White students predicted to be in the minority in U.S. public schools by fall 2014 | Education By The Numbers

White students predicted to be in the minority in U.S. public schools by fall 2014 | Education By The Numbers:

White students predicted to be in the minority in U.S. public schools by fall 2014

The National Center for Education Statistics released its “Projections of Education Statistics to 2022” with data on enrollment, teachers, graduates, and expenditures. Page 33, Table 3 shows how white students are projected to switch from majority to minority status this fall 2014. Click on the table below to see a larger version.

Source: NCES Table 3

I also found it interesting that the high school graduation population is projected to decrease. (The number of high school graduates increased by 27 percent between 1997-98 and 2009-10, and a decrease of 2 percent is projected by 2022-23.) Will that mean it’ll start to get easier to get our kids into college?

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