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The public schools with the most Black students in the United States

This ranking covers the public schools with the most Black students in the United States, drawn from 82,200 qualifying public schools. Chester Community CS leads the list at 2,926, against a median of 26 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
82,200
the United States
Top Black students
2,926
Median Black students
26
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Chester Community CSChester, PAChester Community CS3,78277.4%2,926
2Brockton HighBrockton, MABrockton3,59864.4%2,316
3Charles Herbert Flowers HighSpringdale, MDPrince George's County Public Schools2,71282.5%2,236
4Upper Darby SHSDrexel Hill, PAUpper Darby SD4,18750.9%2,129
5Grayson High SchoolLoganville, GAGwinnett County3,62757.9%2,100
6Rich Township High SchoolOlympia Fields, ILRich Twp HSD 2272,43384.9%2,066
7Homewood-Flossmoor High SchoolFlossmoor, ILHomewood Flossmoor CHSD 2332,70773.8%1,998
8Newton High SchoolCovington, GANewton County2,49978.6%1,964
9BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOLLAUDERDALE LAKES, FLBROWARD2,25686.0%1,939
10Westlake High SchoolAtlanta, GAFulton County2,05693.4%1,920
11MAYNARD EVANS HIGHORLANDO, FLORANGE2,34581.4%1,908
12Warren Central High SchoolIndianapolis, INMSD Warren Township3,39155.6%1,885
13Pike High SchoolIndianapolis, INMSD Pike Township3,18858.9%1,879
14Valdosta High SchoolValdosta, GAValdosta City2,45776.3%1,876
15Kenwood Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2992,26882.4%1,868
16SUMMER CREEK H SHOUSTON, TXHUMBLE ISD3,97246.2%1,835
17Cass Technical High SchoolDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community District2,49373.4%1,829
18DILLARD 6-12FORT LAUDERDALE, FLBROWARD1,99890.6%1,810
19South Gwinnett High SchoolSnellville, GAGwinnett County2,63968.5%1,807
20NORTH CROWLEY H SFORT WORTH, TXCROWLEY ISD2,93661.2%1,797
21DUNCANVILLE H SDUNCANVILLE, TXDUNCANVILLE ISD4,39940.6%1,786
22Langston Hughes High SchoolFairburn, GAFulton County1,89192.4%1,748
23Archer High SchoolLawrenceville, GAGwinnett County3,05857.1%1,746
24Bowie HighBowie, MDPrince George's County Public Schools2,58066.4%1,714
25Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. HighUpper Marlboro, MDPrince George's County Public Schools2,29174.3%1,703
26Rockdale County High SchoolConyers, GARockdale County2,33671.5%1,669
27Lovejoy High SchoolHampton, GAClayton County2,04980.7%1,654
28LANCASTER H SLANCASTER, TXLANCASTER ISD2,25573.0%1,647
29PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLWEST PALM BEACH, FLPALM BEACH2,80958.6%1,645
30PIPER HIGH SCHOOLLAUDERHILL, FLBROWARD2,20172.7%1,601
31Banneker High SchoolCollege Park, GAFulton County1,69590.9%1,541
32HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGHFLORISSANT, MOHAZELWOOD1,71889.3%1,535
33Thornwood High SchoolSouth Holland, ILThornton Twp HSD 2051,84382.0%1,512
34MIRAMAR HIGH SCHOOLMIRAMAR, FLBROWARD1,95077.2%1,505
35West Charlotte High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,00874.7%1,499
36Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical HighBaltimore, MDBaltimore City Public Schools1,71487.4%1,498
37Highland Springs HighHighland Springs, VAHenrico County Public Schools1,92877.4%1,493
38NOVA HIGH SCHOOLDAVIE, FLBROWARD2,42061.5%1,487
39COCONUT CREEK HIGH SCHOOLCOCONUT CREEK, FLBROWARD1,97275.0%1,478
40Merrillville High SchoolMerrillville, INMerrillville Community School Corp2,11569.8%1,476
41Suitland HighSuitland, MDPrince George's County Public Schools1,84779.9%1,475
42MIAMI NORLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADE1,65388.5%1,462
43New Manchester High SchoolDouglasville, GADouglas County1,89476.1%1,441
44Mallard Creek High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,06869.3%1,434
45McEachern High SchoolPowder Springs, GACobb County2,17565.9%1,433
46East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District1,79879.4%1,427
47Creekside High SchoolFairburn, GAFulton County1,74581.3%1,418
48Whitehaven HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools1,50994.0%1,418
49NORTH MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLNORTH MIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADE1,74881.1%1,417
50North Central High SchoolIndianapolis, INMSD Washington Township3,68238.5%1,416
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