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

Across Michigan, 654 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Covenant High School East leads the list at 100%, against a median of 2.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

654

Michigan

Top % Black

100%

Median % Black

2.9%

MOST BLACK · 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	Chandler Park Academy High School	HARPER WOODS, MI	Chandler Park Academy	688	686	99.7%
4	Detroit Community Schools High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Community Schools	299	298	99.7%
5	Detroit Public Safety Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Safety Academy	156	155	99.4%
6	Crescent Academy MiddleHigh School	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Crescent Academy	145	144	99.3%
7	LincolnKing AdamsYoung Grove Campus	DETROIT, MI	Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	660	655	99.2%
8	University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh	DETROIT, MI	University Preparatory Art & Design	855	847	99.1%
9	Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	976	964	98.8%
10	Henry Ford High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	607	598	98.5%
11	Denby High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	464	457	98.5%
12	Old Redford Academy High	DETROIT, MI	Old Redford Academy	451	444	98.5%
13	Pershing High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	415	408	98.3%
14	Central High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	403	396	98.3%
15	University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School	DETROIT, MI	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	559	548	98.0%
16	Northwestern High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	305	299	98.0%
17	University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD High School	DETROIT, MI	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	452	442	97.8%
18	Communication and Media Arts High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	349	341	97.7%
19	Southeastern High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	602	588	97.7%
20	Harper Woods High School	HARPER WOODS, MI	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	877	854	97.4%
21	Osborn High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	403	392	97.3%
22	Michigan Collegiate MiddleHigh School	WARREN, MI	Michigan Collegiate	560	544	97.1%
23	Pathways Academy	DETROIT, MI	Pathways Academy	140	136	97.1%
24	Mumford High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	850	823	96.8%
25	University High School Academy	LATHRUP VILLAGE, MI	Southfield Public School District	274	265	96.7%
26	University High School	FERNDALE, MI	Ferndale Public Schools	469	453	96.6%
27	Renaissance High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	1,197	1,156	96.6%
28	East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	639	616	96.4%
29	Detroit Lions Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	400	384	96.0%
30	Covenant High School Central	DETROIT, MI	Covenant Schools Detroit	240	230	95.8%
31	American International Academy High SchoolMiddle Schooll	INKSTER, MI	American International Academy	240	229	95.4%
32	Benton Harbor High School	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	469	445	94.9%
33	Cody High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	563	534	94.8%
34	Detroit Leadership Academy High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Leadership Academy	271	256	94.5%
35	Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	419	393	93.8%
36	Oak Park High School	OAK PARK, MI	Oak Park School District of the City of	798	748	93.7%
37	Detroit School of Arts	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	523	488	93.3%
38	Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	109	101	92.7%
39	Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology	SOUTHFIELD, MI	Southfield Public School District	1,049	970	92.5%
40	Hamady Community High School	FLINT, MI	Westwood Heights Schools	397	366	92.2%
41	Academy for Business and Technology High School	MELVINDALE, MI	Academy for Business and Technology	231	210	90.9%
42	Tri County Educational Center	FERNDALE, MI	Ferndale Public Schools	348	315	90.5%
43	Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	191	170	89.0%
44	Muskegon Heights Academy	MUSKEGON, MI	Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System	253	225	88.9%
45	Saginaw High School	SAGINAW, MI	Saginaw School District of the City of	427	—	88.8%
46	Charles R Drew Transition Center	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	221	194	87.8%
47	River Rouge High School	RIVER ROUGE, MI	River Rouge School District of the City of	987	860	87.1%
48	Accelerated Learning Academy	FLINT, MI	Flint School District of the City of	126	109	86.5%
49	Westfield Preparatory High School	REDFORD, MI	Westfield Charter Academy	834	721	86.5%
50	Beecher High School	MOUNT MORRIS, MI	Beecher Community School District	185	158	85.4%

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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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