The school districts with the most Black students

9,048 districts

US public school districts ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled, from federal NCES data. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 51. Showing ranks 101 to 150.

#	District	State	Schools	Students	% Black	Black students
101	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29	NY	46	21,817	51.7%	11,286
102	LAMAR CISD	TX	49	46,786	23.8%	11,135
103	Hamilton County	TN	82	45,981	23.6%	10,874
104	Berkeley 01	SC	47	39,543	27.2%	10,772
105	Rockdale County	GA	18	15,342	67.7%	10,387
106	ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	51	25,949	39.1%	10,147
107	VOLUSIA	FL	87	61,765	16.3%	10,068
108	Montgomery County	TN	46	40,243	25.0%	10,048
109	Paulding County	GA	34	31,426	31.7%	9,958
110	Fayette County	KY	73	42,138	23.5%	9,911
111	BEAUMONT ISD	TX	26	16,336	60.7%	9,910
112	ALACHUA	FL	60	28,255	34.8%	9,821
113	Toledo City	OH	57	21,181	46.3%	9,808
114	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11	NY	62	30,138	31.9%	9,612
115	SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	31	18,608	50.9%	9,477
116	Huntsville City	AL	44	24,222	39.1%	9,464
117	Pittsburgh SD	PA	56	19,211	49.1%	9,441
118	Akron City	OH	47	20,570	45.5%	9,359
119	Brockton	MA	24	15,280	61.2%	9,353
120	KLEIN ISD	TX	50	52,437	17.7%	9,267
121	MESQUITE ISD	TX	51	37,930	24.4%	9,258
122	OSCEOLA	FL	83	75,388	12.2%	9,212
123	SEMINOLE	FL	74	63,934	14.3%	9,170
124	Tangipahoa Parish	LA	32	19,077	47.5%	9,062
125	Rutherford County	TN	53	52,127	17.3%	9,015
126	GARLAND ISD	TX	76	53,173	16.9%	8,970
127	Portsmouth City Public Schools	VA	22	12,905	69.4%	8,961
128	MARION	FL	62	46,349	19.2%	8,899
129	Wichita	KS	87	47,545	18.7%	8,896
130	Rockford SD 205	IL	44	28,467	31.2%	8,880
131	Sumter 01	SC	24	13,871	63.7%	8,836
132	Rapides Parish	LA	43	21,340	40.8%	8,711
133	ALIEF ISD	TX	46	38,610	22.6%	8,710
134	CROWLEY ISD	TX	24	17,011	50.9%	8,656
135	Florence 01	SC	23	15,861	53.8%	8,535
136	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18	NY	34	11,062	77.1%	8,528
137	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	TX	56	33,437	25.0%	8,368
138	Calcasieu Parish	LA	56	27,851	29.9%	8,316
139	Cabarrus County Schools	NC	44	35,568	22.8%	8,106
140	ALVIN ISD	TX	37	30,038	26.7%	8,019
141	Indianapolis Public Schools	IN	49	21,055	38.1%	8,017
142	Harford County Public Schools	MD	55	37,771	21.2%	8,012
143	FORNEY ISD	TX	24	18,565	43.1%	8,007
144	State Sponsored Charter Schools	NV	83	64,162	12.4%	7,976
145	Suffolk City Public Schools	VA	19	14,565	54.7%	7,967
146	Gaston County Schools	NC	56	30,995	25.4%	7,865
147	Saint Paul Public Schools	MN	87	33,152	23.5%	7,793
148	St. Tammany Parish	LA	55	35,956	21.7%	7,786
149	Horry 01	SC	55	48,662	16.0%	7,783
150	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	NY	63	39,209	19.8%	7,771

By state

55 states

Alaska 21 Alabama 143 Arkansas 206 Arizona 149 California 578 Colorado 91 Connecticut 130 District of Columbia 16 Delaware 17 Florida 70 Georgia 172 Guam 1 Hawaii 1 Iowa 229 Idaho 64 Illinois 505 Indiana 283 Kansas 154 Kentucky 158 Louisiana 69 Massachusetts 230 Maryland 24 Maine 84 Michigan 451 Minnesota 254 Missouri 279 Northern Mariana Islands 1 Mississippi 136 Montana 50 North Carolina 116 North Dakota 34 Nebraska 88 New Hampshire 73 New Jersey 371 New Mexico 45 Nevada 15 New York 567 Ohio 568 Oklahoma 218 Oregon 115 Pennsylvania 472 Puerto Rico 1 Rhode Island 37 South Carolina 75 South Dakota 39 Tennessee 134 Texas 742 Utah 53 Virginia 130 US Virgin Islands 2 Vermont 45 Washington 175 Wisconsin 278 West Virginia 55 Wyoming 34

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