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The public schools with the most Black students in Illinois

This ranking covers the public schools with the most Black students in Illinois, drawn from 3,518 qualifying public schools. Rich Township High School leads the list at 2,066, against a median of 23 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

3,518

Illinois

Top Black students

2,066

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Rich Township High School	Olympia Fields, IL	Rich Twp HSD 227	2,433	84.9%	2,066
2	Homewood-Flossmoor High School	Flossmoor, IL	Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233	2,707	73.8%	1,998
3	Kenwood Academy High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	2,268	82.4%	1,868
4	Thornwood High School	South Holland, IL	Thornton Twp HSD 205	1,843	82.0%	1,512
5	Belleville High School-East	Belleville, IL	Belleville Twp HSD 201	2,600	49.7%	1,292
6	Morgan Park High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,349	94.4%	1,274
7	Thornton Fractnl So High School	Lansing, IL	Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215	1,803	68.3%	1,231
8	East St Louis Senior High School	East Saint Louis, IL	East St Louis SD 189	1,288	94.1%	1,212
9	Thornton Township High School	Harvey, IL	Thornton Twp HSD 205	1,697	66.0%	1,120
10	CICS - Longwood Campus	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,137	97.2%	1,105
11	Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,119	96.9%	1,084
12	Simeon Career Academy High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,095	97.5%	1,068
13	Peoria High School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	1,541	64.9%	1,000
14	Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,007	97.5%	982
15	Hillcrest High School	Country Club Hills, IL	Bremen CHSD 228	1,100	87.5%	963
16	Belleville High School-West	Belleville, IL	Belleville Twp HSD 201	2,118	45.3%	960
17	Crete-Monee High School	Crete, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	1,480	61.1%	904
18	Thornton Fractnl No High School	Calumet City, IL	Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215	1,425	62.2%	886
19	Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,316	65.5%	862
20	Thornridge High School	Dolton, IL	Thornton Twp HSD 205	969	89.0%	862
21	Auburn High School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	1,957	42.9%	840
22	Bolingbrook High School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	3,298	25.5%	840
23	Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Ac	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	838	98.6%	826
24	Evanston Twp High School	Evanston, IL	Evanston Twp HSD 202	3,560	23.2%	825
25	Hyde Park Academy High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	838	96.3%	807
26	Brooks College Prep Academy HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,007	78.8%	794
27	King College Prep High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	819	95.4%	781
28	Cahokia High School	Cahokia, IL	Cahokia CUSD 187	850	89.2%	758
29	Disney Elem Magnet School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,384	54.3%	752
30	Joliet West High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet Twp HSD 204	3,451	21.7%	750
31	Bloom High School	Chicago Heights, IL	Bloom Twp HSD 206	1,823	40.3%	735
32	Bloom Trail High School	Chicago Heights, IL	Bloom Twp HSD 206	1,218	60.1%	732
33	Proviso West High School	Hillside, IL	Proviso Twp HSD 209	1,870	39.0%	729
34	Moving Everest Charter School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	755	93.6%	707
35	Springfield Southeast High Sch	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	1,229	54.0%	664
36	Noble St Chtr-Butler - Crimson	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	695	94.2%	655
37	Centennial High School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	1,476	44.1%	651
38	Guilford High School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	2,216	28.9%	641
39	Proviso East High School	Maywood, IL	Proviso Twp HSD 209	1,663	38.4%	638
40	Belle Valley School	Belleville, IL	Belle Valley SD 119	997	61.7%	615
41	Englewood STEM High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	778	79.0%	615
42	Noble St Chtr-Chicago Bulls Prep	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,060	57.7%	612
43	Bouchet Elem Math & Science Acad	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	660	92.6%	611
44	Dulles Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	651	93.9%	611
45	Chicago Vocational Career Acad HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	673	89.0%	599
46	South Shore Intl Col Prep HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	625	95.7%	598
47	Crete-Monee Middle School	University Park, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	1,002	59.3%	594
48	Rock Island High School	Rock Island, IL	Rock Island SD 41	1,812	32.8%	594
49	Prairie-Hills Junior High School	Markham, IL	Prairie-Hills ESD 144	766	76.9%	589
50	Kankakee High School	Kankakee, IL	Kankakee SD 111	1,360	42.9%	584

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