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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in South Carolina

Across South Carolina, 1,189 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Charleston Development Academy leads the list at 100%, against a median of 29.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,189

South Carolina

Top % Black

100%

Median % Black

29.3%

MOST BLACK · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Charleston Development Academy	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	151	151	100%
2	Denmark-Olar High	Denmark, SC	Bamberg 03	181	173	95.6%
3	Greeleyville STEAM Academy	Greeleyville, SC	Williamsburg 01	222	211	95.0%
4	Denmark-Olar Elementary	Denmark, SC	Bamberg 03	232	219	94.4%
5	Charleston Progressive	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	184	173	94.0%
6	Estill Elementary	Estill, SC	Hampton	196	184	93.9%
7	Burke High	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	342	320	93.6%
8	Orangeburg High School for Health Professions	Orangeburg, SC	Limestone Charters Association	492	460	93.5%
9	Simmons Pinckney Middle	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	190	177	93.2%
10	Lower Lee Elementary	Mayesville, SC	Lee 01	128	119	93.0%
11	Main Street Elementary	Lake City, SC	Florence 03	318	295	92.8%
12	C. A. Johnson High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	344	319	92.7%
13	Allendale-Fairfax High	Fairfax, SC	Allendale 01	252	233	92.5%
14	Dennis Elementary	Bishopville, SC	Lee 01	359	331	92.2%
15	Denmark-Olar Middle	Denmark, SC	Bamberg 03	144	132	91.7%
16	Carolina School for Inquiry	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	114	104	91.2%
17	C. E. Murray Middle	Greeleyville, SC	Williamsburg 01	157	143	91.1%
18	Orangeburg Wilkinson High	Orangeburg, SC	Orangeburg	992	903	91.0%
19	Gadsden Elementary	Gadsden, SC	Richland 01	133	121	91.0%
20	Estill Middle	Estill, SC	Hampton	154	140	90.9%
21	A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	358	325	90.8%
22	North Vista Elementary	Florence, SC	Florence 01	446	404	90.6%
23	Hemingway High	Hemingway, SC	Williamsburg 01	189	171	90.5%
24	Mill Creek Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	353	319	90.4%
25	W.J. Keenan High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	675	610	90.4%
26	W. A. Perry Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	320	289	90.3%
27	Kingstree High	Kingstree, SC	Williamsburg 01	681	614	90.2%
28	Heyward Gibbes Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	252	227	90.1%
29	Lee Central High	Bishopville, SC	Lee 01	402	362	90.0%
30	Lake City Early Childhood Center	Lake City, SC	Florence 03	357	319	89.4%
31	Marshall Elementary	Orangeburg, SC	Orangeburg	625	557	89.1%
32	Minnie Hughes Elementary	Yonges Island, SC	Charleston 01	174	155	89.1%
33	Burton Pack Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	255	227	89.0%
34	Whittaker Elementary	Orangeburg, SC	Orangeburg	325	289	88.9%
35	Kingstree Middle Magnet	Kingstree, SC	Williamsburg 01	341	303	88.9%
36	Mitchell Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	188	167	88.8%
37	Allendale-Fairfax Middle	Fairfax, SC	Allendale 01	196	174	88.8%
38	Willie Jeffries School of Excellence	Orangeburg, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	274	243	88.7%
39	McCrorey-Liston School of Technology	Blair, SC	Fairfield 01	106	94	88.7%
40	Robert E. Howard Middle	Orangeburg, SC	Orangeburg	396	351	88.6%
41	Sanders-Clyde Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	369	326	88.3%
42	Hyatt Park Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	317	280	88.3%
43	Scott's Branch High	Summerton, SC	Clarendon 06	197	174	88.3%
44	W.M. Anderson Primary	Kingstree, SC	Williamsburg 01	364	321	88.2%
45	Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Perform	Georgetown, SC	Georgetown 01	163	143	87.7%
46	Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	244	214	87.7%
47	William J. Clark Middle	Orangeburg, SC	Orangeburg	587	514	87.6%
48	Lee Central Middle	Bishopville, SC	Lee 01	288	252	87.5%
49	Allendale-Fairfax Elementary	Fairfax, SC	Allendale 01	407	355	87.2%
50	Vance-Providence Elementary	Vance, SC	Orangeburg	209	182	87.1%

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