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Table 7.5a. |
Percentage of public school 4th-graders eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, by school locale and race/ethnicity: 2009 |
| Race/ethnicity | Total | City | Suburban | Town | Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total1 | 48 | 62 | 39 | 52 | 42 |
| White | 29 | 31 | 21 | 39 | 34 |
| Black | 74 | 80 | 65 | 83 | 72 |
| Hispanic | 77 | 82 | 70 | 84 | 72 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 34 | 45 | 25 | 41 | 23 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 68 | 67 | 52 | 70 | 72 |
| 1 Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: To be eligible for the National School Lunch Program, a student must be from a household with an income at or below 185 percent of the poverty level for reduced-price lunch or at or below 130 percent of the poverty level for free lunch. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For definitions of locales, see Appendix A: Guide to Sources. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Mathematics Assessment, NAEP Data Explorer. |
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