AMERICA'S 50 WORST CITIES FOR BLACK, MALE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

The Schott Foundation on Black Males & Education recently conducted a study that shows 50 cities in the United States that are not succeeding in graduating black men from high school. The Schott Foundation on Black Males & Education acts as a gatekeeper for malfunction in the school systems.
According to a recent study released by the Schott Foundation black men are not meeting the expectation of receiving a proper education. Out of all 50 cities that were listed, the highest graduating rate for black males from high school is only 48%. These cities were chosen because all of these cities have graduation rates below the national average. The national average graduation rate is 75.5%.
The percentage represents the number of black males graduating. The list of cities is as follows.
1) Pinellas County (FL) - 21%
2) Palm Beach County (FL) - 22%
3) Duval County (Fl) - 23%
4) Charleston County (SC) - 24%
5) Buffalo, (NY) - 25%
6) Cleveland( OH) - 27%
7) Dade County (FL) - 27%
8) Detroit (MI) - 27%
9) Jefferson Parish (LA) - 28%
10) Philadelphia (PA) - 28%
11) New York City (NY) - 28%
12) Polk County (FL) - 29%
13) Chatham County (GA) - 29%
14) Norfolk (VA) - 31%
15) Richmond County (GA) - 31%
16) Clark County (NV) - 32%
17) Rochester (NY) - 33%
18) Cincinnati (OH) - 33%
19) Orange County (CA) - 33%
20) Atlanta (GA) - 34%
21) Columbus (OH) - 35%
22) Hillsborough County (FL) - 35%
23) Baltimore City (MD) - 35%
24) Indianapolis (IN) - 36%
25) Jefferson County (KY) - 36%
26) Clayton County (GA) - 37%
27) St. Louis City (MO) - 38%
28) Caddo Parish (LA) - 38%
29) Richmond (VA) - 39%
30) Dallas (TX) - 39%
31) Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC) - 39%
32) Broward County (FL) - 39%
33) Milwaukee (WI) - 40%
34) Los Angeles Unified (CA) - 40%
35) Mobile County (AL) - 41%
36) District of Columbia - 41%
37) Fort Worth (TX) - 42%
38) Montgomery County (AL) - 42%
39) Jackson (MS) - 42%
40) Memphis (TN) - 43%
41) Birmingham City (AL) - 44%
42) Wake County (NC) - 44%
43) Houston (TX) - 44%
44) Chicago (IL) - 44%
45) Fulton County (GA) - 45%
46) DeKalb County (GA) - 46%
47) Boston (MA) - 47%
48) Nashville, (TN) - 47%
49) Virginia Beach (VA) - 48%
50) Guilford County (NC) - 48%