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The most racially diverse public high schools in Tennessee

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public high schools in Tennessee, drawn from 332 qualifying public high schools. James Lawson High School leads the list at 34.1%, against a median of 77.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

332

Tennessee

Best Largest group

34.1%

Median Largest group

77.3%

MOST DIVERSE · TENNESSEE

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	James Lawson High School	Nashville, TN	1,393	34.1% Black (475)	32.5%(452)	34.1%(475)	23.5%(327)	5.3%(74)
2	West Creek High	Clarksville, TN	1,600	34.4% Black (551)	28.7%(459)	34.4%(551)	22.8%(365)	1.8%(28)
3	McGavock High	Nashville, TN	1,844	35.3% Black (651)	26.7%(493)	35.3%(651)	30.3%(559)	1.8%(34)
4	Millington Central Middle High School	Millington, TN	1,193	37.5% Black (447)	32.4%(387)	37.5%(447)	17.5%(209)	1.8%(21)
5	Red Bank High School	Chattanooga, TN	772	39.0% White (301)	39.0%(301)	26.9%(208)	21.6%(167)	1.8%(14)
6	Northeast High	Clarksville, TN	1,335	39.2% Black (523)	30.2%(403)	39.2%(523)	17.8%(237)	1.5%(20)
7	KIPP Antioch Global High School	Nashville, TN	257	39.3% Hispanic (101)	22.6%(58)	35.0%(90)	39.3%(101)	1.6%(4)
8	Fulton High School	Knoxville, TN	933	39.3% Hispanic (367)	21.4%(200)	31.6%(295)	39.3%(367)	0.3%(3)
9	Springfield High School	Springfield, TN	1,026	39.4% Hispanic (404)	37.6%(386)	16.4%(168)	39.4%(404)	0.2%(2)
10	Kenwood High	Clarksville, TN	1,238	39.6% Black (490)	26.9%(333)	39.6%(490)	18.8%(233)	0.9%(11)
11	Smyrna High School	Smyrna, TN	2,266	39.6% Hispanic (898)	33.5%(759)	16.8%(380)	39.6%(898)	6.3%(142)
12	Northwest High	Clarksville, TN	1,441	40.5% White (584)	40.5%(584)	30.1%(434)	17.4%(250)	1.0%(14)
13	Cane Ridge High School	Antioch, TN	1,982	41.3% Hispanic (818)	10.8%(215)	39.0%(772)	41.3%(818)	6.1%(121)
14	Central High School	Harrison, TN	617	42.8% Black (264)	36.3%(224)	42.8%(264)	9.2%(57)	0.2%(1)
15	South Side High School	Jackson, TN	756	43.1% White (326)	43.1%(326)	40.5%(306)	9.9%(75)	0.5%(4)
16	Nashville School Of The Arts	Nashville, TN	548	43.4% White (238)	43.4%(238)	37.0%(203)	14.2%(78)	0.6%(3)
17	Columbia Central High School	Columbia, TN	1,401	44.0% White (616)	44.0%(616)	27.6%(387)	23.0%(322)	1.2%(17)
18	Hunters Lane High	Nashville, TN	1,414	44.3% Hispanic (627)	10.5%(148)	41.6%(588)	44.3%(627)	1.1%(15)
19	Valor Flagship Academy	Nashville, TN	1,402	44.4% White (622)	44.4%(622)	17.9%(251)	27.8%(390)	7.7%(108)
20	Kirkwood High	Clarksville, TN	1,293	45.3% White (586)	45.3%(586)	23.9%(309)	17.2%(222)	3.1%(40)
21	Dyersburg High School	Dyersburg, TN	680	45.7% White (311)	45.7%(311)	38.7%(263)	7.9%(54)	1.6%(11)
22	Fayetteville High School	Fayetteville, TN	315	46.7% White (147)	46.7%(147)	41.9%(132)	4.4%(14)	0.0%(0)
23	White Station High	Memphis, TN	2,046	46.7% Black (956)	19.3%(395)	46.7%(956)	19.9%(408)	7.6%(155)
