Study Finds Best States for Raising Black Children Hardly Have Any
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
GoLocalWorcester News Team
A recently released study aimed at uncovering the best states in the US for opportunities for children has uncovered some startling facts about the gap between opportunities for African American and other minority children when stacked up against their white counterparts.
According to the study “Race for Results,” published by the Annie E Casey Foundation, many of the states that fair best for opportunities for African American children have some of the lowest percentages of the ethnic group in the state, including Hawaii, New Hampshire, Utah and Alaska – the top ranked states in the study – which all have less than four-percent population of African Americans.
Massachusetts – which ranked fifth highest in terms of opportunity for black children – may have faired well in terms of creating opportunity for their African American youth, but they pail in comparison to the ones available for white children.
“I don’t think that this is a huge surprise in Massachusetts,” said Stephanie Berkowitz, Director of External Relations at the Center for Teen Empowerment. “Without hearing the results, I could have guessed that Massachusetts was better than most but still lagging behind white children in terms of providing opportunities for African American children. There is a huge correlation between race and levels of poverty, which is a huge factor in determining how much one can achieve. We need to work to give the children of color in Massachusetts more opportunities to succeed.”
The study ranks to amount of opportunity that children of a particular background can achieve in a given state based on 12 different factors, including babies born at normal birth weight and young adults ages 19 to 26 who are in school or working. The scores are tabulated and then ranked based on a score of 1,000, with 1,000 being the best score possible.
Opportunities for African American children in Massachusetts scored 482 on the scale, compared to a score of 827 for white children in Massachusetts, which ranks as the best score nationwide. Latino children are also at a disadvantage for opportunities in Massachusetts, scoring 387 and ranking 28th out of the 50 states.
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#50 Pioneer Valley Reg.
Northfield, MA
Total enrollment: 500
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.6%
Black: 1.0%
Hispanic: 2.4%
Two or more races: 1.0%
White: 93.2%
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#49 Health & Human Svc.
Health & Human Svc. HS, Lawrence, MA
Total enrollment: 520
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.6%
Black: 2.5%
Hispanic: 93.3%
Two or more races: 0.2%
White: 3.5%
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#48 South Shore HS
South Shore Voc. Tech. HS, Hanover, MA
Total enrollment: 600
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Black: 2.8%
Hispanic: 2.7%
Two or more races: 1.2%
White: 93.3%
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#47 Seekonk HS
Seekonk, MA
Total enrollment: 628
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 2.7%
Black: 0.8%
Hispanic: 2.4%
Two or more races: 0.8%
White: 93.3%
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#46 Athol HS
Athol, MA
Total enrollment: 378
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Black: 1.9%
Hispanic: 2.9%
Two or more races: 1.9%
White: 93.4%
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#45 Humanities & Leadership
Humanities & Leadership Dev. HS, Lawrence, MA
Total enrollment: 521
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.7%
Black: 1.9%
Hispanic: 93.5%
Two or more races: 0.0%
White: 2.9%
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#44 Blackstone Valley
Blackstone Valley Reg. Voc. Tech., Upton, MA
Total enrollment: 1,164
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.8%
Black: 0.8%
Hispanic: 2.8%
Two or more races: 2.1%
White: 93.5%
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#43 Hopedale Jr. Sr. HS
Hopedale, MA
Total enrollment: 548
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.6%
Black: 0.5%
Hispanic: 2.6%
Two or more races: 1.1%
White: 93.6%
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#42 Wahconah Reg. HS
Dalton, MA
Total enrollment: 563
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.7%
Black: 0.9%
Hispanic: 2.0%
Two or more races: 2.7%
White: 93.8%
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#41 W. Wareham Academy
Wareham, MA
Total enrollment: 16
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Black: 0.0%
Hispanic: 0.0%
Two or more races: 6.2%
White: 93.8%
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#40 Sutton HS
Sutton, MA
Total enrollment: 418
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
Black: 0.5%
Hispanic: 1.7%
Two or more races: 3.8%
White: 93.8%
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#39 Bay Path HS
Bay Path Reg. Voc. Tech. HS, Charlton, MA
Total enrollment: 1,104
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.5%
Black: 0.4%
Hispanic: 4.9%
Two or more races: 0.3%
White: 93.9%
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#38 HS Learning Center
Lawrence, MA
Total enrollment: 167
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.8%
Black: 1.8%
Hispanic: 94.0%
Two or more races: 0.0%
White: 2.4%
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#37 Shawsheen Valley
Shawsheen Valley Vocational Tech., Billerica, MA
Total enrollment: 1,372
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.4%
Black: 0.8%
Hispanic: 3.0%
Two or more races: 1.5%
White: 94.1%
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#36 Nipmuc Reg. HS
Upton, MA
Total enrollment: 667
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.4%
Black: 1.2%
Hispanic: 2.4%
Two or more races: 0.7%
White: 94.0%
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#35 Tewksbury Memorial HS
Tewksbury, MA
Total enrollment: 985
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 2.6%
Black: 1.3%
Hispanic: 1.8%
Two or more races: 0.0%
White: 94.1%
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#34 N. Reading HS
North Reading, MA
Total enrollment: 755
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.9%
Black: 0.5%
Hispanic: 2.0%
Two or more races: 1.5%
White: 94.2%
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#33 Joseph Case HS
