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Really? It's one of the most integrated HS's in the city of St. Louis too.
Gateway is actually pretty diverse, but very "urban". A short, skinny, white kid like me wouldn't last very long there. The only group of people that I could relate to is the Bosnian's and Hispanic's for the love of soccer.
The schools in the Jackson city limits have changed significantly in demographics (both income and racial). There seem to have been several major shifts.
The first was the mandated integration of schools in 1969-1970. Provine High School in west Jackson (now the worst part of the city) went from having a few black students to around 25% black after the mandated integration. White flight occurred quickly after.
The second occurred sometime in the early 80s in north Jackson. Unlike other areas of the city that have experienced white flight, many parts of this area haven't had as much of a shift in income. I can assume that north Jackson may have attracted middle class blacks during that time period. This area is known for its large number of blacks that are middle to upper middle class. The high school that serves this area, Callaway, is pretty close to if not 100% black and I was surprised to find out that at in the past this school had a >90% white student body.
The third occurred during the mid to late 90s. South Jackson and northeast Jackson's schools quickly went from majority white to majority black. The income of south Jackson has dropped and its crime has increased dramatically. However, northeast Jackson is still majority white, so I have to assume that the current situation is a combination of white students going to private schools and graduating white students moving out of the city.
I don't know much about the history of school demographics in suburban areas, but considering the amount of K-1, 2-3, 4-5 elementary schools in Clinton, Pearl, Canton, and Brandon (this was a common way to integrate elementary schools), I can assume that there was at least some segregation that had occurred in the past. With the exception of Canton which underwent a gradual drop in white students until the late 80s or early 90s when the percentage of white students became insignificant (the town itself is currently 80% black), these areas are still majority white but with a slowly increasing black population.
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