Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur

Data on Race and Data on Race and EducationEducation

Data on Race and Data on Race and EducationEducation

School Segregation• The average WHITE student attends a

school which is 79% white• The average BLACK student attends a

school which is 30.5% white• The average HISPANIC student attends

a school which is 28.2% white• The average ASIAN student attends a

school which is 45.4% white

Percent Black Students in Majority White Schools in

the South

05

101520253035404550

Year

New York City Public School District

Enrollment, Fall ‘00

15%

35%38%

12% 0%

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Native American

As compared to a total city population that is 28% Hispanic,44% white, 25% black, 0.2% Native American, 12% Asian, &19% other or multiracial.

Black and White Private School Attendance

0

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.1

0.12

0.14

0.16

0.18

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Year

Per

cen

t

White

Black

In 1998, private schools were 9% black and 80% white.Public schools were 17% black and 64% white.

Computer Access for 6-17 Year Olds, 2000

Teachers by Race, 1990-2000

8%

2%

1%

83%

6%

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Native American

Principals by Race, 1999-2000

82%

11%

5% 1%1%

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Native American

2000 High School Diploma Rates

White Black Hispanic

Asian

% of Population over 25

83.6 72.3 52.4 80.4

High School Dropouts by Race & Gender,

2001

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

% D

rop

ou

ts

white black hispanic

Race

total

men

women

SAT Scores, 2001-2002

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200T

ota

l S

AT

Sco

re

Race/Ethnicity

verbal

math

Educational Attainment

0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%90.00%

H.S.Degree

SomeCollege

B.A. orMore

White

Black

APA

Latino/a

Percent of Individuals Aged 25 or Over With Certain Degree Status, 1999

2000 Bachelor’s Attainment Rates

White Black Hispanic Asian

% of Population over 25

26.1 14.3 10.4 44.1

Trends in Bachelor’s Degrees

Percent of People Aged 25 and Above with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher, 1950-2000

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

1950

1954

1958

1962

1966

1970

1974

1978

1982

1986

1990

1994

1998

2002

Year

Per

cen

t o

f P

eop

le

white

hispanic

black

asian

Degrees Conferred

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

% o

f D

eg

ree

s C

on

ferr

ed

Associate's Master's Doctorates

Race

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Native American

Nonresident

Total Graduate Degrees Earned, 2003

0102030405060708090

Percentage

white hispanic other

Race

% of degrees earned

% of population

Black Graduate Degree Attainment Over Time

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Year

Per

cen

t % population black

masters

doctorates

first professional

Faculty in Higher Ed.% of Faculty in Higher Education

3.0%

5.2%

4.8%

5.0%

0.4%

81.6%

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian American

Native American

Other/Unknown