| Text table 5-2. | ||||
| Percentage of students in grades 1-12 who are black or Hispanic in all public schools and public schools within central cities: 1970-96, selected years | ||||
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Black
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Hispanic
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| Year |
Total
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Central cities
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Total
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Central cities
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| 1970 |
14.8
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32.5
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—
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—
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| 1979 |
16.1
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35.8
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6.8
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14.0
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| 1985 |
17.0
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36.0
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10.1
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21.5
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| 1990 |
16.5
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33.1
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11.6
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19.8
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| 1994 |
16.8
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33.0
|
13.4
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24.7
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| 1995 |
17.1
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31.8
|
14.0
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24.3
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| 1996 |
17.0
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31.9
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14.3
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25.0
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| SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). 1999. The Condition of Education, 1999. NCES 1999-022. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. | ||||
| — Not available. | ||||
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