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The public K-12 schools with the highest share of Black students in Tennessee

29 public K-12 schools in Tennessee appear in this ranking of the public K-12 schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Avon School leads the list at 82.2%, against a median of 2.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
29
Tennessee
Top % Black
82.2%
Median % Black
2.3%
MOST BLACK · TENNESSEE
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Avon SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools17482.2%(143)
2Carver College and Career AcademyMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools40280.6%(324)
3Shrine SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools12672.2%(91)
4Exceptional Children Special PlacementsMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools55162.1%(342)
5Harris-Hillman Special EducationNashville, TNDavidson County45826.9%(123)
6Tenn School For BlindNashville, TNTennessee School for Blind10026.0%(26)
7R T Fisher AlternativeGallatin, TNSumner County12724.4%(31)
8Chattanooga School For The Liberal ArtsChattanooga, TNHamilton County97919.1%(187)
9Richard Hardy Memorial SchoolSouth Pittsburg, TNRichard City1839.8%(18)
10Greenfield SchoolGreenfield, TNWeakley County4547.5%(34)
11University SchoolJohnson City, TNWashington County6356.8%(43)
12Clarksburg SchoolClarksburg, TNSouth Carroll3433.5%(12)
13Frank Hughes SchoolClifton, TNWayne County2763.3%(9)
14Merrol Hyde Magnet SchoolHendersonville, TNSumner County6702.5%(17)
15Gleason SchoolGleason, TNWeakley County3932.3%(9)
16Holladay ElementaryHolladay, TNBenton County1342.2%(3)
17Samuel Everett School of InnovationMaryville, TNBlount County4152.2%(9)
18Eagleville SchoolEagleville, TNRutherford County1,0132.2%(22)
19Huntland SchoolHuntland, TNFranklin County6312.1%(13)
20Santa Fe Unit SchoolSanta Fe, TNMaury County5532.0%(11)
21Culleoka Unit SchoolCulleoka, TNMaury County8681.8%(16)
22Hampshire Unit SchoolHampshire, TNMaury County4141.2%(5)
23Greenback SchoolGreenback, TNLoudon County6340.6%(4)
24Clinch SchoolSneedville, TNHawkins County1760.6%(1)
25Washburn SchoolWashburn, TNGrainger County4770.4%(2)
26Big Sandy SchoolBig Sandy, TNBenton County2430.4%(1)
27Coalfield SchoolCoalfield, TNMorgan County5050.4%(2)
28Oakdale SchoolOakdale, TNMorgan County4270.2%(1)
29Sunbright SchoolSunbright, TNMorgan County4640.2%(1)
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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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