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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in the United States · page 39

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MOST BLACK · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1901BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF GLOBAL FINANCE (THE)BROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #1622244.1%(98)
1902JAMES MONROE UPPER SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT80944.1%(357)
1903Lucy Ragsdale HighJamestown, NCGuilford County Schools1,29244.1%(570)
1904RICHARD MILBURN ALTER H S (KILLEEN)KILLEEN, TXRICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN)13644.1%(60)
1905Centennial High SchoolChampaign, ILChampaign CUSD 41,47644.1%(651)
1906Jefferson County HighFAYETTE, MSJefferson County School District33144.1%(146)
1907DIGITAL ARTS AND CINEMA TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #1529744.1%(131)
1908Houston County High SchoolColumbia, ALHouston County32244.1%(142)
1909Horace Mann UCLA CommunityLos Angeles, CALos Angeles Unified44044.1%(194)
1910Commonwealth HighCharlotte, NCCommonwealth High School37744.0%(166)
1911Louisville Male HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,76344.0%(776)
1912EASTERN HILLS H SFORT WORTH, TXFORT WORTH ISD1,18944.0%(523)
1913Penn-Griffin SchoolsHigh Point, NCGuilford County Schools53944.0%(237)
1914PATHWAYS ACADEMIC CAMPUSKILLEEN, TXKILLEEN ISD28244.0%(124)
1915New Haven AcademyNew Haven, CTNew Haven School District32143.9%(141)
1916Stanhope Elmore High SchoolMillbrook, ALElmore County1,12343.9%(493)
1917West Florence HighFlorence, SCFlorence 011,82743.9%(802)
1918RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT28543.9%(125)
1919E.C. Glass HighLynchburg, VALynchburg City Public Schools1,22043.9%(535)
1920Emery SecondaryEmeryville, CAEmery Unified16243.8%(71)
1921Pathways To Success Academic CampusANN ARBOR, MIAnn Arbor Public Schools16243.8%(71)
1922Transition Plus ServicesMINNEAPOLIS, MNMinneapolis Public School District26743.8%(117)
1923THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOLJONESBORO, ARJONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT1,50543.8%(659)
1924Southampton HighCourtland, VASouthampton County Public Schools70443.8%(308)
1925Lake High SchoolLake, MSScott County School District23143.7%(101)
1926Page HighGreensboro, NCGuilford County Schools1,64843.7%(720)
1927Pittsburgh Carrick HSPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD51543.7%(225)
1928Wayne Memorial High SchoolWAYNE, MIWayne-Westland Community School District1,25743.7%(549)
1929Airline High SchoolBossier City, LABossier Parish1,85543.7%(810)
1930Lawrence County High SchoolMonticello, MSLawrence County School District52943.7%(231)
1931Grovetown High SchoolGrovetown, GAColumbia County2,25643.7%(985)
1932Reynoldsburg High SchoolReynoldsburg, OHReynoldsburg City2,11543.6%(923)
1933Excel Center - SoutheastIndianapolis, INExcel Center - Southeast27343.6%(119)
1934National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM HS at Robinson CLCAkron, OHAkron City31943.6%(139)
1935Central Gwinnett High SchoolLawrenceville, GAGwinnett County2,41443.5%(1,051)
1936Franklinton Prep High SchoolColumbus, OHFranklinton Prep High School21643.5%(94)
1937Monessen SHSMonessen, PAMonessen City SD19343.5%(84)
1938Northwest School of the ArtsCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools99343.5%(432)
1939Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59143.5%(257)
1940OAK RIDGE HIGHORLANDO, FLORANGE2,55343.5%(1,110)
1941Taylor County High SchoolButler, GATaylor County34543.5%(150)
1942George Washington High SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools72943.5%(317)
1943Harrisburg HSHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SD1,34343.5%(584)
1944Nandua HighOnley, VAAccomack County Public Schools62143.5%(270)
1945Potomac HighDumfries, VAPrince William County Public Schools2,19743.5%(955)
1946Wellspring Preparatory High SchoolGRAND RAPIDS, MIWellspring Preparatory High School26743.5%(116)
1947Surry County HighDendron, VASurry County Public Schools19843.4%(86)
1948Kalamazoo Central High SchoolKALAMAZOO, MIKalamazoo Public Schools1,61343.4%(700)
1949HEARNE JH/HSHEARNE, TXHEARNE ISD34143.4%(148)
1950C E ELLISON H SKILLEEN, TXKILLEEN ISD1,76143.4%(764)
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