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Pennsylvania: the school districts with the most Black students

472 districts

Pennsylvania 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.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudents% BlackBlack students
1Philadelphia City SDPA220116,23042.2%49,070
2Pittsburgh SDPA5619,21149.1%9,441
3Upper Darby SDPA1312,17346.2%5,625
4William Penn SDPA114,49983.9%3,774
5Erie City SDPA1510,47333.2%3,473
6Southeast Delco SDPA63,85577.7%2,995
7Harrisburg City SDPA126,46244.3%2,865
8York City SDPA96,30642.3%2,670
9Central Dauphin SDPA1912,38920.5%2,543
10Chester-Upland SDPA73,03981.7%2,482
11Cheltenham SDPA74,14053.5%2,213
12Norristown Area SDPA127,61727.6%2,105
13Woodland Hills SDPA53,12860.7%1,898
14Allentown City SDPA2316,67411.2%1,869
15Penn Hills SDPA32,90362.5%1,815
16Lancaster SDPA199,90116.9%1,674
17Pocono Mountain SDPA97,78121.2%1,648
18Abington SDPA98,40017.6%1,479
19Coatesville Area SDPA95,14228.0%1,442
20East Stroudsburg Area SDPA106,35322.6%1,434
21Bethlehem Area SDPA2212,71711.2%1,421
22McKeesport Area SDPA42,88348.4%1,394
23Scranton SDPA159,16515.0%1,378
24Wilkes-Barre Area SDPA108,27714.6%1,210
25Easton Area SDPA97,92814.9%1,178
26North Penn SDPA1712,8179.0%1,149
27Greater Johnstown SDPA42,80540.5%1,137
28Pottstown SDPA63,20534.7%1,111
29Gateway SDPA63,44130.9%1,062
30Susquehanna Township SDPA43,13732.3%1,014
31Bristol Township SDPA65,98516.4%982
32Reading SDPA1916,4236.0%982
33Ridley SDPA95,53917.3%956
34Chichester SDPA62,89929.0%840
35Stroudsburg Area SDPA74,36119.2%836
36Williamsport Area SDPA74,73117.0%804
37Lower Merion SDPA118,5339.4%800
38Chambersburg Area SDPA179,3738.4%792
39Bensalem Township SDPA96,36812.4%790
40Dallastown Area SDPA86,33211.5%726
41Steelton-Highspire SDPA21,43350.0%716
42Wyoming Valley West SDPA64,89414.5%708
43New Kensington-Arnold SDPA41,95035.0%682
44Aliquippa SDPA297368.0%662
45Carlisle Area SDPA105,08712.9%654
46West Mifflin Area SDPA42,39326.9%643
47Altoona Area SDPA106,8529.2%628
48Upper Merion Area SDPA74,34514.3%621
49Interboro SDPA63,36617.6%593
50New Castle Area SDPA42,87220.5%589

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