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The public high schools with the most Black students in DeKalb County, Georgia

Across DeKalb County, Georgia, 29 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Lithonia High School leads the list at 1,362, against a median of 676 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
29
DeKalb County, Georgia
Top Black students
1,362
Median Black students
676
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Lithonia High SchoolLithonia, GADeKalb County1,54788.0%1,362
2Martin Luther King- Jr. High SchoolLithonia, GADeKalb County1,37091.5%1,254
3Southwest DeKalb High SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County1,23794.1%1,164
4Stephenson High SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb County1,33986.2%1,154
5Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- MedicLithonia, GADeKalb County1,22493.8%1,148
6Cedar Grove High SchoolEllenwood, GADeKalb County1,12192.2%1,033
7Miller Grove High SchoolLithonia, GADeKalb County1,07391.6%983
8Redan High SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb County1,05285.0%894
9Stone Mountain High SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb County1,25468.0%853
10Tucker High SchoolTucker, GADeKalb County1,61452.9%853
11Columbia High SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County87791.6%803
12Clarkston High SchoolClarkston, GADeKalb County1,44149.4%712
13Charles Drew Charter JA/SR AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools94174.7%703
14McNair High SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County77988.3%688
15Towers High SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County87677.2%676
16Druid Hills High SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County1,46838.4%563
17Decatur High SchoolDecatur, GACity Schools of Decatur1,90123.0%437
18Lakeside High SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County2,23418.9%422
19Chamblee High SchoolChamblee, GADeKalb County1,86717.3%322
20Dunwoody High SchoolDunwoody, GADeKalb County2,01214.3%288
21Dekalb Early College AcademyStone Mountain, GADeKalb County31472.6%228
22The Anchor SchoolDecatur, GAState Specialty Schools II- The Anchor School20887.5%182
23DeKalb School of the ArtsAvondale Estates, GADeKalb County29857.7%172
24Elizabeth Andrews High SchoolStone Mountain, GADeKalb County16769.5%116
25Tapestry Public Charter SchoolDoraville, GADeKalb County30026.7%80
26Cross Keys High SchoolBrookhaven, GADeKalb County1,7483.7%64
27Georgia Fugees Academy Charter SchoolAtlanta, GAState Specialty Schools II- Georgia Fugees Academy Charter16530.3%50
28Metro Regional Youth Detention CenterAtlanta, GADepartment of Juvenile Justice1984.2%16
29DeKalb Regional Youth Detention CenterDecatur, GADepartment of Juvenile Justice1181.8%9
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