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The overriding common characteristic for these schools is location in poverty-stricken areaswith high rates of unemployment, crime, and ill health. In addition, their student bodies arecomprised disproportionately of children of color (Balfanz & Legters, 2004). More than 60percent of black students attend schools where more than 50 percent of the school populationis identified as living in poverty, compared to 18 percent of white students (Alliance forExcellent Education, 2011). Approximately 42 percent of Hispanic students, 43 percent of African American, and 46percent of American Indian students will not graduate on time with a regular diploma,compared to 17 percent of Asian students and 22 percent of white students (AEE, 2011). These “dropout factories” are estimated to produce 81% of Native American, 73% of AfricanAmerican, 66% of Latino, and 34% of White dropouts respectively (Balfanz, 2007). Ethnic minority students who are fortunate enough to attend middle class or affluent highschools are promoted to the 12th grade at similar rates as their White peers (Balfanz &Letgers, 2006). However, nearly half of the nation’s African American and Latino students attend highschools in low-income areas with dropout rates that hover in the 40-50% range (Balfanz &Letgers, 2006; Children’s Defense Fund, 2004).
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