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The public K-12 schools with the most Black students in Tennessee

This ranking covers the public K-12 schools with the most Black students in Tennessee, drawn from 40 qualifying public K-12 schools. Exceptional Children Special Placements leads the list at 342, against a median of 11 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
40
Tennessee
Top Black students
342
Median Black students
11
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · TENNESSEE
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Exceptional Children Special PlacementsMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools55162.1%342
2Carver College and Career AcademyMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools40280.6%324
3Chattanooga School For The Liberal ArtsChattanooga, TNHamilton County97919.1%187
4Avon SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools17482.2%143
5Harris-Hillman Special EducationNashville, TNDavidson County45826.9%123
6Shrine SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools12672.2%91
7Tipton County Alternative Learning CenterCovington, TNTipton County8552.9%45
8University SchoolJohnson City, TNWashington County6356.8%43
9Cora Howe SchoolNashville, TNDavidson County7848.7%38
10Greenfield SchoolGreenfield, TNWeakley County4547.5%34
11R T Fisher AlternativeGallatin, TNSumner County12724.4%31
12Tenn School For BlindNashville, TNTennessee School for Blind10026.0%26
13Eagleville SchoolEagleville, TNRutherford County1,0132.2%22
14Barry Tatum AcademyLebanon, TNWilson County8623.3%20
15Richard Hardy Memorial SchoolSouth Pittsburg, TNRichard City1839.8%18
16Merrol Hyde Magnet SchoolHendersonville, TNSumner County6702.5%17
17Culleoka Unit SchoolCulleoka, TNMaury County8681.8%16
18Huntland SchoolHuntland, TNFranklin County6312.1%13
19Clarksburg SchoolClarksburg, TNSouth Carroll3433.5%12
20Santa Fe Unit SchoolSanta Fe, TNMaury County5532.0%11
21Robertson County Phoenix AcademySpringfield, TNRobertson County7414.9%11
22Samuel Everett School of InnovationMaryville, TNBlount County4152.2%9
23Knox Adaptive Education CenterKnoxville, TNKnox County4221.4%9
24Frank Hughes SchoolClifton, TNWayne County2763.3%9
25Gleason SchoolGleason, TNWeakley County3932.3%9
26Hampshire Unit SchoolHampshire, TNMaury County4141.2%5
27Warren County Alternative AcademyMcMinnville, TNWarren County4112.2%5
28Greenback SchoolGreenback, TNLoudon County6340.6%4
29White Plains AcademyAlgood, TNPutnam County765.3%4
30Holladay ElementaryHolladay, TNBenton County1342.2%3
31New Directions AcademyCharlotte, TNDickson County613.3%2
32Special ServicesDickson, TNDickson County366.7%2
33Washburn SchoolWashburn, TNGrainger County4770.4%2
34Lincoln Central AcademyFayetteville, TNLincoln County513.9%2
35Coalfield SchoolCoalfield, TNMorgan County5050.4%2
36Big Sandy SchoolBig Sandy, TNBenton County2430.4%1
37Clinch SchoolSneedville, TNHawkins County1760.6%1
38Oakdale SchoolOakdale, TNMorgan County4270.2%1
39Sunbright SchoolSunbright, TNMorgan County4640.2%1
40Parkway AcademySevierville, TNSevier County616.7%1
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