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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Charlotte, North Carolina

30 public high schools in Charlotte, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Turning Point Academy leads the list at 86.8%, against a median of 39.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
30
Charlotte, North Carolina
Top % Black
86.8%
Median % Black
39.9%
MOST BLACK · CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsBlack students% Black
1Turning Point AcademyCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools14412586.8%
2West Charlotte High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,0081,49974.7%
3Mallard Creek High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,0681,43469.3%
4Harding University High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,20479966.4%
5Phillip O Berry Academy of TechnologyCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,53394561.6%
6Julius L. Chambers High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,2251,20854.3%
7Stewart Creek HighCharlotte, NCStewart Creek High School34218353.5%
8West Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,29064349.8%
9Charlotte Teacher Early CollegeCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1929348.4%
10Palisades High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,3321,06545.7%
11Cato Middle College High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1737945.7%
12Commonwealth HighCharlotte, NCCommonwealth High School37716644.0%
13Northwest School of the ArtsCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools99343243.5%
14Central Piedmont Early CollegeCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools27811441.0%
15Hawthorne Academy of Health SciencesCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2399841.0%
16Charlotte SecondaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte Secondary School1576138.9%
17Olympic High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,48356838.3%
18Char Eng Early College-UNCCCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools31310934.8%
19Garinger High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,87757830.8%
20East Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,42274330.7%
21Harper Middle College HighCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1253729.6%
22Independence High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,02459129.2%
23Cochrane Collegiate AcademyCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools85420323.8%
24Myers Park High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools3,22573022.6%
25Williams Secondary MontessoriCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools4018721.7%
26South Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,53452120.6%
27Ballantyne Ridge High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,41428620.2%
28Ardrey Kell High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools3,03632110.6%
29Providence High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,1671758.1%
30Elbert Edwin Waddell High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools12300.0%
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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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