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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Tennessee · page 2

Ranks 51100 of the public schools with the highest share of Black students in Tennessee. Back to page 1.

MOST BLACK · TENNESSEE
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
51Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence HighChattanooga, TNHamilton County11362.8%(71)
52Stratford STEM Magnet SchoolNashville, TNDavidson County81062.0%(502)
53Fayette Ware Comprehensive High SchoolSomerville, TNFayette County Public Schools72461.2%(443)
54Cordova High SchoolCordova, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools2,25159.0%(1,329)
55Power Center Academy High SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools67159.0%(396)
56Ripley High SchoolRipley, TNLauderdale County61458.1%(357)
57KIPP Nashville Collegiate High SchoolNashville, TNDavidson County43858.0%(254)
58North Side High SchoolJackson, TNMadison County90357.4%(518)
59Maplewood HighNashville, TNDavidson County70056.0%(392)
60Sheffield HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools51652.1%(269)
61University High SchoolMemphis, TNUniversity Schools28051.4%(144)
62University High SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools17951.4%
63Chattanooga Preparatory SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County53951.2%(276)
64Crosstown High SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools52050.8%(264)
65Early College High SchoolNashville, TNDavidson County17449.4%(86)
66Covington High SchoolCovington, TNTipton County64349.0%(315)
67RePublic High SchoolNashville, TNDavidson County58748.7%(286)
68W. A. Bass Adult ProgramNashville, TNDavidson County30947.9%(148)
69Hillsboro HighNashville, TNDavidson County1,22447.8%(585)
70Overton HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools1,41747.1%(668)
71White Station HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools2,04646.7%(956)
72Central High SchoolHarrison, TNHamilton County61742.8%(264)
73Fayetteville High SchoolFayetteville, TNFayetteville31541.9%(132)
74Hunters Lane HighNashville, TNDavidson County1,41441.6%(588)
75South Side High SchoolJackson, TNMadison County75640.5%(306)
76Kenwood HighClarksville, TNMontgomery County1,23839.6%(490)
77Memphis School of ExcellenceMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools57539.3%(226)
78Northeast HighClarksville, TNMontgomery County1,33539.2%(523)
79Cane Ridge High SchoolAntioch, TNDavidson County1,98239.0%(772)
80Dyersburg High SchoolDyersburg, TNDyersburg68038.7%(263)
81Chattanooga Girls Leadership AcademyChattanooga, TNHamilton County35438.1%(135)
82Millington Central Middle High SchoolMillington, TNMillington Municipal Schools1,19337.5%(447)
83Middleton High SchoolMiddleton, TNHardeman County Schools41037.3%(153)
84Nashville School Of The ArtsNashville, TNDavidson County54837.0%(203)
85McGavock HighNashville, TNDavidson County1,84435.3%(651)
86KIPP Antioch Global High SchoolNashville, TNTennessee Public Charter School Commission25735.0%(90)
87West Creek HighClarksville, TNMontgomery County1,60034.4%(551)
88James Lawson High SchoolNashville, TNDavidson County1,39334.1%(475)
89KA @ The CrossingsAntioch, TNDavidson County40032.5%(130)
90Martin Luther King Jr SchoolNashville, TNDavidson County1,28032.0%(410)
91The Howard SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County1,32932.0%(425)
92Union City High SchoolUnion City, TNUnion City41632.0%(133)
93Compass Community School Midtown CampusMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools37331.9%(119)
94Peabody AcademyTrenton, TNTrenton11031.8%(35)
95Fulton High SchoolKnoxville, TNKnox County93331.6%(295)
96Bartlett High SchoolBartlett, TNBartlett2,78231.4%(873)
97Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences UpperChattanooga, TNHamilton County74130.9%(229)
98Antioch High SchoolAntioch, TNDavidson County2,21230.2%(669)
99Northwest HighClarksville, TNMontgomery County1,44130.1%(434)
100Lead AcademyNashville, TNDavidson County48729.4%(143)
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