| Just the facts on Latino Education |
U.S.-born children of Hispanic immigrants
are nearly as likely as whites to enroll in
college.
From 1990 to 1999, the # of Hispanic
students enrolled in higher education
increased more than 68%.
Hispanic are more likely than white & black
students to complete advanced foreign
language classes.
More Hispanic students than in previous
years are taking AP exams.
While the # of 16 to 19 year old Hispanics
increased 56%, the drop out rate for native
born Latinos declined between 1990 & 2000.
The drop out rate for U.S. educated
immigrant youth from Central America is
about the same as for white youth- only 7%.
Although 1-in-5 Hispanic youth has not
completed high school, many of them did not
drop out of U.S. schools. Although Latino
immigrant youth are often counted as
dropouts, their status does not reflect the
performance of U.S. schools because many
never "dropped in" after coming to this
country.
are nearly as likely as whites to enroll in
college.
From 1990 to 1999, the # of Hispanic
students enrolled in higher education
increased more than 68%.
Hispanic are more likely than white & black
students to complete advanced foreign
language classes.
More Hispanic students than in previous
years are taking AP exams.
While the # of 16 to 19 year old Hispanics
increased 56%, the drop out rate for native
born Latinos declined between 1990 & 2000.
The drop out rate for U.S. educated
immigrant youth from Central America is
about the same as for white youth- only 7%.
Although 1-in-5 Hispanic youth has not
completed high school, many of them did not
drop out of U.S. schools. Although Latino
immigrant youth are often counted as
dropouts, their status does not reflect the
performance of U.S. schools because many
never "dropped in" after coming to this
country.
| In fact, 1-out-3 of the 16- to 19 year-old Latino High School dropouts in 2000 are immigrants who had little or no contact with U.S. schools. 1 in 3 Latino High School dropouts are educated abroad and have high rates of employment and are paid more than any other dropouts in the U.S. labor market. Latino dropouts are more than twice as likely to live independently of parents than either white or African American dropouts. The unemployment rate for U.S.-born Latino dropouts is 26%, slightly better than for white dropouts. Compared to the national average, Hispanics were more likely to receive degrees in education and public admin/services. Hispanic master’s degree recipients are more likely to have majored in education and public admin/services than other students. Compared to the national average, Hispanics were more likely to earn their doctor’s degrees in education and in psychology. |
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