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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in West Virginia

Across West Virginia, 109 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Capital High School leads the list at 29.4%, against a median of 1.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

109

West Virginia

Top % Black

29.4%

Median % Black

1.1%

MOST BLACK · WEST VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Capital High School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	1,051	309	29.4%
2	Bluefield High School	Bluefield, WV	Mercer County Schools	618	160	25.9%
3	South Charleston High School	South Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	874	187	21.4%
4	Mount View High School	Welch, WV	McDowell County Schools	521	87	16.7%
5	Woodrow Wilson High School	Beckley, WV	Raleigh County Schools	1,284	204	15.9%
6	Martinsburg High School	Martinsburg, WV	Berkeley County Schools	1,505	238	15.8%
7	Spring Mills High School	Martinsburg, WV	Berkeley County Schools	1,544	184	11.9%
8	Huntington High School	Huntington, WV	Cabell County Schools	1,667	186	11.2%
9	Fairmont Senior High School	Fairmont, WV	Marion County Schools	835	77	9.2%
10	Hedgesville High School	Hedgesville, WV	Berkeley County Schools	1,346	108	8.0%
11	Princeton Senior High School	Princeton, WV	Mercer County Schools	925	63	6.8%
12	Washington High School	Charles Town, WV	Jefferson County Schools	1,458	98	6.7%
13	Keyser High School	Keyser, WV	Mineral County Schools	665	44	6.6%
14	Nitro High School	Nitro, WV	Kanawha County Schools	818	53	6.5%
15	Oak Hill High	Oak Hill, WV	Fayette County Schools	1,057	66	6.2%
16	Wheeling Park High School	Wheeling, WV	Ohio County Schools	1,427	89	6.2%
17	Jefferson High School	Shenandoah Junction, WV	Jefferson County Schools	1,431	88	6.2%
18	Riverside High School	Belle, WV	Kanawha County Schools	1,057	64	6.0%
19	George Washington High School	Charleston, WV	Kanawha County Schools	1,145	69	6.0%
20	Musselman High School	Inwood, WV	Berkeley County Schools	1,725	103	6.0%
21	Morgantown High School	Morgantown, WV	Monongalia County Schools	1,754	93	5.3%
22	Saint Albans High School	Saint Albans, WV	Kanawha County Schools	882	46	5.2%
23	Logan Senior High School	Logan, WV	Logan County Schools	550	27	4.9%
24	Meadow Bridge High	Meadow Bridge, WV	FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOLS	194	—	4.6%
25	Weir High School	Weirton, WV	Hancock County Schools	583	24	4.1%
26	Greenbrier East High School	Lewisburg, WV	Greenbrier County Schools	997	34	3.4%
27	Moorefield High School	Moorefield, WV	Hardy County Schools	480	16	3.3%
28	Robert C Byrd High School	Clarksburg, WV	Harrison County Schools	689	22	3.2%
29	Parkersburg High School	Parkersburg, WV	Wood County Schools	1,491	47	3.1%
30	University High School	Morgantown, WV	Monongalia County Schools	1,371	42	3.1%
31	Hurricane High School	Hurricane, WV	Putnam County Schools	1,141	34	3.0%
32	Liberty High School	Clarksburg, WV	Harrison County Schools	346	9	2.6%
33	Elkins High School	Elkins, WV	Randolph County Schools	747	18	2.4%
34	Brooke High School	Wellsburg, WV	Brooke County Schools	855	20	2.3%
35	Mingo Central Comprehensive High School	Delbarton, WV	Mingo County Schools	624	13	2.1%
36	Pendleton County Middle/High School	Franklin, WV	Pendleton County Schools	386	8	2.1%
37	East Fairmont High School	Fairmont, WV	Marion County Schools	725	14	1.9%
38	Man Senior High School	Man, WV	Logan County Schools	321	6	1.9%
39	River View High School	Bradshaw, WV	McDowell County Schools	405	7	1.7%
40	Cameron High School	Cameron, WV	Marshall County Schools	291	5	1.7%
41	Shady Spring High	Shady Spring, WV	Raleigh County Schools	754	13	1.7%
42	Spring Valley High School	Huntington, WV	Wayne County Schools	946	16	1.7%
43	Winfield High School	Winfield, WV	Putnam County Schools	743	12	1.6%
44	Grafton High School	Grafton, WV	Taylor County Schools	658	10	1.5%
45	Independence High School	Sophia, WV	Raleigh County Schools	597	9	1.5%
46	Parkersburg South High School	Parkersburg, WV	Wood County Schools	1,373	19	1.4%
47	Bridgeport High School	Bridgeport, WV	Harrison County Schools	817	11	1.4%
48	Richwood High School	Craigsville, WV	Nicholas County Schools	299	4	1.3%
49	Wayne High School	Wayne, WV	Wayne County Schools	525	7	1.3%
50	James Monroe High School	Lindside, WV	Monroe County Schools	460	6	1.3%

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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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