Minority students in Maryland are more likely to attend school with minority students. White students are more likely to attend schools with white students. If schools were integrated, as research has shown benefits all students, the demographics of the schools would match the demographics of people living in the school district. Read more about school segregation in Maryland.
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If you are a black student in Maryland this is .
This is the racial makeup of an average school in Maryland.
Depending on your race, the makeup of your school is likely to be different.
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7%
(-2%)
1%
(-2%)
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other
Poor students in Maryland are more likely to attend school with other poor students, just as middle-income and affluent students are more likely to be in schools with others of that socioeconomic background. If schools were integrated by income, as research shows helps all students, the demographics of the schools would match the demographics of the people living in that school district.
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If you in , this is socioeconomic makeup of the school you are likely to attend.
This is the socioeconomic makeup of the average school in .
Depending on your economic level, the makeup of your school is likely to be different.
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44%
56%
Reduced
Non-Reduced
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data.
Data analysis by the Maryland Equity Project, College of Education, University of Maryland.