465,480
780,268
The report projects that the number of Hispanic students enrolled in public primary and secondary schools will continue to rise in the 16 SREB states, from 2.2 million in 2001 to 3.8 million in 2011.
According to the report, three SREB states will see "explosive growth" of greater than 20 percent in the overall number of high school graduates through 2022: Florida, Georgia and Texas. Two SREB states will see "rapid expansion" in the number of high school graduates: Arkansas and North Carolina.
High school enrollment of Hispanic students in the SREB area will more than triple, from 596,000 during the 2001 school year to more than 1.7 million by 2019. In most SREB states, the number of White students and Black students will drop substantially.
Many SREB states have seen major increases in the college enrollment of students in all racial/ethnic minority groups, especially Black and Hispanic students. States need to help more students from these traditionally undereducated groups finish college to continue the region's progress in raising education levels, SREB officials say.
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