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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Lake County, Indiana

This ranking covers the public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Lake County, Indiana, drawn from 21 qualifying public high schools. West Side Leadership Academy leads the list at 89.5%, against a median of 21.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Lake County, Indiana

Top % Black

89.5%

Median % Black

21.2%

MOST BLACK · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
1	West Side Leadership Academy	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	1,232	89.5%(1,102)
2	Gary Middle College	Gary, IN	Gary Middle College	202	86.6%(175)
3	Merrillville High School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	2,115	69.8%(1,476)
4	Excel Center - Gary	Gary, IN	Excel Center - Gary	125	67.2%(84)
5	Calumet New Tech High School	Gary, IN	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	620	49.8%(309)
6	Morton Senior High School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	1,446	46.3%(669)
7	East Chicago Central High School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	1,052	42.4%(446)
8	Hammond Central High School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	1,814	36.8%(668)
9	Excel Center - Hammond	Hammond, IN	Excel Center - Hammond	205	34.1%(70)
10	River Forest High School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	565	24.1%(136)
11	Griffth Jr/Sr High School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	1,112	21.2%(236)
12	Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	Hammond, IN	Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	578	19.0%(110)
13	Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	595	16.8%(100)
14	Highland High School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	971	11.9%(116)
15	Munster High School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	1,474	10.3%(152)
16	Hobart High School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	1,320	9.1%(120)
17	Lake Central High School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	2,926	8.3%(243)
18	Whiting High School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	445	6.3%(28)
19	Hanover Central High School	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	857	6.2%(53)
20	Crown Point High School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	3,038	4.7%(142)
21	Lowell Senior High School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	981	1.4%(14)

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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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