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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Erie County, New York

Across Erie County, New York, 53 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL leads the list at 89.8%, against a median of 12.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
53
Erie County, New York
Top % Black
89.8%
Median % Black
12.1%
MOST BLACK · ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYHEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL45289.8%(406)
2MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT30272.2%(218)
3RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATICBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT17464.4%(112)
4LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT46962.3%(292)
5PATHWAYS ACADEMYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT11057.3%(63)
6MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 197BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT43855.7%(244)
7EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT39954.6%(218)
8MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT86252.4%(452)
9BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT43651.6%(225)
10BURGARD HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT50251.0%(256)
11EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT38649.7%(192)
12BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTSBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT61746.2%(285)
13RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT28543.9%(125)
14WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYWESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOL39241.6%(163)
15INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT64039.1%(250)
16LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT36338.8%(141)
17CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT39835.7%(142)
18CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT68235.5%(242)
19HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT1,14033.3%(380)
20SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT80133.2%(266)
21LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT47528.4%(135)
22FREDERICK OLMSTED #156BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT92828.3%(263)
23SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLAMHERST, NYSWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT1,10523.8%(263)
24CITY HONORS SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT1,08816.3%(177)
25LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOLLACKAWANNA, NYLACKAWANNA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT67016.0%(107)
26AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLAMHERST, NYAMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT86513.8%(119)
27MARYVALE HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCHEEKTOWAGA-MARYVALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT66012.1%(80)
28JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCHEEKTOWAGA-SLOAN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT35310.8%(38)
29KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT1,23510.5%(130)
30KENMORE EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT1,0528.5%(89)
31WEST SENECA EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NYWEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT7798.2%(64)
32DEPEW HIGH SCHOOLDEPEW, NYDEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT5816.5%(38)
33WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLWILLIAMSVILLE, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT7966.5%(52)
34KENMORE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLKENMORE, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT1806.1%(11)
35WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOLWILLIAMSVILLE, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT1,3074.6%(60)
36TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NYTONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT8914.0%(36)
37WILLIAMSVILLE EAST HIGH SCHOOLEAST AMHERST, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT9404.0%(38)
38WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NYWEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT1,0692.4%(26)
39HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOLHAMBURG, NYHAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT9791.3%(13)
40FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHAMBURG, NYFRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT1,2931.3%(17)
41GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NYGRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT8681.3%(11)
42CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCLARENCE, NYCLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT1,2561.3%(16)
43GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOLSPRINGVILLE, NYSPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT5011.2%(6)
44LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLANGOLA, NYEVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE)6651.1%(7)
45ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOLORCHARD PARK, NYORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT1,3671.0%(14)
46NORTH COLLINS JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLNORTH COLLINS, NYNORTH COLLINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT2340.8%(2)
47AKRON HIGH SCHOOLAKRON, NYAKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT3890.8%(3)
48LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOLLANCASTER, NYLANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT1,6820.7%(11)
49ALDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLALDEN, NYALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT4880.6%(3)
50EDEN MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOLEDEN, NYEDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT6520.6%(4)
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