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

Across Pennsylvania, 629 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Motivation HS leads the list at 96.0%, against a median of 3.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
629
Pennsylvania
Top % Black
96.0%
Median % Black
3.4%
MOST BLACK · PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Motivation HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD19996.0%(191)
2KIPP DuBois CSPhiladelphia, PAKIPP DuBois CS52394.7%(495)
3Robeson HS for Human ServicesPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD26694.4%(251)
4Urban Pathways 6-12 CSPittsburgh, PAUrban Pathways 6-12 CS32593.2%(303)
5Imhotep Institute CHSPhiladelphia, PAImhotep Institute CHS60392.9%(560)
6Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CSPhiladelphia, PABoys' Latin of Philadelphia CS74792.5%(691)
7TECH Freire CSPhiladelphia, PATECH Freire CS54192.0%(498)
8Mastery CS-Pickett CampusPhiladelphia, PAMastery CS-Pickett Campus92991.9%(854)
9Building 21Philadelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD37191.4%(339)
10School of the FuturePhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD56991.0%(518)
11Strawberry Mansion HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD30990.9%(281)
12Pittsburgh WestinghousePittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD57390.8%(520)
13Overbrook HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD44090.5%(398)
14Freire CSPhiladelphia, PAFreire CS1,02490.4%(926)
15Passport Academy CSPittsburgh, PAPassport Academy CS14690.4%(132)
16Parkway NorthwestPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD23890.3%(215)
17The Workshop SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD21489.7%(192)
18West Philadelphia HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD71889.7%(644)
19Universal Audenried CSPhiladelphia, PAUniversal Audenried CS58889.5%(526)
20Parkway WestPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD14989.3%(133)
21Sayre William L MSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD44789.3%(399)
22Mastery CS - Shoemaker CampusPhiladelphia, PAMastery CS-Shoemaker Campus72289.2%(644)
23King Martin Luther HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD52789.2%(470)
24Dobbins Area Vocational-Technical High SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD58189.2%(518)
25Penn Wood HSLansdowne, PAWilliam Penn SD1,14888.8%(1,019)
26Vaux HS: A Big Picture SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD28488.0%(250)
27Lankenau HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD22887.3%(199)
28YouthBuild Phila CSPhiladelphia, PAYouth Build Phila CS27187.1%(236)
29Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia Electrical & Technology CHS62987.0%(547)
30Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD28186.8%(244)
31Multicultural Academy CSPhiladelphia, PAMulticultural Academy CS25486.6%(220)
32Hill Freedman World AcademyPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD64086.4%(553)
33Roxborough HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD61386.3%(529)
34Mastery CS-Gratz CampusPhiladelphia, PAMastery CS-Gratz Campus1,04884.6%(887)
35Penn Wood 9th Grade AcademyYeadon, PAWilliam Penn SD37983.6%(317)
36Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High SchoolPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD43781.9%(358)
37STEM at ShowalterChester, PAChester-Upland SD47781.3%(388)
38Academy Park HSSharon Hill, PASoutheast Delco SD1,19480.7%(964)
39Chester HSChester, PAChester-Upland SD80679.9%(644)
40The U School: Innovative LabPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD19578.0%(152)
41Mastery CHS-Lenfest CampusPhiladelphia, PAMastery CHS-Lenfest Campus66077.1%(509)
42Pittsburgh Obama 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD67876.3%(517)
43The Science Leadership Academy at BeeberPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD53275.8%(403)
44Bartram John - MainPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD58374.4%(434)
45Pittsburgh Perry HSPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD43074.4%(320)
46Franklin Benjamin HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD57071.2%(406)
47Farrell Area HS/UMSFarrell, PAFarrell Area SD28171.2%(200)
48National Constitution Center HSPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia City SD42170.5%(297)
49Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and CareersPhiladelphia, PAPreparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers58970.5%(415)
50Clairton MS/HSClairton, PAClairton City SD40769.5%(283)
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