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The public schools with the most Black students in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the public schools with the most Black students in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, drawn from 206 qualifying public schools. West Charlotte High School leads the list at 1,499, against a median of 196 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
206
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Top Black students
1,499
Median Black students
196
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1West Charlotte High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,00874.7%1,499
2Mallard Creek High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,06869.3%1,434
3Julius L. Chambers High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,22554.3%1,208
4Palisades High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,33245.7%1,065
5North Mecklenburg High SchoolHuntersville, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,85455.5%1,028
6Phillip O Berry Academy of TechnologyCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,53361.6%945
7Hopewell High SchoolHuntersville, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,85147.9%887
8Rocky River High SchoolMint Hill, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,56251.3%802
9Harding University High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,20466.4%799
10East Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,42230.7%743
11Mallard Creek STEM AcademyCharlotte, NCMallard Creek STEM Academy96176.7%737
12Myers Park High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools3,22522.6%730
13KIPP CharlotteCharlotte, NCKIPP: Charlotte81381.3%661
14West Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,29049.8%643
15Piedmont Middle SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,10856.9%630
16Independence High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,02429.2%591
17Garinger High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,87730.8%578
18Olympic High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,48338.3%568
19Ridge Road MiddleCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools84066.7%560
20Southwest Charlotte STEM AcademyCharlotte, NCSouthwest Charlotte STEM Academy88462.7%554
21Northridge MiddleCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,01454.0%548
22Stoney Creek ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools85064.1%545
23Butler High SchoolMatthews, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,79130.4%544
24Movement Charter SchoolCharlotte, NCMovement Freedom62586.2%539
25Southwest Middle SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,20543.5%524
26South Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,53420.6%521
27Renaissance West STEAM AcademyCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools73768.5%505
28Mountain Island Lake AcademyCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools76664.1%491
29Blythe ElementaryHuntersville, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools90253.2%480
30J. M. Alexander MiddleHuntersville, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools79958.3%466
31Ranson MiddleCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools75761.4%465
32Northwest School of the ArtsCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools99343.5%432
33Gov's Village STEM (Lower)Charlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools78453.6%420
34University Meadows ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools73756.7%418
35Reedy Creek ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools85048.0%408
36David Cox Road ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools60466.2%400
37Coulwood STEM AcademyCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools63263.3%400
38Paw Creek ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools78451.0%400
39Bonnie Cone Classical AcademyHuntersville, NCBonnie Cone Classical Academy64262.0%398
40Gov's Village STEM (Upper)Charlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools68457.8%395
41Palisades Park ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools94041.4%389
42Kennedy MiddleCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools99039.2%388
43Whitewater AcademyCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools83245.8%381
44Hornets Nest ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools60162.4%375
45Randolph MiddleCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,21530.8%374
46Whitewater MiddleCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools73150.9%372
47Francis Bradley MiddleHuntersville, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,08933.7%367
48Unity Classical Charter SchoolCHARLOTTE, NCUnity Classical Charter School92838.9%361
49Long Creek ElementaryHuntersville, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools52766.0%348
50James Martin MiddleCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools65952.8%348
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