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The public high schools with the most Black students in Louisiana

Across Louisiana, 265 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Huntington High School leads the list at 1,143, against a median of 230 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

265

Louisiana

Top Black students

1,143

Median Black students

230

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · LOUISIANA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Huntington High School	Shreveport, LA	Caddo Parish	1,345	85.0%	1,143
2	Warren Easton Charter High School	New Orleans, LA	Warren Easton Charter Foundation Inc.	1,138	95.7%	1,089
3	Zachary High School	Zachary, LA	Zachary Community School District	1,726	61.6%	1,064
4	Captain Shreve High School	Shreveport, LA	Caddo Parish	1,658	61.8%	1,025
5	Peabody Magnet High School	Alexandria, LA	Rapides Parish	1,071	95.5%	1,023
6	John Ehret High School	Marrero, LA	Jefferson Parish	1,850	53.7%	993
7	Edna Karr High School	New Orleans, LA	Edna Karr High School	1,097	88.3%	969
8	Liberty High School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	1,218	76.8%	935
9	East St. John High School	Reserve, LA	St. John the Baptist Parish	1,293	72.2%	933
10	East Ascension High School	Gonzales, LA	Ascension Parish	1,894	48.8%	925
11	Southwood High School	Shreveport, LA	Caddo Parish	971	88.3%	857
12	Hammond High Magnet School	Hammond, LA	Tangipahoa Parish	1,606	52.7%	846
13	Woodlawn High School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	1,331	62.1%	827
14	Scotlandville Magnet High School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	837	98.0%	820
15	McDonogh 35 Senior High School	New Orleans, LA	McDonogh 35 Senior High School	851	95.3%	811
16	Airline High School	Bossier City, LA	Bossier Parish	1,855	43.7%	810
17	Ouachita Parish High School	Monroe, LA	Ouachita Parish	1,112	72.5%	806
18	Salmen High School	Slidell, LA	St. Tammany Parish	1,091	68.8%	751
19	Bastrop High School	Bastrop, LA	Morehouse Parish	794	89.3%	709
20	Tara High School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	1,016	68.9%	700
21	Ponchatoula High School	Ponchatoula, LA	Tangipahoa Parish	2,067	33.8%	698
22	Natchitoches Central High School	Natchitoches, LA	Natchitoches Parish	1,188	58.3%	693
23	Booker T. Washington High	Shreveport, LA	Caddo Parish	722	95.8%	692
24	G W Carver High School	New Orleans, LA	G W Carver Collegiate Academy	771	88.5%	682
25	Carencro High School	Lafayette, LA	Lafayette Parish	1,116	60.3%	673
26	Chalmette High School	Chalmette, LA	St. Bernard Parish	2,193	30.6%	672
27	Alexandria Senior High School	Alexandria, LA	Rapides Parish	1,475	44.7%	659
28	LaGrange High School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	881	74.5%	656
29	L.W. Higgins High School	Marrero, LA	Jefferson Parish	1,136	57.7%	655
30	Northside High School	Lafayette, LA	Lafayette Parish	713	91.6%	653
31	Eleanor McMain Secondary School	New Orleans, LA	Eleanor McMain Secondary School	690	91.6%	632
32	Opelousas Senior High School	Opelousas, LA	St. Landry Parish	698	90.4%	631
33	Wossman High School	Monroe, LA	City of Monroe School District	635	97.8%	621
34	C.E. Byrd High School	Shreveport, LA	Caddo Parish	1,517	40.9%	620
35	Slidell High School	Slidell, LA	St. Tammany Parish	1,654	37.1%	614
36	Frederick A. Douglass High School	New Orleans, LA	Frederick A. Douglass High School	658	93.0%	612
37	John F. Kennedy High School	New Orleans, LA	John F. Kennedy High School	665	92.0%	612
38	Madison Preparatory Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	Community School for Apprenticeship Learning Inc.	621	98.4%	611
39	Neville High School	Monroe, LA	City of Monroe School District	1,042	58.5%	610
40	Woodlawn High School	Shreveport, LA	Caddo Parish	623	95.5%	595
41	West Jefferson High School	Harvey, LA	Jefferson Parish	1,438	41.2%	592
42	Lafayette High School	Lafayette, LA	Lafayette Parish	1,720	33.9%	583
43	Acadiana High School	Lafayette, LA	Lafayette Parish	1,652	34.9%	577
44	Plaquemine Senior High School	Plaquemine, LA	Iberville Parish	990	56.9%	563
45	Carroll High School	Monroe, LA	City of Monroe School District	577	97.6%	563
46	Washington/Marion Magnet High School	Lake Charles, LA	Calcasieu Parish	597	93.5%	558
47	Lake Charles College Prep	Lake Charles, LA	Lake Charles College Prep	624	88.0%	549
48	Glen Oaks Senior High School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	575	95.0%	546
49	Istrouma High School	Baton Rouge, LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	556	96.9%	539
50	Ruston High School	Ruston, LA	Lincoln Parish	1,212	43.2%	524

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