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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in the United States · page 5

Ranks 201250 of the public schools with the highest share of Black students in the United States. Back to page 1.

MOST BLACK · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
201Luke C. Moore HSWashington, DCDistrict of Columbia Public Schools27593.8%(258)
202Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- MedicLithonia, GADeKalb County1,22493.8%(1,148)
203Detroit Edison Public School Academy High SchoolDETROIT, MIDetroit Edison Public School Academy41993.8%(393)
204Oak Park High SchoolOAK PARK, MIOak Park School District of the City of79893.7%(748)
205Monroe County High SchoolMonroeville, ALMonroe County30293.7%(283)
206Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools37793.6%(353)
207John Adams College & Career AcademyCleveland, OHCleveland Municipal43793.6%(409)
208Mattie T Blount High SchoolEight Mile, ALMobile County1,05893.6%(990)
209Burke HighCharleston, SCCharleston 0134293.6%(320)
210DERMOTT HIGH SCHOOLDERMOTT, ARDERMOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT13993.5%(130)
211Delhi High SchoolDelhi, LARichland Parish13993.5%(130)
212Orangeburg High School for Health ProfessionsOrangeburg, SCLimestone Charters Association49293.5%(460)
213Washington/Marion Magnet High SchoolLake Charles, LACalcasieu Parish59793.5%(558)
214Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic ExcellenceNew Orleans, LASophie B Wright Institute of Academic Excellence53493.5%(499)
215Dohn CommunityCincinnati, OHDohn Community1,67593.4%
216Westlake High SchoolAtlanta, GAFulton County2,05693.4%(1,920)
217KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOLHELENA, ARKIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS18193.4%(169)
218Ron Brown College Preparatory HSWashington, DCDistrict of Columbia Public Schools19693.4%(183)
219Monroe High SchoolAlbany, GADougherty County1,18993.4%(1,110)
220Horizon Science Academy Dayton High SchoolDayton, OHHorizon Science Academy Dayton High School30093.3%(280)
221Detroit School of ArtsDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community District52393.3%(488)
222Fairley High SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools46393.3%(432)
223Aberdeen High SchoolAberdeen, MSAberdeen School District31293.3%(291)
224Terry High SchoolTerry, MSHinds County School District1,12793.3%(1,051)
225Urban Pathways 6-12 CSPittsburgh, PAUrban Pathways 6-12 CS32593.2%(303)
226Flex High School ClevelandRichmond Heights, OHFlex High School Cleveland13293.2%(123)
227HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMYKANSAS CITY, MOHOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY31893.1%(296)
228Northeast High SchoolMacon, GABibb County79493.1%(739)
229Hillcrest High SchoolMemphis, TNAchievement School District47693.1%(443)
230Frederick A. Douglass High SchoolNew Orleans, LAFrederick A. Douglass High School65893.0%(612)
231Manassas HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools36993.0%(343)
232West Tallahatchie High SchoolWEBB, MSWest Tallahatchie School District29792.9%(276)
233B.E.S.T AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools26892.9%(249)
234Imhotep Institute CHSPhiladelphia, PAImhotep Institute CHS60392.9%(560)
235Trezevant HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools88392.9%(820)
236Invictus High SchoolCleveland, OHInvictus High School33392.8%(309)
237Fulton Leadership AcademyEast Point, GAState Specialty Schools II- Fulton Leadership Academy16692.8%
238Kemper County High SchoolDeKalb, MSKemper County School District30492.8%(282)
239C. A. Johnson HighColumbia, SCRichland 0134492.7%(319)
240Achievement Academy at Harbor City HighBaltimore, MDBaltimore City Public Schools31492.7%(291)
241Diann BanksWilliamson Educational CenterDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community District10992.7%(101)
242The SEED PCS of Washington DCWashington, DCSEED PCS24592.7%(227)
243Fenger Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931292.6%(289)
244Greenwood High School/VotechGreenwood, MSGreenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District63392.6%(586)
245WINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOLJACKSON, MSJACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT59092.5%
246Renaissance AcademyBaltimore, MDBaltimore City Public Schools24192.5%(223)
247Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CSPhiladelphia, PABoys' Latin of Philadelphia CS74792.5%(691)
248Southfield High School for the Arts and TechnologySOUTHFIELD, MISouthfield Public School District1,04992.5%(970)
249Allendale-Fairfax HighFairfax, SCAllendale 0125292.5%(233)
250Martin Luther King Preparatory High SchoolMemphis, TNAchievement School District49192.5%
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