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Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups 2018

NCES 2019-038

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups 2018

FEBRUARY 2019

Cristobal de Brey Lauren Musu Joel McFarland National Center for Education Statistics Sidney Wilkinson-Flicker Melissa Diliberti Anlan Zhang Claire Branstetter Xiaolei Wang American Institutes for Research

NCES 2019-038 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

U.S. Department of Education Betsy DeVos Secretary

Institute of Education Sciences Mark Schneider Director

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de Brey, C., Musu, L., McFarland, J., Wilkinson-Flicker, S., Diliberti, M., Zhang, A., Branstetter, C., and Wang, X. (2019). Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups 2018 (NCES 2019-038). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved [date] from pubsearch/.

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Highlights

Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups examines the educational progress and challenges students face in the United States by race/ethnicity. Through indicators and spotlights--which examine selected topics in greater detail--this report shows that over time, increasing numbers of students in the racial/ethnic groups of White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Two or more races have completed high school and continued their education in college. Despite these gains, the rate of progress has varied among these racial/ethnic groups and differences by race/ethnicity persist in terms of increases in attainment and progress on key indicators of educational performance.

Spotlights

Spotlight A. Characteristics of Public School Teachers by Race/Ethnicity

In 2015?16, public elementary and secondary schools that had more racial/ethnic diversity in their student populations also tended to have more racial/ethnic diversity among teachers. The percentage of minority teachers was highest at schools that had 90 percent or more minority students (55 percent) and was lowest at schools that had less than 10 percent minority students (2 percent).

Spotlight B. Characteristics of Postsecondary Institutions Serving Specific Minority Racial/Ethnic Groups

In 2016?17, there were 4,360 degree-granting institutions in the United States, including four types of institutions serving specific minority racial/ethnic communities: 102 historically Black colleges and universities, 290 Hispanicserving institutions, 35 tribally controlled colleges and universities, and 113 Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions.

Demographics

Indicator 1. Population Distribution

Between 2000 and 2017, the percentage of U.S. school-age children who were White decreased from 62 to 51 percent and the percentage who were Black decreased from 15 to 14 percent. In contrast, the percentages of school-age children from other racial/ethnic groups increased: Hispanic children, from 16 to 25 percent; Asian children, from 3 to 5 percent; and children of Two or more races, from 2 to 4 percent. The percentage of school-age American Indians/ Alaska Natives remained at 1 percent and the percentage of Pacific Islanders remained at less than 1 percent during this time.

Indicator 2. Nativity

In 2016, about 97 percent of U.S. children under age 18 were born within the United States. The percentages of Asian (80 percent), Pacific Islander (93 percent), and Hispanic children (94 percent) born within the United States were below the average of 97 percent for all children. In contrast, the percentages born within the United States for Black children (97 percent), White children and children of Two or more races (99 percent each), and American Indian/Alaska Native children (rounds to 100 percent) were above the average for all children.

Indicator 3. Children's Living Arrangements

In 2016, the percentage of children living with married parents was highest for Asian children (84 percent), followed by White children (73 percent); children of Two of more races, Pacific Islander children, and Hispanic children (57 percent each); and American Indian/Alaska Native children (45 percent). The percentage was lowest for Black children (33 percent).

Indicator 4. Children Living in Poverty

In 2016, the percentage of children under the age of 18 in families living in poverty was higher for Black children than Hispanic children (31 and 26 percent, respectively), and the percentages for both of these groups were higher than for White and Asian children (10 percent each).

Among Hispanic subgroups in 2016, the percentage of children under age 18 living in poverty ranged from 11 to 38 percent. Among Asian subgroups, the percentage of children living in poverty ranged from 6 to 37 percent.

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