24	KA @ The Crossings	Antioch, TN	400	47.0% Hispanic (188)	16.3%(65)	32.5%(130)	47.0%(188)	2.3%(9)
25	Blackman High School	Murfreesboro, TN	2,301	47.1% White (1,083)	47.1%(1,083)	21.7%(499)	19.0%(438)	5.7%(132)
26	Overton High	Memphis, TN	1,417	47.3% Hispanic (670)	2.4%(34)	47.1%(668)	47.3%(670)	0.4%(6)
27	Cleveland High	Cleveland, TN	1,755	47.6% White (835)	47.6%(835)	10.8%(190)	32.0%(561)	2.1%(37)
28	Riverdale High School	Murfreesboro, TN	2,275	47.8% White (1,087)	47.8%(1,087)	22.6%(515)	20.4%(465)	3.7%(84)
29	Hillsboro High	Nashville, TN	1,224	47.8% Black (585)	36.9%(451)	47.8%(585)	9.8%(120)	2.6%(32)
30	Gallatin Senior High School	Gallatin, TN	1,644	47.8% White (786)	47.8%(786)	23.0%(378)	23.9%(393)	1.1%(18)
31	W. A. Bass Adult Program	Nashville, TN	309	47.9% Black (148)	15.9%(49)	47.9%(148)	32.7%(101)	2.3%(7)
32	Shelbyville Central High School	Shelbyville, TN	1,604	48.1% Hispanic (771)	33.7%(540)	11.2%(179)	48.1%(771)	0.9%(15)
33	Bartlett High School	Bartlett, TN	2,782	48.2% White (1,341)	48.2%(1,341)	31.4%(873)	10.3%(286)	3.6%(100)
34	Martin Luther King Jr School	Nashville, TN	1,280	48.4% White (620)	48.4%(620)	32.0%(410)	9.1%(116)	6.7%(86)
35	Oakland High School	Murfreesboro, TN	1,872	48.6% White (910)	48.6%(910)	25.1%(470)	18.4%(344)	2.0%(38)
36	RePublic High School	Nashville, TN	587	48.7% Black (286)	3.8%(22)	48.7%(286)	45.0%(264)	0.2%(1)
37	Union City High School	Union City, TN	416	48.8% White (203)	48.8%(203)	32.0%(133)	15.9%(66)	1.0%(4)
38	Lavergne High School	Lavergne, TN	2,116	48.8% Hispanic (1,033)	19.7%(416)	25.8%(545)	48.8%(1,033)	2.8%(60)
39	Covington High School	Covington, TN	643	49.0% Black (315)	45.0%(289)	49.0%(315)	2.5%(16)	0.3%(2)
40	Rossview High	Clarksville, TN	1,529	50.6% White (774)	50.6%(774)	19.9%(304)	14.7%(225)	4.0%(61)
41	John Overton High	Nashville, TN	1,942	50.6% Hispanic (983)	22.2%(431)	19.3%(374)	50.6%(983)	6.2%(121)
42	Crosstown High School	Memphis, TN	520	50.8% Black (264)	30.6%(159)	50.8%(264)	13.5%(70)	1.0%(5)
43	Ooltewah High School	Ooltewah, TN	1,233	50.9% White (627)	50.9%(627)	15.0%(185)	22.0%(271)	2.8%(34)
44	East Hamilton High School	Ooltewah, TN	1,293	51.1% White (661)	51.1%(661)	18.8%(243)	14.8%(191)	6.2%(80)
45	Chattanooga Preparatory School	Chattanooga, TN	539	51.2% Black (276)	4.3%(23)	51.2%(276)	38.4%(207)	0.2%(1)
46	Central High School	Knoxville, TN	1,265	51.2% White (648)	51.2%(648)	18.9%(239)	20.9%(265)	1.3%(17)
47	Collierville High School	Collierville, TN	2,946	51.4% White (1,514)	51.4%(1,514)	18.4%(541)	9.3%(273)	15.8%(467)
48	University High School	Memphis, TN	280	51.4% Black (144)	36.1%(101)	51.4%(144)	6.1%(17)	3.2%(9)
49	Rockvale High School	Rockvale, TN	2,126	51.9% White (1,103)	51.9%(1,103)	18.4%(391)	19.1%(405)	3.8%(81)
50	Sheffield High	Memphis, TN	516	52.1% Black (269)	0.6%(3)	52.1%(269)	45.2%(233)	0.0%(0)

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