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

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