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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
1901Emery SecondaryEmeryville, CAEmery Unified16243.8%(71)
1902Pathways To Success Academic CampusANN ARBOR, MIAnn Arbor Public Schools16243.8%(71)
1903Transition Plus ServicesMINNEAPOLIS, MNMinneapolis Public School District26743.8%(117)
1904THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOLJONESBORO, ARJONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT1,50543.8%(659)
1905Southampton HighCourtland, VASouthampton County Public Schools70443.8%(308)
1906Lake High SchoolLake, MSScott County School District23143.7%(101)
1907Page HighGreensboro, NCGuilford County Schools1,64843.7%(720)
1908Pittsburgh Carrick HSPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD51543.7%(225)
1909Wayne Memorial High SchoolWAYNE, MIWayne-Westland Community School District1,25743.7%(549)
1910Airline High SchoolBossier City, LABossier Parish1,85543.7%(810)
1911Lawrence County High SchoolMonticello, MSLawrence County School District52943.7%(231)
1912Grovetown High SchoolGrovetown, GAColumbia County2,25643.7%(985)
1913Reynoldsburg High SchoolReynoldsburg, OHReynoldsburg City2,11543.6%(923)
1914Excel Center - SoutheastIndianapolis, INExcel Center - Southeast27343.6%(119)
1915National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM HS at Robinson CLCAkron, OHAkron City31943.6%(139)
1916Central Gwinnett High SchoolLawrenceville, GAGwinnett County2,41443.5%(1,051)
1917Franklinton Prep High SchoolColumbus, OHFranklinton Prep High School21643.5%(94)
1918Monessen SHSMonessen, PAMonessen City SD19343.5%(84)
1919Northwest School of the ArtsCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools99343.5%(432)
1920Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59143.5%(257)
1921OAK RIDGE HIGHORLANDO, FLORANGE2,55343.5%(1,110)
1922Taylor County High SchoolButler, GATaylor County34543.5%(150)
1923George Washington High SchoolIndianapolis, INIndianapolis Public Schools72943.5%(317)
1924Harrisburg HSHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SD1,34343.5%(584)
1925Nandua HighOnley, VAAccomack County Public Schools62143.5%(270)
1926Potomac HighDumfries, VAPrince William County Public Schools2,19743.5%(955)
1927Wellspring Preparatory High SchoolGRAND RAPIDS, MIWellspring Preparatory High School26743.5%(116)
1928Surry County HighDendron, VASurry County Public Schools19843.4%(86)
1929Kalamazoo Central High SchoolKALAMAZOO, MIKalamazoo Public Schools1,61343.4%(700)
1930HEARNE JH/HSHEARNE, TXHEARNE ISD34143.4%(148)
1931C E ELLISON H SKILLEEN, TXKILLEEN ISD1,76143.4%(764)
1932Christiana High SchoolNewark, DEChristina School District1,42543.4%(618)
1933Seminole County Middle/High SchoolDonalsonville, GASeminole County69443.4%(301)
1934Mamou High SchoolMamou, LAEvangeline Parish44343.3%(192)
1935TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - FORT WORTH WESTCREEKFORT WORTH, TXTEXANS CAN ACADEMIES24043.3%(104)
1936Russell County High SchoolSeale, ALRussell County1,07843.3%(467)
1937LaGrange High SchoolLagrange, GATroup County1,39943.3%(606)
1938PS 371 LILLIAN L RASHKISBROOKLYN, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 7521543.3%(93)
1939Georgetown HighGeorgetown, SCGeorgetown 0191843.3%(397)
1940PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOLPENSACOLA, FLESCAMBIA1,22143.2%(528)
1941Ruston High SchoolRuston, LALincoln Parish1,21243.2%(524)
1942Paul R. Brown Leadership AcademyElizabethtown, NCPaul R Brown Leadership Academy19943.2%(86)
1943QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCESBELLEROSE, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #2684043.2%(363)
1944Pasquotank County HighElizabeth City, NCElizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools65343.2%(282)
1945Salisbury HighSalisbury, NCRowan-Salisbury Schools93043.1%(401)
1946Fitzgerald High School School College and Career AcademyFitzgerald, GABen Hill County87043.1%(375)
1947COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MED/BIOST. LOUIS, MOST. LOUIS CITY33243.1%(143)
1948Halifax County HighSouth Boston, VAHalifax County Public Schools1,28243.1%(552)
1949Lincoln International High SchoolMINNEAPOLIS, MNLincoln International High School15843.0%(68)
1950HAWTHORNE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLHAWTHORNE, FLALACHUA47243.0%(203)
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