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The public high schools with the most Black students in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the public high schools with the most Black students in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 56 qualifying public high schools. Penn Hills SHS leads the list at 703, against a median of 67 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
56
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Top Black students
703
Median Black students
67
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Penn Hills SHSPittsburgh, PAPenn Hills SD1,04967.0%703
2Woodland Hills High SchoolPittsburgh, PAWoodland Hills SD1,00659.5%599
3Pittsburgh WestinghousePittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD57390.8%520
4Pittsburgh Obama 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD67876.3%517
5McKeesport Area SHSMcKeesport, PAMcKeesport Area SD96647.0%454
6Pittsburgh Allderdice High SchoolPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD1,38631.4%435
7Pittsburgh Brashear High SchoolPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD89742.5%381
8Gateway SHSMonroeville, PAGateway SD1,15232.5%375
9City CHSPittsburgh, PACity CHS59459.9%356
10Pittsburgh Perry High SchoolPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD43074.4%320
11West Mifflin Area High SchoolWest Mifflin, PAWest Mifflin Area SD96432.7%315
12Urban Pathways 6-12 CSPittsburgh, PAUrban Pathways 6-12 CS32593.2%303
13Clairton MS/HSClairton, PAClairton City SD40769.5%283
14East Allegheny JSHSNorth Versailles, PAEast Allegheny SD67236.6%246
15Sto-Rox JSHSMcKees Rocks, PASto-Rox SD42258.1%245
16Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD28186.8%244
17Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD61838.4%237
18Pittsburgh Carrick High SchoolPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD51543.7%225
19Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SD84025.0%210
20Steel Valley SHSMunhall, PASteel Valley SD41537.1%154
21Passport Academy CSPittsburgh, PAPassport Academy CS14690.4%132
22Northgate MSHSPittsburgh, PANorthgate SD47621.9%104
23Baldwin SHSPittsburgh, PABaldwin-Whitehall SD1,6576.2%103
24Westinghouse Arts Academy CSWilmerding, PAWestinghouse Arts Academy CS28233.0%93
25Plum SHSPlum, PAPlum Borough SD1,2206.3%77
26Montour High SchoolMc Kees Rocks, PAMontour SD1,0047.4%74
27Moon Area SHSMoon Township, PAMoon Area SD1,2116.0%73
28Carlynton JSHSCarnegie, PACarlynton SD63211.2%71
29South Allegheny High SchoolMcKeesport, PASouth Allegheny SD46413.4%62
30Highlands SHSNatrona Heights, PAHighlands SD6659.0%60
31North Allegheny High SchoolWexford, PANorth Allegheny SD2,7112.2%59
32North Hills High SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Hills SD1,4433.8%55
33The New Academy CSPittsburgh, PAThe New Academy CS8067.5%54
34Cornell High SchoolCoraopolis, PACornell SD25219.1%48
35Bethel Park High SchoolBethel Park, PABethel Park SD1,2443.5%44
36Fox Chapel Area High SchoolPittsburgh, PAFox Chapel Area SD1,3603.2%43
37Keystone Oaks High SchoolPittsburgh, PAKeystone Oaks SD5398.0%43
38Chartiers Valley High SchoolBridgeville, PAChartiers Valley SD1,0294.1%42
39Shaler Area High SchoolPittsburgh, PAShaler Area SD1,1603.4%39
40Brentwood SHSPittsburgh, PABrentwood Borough SD33111.5%38
41Mt Lebanon SHSPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SD1,7722.1%37
42South Park SHSSouth Park, PASouth Park SD5536.7%37
43West Allegheny SHSImperial, PAWest Allegheny SD1,0313.6%37
44Thomas Jefferson High SchoolJefferson Hills, PAWest Jefferson Hills SD1,0413.4%35
45Elizabeth Forward SHSElizabeth, PAElizabeth Forward SD7634.1%31
46Riverview JSHSOakmont, PARiverview SD4416.8%30
47Quaker Valley High SchoolLeetsdale, PAQuaker Valley SD5504.0%22
48Springdale JSHSSpringdale, PAAllegheny Valley SD4215.0%21
49Spectrum CSMonroeville, PASpectrum CS6028.3%17
50South Fayette High SchoolMcDonald, PASouth Fayette Township SD1,1431.5%17
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