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

This ranking covers the public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Kentucky, drawn from 230 qualifying public high schools. W.E.B. DuBois Academy leads the list at 84.1%, against a median of 2.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
230
Kentucky
Top % Black
84.1%
Median % Black
2.9%
MOST BLACK · KENTUCKY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1W.E.B. DuBois AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County47784.1%(401)
2The Academy @ ShawneeLouisville, KYJefferson County1,05178.1%(821)
3Carter G. Woodson AcademyLexington, KYFayette County31675.3%(238)
4Central High Magnet Career AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County1,25673.7%(926)
5Minor Daniels AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County18472.8%(134)
6Western HighLouisville, KYJefferson County40959.2%(242)
7Butler Traditional HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,29058.4%(753)
8Liberty HighLouisville, KYJefferson County10052.0%(52)
9Bluegrass Learning AcademyHopkinsville, KYChristian County13051.5%(67)
10Iroquois HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,30148.0%(624)
11Doss HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,23546.9%(579)
12Louisville Male HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,76344.0%(776)
13Jeffersontown HighJeffersontown, KYJefferson County1,19642.1%(503)
14Waggener HighLouisville, KYJefferson County88841.8%(371)
15Paducah Tilghman High SchoolPaducah, KYPaducah Independent86041.2%(354)
16GEO International High SchoolBowling Green, KYWarren County14840.5%(60)
17Pleasure Ridge Park HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,77738.9%(691)
18Martin L King Acad for Excellence AltLexington, KYFayette County16437.8%(62)
19Christian County High SchoolHopkinsville, KYChristian County1,15334.4%(397)
20Seneca HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,25533.5%(421)
21Newcomer AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County57833.4%(193)
22Hopkinsville High SchoolHopkinsville, KYChristian County96133.3%(320)
23Fulton County High SchoolHickman, KYFulton County17432.8%(57)
24Fern Creek HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,52532.7%(499)
25Marion C. Moore SchoolLouisville, KYJefferson County1,89232.1%(607)
26Bryan Station High SchoolLexington, KYFayette County2,03032.0%(650)
27Valley HighLouisville, KYJefferson County85031.9%(271)
28Frederick Douglass High SchoolLexington, KYFayette County1,77030.3%(536)
29Southern HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,72529.4%(508)
30Tates Creek High SchoolLexington, KYFayette County1,72329.4%(506)
31Opportunity Middle CollegeLexington, KYFayette County10228.4%(29)
32STEAM AcademyLexington, KYFayette County45326.3%(119)
33Success AcademyLexington, KYFayette County40126.2%(105)
34The Phoenix School of DiscoveryLouisville, KYJefferson County38325.9%(99)
35Ballard HighLouisville, KYJefferson County2,14825.1%(538)
36Warren Central High SchoolBowling Green, KYWarren County1,07024.9%(267)
37Fayette County Learning CenterLexington, KYFayette County19124.1%(46)
38Eastern HighMiddletown, KYJefferson County1,79022.6%(405)
39Bowling Green High SchoolBowling Green, KYBowling Green Independent1,37722.5%(310)
40Newport High SchoolNewport, KYNewport Independent52122.5%(117)
41Paris High SchoolParis, KYParis Independent26722.1%(59)
42Holmes High SchoolCovington, KYCovington Independent85521.5%(184)
43Henry Clay High SchoolLexington, KYFayette County1,93921.5%(417)
44North Hardin High SchoolRadcliff, KYHardin County1,59320.6%(329)
45duPont Manual HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,89919.0%(360)
46Atherton HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,46618.5%(271)
47Caverna High SchoolHorse Cave, KYCaverna Independent20917.7%(37)
48John Hardin High SchoolElizabethtown, KYHardin County86817.6%(153)
49Russellville High SchoolRussellville, KYRussellville Independent30417.1%(52)
50Danville High SchoolDanville, KYDanville Independent49216.9%(83)
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