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

This ranking covers the public high schools with the most Black students in the United States, drawn from 18,374 qualifying public high schools. Brockton High leads the list at 2,316, against a median of 27 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
18,374
the United States
Top Black students
2,316
Median Black students
27
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · THE UNITED STATES
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Brockton HighBrockton, MABrockton3,59864.4%2,316
2Charles Herbert Flowers HighSpringdale, MDPrince George's County Public Schools2,71282.5%2,236
3Upper Darby SHSDrexel Hill, PAUpper Darby SD4,18750.9%2,129
4Grayson High SchoolLoganville, GAGwinnett County3,62757.9%2,100
5Rich Township High SchoolOlympia Fields, ILRich Twp HSD 2272,43384.9%2,066
6Homewood-Flossmoor High SchoolFlossmoor, ILHomewood Flossmoor CHSD 2332,70773.8%1,998
7Newton High SchoolCovington, GANewton County2,49978.6%1,964
8BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOLLAUDERDALE LAKES, FLBROWARD2,25686.0%1,939
9Westlake High SchoolAtlanta, GAFulton County2,05693.4%1,920
10MAYNARD EVANS HIGHORLANDO, FLORANGE2,34581.4%1,908
11Warren Central High SchoolIndianapolis, INMSD Warren Township3,39155.6%1,885
12Pike High SchoolIndianapolis, INMSD Pike Township3,18858.9%1,879
13Valdosta High SchoolValdosta, GAValdosta City2,45776.3%1,876
14Kenwood Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2992,26882.4%1,868
15SUMMER CREEK H SHOUSTON, TXHUMBLE ISD3,97246.2%1,835
16Cass Technical High SchoolDETROIT, MIDetroit Public Schools Community District2,49373.4%1,829
17DILLARD 6-12FORT LAUDERDALE, FLBROWARD1,99890.6%1,810
18South Gwinnett High SchoolSnellville, GAGwinnett County2,63968.5%1,807
19NORTH CROWLEY H SFORT WORTH, TXCROWLEY ISD2,93661.2%1,797
20DUNCANVILLE H SDUNCANVILLE, TXDUNCANVILLE ISD4,39940.6%1,786
21Langston Hughes High SchoolFairburn, GAFulton County1,89192.4%1,748
22Archer High SchoolLawrenceville, GAGwinnett County3,05857.1%1,746
23Bowie HighBowie, MDPrince George's County Public Schools2,58066.4%1,714
24Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. HighUpper Marlboro, MDPrince George's County Public Schools2,29174.3%1,703
25Rockdale County High SchoolConyers, GARockdale County2,33671.5%1,669
26Lovejoy High SchoolHampton, GAClayton County2,04980.7%1,654
27LANCASTER H SLANCASTER, TXLANCASTER ISD2,25573.0%1,647
28PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLWEST PALM BEACH, FLPALM BEACH2,80958.6%1,645
29PIPER HIGH SCHOOLLAUDERHILL, FLBROWARD2,20172.7%1,601
30Banneker High SchoolCollege Park, GAFulton County1,69590.9%1,541
31HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGHFLORISSANT, MOHAZELWOOD1,71889.3%1,535
32Thornwood High SchoolSouth Holland, ILThornton Twp HSD 2051,84382.0%1,512
33MIRAMAR HIGH SCHOOLMIRAMAR, FLBROWARD1,95077.2%1,505
34West Charlotte High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,00874.7%1,499
35Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical HighBaltimore, MDBaltimore City Public Schools1,71487.4%1,498
36Highland Springs HighHighland Springs, VAHenrico County Public Schools1,92877.4%1,493
37NOVA HIGH SCHOOLDAVIE, FLBROWARD2,42061.5%1,487
38COCONUT CREEK HIGH SCHOOLCOCONUT CREEK, FLBROWARD1,97275.0%1,478
39Merrillville High SchoolMerrillville, INMerrillville Community School Corp2,11569.8%1,476
40Suitland HighSuitland, MDPrince George's County Public Schools1,84779.9%1,475
41MIAMI NORLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLMIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADE1,65388.5%1,462
42New Manchester High SchoolDouglasville, GADouglas County1,89476.1%1,441
43Mallard Creek High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,06869.3%1,434
44McEachern High SchoolPowder Springs, GACobb County2,17565.9%1,433
45East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District1,79879.4%1,427
46Creekside High SchoolFairburn, GAFulton County1,74581.3%1,418
47Whitehaven HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools1,50994.0%1,418
48NORTH MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLNORTH MIAMI, FLMIAMI-DADE1,74881.1%1,417
49North Central High SchoolIndianapolis, INMSD Washington Township3,68238.5%1,416
50JONES HIGHORLANDO, FLORANGE1,65385.5%1,413
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