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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Illinois

650 public high schools in Illinois appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Ac leads the list at 98.6%, against a median of 3.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
650
Illinois
Top % Black
98.6%
Median % Black
3.0%
MOST BLACK · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsBlack students% Black
1Perspectives Chtr - Leadership AcChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29983882698.6%
2Chicago Collegiate Charter SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925525098.0%
3Noble St Chtr-DRW Trading ColChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932331697.8%
4Collins Academy STEAM High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29922822397.8%
5Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep SlvrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29953452297.8%
6Univ of Chicago Chtr-WoodlawnChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29959157797.6%
7Simeon Career Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,0951,06897.5%
8Noble St Chtr-Comer College PrepChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,00798297.5%
9Perspectives Chtr - HS of TechChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932031297.5%
10Clark Acad Prep Magnet High SchlChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29945344197.3%
11CICS - Ralph Ellison CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924724097.2%
12Legal Prep Academy Charter HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921020497.1%
13North Lawndale Prep Chtr - ChristChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925825096.9%
14Perspectives Chtr - IIT CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29941340096.8%
15Hyde Park Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29983880796.3%
16Walter Henri Dyett HS for ArtsChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29953851796.1%
17Dunbar Vocational Career Acad HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29935534196.1%
18South Shore Intl Col Prep HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29962559895.7%
19North Lawndale Prep Chtr-CollinsChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29927626495.7%
20Art in Motion Charter SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29960257595.5%
21King College Prep High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29981978195.4%
22Julian High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29944041995.2%
23YCCS Chtr - ChathamChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991049995.2%
24Perspectives Chtr - Joslin CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931329794.9%
25Noble St Chtr-Johnson Colg PrepChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29952950194.7%
26Urban Prep Chtr Bronzeville HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29914814094.6%
27Morgan Park High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,3491,27494.4%
28Noble St Chtr-Butler - CrimsonChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29969565594.2%
29YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside LeadershipChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991039794.2%
30East St Louis Senior High SchoolEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 1891,2881,21294.1%
31Harlan Community Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29922020794.1%
32Fenger Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931228992.6%
33Bronzeville Scholastic HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29911910991.6%
34Phillips Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946742791.4%
35Southland College Prep Chtr HSRichton Park, ILSouthland College Prep Chtr HS58453090.8%
36YCCS-Scholastic Achievement HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29911710690.6%
37YCCS-Sullivan House Alt HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29928125490.4%
38Hirsch Metropolitan High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29918316590.2%
39Manley Career Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29919317490.2%
40Madison Senior High SchoolMadison, ILMadison CUSD 1215213689.5%
41Cahokia High SchoolCahokia, ILCahokia CUSD 18785075889.2%
42Chicago Vocational Career Acad HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29967359989.0%
43Thornridge High SchoolDolton, ILThornton Twp HSD 20596986289.0%
44Marshall Metropolitan High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923921288.7%
45Hillcrest High SchoolCountry Club Hills, ILBremen CHSD 2281,10096387.5%
46YCCS-Innovations of Arts IntegrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29939234287.2%
47Noble St Chtr-Rowe-Clark MS AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932027987.2%
48Chicago Technology Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931527487.0%
49YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29912811186.7%
50Corliss High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29943037186.3%
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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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