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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in the United States · page 40

Ranks 1,951–2,000 of the public schools with the highest share of Black students in the United States. Back to page 1.

MOST BLACK · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1951	LIFE H S WAXAHACHIE	WAXAHACHIE, TX	LIFE SCHOOL	1,114	479	43.0%
1952	EVERGLADES HIGH SCHOOL	MIRAMAR, FL	BROWARD	1,973	848	43.0%
1953	Kankakee High School	Kankakee, IL	Kankakee SD 111	1,360	584	42.9%
1954	Auburn High School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	1,957	840	42.9%
1955	Lawrence North High School	Indianapolis, IN	MSD Lawrence Township	2,799	1,201	42.9%
1956	HIGH SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11	289	124	42.9%
1957	LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL	LITTLE ROCK, AR	LISA ACADEMY	394	169	42.9%
1958	WILMER-HUTCHINS H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	921	395	42.9%
1959	East Wake High	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	1,777	762	42.9%
1960	Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	651	279	42.9%
1961	Central High School	Harrison, TN	Hamilton County	617	264	42.8%
1962	Strom Thurmond High	Johnston, SC	Edgefield 01	720	308	42.8%
1963	SOUTH TECH ACADEMY	BOYNTON BEACH, FL	PALM BEACH	1,141	488	42.8%
1964	Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School	Brighton, MA	Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School	426	182	42.7%
1965	MEMORIAL H S	PORT ARTHUR, TX	PORT ARTHUR ISD	2,140	914	42.7%
1966	Cooperative High School - Inter-District Magnet	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	560	239	42.7%
1967	RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN)	HOUSTON, TX	RICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN)	157	67	42.7%
1968	LONE STAR H S CENTRAL (TJJD)	MART, TX	LONE STAR SCHOOL DISTRICT	225	96	42.7%
1969	Marksville High School	Marksville, LA	Avoyelles Parish	640	273	42.7%
1970	Pearl High School	PEARL, MS	Pearl Public Schools	1,278	545	42.6%
1971	Campbell High School	Smyrna, GA	Cobb County	3,085	1,315	42.6%
1972	NIMITZ H S	HOUSTON, TX	ALDINE ISD	2,651	1,130	42.6%
1973	PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	669	285	42.6%
1974	Crossroads Alternative High School	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Kentwood Public Schools	216	92	42.6%
1975	FRANK H. PETERSON ACADEMIES	JACKSONVILLE, FL	DUVAL	1,167	496	42.5%
1976	BRONX ACADEMY OF HEALTH CAREERS	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11	306	130	42.5%
1977	Pittsburgh Brashear HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	897	381	42.5%
1978	Metro Early College High School	Columbus, OH	Metro Early College High School	869	369	42.5%
1979	Crowley High School	Crowley, LA	Acadia Parish	495	210	42.4%
1980	East Chicago Central High School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	1,052	446	42.4%
1981	HITCHCOCK H S	HITCHCOCK, TX	HITCHCOCK ISD	585	248	42.4%
1982	Carver Military Academy HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	420	178	42.4%
1983	GTCC Middle College High	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	255	108	42.4%
1984	Magnolia Science Academy 3	Carson, CA	Magnolia Science Academy 3 District	411	174	42.3%
1985	Maritime Academy of Toledo The	Toledo, OH	Maritime Academy of Toledo The	215	91	42.3%
1986	Holt High School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa County	456	193	42.3%
1987	Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	853	361	42.3%
1988	Green Run High	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	1,465	620	42.3%
1989	POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL	POUGHKEEPSIE, NY	POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	1,151	487	42.3%
1990	Global Experience Magnet School	Bloomfield, CT	Bloomfield School District	175	74	42.3%
1991	Everett High School	LANSING, MI	Lansing Public School District	1,017	430	42.3%
1992	MANHATTAN COMPREHENSIVE NIGHT AND DAY HIGH SCHOOL	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2	620	262	42.3%
1993	BARTON HIGH SCHOOL	LEXA, AR	BARTON SCHOOL DISTRICT	322	136	42.2%
1994	Forest High School	FOREST, MS	Forest Municipal School District	438	185	42.2%
1995	TCCSE EARLY COLLEGE H S AT TIMBERVIEW	ARLINGTON, TX	MANSFIELD ISD	277	117	42.2%
1996	PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL	PRESCOTT, AR	PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT	296	125	42.2%
1997	Gautier High	Gautier, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	900	380	42.2%
1998	WORLD ACADEMY FOR TOTAL COMMUNITY HEALTH HIGH SCHOOL	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19	199	84	42.2%
1999	Southwest Guilford High	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	1,547	653	42.2%
2000	Whitehall Yearling High School	Whitehall, OH	Whitehall City	993	419	42.2%

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