mentioned by others and think it's generally regarded a good school. Might be worth looking into.
Carolina Friends Schools is private school in Durham, NC (not in Wake Country, but could be nearby depending on where in Wake County you live). It is a unique school (very small, teachers called by first names, lots of friendliness and acceptance, very liberal atmosphere socially and politically, emphasis on nature in the classroom) with a solid minority population. My younger brother, who is white, has several black friends. Everyone is very open about race and there is definitely no discrimination.
It's not for everyone, but it's a great school.
Students come from all over (Chapel Hill, Mebane, Cary, etc.) so I'm sure you could find a group to carpool with if that's an issue.
It is a Quaker school technically, but people of all religions go there. Very few Quakers, actually. It just means that the atmosphere is very accepting and diverse.
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