Latinos now largest percentage of Boston students
Associated Press - April 19, 2009 2:44 PM ET
BOSTON (AP) - The racial balance in Massachusetts' largest school district has shifted, with Latinos now accounting for Boston's largest percentage of students.
Black students previously comprised the largest population segment of the schools, which have about 55,800 children in kindergarten through 12th grade.
This year's annual student count shows Latinos accounted for 38.1% of all students while blacks comprised 37.9%. The change follows decades of steady growth among children of Hispanic backgrounds and declines in the percentage of black children in the district.
The changing face of the city's schools reflects a surging immigrant population across Massachusetts.
Boston school district figures show about 13% of students are Caucasian, about 9% are Asian and the rest are multi-racial or other ethnicities.
Information from: The Boston Globe, http://www.boston.com/globe
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