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allk12 · Rankings · Most Black (count) · New York · Erie County · High schools

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

Across Erie County, New York, 55 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 452, against a median of 80 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
55
Erie County, New York
Top Black students
452
Median Black students
80
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · ERIE COUNTY, 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
8SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLAMHERST, NYSWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT1,10523.8%263
9BURGARD HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT50251.0%256
10INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT64039.1%250
11MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 197BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT43855.7%244
12CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT68235.5%242
13BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT43651.6%225
14EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT39954.6%218
15MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT30272.2%218
16EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT38649.7%192
17CITY HONORS SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT1,08816.3%177
18WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYWESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOL39241.6%163
19CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT39835.7%142
20LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT36338.8%141
21LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT47528.4%135
22KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT1,23510.5%130
23RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT28543.9%125
24AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLAMHERST, NYAMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT86513.8%119
25RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATICBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT17464.4%112
26LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOLLACKAWANNA, NYLACKAWANNA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT67016.0%107
27KENMORE EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT1,0528.5%89
28MARYVALE HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCHEEKTOWAGA-MARYVALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT66012.1%80
29WEST SENECA EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NYWEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT7798.2%64
30PATHWAYS ACADEMYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT11057.3%63
31WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOLWILLIAMSVILLE, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT1,3074.6%60
32WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLWILLIAMSVILLE, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT7966.5%52
33ACADEMY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT7071.4%50
34DEPEW HIGH SCHOOLDEPEW, NYDEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT5816.5%38
35JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCHEEKTOWAGA-SLOAN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT35310.8%38
36WILLIAMSVILLE EAST HIGH SCHOOLEAST AMHERST, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT9404.0%38
37TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NYTONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT8914.0%36
38WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NYWEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT1,0692.4%26
39PS 42 OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING CENTERBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT6934.8%24
40FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHAMBURG, NYFRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT1,2931.3%17
41CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCLARENCE, NYCLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT1,2561.3%16
42ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOLORCHARD PARK, NYORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT1,3671.0%14
43HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOLHAMBURG, NYHAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT9791.3%13
44ERIE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT1392.3%12
45GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NYGRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT8681.3%11
46LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOLLANCASTER, NYLANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT1,6820.7%11
47KENMORE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLKENMORE, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT1806.1%11
48LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLANGOLA, NYEVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE)6651.1%7
49GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOLSPRINGVILLE, NYSPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT5011.2%6
50EDEN MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOLEDEN, NYEDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT6520.6%4
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