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The public high schools with the most Black students in Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the public high schools with the most Black students in Pennsylvania, drawn from 640 qualifying public high schools. Upper Darby SHS leads the list at 2,129, against a median of 30 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

640

Pennsylvania

Top Black students

2,129

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Upper Darby SHS	Drexel Hill, PA	Upper Darby SD	4,187	50.9%	2,129
2	Erie HS	Erie, PA	Erie City SD	2,501	41.9%	1,048
3	Penn Wood HS	Lansdowne, PA	William Penn SD	1,148	88.8%	1,019
4	Academy Park HS	Sharon Hill, PA	Southeast Delco SD	1,194	80.7%	964
5	Freire CS	Philadelphia, PA	Freire CS	1,024	90.4%	926
6	Mastery CS-Gratz Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Gratz Campus	1,048	84.6%	887
7	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	929	91.9%	854
8	Northeast HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	3,463	24.3%	842
9	Cheltenham HS	Wyncote, PA	Cheltenham SD	1,450	56.5%	819
10	Lincoln HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	2,472	30.3%	748
11	Penn Hills SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills SD	1,049	67.0%	703
12	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia CS	747	92.5%	691
13	William Penn SHS	York, PA	York City SD	1,681	39.1%	658
14	Mastery CS - Shoemaker Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Shoemaker Campus	722	89.2%	644
15	Chester HS	Chester, PA	Chester-Upland SD	806	79.9%	644
16	West Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	718	89.7%	644
17	Woodland Hills HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Woodland Hills SD	1,006	59.5%	599
18	Norristown Area HS	Norristown, PA	Norristown Area SD	2,256	26.3%	594
19	Harrisburg HS	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	1,343	43.5%	584
20	Imhotep Institute CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute CHS	603	92.9%	560
21	Hill Freedman World Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	640	86.4%	553
22	Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia Electrical & Technology CHS	629	87.0%	547
23	Abington SHS	Abington, PA	Abington SD	2,692	19.9%	537
24	Roxborough HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	613	86.3%	529
25	Universal Audenried CS	Philadelphia, PA	Universal Audenried CS	588	89.5%	526
26	Central HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	2,329	22.5%	524
27	Fels Samuel HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,255	41.6%	522
28	Pittsburgh Westinghouse	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	573	90.8%	520
29	School of the Future	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	569	91.0%	518
30	Dobbins Area Vocational-Technical High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	581	89.2%	518
31	Pittsburgh Obama 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	678	76.3%	517
32	Central Dauphin East SHS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	1,573	32.4%	510
33	Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus	660	77.1%	509
34	TECH Freire CS	Philadelphia, PA	TECH Freire CS	541	92.0%	498
35	KIPP DuBois CS	Philadelphia, PA	KIPP DuBois CS	523	94.7%	495
36	Washington George HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,755	27.7%	486
37	Easton Area HS	Easton, PA	Easton Area SD	2,778	17.2%	478
38	HS of Engineering & Science	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	851	56.0%	477
39	King Martin Luther HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	527	89.2%	470
40	Franklin LC	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	918	50.4%	463
41	McCaskey Campus	Lancaster, PA	Lancaster SD	2,600	17.6%	458
42	McKeesport Area SHS	McKeesport, PA	McKeesport Area SD	966	47.0%	454
43	Olney HS	Philadephia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,168	38.7%	452
44	Pittsburgh Allderdice HS	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	1,386	31.4%	435
45	Bartram John - Main	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	583	74.4%	434
46	Pocono Mountain West HS	Pocono Summit, PA	Pocono Mountain SD	1,501	28.6%	429
47	Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers	Philadelphia, PA	Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers	589	70.5%	415
48	Franklin Benjamin HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	570	71.2%	406
49	William Allen HS	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	3,074	13.2%	405
50	The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	532	75.8%	403

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