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Enrollments and Poverty
(2 Charts)
The number of students in
poverty continues to grow.
(Chart 1 of 2)
Data Source:
http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
- The number of poor students has grown steadily
throughout the region since 1990. In the last year,
however, Los Angeles County has shown a slight decline in
the number of poor students.
- The region's schools must educate over 765,000 more poor
children than in 1990.
- See our
Glossary
section on
Poverty.
The proportion of students
who are poor has leveled off since the mid-1990s.
(Chart 2 of 2)
Data Source:
http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
- During the early 1990s recession, the proportion of
students who were poor grew rapidly.
- Though the number of poor students continued
to grow even after the recession ended, the proportion
of students who are poor stabilized.
Last Updated:
October 08, 2013
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