Poor black children are much more likely to attend high-poverty schools than poor white children: Share of poor students, by race, attending schools with a given concentration of poverty*, 2013
| Low-poverty schools | Lower-poverty schools | High-poverty schools | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black children | 5.0% | 13.9% | 81.1% |
| White children | 11.8% | 34.7% | 53.5% |
Poor students are defined as those who are eligible for free lunch programs.
*High-poverty schools are those in which 51–100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Lower-poverty schools are those in which 26–50% are eligible, and low-poverty schools are those in which up to 25% are eligible.
Source: Based on “Five key trends in U.S. student performance: Progress by blacks and Hispanics, the takeoff of Asians, the stall of non-English speakers, the persistence of socioeconomic gaps, and the damaging effect of highly segregated schools” by Martin Carnoy and Emma García (2017).
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