The quickest shifts

Last update: August 30, 2007 - 10:41 PM

Minnesota ranks second in the nation in the size of its recent shift away from white students attending nearly all-white schools -- but also sixth in the shift of black students toward nearly all-black schools.

	State	93-94	05-06
1	Utah	51	14
2	Minnesota	56	24
3	N. Dakota	65	34
4	Nebraska	57	27
5	Wisconsin	58	31
6	Iowa	68	42
7	Michigan	56	31
8	Rhode Is.	60	34
9	Montana	52	28
10	S. Dakota	57	34

Source: Pew Hispanic Center

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STATES RANKED BY THE SIZE OF CHANGE FROM 1993-94 TO 2005-06

	State	93-94	05-06
1	Ohio	10	28
2	Wisconsin	17	32
3	Mass.	5	20
4	Missouri	22	36
5	Maryland	32	45
6	Minnesota	0	12
7	Georgia	22	32
8	Colorado	0	10
9	Arkansas	6	14
10	Delaware	0	8

States where the percentage of white students in nearly all-white schools has decreased

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