Pennsylvania: the school districts with the highest share of Black students

382 districts

Pennsylvania 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.

#	District	State	Schools	Students	Black students	% Black
1	William Penn SD	PA	11	4,499	3,774	83.9%
2	Chester-Upland SD	PA	7	3,039	2,482	81.7%
3	Southeast Delco SD	PA	6	3,855	2,995	77.7%
4	Penn Hills SD	PA	3	2,903	1,815	62.5%
5	Woodland Hills SD	PA	5	3,128	1,898	60.7%
6	Cheltenham SD	PA	7	4,140	2,213	53.5%
7	Steelton-Highspire SD	PA	2	1,433	716	50.0%
8	Pittsburgh SD	PA	56	19,211	9,441	49.1%
9	McKeesport Area SD	PA	4	2,883	1,394	48.4%
10	Upper Darby SD	PA	13	12,173	5,625	46.2%
11	Harrisburg City SD	PA	12	6,462	2,865	44.3%
12	York City SD	PA	9	6,306	2,670	42.3%
13	Philadelphia City SD	PA	220	116,230	49,070	42.2%
14	Greater Johnstown SD	PA	4	2,805	1,137	40.5%
15	East Allegheny SD	PA	2	1,399	534	38.2%
16	Steel Valley SD	PA	4	1,409	536	38.0%
17	New Kensington-Arnold SD	PA	4	1,950	682	35.0%
18	Pottstown SD	PA	6	3,205	1,111	34.7%
19	Erie City SD	PA	15	10,473	3,473	33.2%
20	Susquehanna Township SD	PA	4	3,137	1,014	32.3%
21	Gateway SD	PA	6	3,441	1,062	30.9%
22	Chichester SD	PA	6	2,899	840	29.0%
23	Coatesville Area SD	PA	9	5,142	1,442	28.0%
24	Norristown Area SD	PA	12	7,617	2,105	27.6%
25	Washington SD	PA	3	1,456	397	27.3%
26	West Mifflin Area SD	PA	4	2,393	643	26.9%
27	Sharon City SD	PA	5	1,838	492	26.8%
28	Big Beaver Falls Area SD	PA	4	1,613	417	25.9%
29	East Stroudsburg Area SD	PA	10	6,353	1,434	22.6%
30	Northgate SD	PA	3	1,076	234	21.7%
31	Charleroi SD	PA	3	1,370	294	21.5%
32	Pocono Mountain SD	PA	9	7,781	1,648	21.2%
33	Central Dauphin SD	PA	19	12,389	2,543	20.5%
34	New Castle Area SD	PA	4	2,872	589	20.5%
35	Stroudsburg Area SD	PA	7	4,361	836	19.2%
36	Pottsgrove SD	PA	5	2,932	519	17.7%
37	Abington SD	PA	9	8,400	1,479	17.6%
38	Interboro SD	PA	6	3,366	593	17.6%
39	Ridley SD	PA	9	5,539	956	17.3%
40	Williamsport Area SD	PA	7	4,731	804	17.0%
41	Lancaster SD	PA	19	9,901	1,674	16.9%
42	Bristol Township SD	PA	6	5,985	982	16.4%
43	Hanover Area SD	PA	5	2,204	336	15.2%
44	Scranton SD	PA	15	9,165	1,378	15.0%
45	Easton Area SD	PA	9	7,928	1,178	14.9%
46	Uniontown Area SD	PA	9	2,485	364	14.6%
47	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	PA	10	8,277	1,210	14.6%
48	Wyoming Valley West SD	PA	6	4,894	708	14.5%
49	Ambridge Area SD	PA	5	2,186	312	14.3%
50	Upper Merion Area SD	PA	7	4,345	621	14.3%

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