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

Across Cherokee County, South Carolina, 16 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. B. D. Lee Elementary leads the list at 65.2%, against a median of 19.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Cherokee County, South Carolina

Top % Black

65.2%

Median % Black

19.3%

MOST BLACK · CHEROKEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	B. D. Lee Elementary	Gaffney, SC	Cherokee 01	603	393	65.2%
2	Luther L. Vaughan Elementary	Gaffney, SC	Cherokee 01	399	161	40.4%
3	Limestone-Central Elementary	Gaffney, SC	Cherokee 01	436	166	38.1%
4	Gaffney Middle	Gaffney, SC	Cherokee 01	851	321	37.7%
5	Gaffney High	Gaffney, SC	Cherokee 01	1,827	546	29.9%
6	John E. Ewing Middle	Gaffney, SC	Cherokee 01	380	97	25.5%
7	Draytonville Elementary	Gaffney, SC	Cherokee 01	264	61	23.1%
8	Grassy Pond Elementary	Gaffney, SC	Cherokee 01	519	105	20.2%
9	Cherokee Charter Academy	Gaffney, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	633	116	18.3%
10	Blacksburg High	Blacksburg, SC	Cherokee 01	482	62	12.9%
11	Blacksburg Elementary	Blacksburg, SC	Cherokee 01	323	37	11.5%
12	Blacksburg Middle	Blacksburg, SC	Cherokee 01	363	38	10.5%
13	Blacksburg Primary	Blacksburg, SC	Cherokee 01	363	38	10.5%
14	Northwest Elementary	Gaffney, SC	Cherokee 01	423	42	9.9%
15	Goucher Charter Academy	Gaffney, SC	Limestone Charters Association	244	7	2.9%
16	Corinth Elementary	Gaffney, SC	Cherokee 01	292	7	2.4%

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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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