"The Condition of Education" is a congressionally mandated report that provides an annual portrait of education in the United States. This document includes information from "The Condition of Education 2009" about public school racial/ethnic enrollment. The shifting racial and ethnic distribution of public school students…

The California State Department of Education collects racial and ethnic data on public school staff and students in California in October of each year through the California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS). This report presents a summary of the data for the State and for each county. The following characteristics are noted: (1) of the 4.5…

Investigates the myth of white flight in response to school desegregation. Using data from urban and suburban enrollment and overall demographic shifts, reveals a trend in population changes more complex than can be explained by "white flight." Concluding comments discuss the implications and relevance of these findings to education…

Scholars have debated whether students' enrollment in private schools changes levels of racial segregation across urban school districts. The authors examine this issue by comparing the actual racial composition of schools with the racial composition of school-aged children living in the corresponding attendance areas. They do so by linking maps…

This report summarizes information on the racial/ethnic distribution of the students and professional staff in all public elementary and secondary schools in New York State during 1980-81. Various statistical tables show the proportions of students and staff classified as belonging to (1) White, (2) Black, (3) Hispanic, and (4) Asian/Pacific…

Since the late 1980s, school choice has become a popular education reform strategy. Parents who select which school their child attends do so for a variety of reasons, including academic, religious, or moral environment, and convenience. Differences in the proportion of students who attend an assigned school and those who attend a school selected…

This document is a collection of racial/ethnic data on the school population of New York State for l989-90. Such data have been collected annually since 1966 and are part of the State Department of Education's Basic Educational Data System. Table 1 gives racial/ethnic student distribution in the State's five major school districts (Buffalo, New…

This report presents a summary of data on the racial or ethnic distribution of staff and students in California Public Schools, statewide and by county. The following seven tables of data are included: (1) "Enrollment in California Public Schools, by County and by Racial or Ethnic Group, 1988-89"; (2) "Enrollment in California…