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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Detroit, Michigan

This ranking covers the public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Detroit, Michigan, drawn from 37 qualifying public high schools. Covenant High School East leads the list at 100%, against a median of 97.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Detroit, Michigan

Top % Black

100%

Median % Black

97.1%

MOST BLACK · DETROIT, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Covenant High School East	DETROIT, MI	Covenant Schools Detroit	171	171	100%
2	Jalen Rose Leadership Academy	DETROIT, MI	Jalen Rose Leadership Academy	420	419	99.8%
3	Detroit Community Schools High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Community Schools	299	298	99.7%
4	Detroit Public Safety Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Safety Academy	156	155	99.4%
5	LincolnKing AdamsYoung Grove Campus	DETROIT, MI	Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	660	655	99.2%
6	University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh	DETROIT, MI	University Preparatory Art & Design	855	847	99.1%
7	Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	976	964	98.8%
8	Henry Ford High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	607	598	98.5%
9	Denby High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	464	457	98.5%
10	Old Redford Academy High	DETROIT, MI	Old Redford Academy	451	444	98.5%
11	Pershing High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	415	408	98.3%
12	Central High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	403	396	98.3%
13	University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School	DETROIT, MI	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	559	548	98.0%
14	Northwestern High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	305	299	98.0%
15	University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD High School	DETROIT, MI	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	452	442	97.8%
16	Communication and Media Arts High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	349	341	97.7%
17	Southeastern High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	602	588	97.7%
18	Osborn High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	403	392	97.3%
19	Pathways Academy	DETROIT, MI	Pathways Academy	140	136	97.1%
20	Mumford High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	850	823	96.8%
21	Renaissance High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	1,197	1,156	96.6%
22	East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	639	616	96.4%
23	Detroit Lions Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	400	384	96.0%
24	Covenant High School Central	DETROIT, MI	Covenant Schools Detroit	240	230	95.8%
25	Cody High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	563	534	94.8%
26	Detroit Leadership Academy High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Leadership Academy	271	256	94.5%
27	Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	419	393	93.8%
28	Detroit School of Arts	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	523	488	93.3%
29	Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	109	101	92.7%
30	Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	191	170	89.0%
31	Charles R Drew Transition Center	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	221	194	87.8%
32	Jerry L White Center	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	120	95	79.2%
33	Voyageur College Prep	DETROIT, MI	Voyageur Academy	524	414	79.0%
34	Cass Technical High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	2,493	1,829	73.4%
35	Covenant High School Southwest	DETROIT, MI	Covenant Schools Detroit	164	80	48.8%
36	Western International High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	1,959	363	18.5%
37	Cesar Chavez Academy High School	DETROIT, MI	Cesar Chavez Academy	730	13	1.8%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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