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The school districts with the highest share of Black students

6,948 districts

US public school districts ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 3.0%. Showing ranks 901 to 950.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsBlack students% Black
901MESQUITE ISDTX5137,9309,25824.4%
902Madison CountyAL2820,6915,03224.3%
903Northmont CityOH84,6761,13424.3%
904Columbia Heights Public School DistMN103,51685224.2%
905Harnett County SchoolsNC2920,0954,86924.2%
906Lowndes CountyGA1110,6182,56624.2%
907Steubenville CityOH62,84168724.2%
908Terrebonne ParishLA3015,1683,66524.2%
909Westbrook Public SchoolsME52,34856824.2%
910COMMERCE ISDTX41,54237024.0%
911Iowa City Comm School DistrictIA2915,1113,62724.0%
912NEW BOSTON ISDTX31,10826624.0%
913Red Clay Consolidated School DistrictDE2714,4443,46424.0%
914VALLEY STREAM 24 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTNY31,03624924.0%
915Charlotte County Public SchoolsVA51,70740823.9%
916Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical SchoolsOH21,26730323.9%
917Laurel School DistrictDE42,54460723.9%
918Mansfield CityOH83,23777523.9%
919SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTNY158,9482,13923.9%
920DREW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTAR31,26230023.8%
921LAMAR CISDTX4946,78611,13523.8%
922PRINCETON ISDTX149,9562,36523.8%
923Pittsylvania County Public SchoolsVA187,8301,86623.8%
924HEMPSTEAD ISDTX31,58537623.7%
925NORTH BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTNY74,6031,08923.7%
926ORANGEFL272207,77849,19023.7%
927TrentonTN41,37232523.7%
928Acadia ParishLA279,0432,13723.6%
929Hamilton CountyTN8245,98110,87423.6%
930Jersey City Public SchoolsNJ3924,1515,69923.6%
931MEXIA ISDTX51,84643623.6%
932PALESTINE ISDTX63,18675223.6%
933West Haven School DistrictCT95,7511,35623.6%
934Alexandria City Public SchoolsVA1816,5753,89523.5%
935Fayette CountyKY7342,1389,91123.5%
936GRANDVIEW R-IIMO44,5011,05823.5%
937HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTHTX107,5711,77823.5%
938Saint Paul Public SchoolsMN8733,1527,79323.5%
939Evanston CCSD 65IL166,1361,43823.4%
940Leeds CityAL42,27153123.4%
941Racine Unified School DistrictWI2716,5573,86723.4%
942West Carrollton CityOH63,17074223.4%
943BRADFORDFL82,84866423.3%
944Beaufort 01SC3221,0504,90923.3%
945Bleckley CountyGA52,58160223.3%
946Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School DistrictNJ33,00770223.3%
947Manchester School DistrictCT115,9681,39023.3%
948OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLSNE9452,52412,26123.3%
949Beachwood CityOH51,58336723.2%
950CambridgeMA177,0271,63123.2%

By state

54 states
Alaska 17Alabama 129Arkansas 122Arizona 124California 531Colorado 70Connecticut 111District of Columbia 11Delaware 17Florida 70Georgia 160Guam 1Hawaii 1Iowa 123Idaho 51Illinois 345Indiana 236Kansas 87Kentucky 137Louisiana 65Massachusetts 209Maryland 24Maine 60Michigan 331Minnesota 155Missouri 175Mississippi 109Montana 29North Carolina 114North Dakota 14Nebraska 45New Hampshire 46New Jersey 300New Mexico 37Nevada 12New York 428Ohio 430Oklahoma 134Oregon 94Pennsylvania 382Puerto Rico 1Rhode Island 32South Carolina 72South Dakota 23Tennessee 124Texas 563Utah 49Virginia 117US Virgin Islands 2Vermont 29Washington 147Wisconsin 180West Virginia 49Wyoming 24

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