According to the U.S. (click here) Department of
Education Insitute for Educational Science’s National Center for
Educational Statistic’s web site The Condition of Education,
from 2008 to 2009 the child poverty rate increased from 17 to 19
percent. All regions experienced increases in child poverty rates
between 2008 and 2009, as did 18 states.
In 2008–09, approximately 22 percent of elementary and 8 percent of secondary school students attended high-poverty public schools, up from the 20 percent of elementary and 6 percent of secondary school students who did so in 2007–08.
Black and Hispanic students are overrepresented in high-poverty schools. In 2008-2009, Blacks made up 17 percent of students overall and 34 percent of students in high-poverty schools, and Hispanics made up 21 percent of students overall and 45 percent of students in high-poverty schools.
In 2008–09, approximately 22 percent of elementary and 8 percent of secondary school students attended high-poverty public schools, up from the 20 percent of elementary and 6 percent of secondary school students who did so in 2007–08.
Black and Hispanic students are overrepresented in high-poverty schools. In 2008-2009, Blacks made up 17 percent of students overall and 34 percent of students in high-poverty schools, and Hispanics made up 21 percent of students overall and 45 percent of students in high-poverty schools.
