Racial Isolation in South Jersey Schools

A lawsuit filed against the state says that a growing number of New Jersey’s black and Latino students attend schools that are almost entirely nonwhite. The suit lists the Camden, Lawnside, and Woodlynne School Districts as among those where 90 percent or more of students are minority and 64 percent are living in poverty.

Districts with 90 percent or higher minority enrollment

Districts with 90 percent or higher white enrollment

Districts with racial diversity roughly similar to statewide totals

In the 2016-17 school year, student enrollment was 45 percent white, 27 percent Hispanic, 16 percent black, and 10 percent Asian.

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