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

This ranking covers the public high schools with the highest share of Black students in South Carolina, drawn from 233 qualifying public high schools. Denmark-Olar High leads the list at 95.6%, against a median of 29.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

233

South Carolina

Top % Black

95.6%

Median % Black

29.9%

MOST BLACK · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Denmark-Olar High	Denmark, SC	Bamberg 03	181	173	95.6%
2	Burke High	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	342	320	93.6%
3	Orangeburg High School for Health Professions	Orangeburg, SC	Limestone Charters Association	492	460	93.5%
4	C. A. Johnson High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	344	319	92.7%
5	Allendale-Fairfax High	Fairfax, SC	Allendale 01	252	233	92.5%
6	Orangeburg Wilkinson High	Orangeburg, SC	Orangeburg	992	903	91.0%
7	Hemingway High	Hemingway, SC	Williamsburg 01	189	171	90.5%
8	W.J. Keenan High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	675	610	90.4%
9	Kingstree High	Kingstree, SC	Williamsburg 01	681	614	90.2%
10	Lee Central High	Bishopville, SC	Lee 01	402	362	90.0%
11	Scott's Branch High	Summerton, SC	Clarendon 06	197	174	88.3%
12	Fairfield Central High	Winnsboro, SC	Fairfield 01	619	534	86.3%
13	Lake Marion High School	Santee, SC	Orangeburg	692	591	85.4%
14	Columbia High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	681	579	85.0%
15	Marion High	Marion, SC	Marion 10	572	474	82.9%
16	Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High	Neeses, SC	Orangeburg	220	180	81.8%
17	Whale Branch Early College High	Seabrook, SC	Beaufort 01	390	319	81.8%
18	Lower Richland High	Hopkins, SC	Richland 01	1,218	989	81.2%
19	Eau Claire High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	542	438	80.8%
20	Blackville-Hilda High	Blackville, SC	Barnwell	140	113	80.7%
21	Lake City High	Lake City, SC	Florence 03	492	393	79.9%
22	Ridge View High	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	1,631	1,298	79.6%
23	McCormick High	McCormick, SC	McCormick 01	192	152	79.2%
24	Westwood High	Blythewood, SC	Richland 02	1,743	1,378	79.1%
25	Blackville-Hilda High	Blackville, SC	Barnwell 48	154	—	78.6%
26	Mullins High	Mullins, SC	Marion 10	557	435	78.1%
27	Bethune-Bowman Middle/High	Rowesville, SC	Orangeburg	349	269	77.1%
28	Richland One Charter Middle College	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	106	78	73.6%
29	Cross High	Cross, SC	Berkeley 01	273	197	72.2%
30	Carvers Bay Early College and Career High	Hemingway, SC	Georgetown 01	399	285	71.4%
31	Crestwood High	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	1,105	789	71.4%
32	Hampton County High School	Varnville, SC	Hampton	617	435	70.5%
33	Wilson High	Florence, SC	Florence 01	1,373	956	69.6%
34	Baptist Hill High	Hollywood, SC	Charleston 01	507	347	68.4%
35	Dillon High	Dillon, SC	Dillon 04	804	545	67.8%
36	Manning High	Manning, SC	Clarendon 06	741	497	67.1%
37	Marlboro County High	Bennettsville, SC	Marlboro 01	987	649	65.8%
38	Calhoun County High	St. Matthews, SC	Calhoun 01	397	260	65.5%
39	North Middle/High	North, SC	Orangeburg	227	147	64.8%
40	Richland Northeast High	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	1,340	857	64.0%
41	Darlington High	Darlington, SC	Darlington 01	965	613	63.5%
42	Allegro Charter School of Music	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	250	158	63.2%
43	Williston-Elko High	Williston, SC	Barnwell 48	198	—	63.1%
44	North Charleston High	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	829	520	62.7%
45	Sumter High School	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	2,122	1,326	62.5%
46	Calhoun Falls Charter School	Calhoun Falls, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	159	99	62.3%
47	Williston-Elko High	Williston, SC	Barnwell	192	116	60.4%
48	Military Magnet Academy	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	393	235	59.8%
49	Lakewood High	Sumter, SC	Sumter 01	1,013	596	58.8%
50	South Pointe High	Rock Hill, SC	York 03	1,128	660	58.5%

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