Segregation in some Colorado public schools has increased the past three decades
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Some Colorado public schools have become more segregated over the last three decades — albeit less significantly than other parts of the U.S., according to a new report.
Why it matters: Researchers have found school segregation disproportionately hurts Black and Latino students since those schools tend to have fewer resources, more teacher shortages, and fewer advanced classes.
Zoom in: Segregation in Denver Public Schools peaked in 2004 and has remained steady from 2010 through 2022, a Stanford and University of Southern California study shows.
By the numbers: In 1991, DPS had a segregation rating of 0.27 for Black and white students and 0.21 for Hispanic and white students.
- By 2022, those ratings had jumped to 0.4 for Black and white students and 0.43 for Hispanic and white students.
- The rating measures segregation by exposure of students of different races and ethnicities, with 0 being the least segregated and 1 being the most segregated.
The big picture: Nationwide, segregation between white and Black students has risen 64% since 1988 in the 100 largest districts, the study found.
