Black children are five times as likely as white children to attend schools that are highly segregated by race and ethnicity: Shares of white and black eighth-graders attending schools with a high concentration of students of color, 2017

Race High-minority (51-100%)
White 12.9%
Black 69.2%

Note: Schools with a high concentration of students of color are those in which 51–100% of students are black, Hispanic, Asian, or American Indian.

Notes: Schools with a high concentration of students of color are those in which 51–100% of students are black, Hispanic, Asian, or American Indian. The shares are obtained using the full 8th grade mathematics sample from the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Source: Author’s analysis of microdata from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

Source: Author’s analysis of microdata from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2017 Mathematics Assessment; 8th grade (U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences).

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