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The public high schools with the most Black students in Knoxville, Tennessee

Across Knoxville, Tennessee, 16 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Austin East High/Magnet leads the list at 491, against a median of 78 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
16
Knoxville, Tennessee
Top Black students
491
Median Black students
78
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Austin East High/MagnetKnoxville, TNKnox County66374.1%491
2Fulton High SchoolKnoxville, TNKnox County93331.6%295
3West High SchoolKnoxville, TNKnox County1,47419.9%294
4Central High SchoolKnoxville, TNKnox County1,26518.9%239
5Bearden High SchoolKnoxville, TNKnox County1,96310.0%196
6South Doyle High SchoolKnoxville, TNKnox County92513.5%125
7Karns High SchoolKnoxville, TNKnox County1,3657.8%106
8Hardin Valley AcademyKnoxville, TNKnox County1,9165.3%102
9Career Magnet AcademyKnoxville, TNKnox County35914.8%53
10Farragut High SchoolKnoxville, TNKnox County2,0732.5%51
11Richard Yoakley SchoolKnoxville, TNKnox County8134.6%28
12L N STEM AcademyKnoxville, TNKnox County5884.8%28
13Halls High SchoolKnoxville, TNKnox County1,2361.9%24
14Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer AcademyKnoxville, TNKnox County9524.2%23
15Ridgedale Alternative SchoolKnoxville, TNKnox County5022.0%11
16Tennessee School for the Deaf High SchoolKnoxville, TNTennessee Schools for the Deaf4522.2%10
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