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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Across Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 53 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Urban Pathways 6-12 CS leads the list at 93.2%, against a median of 11.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Top % Black

93.2%

Median % Black

11.2%

MOST BLACK · ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Urban Pathways 6-12 CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Urban Pathways 6-12 CS	325	303	93.2%
2	Pittsburgh Westinghouse	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	573	520	90.8%
3	Passport Academy CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Passport Academy CS	146	132	90.4%
4	Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	281	244	86.8%
5	Pittsburgh Obama 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	678	517	76.3%
6	Pittsburgh Perry High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	430	320	74.4%
7	Clairton MS/HS	Clairton, PA	Clairton City SD	407	283	69.5%
8	Penn Hills SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills SD	1,049	703	67.0%
9	City CHS	Pittsburgh, PA	City CHS	594	356	59.9%
10	Woodland Hills High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Woodland Hills SD	1,006	599	59.5%
11	Sto-Rox JSHS	McKees Rocks, PA	Sto-Rox SD	422	245	58.1%
12	McKeesport Area SHS	McKeesport, PA	McKeesport Area SD	966	454	47.0%
13	Pittsburgh Carrick High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	515	225	43.7%
14	Pittsburgh Brashear High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	897	381	42.5%
15	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	618	237	38.4%
16	Steel Valley SHS	Munhall, PA	Steel Valley SD	415	154	37.1%
17	East Allegheny JSHS	North Versailles, PA	East Allegheny SD	672	246	36.6%
18	Westinghouse Arts Academy CS	Wilmerding, PA	Westinghouse Arts Academy CS	282	93	33.0%
19	West Mifflin Area High School	West Mifflin, PA	West Mifflin Area SD	964	315	32.7%
20	Gateway SHS	Monroeville, PA	Gateway SD	1,152	375	32.5%
21	Pittsburgh Allderdice High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	1,386	435	31.4%
22	Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	840	210	25.0%
23	Northgate MSHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Northgate SD	476	104	21.9%
24	Cornell High School	Coraopolis, PA	Cornell SD	252	48	19.1%
25	South Allegheny High School	McKeesport, PA	South Allegheny SD	464	62	13.4%
26	Brentwood SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Brentwood Borough SD	331	38	11.5%
27	Carlynton JSHS	Carnegie, PA	Carlynton SD	632	71	11.2%
28	Highlands SHS	Natrona Heights, PA	Highlands SD	665	60	9.0%
29	Keystone Oaks High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Keystone Oaks SD	539	43	8.0%
30	Montour High School	Mc Kees Rocks, PA	Montour SD	1,004	74	7.4%
31	Riverview JSHS	Oakmont, PA	Riverview SD	441	30	6.8%
32	South Park SHS	South Park, PA	South Park SD	553	37	6.7%
33	Plum SHS	Plum, PA	Plum Borough SD	1,220	77	6.3%
34	Baldwin SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Baldwin-Whitehall SD	1,657	103	6.2%
35	Moon Area SHS	Moon Township, PA	Moon Area SD	1,211	73	6.0%
36	Springdale JSHS	Springdale, PA	Allegheny Valley SD	421	21	5.0%
37	Chartiers Valley High School	Bridgeville, PA	Chartiers Valley SD	1,029	42	4.1%
38	Elizabeth Forward SHS	Elizabeth, PA	Elizabeth Forward SD	763	31	4.1%
39	Quaker Valley High School	Leetsdale, PA	Quaker Valley SD	550	22	4.0%
40	North Hills High School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Hills SD	1,443	55	3.8%
41	West Allegheny SHS	Imperial, PA	West Allegheny SD	1,031	37	3.6%
42	Bethel Park High School	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	1,244	44	3.5%
43	Shaler Area High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Shaler Area SD	1,160	39	3.4%
44	Thomas Jefferson High School	Jefferson Hills, PA	West Jefferson Hills SD	1,041	35	3.4%
45	Fox Chapel Area High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	1,360	43	3.2%
46	Avonworth High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Avonworth SD	579	16	2.8%
47	North Allegheny High School	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	2,711	59	2.2%
48	Mt Lebanon SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	1,772	37	2.1%
49	South Fayette High School	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	1,143	17	1.5%
50	Pine-Richland High School	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	1,449	16	1.1%

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