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The public high schools with the most Black students in Buffalo, New York

This ranking covers the public high schools with the most Black students in Buffalo, New York, drawn from 25 qualifying public high schools. MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 452, against a median of 218 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
25
Buffalo, New York
Top Black students
452
Median Black students
218
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT86252.4%452
2HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYHEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL45289.8%406
3HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT1,14033.3%380
4LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT46962.3%292
5BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTSBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT61746.2%285
6SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT80133.2%266
7FREDERICK OLMSTED #156BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT92828.3%263
8BURGARD HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT50251.0%256
9INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT64039.1%250
10MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 197BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT43855.7%244
11BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT43651.6%225
12EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT39954.6%218
13MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT30272.2%218
14EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT38649.7%192
15CITY HONORS SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT1,08816.3%177
16WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYWESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOL39241.6%163
17LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT36338.8%141
18LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT47528.4%135
19KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT1,23510.5%130
20RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT28543.9%125
21RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATICBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT17464.4%112
22PATHWAYS ACADEMYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT11057.3%63
23ACADEMY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT7071.4%50
24PS 42 OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING CENTERBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT6934.8%24
25ERIE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT1392.3%12
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