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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in the United States · page 6

Ranks 251300 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
251Langston Hughes High SchoolFairburn, GAFulton County1,89192.4%(1,748)
252Donaldsonville High SchoolDonaldsonville, LAAscension Parish39692.4%(366)
253Newton High SchoolNewton, MSNEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT23792.4%(219)
254Meridian High SchoolMeridian, MSMeridian Public Schools1,25392.3%(1,157)
255NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational AcademyMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School District10492.3%(96)
256Anacostia HSWashington, DCDistrict of Columbia Public Schools24692.3%(227)
257Hamady Community High SchoolFLINT, MIWestwood Heights Schools39792.2%(366)
258Northside High SchoolSHELBY, MSNorth Bolivar Consolidated37092.2%(341)
259Cedar Grove High SchoolEllenwood, GADeKalb County1,12192.2%(1,033)
260Laney High SchoolAugusta, GARichmond County73692.1%(678)
261Collinwood High SchoolCleveland, OHCleveland Municipal22892.1%(210)
262Southwest High SchoolMacon, GABibb County86092.1%(792)
263H.D. Woodson HSWashington, DCDistrict of Columbia Public Schools57992.1%(533)
264Midfield High SchoolMidfield, ALMidfield City32792.0%(301)
265TECH Freire CSPhiladelphia, PATECH Freire CS54192.0%(498)
266John F. Kennedy High SchoolNew Orleans, LAJohn F. Kennedy High School66592.0%(612)
267THE PRO-VISION ACADEMYHOUSTON, TXTHE PRO-VISION ACADEMY21292.0%(195)
268Okolona High SchoolOKOLONA, MSOkolona School District14992.0%(137)
269Mastery CS-Pickett CampusPhiladelphia, PAMastery CS-Pickett Campus92991.9%(854)
270KIPP Memphis Collegiate High SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools34691.9%(318)
271Lillie B Williamson High SchoolMobile, ALMobile County88991.9%(817)
272Collegiate Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LACollegiate Baton Rouge53091.9%(487)
273Marshall HighMilwaukee, WIMilwaukee School District63991.9%(587)
274Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High SchoolRULEVILLE, MSSunflower County Consolidated School District33191.8%(304)
275Carver Vocational-Technical HighBaltimore, MDBaltimore City Public Schools1,04191.7%(955)
276Terrell High SchoolDawson, GATerrell County26691.7%(244)
277Ferriday High SchoolFerriday, LAConcordia Parish28991.7%(265)
278Forest Hill High SchoolJackson, MSJackson Public Schools1,13991.7%(1,044)
279Miller Grove High SchoolLithonia, GADeKalb County1,07391.6%(983)
280Bronzeville Scholastic HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29911991.6%(109)
281Eleanor McMain Secondary SchoolNew Orleans, LAEleanor McMain Secondary School69091.6%(632)
282Northside High SchoolLafayette, LALafayette Parish71391.6%(653)
283Charleston High SchoolCHARLESTON, MSEast Tallahatchie School District27391.6%(250)
284Columbia High SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County87791.6%(803)
285Hamilton HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools62891.6%(575)
286Booker T. Washington High SchoolNew Orleans, LAKIPP Booker T. Washington53291.5%(487)
287Martin Luther King- Jr. High SchoolLithonia, GADeKalb County1,37091.5%(1,254)
288The NET 2 Charter High SchoolNew Orleans, LAThe NET2 High School14191.5%(129)
289Middle College HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools30491.5%(278)
290East Nashville Magnet High SchoolNashville, TNDavidson County43291.4%(395)
291Phillips Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946791.4%(427)
292Building 21Philadelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD37191.4%(339)
293Invictus Academy at AirwaysMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools17391.3%(158)
294St. Helena College and Career AcademyGreensburg, LASt. Helena Parish43591.3%(397)
295Roanoke Valley Early CollegeWeldon, NCWeldon City Schools11491.2%(104)
296West Bolivar High SchoolROSEDALE, MSWest Bolivar Consolidated School District22791.2%(207)
297NORMANDY HIGHST LOUIS, MONORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE68891.1%(627)
298School of the FuturePhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD56991.0%(518)
299Orangeburg Wilkinson HighOrangeburg, SCOrangeburg99291.0%(903)
300McAdams Attendance CenterMCADAMS, MSAttala County Schools16791.0%(152)
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