What is the future of suburban Atlanta's successful and diverse public schools?

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by Born 2 Roll

Montgomery County, MD is another good example.

But Montgomery County, MD is also another example of a large urban/suburban county with a poverty rate (6.3%) that is about half that of Gwinnett County, GA (12.4%) and substantially lower than Cobb County, GA (11.4%).

Exactly.


What is Cobb's poverty rate?

[Born 2 Roll]

Originally Posted by aries4118

Exactly.


What is Cobb's poverty rate?

Gwinnett County's poverty rate of 12.4% isn't necessarily all that surprising given that Gwinnett County has grown so overwhelmingly diverse (racial minorities make up just under 60% of Gwinnett County's population) and that the county has gained a not-so-sterling reputation in recent years as being the East Coast distribution hub of Latin American drug cartels.

But the 11.3% poverty rate for Cobb County is somewhat higher than one might expect, particularly with Cobb County's history and reputation as a super-conservative affluent suburban enclave.

Though with an overabundance of relatively cheap housing (particularly cheaper multi-family housing and single-family rental housing throughout the southern half of the county) and a quickly-rising minority population (racial minorities make up just under 45% of Cobb County's population).