Has the makeup of your area's elementary schools changed over time? (neighborhood, magnet schools)
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30 years ago, a typical St. Louis public school (except fot the north side) was at least 90% white. Today, the St. Louis Public Schools are dominated by minorities. Basically, the blacks moved in, the whites moved to the suburbs or went to the private schools, then the Hispanics and Bosnians arrived which basically cleared all whites out of the SLPS... Times have changed.
30 years ago, a typical St. Louis public school (except fot the north side) was at least 90% white. Today, the St. Louis Public Schools are dominated by minorities. Basically, the blacks moved in, the whites moved to the suburbs or went to the private schools, then the Hispanics and Bosnians arrived which basically cleared all whites out of the SLPS... Times have changed.
So, basically the only Whites in St. Louis public schools are the Bosnian immigrants and maybe a few that just stayed?
So, basically the only Whites in St. Louis public schools are the Bosnian immigrants and maybe a few that just stayed?
Basically, (and a prominent hispanic population in schools) except there are some whites at the few magnet schools. The public schools here are a mess.
Basically, (and a prominent hispanic population in schools) except there are some whites at the few magnet schools. The public schools here are a mess.
According to this site, there were some schools that were close to 50% White and there were quite a few that ranged from 5-45% too. I'm thinking most of those are on the Southside and some had their share of Hispanic and even Asian students.
According to this site, there were some schools that were close to 50% White and there were quite a few that ranged from 5-45% too. I'm thinking most of those are on the Southside and some had their share of Hispanic and even Asian students.
The schools that have prominent white population's are either in a very white neighborhood, gifted, or are a magnet school. (Magnet schools have to maintain around 50-50 diversity. The school that I go to is the most diverse city public school in the SLPS. My school is a gifted, magnet school though, so it's a rare exception to the rest of the SLPS.
I never payed any attention, I was little and just wanted to have fun on the playgrounds. I did not care about the color of someones skin, I only cared about not getting tagged and being it.
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