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

655 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. YCCS-Progressive Leadership Acad leads the list at 99.2%, against a median of 3.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
655
Illinois
Top % Black
99.2%
Median % Black
3.1%
MOST BLACK · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1YCCS-Progressive Leadership AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29912299.2%(121)
2Perspectives Chtr - Leadership AcChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29983898.6%(826)
3Chicago Collegiate Charter SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925598.0%(250)
4Noble St Chtr-DRW Trading ColChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932397.8%(316)
5Collins Academy STEAM High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29922897.8%(223)
6Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep SlvrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29953497.8%(522)
7Chicago Excel Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29926697.7%
8Univ of Chicago Chtr-WoodlawnChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29959197.6%(577)
9Simeon Career Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,09597.5%(1,068)
10Noble St Chtr-Comer College PrepChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,00797.5%(982)
11Perspectives Chtr - HS of TechChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932097.5%(312)
12Clark Acad Prep Magnet High SchlChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29945397.3%(441)
13CICS - Ralph Ellison CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924797.2%(240)
14Legal Prep Academy Charter HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921097.1%(204)
15North Lawndale Prep Chtr - ChristChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925896.9%(250)
16Perspectives Chtr - IIT CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29941396.8%(400)
17Hyde Park Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29983896.3%(807)
18Walter Henri Dyett HS for ArtsChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29953896.1%(517)
19Dunbar Vocational Career Acad HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29935596.1%(341)
20South Shore Intl Col Prep HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29962595.7%(598)
21North Lawndale Prep Chtr-CollinsChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29927695.7%(264)
22Art in Motion Charter SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29960295.5%(575)
23King College Prep High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29981995.4%(781)
24Julian High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29944095.2%(419)
25YCCS Chtr - ChathamChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29910495.2%(99)
26YCCS-CCA Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29912495.2%(118)
27Perspectives Chtr - Joslin CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931394.9%(297)
28Noble St Chtr-Johnson Colg PrepChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29952994.7%(501)
29Urban Prep Chtr Bronzeville HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29914894.6%(140)
30Morgan Park High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,34994.4%(1,274)
31Noble St Chtr-Butler - CrimsonChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29969594.2%(655)
32YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside LeadershipChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29910394.2%(97)
33East St Louis Senior High SchoolEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 1891,28894.1%(1,212)
34Harlan Community Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29922094.1%(207)
35Fenger Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931292.6%(289)
36Bronzeville Scholastic HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29911991.6%(109)
37Phillips Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946791.4%(427)
38Southland College Prep Chtr HSRichton Park, ILSouthland College Prep Chtr HS58490.8%(530)
39YCCS-Scholastic Achievement HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29911790.6%(106)
40YCCS-Sullivan House Alt HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29928190.4%(254)
41Hirsch Metropolitan High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29918390.2%(165)
42Manley Career Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29919390.2%(174)
43Madison Senior High SchoolMadison, ILMadison CUSD 1215289.5%(136)
44Cahokia High SchoolCahokia, ILCahokia CUSD 18785089.2%(758)
45Chicago Vocational Career Acad HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29967389.0%(599)
46Thornridge High SchoolDolton, ILThornton Twp HSD 20596989.0%(862)
47Marshall Metropolitan High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923988.7%(212)
48Hillcrest High SchoolCountry Club Hills, ILBremen CHSD 2281,10087.5%(963)
49YCCS-Innovations of Arts IntegrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29939287.2%(342)
50Noble St Chtr-Rowe-Clark MS AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932087.2%(279)
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