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

This ranking covers the public high schools with the most Black students in Shelby County, Tennessee, drawn from 53 qualifying public high schools. Whitehaven High leads the list at 1,418, against a median of 417 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
53
Shelby County, Tennessee
Top Black students
1,418
Median Black students
417
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Whitehaven HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools1,50994.0%1,418
2Germantown HighGermantown, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools1,71980.4%1,382
3Southwind HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools1,67581.0%1,356
4Cordova High SchoolCordova, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools2,25159.0%1,329
5Central HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools1,33183.0%1,105
6White Station HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools2,04646.7%956
7Bartlett High SchoolBartlett, TNBartlett2,78231.4%873
8Trezevant HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools88392.9%820
9Craigmont HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools96883.8%811
10Overton HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools1,41747.1%668
11Soulsville Charter SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools65196.9%631
12Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools66789.8%599
13Raleigh-Egypt HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools72581.1%588
14Hamilton HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools62891.6%575
15Freedom Preparatory Academy FlagshipMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools69281.7%565
16Bolton HighArlington, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools66184.9%561
17Ridgeway HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools69580.3%558
18Melrose HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools64585.0%548
19Collierville High SchoolCollierville, TNCollierville2,94618.4%541
20Kirby HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools69976.8%537
21Millington Central Middle High SchoolMillington, TNMillington Municipal Schools1,19337.5%447
22Hillcrest High SchoolMemphis, TNAchievement School District47693.1%443
23Fairley High SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools46393.3%432
24Douglass HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools60471.4%431
25Wooddale HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools66265.0%430
26B. T. Washington HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools43697.7%426
27East HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools58371.5%417
28Bluff City High SchoolMemphis, TNTennessee Public Charter School Commission51477.8%400
29Power Center Academy High SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools67159.0%396
30Kingsbury HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools1,38328.5%394
31Memphis Business Academy High SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools52173.7%384
32Mitchell HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools37696.5%363
33The Excel CenterMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools45779.2%362
34Manassas HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools36993.0%343
35Westwood HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools36195.0%343
36KIPP Memphis Collegiate High SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools34691.9%318
37Memphis School of Excellence CordovaCordova, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools44863.6%285
38Houston High SchoolGermantown, TNGermantown1,80615.5%280
39Middle College HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools30491.5%278
40Oakhaven HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools34181.2%277
41Sheffield HighMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools51652.1%269
42Crosstown High SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools52050.8%264
43Freedom Prep Middle - BrownleeMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools33577.3%259
44Arlington HighArlington, TNArlington1,67414.3%239
45Memphis School of ExcellenceMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools57539.3%226
46City University School Of Liberal ArtsMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools17989.9%161
47Invictus Academy at AirwaysMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools17391.3%158
48University High SchoolMemphis, TNUniversity Schools28051.4%144
49Memphis Rise AcademyMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools75319.0%143
50Compass Community School Midtown CampusMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools37331.9%119
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