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title: "III. Suburban Schools in Minority Education"
description: "Suburban schools have become increasingly important educators of the nation’s minority student populations. In 1993-94, city school districts educated a majority of black and Hispanic students (Figure 4). Although the number of minority students enrolled in city school districts has increased, by 2006-07 city school districts educated less than half of minority student populations. In […]"
date: "2009-03-31"
authors:
  - name: "Richard Fry"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2009/03/31/iii-suburban-schools-in-minority-education/"
categories:
  - "Hispanic/Latino Demographics"
  - "Hispanics/Latinos & Education"
  - "Rural, Urban and Suburban Communities"
---

# III. Suburban Schools in Minority Education

Suburban schools have become increasingly important educators of the nation’s minority student populations. In 1993-94, city school districts educated a majority of black and Hispanic students (Figure 4). Although the number of minority students enrolled in city school districts has increased, by 2006-07 city school districts educated less than half of minority student populations. In 2006-07, suburban schools educated 51% of the nation’s Asian students, 36% of the Hispanic students and 33% of the black students. For each minority student population, the share of students educated in suburban schools has significantly increased.

![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2009/03/2009-suburban-06.png)

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