Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 27, Chart 1

Indicator 27. Race of students

Percent of students who are black or Hispanic, by level of enrollment: Fall 1960 to fall 1994

NOTE: Data for blacks between 1960 and 1970 include other races.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, unpublished data.

Between 1975 and 1994, the proportion of white students declined at both the elementary/ secondary and college levels. After increasing between 1975 and 1985, the proportion of blacks in elementary schools remained stable through 1994. The proportion of college students who are black has risen since 1985. Since 1975, the proportion of Hispanic students grew at all levels.