Swansea, MA
Total enrollment: 551
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.9%
Black: 2.0%
Hispanic: 0.9%
Two or more races: 1.6%
White: 94.4%
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#32 Gardner Academy
Gardner Academy for Learning and Tech., Gardner, MA
Total enrollment: 91
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.1%
Black: 0.0%
Hispanic: 2.2%
Two or more races: 2.2%
White: 94.5%
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#31 Hampshire Reg. HS
Westhampton, MA
Total enrollment: 756
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.4%
Black: 0.5%
Hispanic: 2.8%
Two or more races: 1.6%
White: 94.7%
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#30 Triton Reg. HS
Byfield, MA
Total enrollment: 738
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.2%
Black: 0.5%
Hispanic: 2.7%
Two or more races: 0.8%
White: 94.7%
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#29 Medway HS
Medway, MA
Total enrollment: 779
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.9%
Black: 0.5%
Hispanic: 1.9%
Two or more races: 0.6%
White: 94.7%
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#28 Apponequet Reg. HS
Lakeville, MA
Total enrollment: 813
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.1%
Black: 0.6%
Hispanic: 1.5%
Two or more races: 1.8%
White: 94.7%
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#27 Pentucket HS
Pentucket Regional Sen. HS, West Newbury, MA
Total enrollment: 785
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.4%
Black: 0.4%
Hispanic: 1.9%
Two or more races: 1.5%
White: 94.8%
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#26 Gateway Reg. HS
Huntington, MA
Total enrollment: 282
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.7%
Black: 0.4%
Hispanic: 2.8%
Two or more races: 1.1%
White: 95.0%
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#25 N. Middlesex Reg. HS
Townsend, MA
Total enrollment: 956
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.5%
Black: 0.8%
Hispanic: 1.7%
Two or more races: 0.8%
White: 95.1%
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#24 Scituate HS
Scituate, MA
Total enrollment: 947
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.9%
Black: 2.2%
Hispanic: 0.4%
Two or more races: 1.3%
White: 95.1%
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#23 Norfolk County HS
Norfolk County Agricultural HS, Walpole, MA
Total enrollment: 476
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.1%
Black: 1.1%
Hispanic: 1.5%
Two or more races: 1.1%
White: 95.4%
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#22 Masconomet Reg. HS
Topsfield, MA
Total enrollment: 1,382
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 2.2%
Black: 0.4%
Hispanic: 1.7%
Two or more races: 0.1%
White: 95.4%
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#21 King Phillip Reg. HS
Wrentham, MA
Total enrollment: 1,322
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.1%
Black: 0.8%
Hispanic: 0.7%
Two or more races: 1.4%
White: 95.8%
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#20 Norwell HS
Norwell, MA
Total enrollment: 677
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 1.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.4%
Black: 0.1%
Hispanic: 2.1%
Two or more races: 0.6%
White: 96.0%
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#19 Norton HS
Norton, MA
Total enrollment: 715
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.6%
Black: 1.1%
Hispanic: 0.8%
Two or more races: 0.3%
White: 95.4%
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#18 Charles McCann
Charles McCann Voc. Tech., North Adams, MA
Total enrollment: 505
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.4%
Black: 1.0%
Hispanic: 2.0%
Two or more races: 0.8%
White: 95.8%
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#17 Westfield Vocational
Westfield Vocational Tech. HS, Westfield, MA
Total enrollment: 470
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.5%
Black: 1.5%
Hispanic: 0.6%
Two or more races: 0.4%
White: 96.0%
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#16 Medfield Senior High
Medfield, MA
Total enrollment: 882
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 3.3%
Black: 0.3%
Hispanic: 1.6%
Two or more races: 1.5%
White: 93.3%
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#15 Georgetown MS/HS
Georgetown, MA
Total enrollment: 407
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.0%
Black: 0.0%
Hispanic: 1.2%
Two or more races: 1.5%
White: 96.3%
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#14 Hanover HS
Hanover, MA
Total enrollment: 778
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.2%
Black: 1.2%
Hispanic: 1.0%
Two or more races: 0.3%
White: 96.4%
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#13 Carver MS/HS
Carver, MA
Total enrollment: 870
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Black: 2.3%
Hispanic: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.7%
White: 96.3%
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#12 Duxbury HS
Duxbury, MA
Total enrollment: 1,037
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.1%
Black: 0.3%
Hispanic: 0.8%
Two or more races: 1.2%
White: 96.5%
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#11 Westport HS
Westport, MA
Total enrollment: 381
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
Black: 0.5%
Hispanic: 2.4%
Two or more races: 0.0%
White: 96.9%
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#10 Pembroke HS
Pembroke, MA
Total enrollment: 984
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.8%
Black: 1.2%
Hispanic: 1.0%
Two or more races: 0.1%
White: 96.8%
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#9 Marshfield HS
Marshfield, MA
Total enrollment: 1,304
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.6%
Black: 0.2%
Hispanic: 1.8%
Two or more races: 0.5%
White: 96.9%
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#8 Franklin County Tech.
Turners Falls, MA
Total enrollment: 523
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.6%
Black: 0.0%
Hispanic: 1.0%
Two or more races: 1.3%
White: 96.9%
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#7 Sandwich HS
Sandwich, MA
Total enrollment: 786
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.8%
Black: 1.1%
Hispanic: 0.0%
Two or more races: 0.0%
White: 96.9%
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#6 Silver Lake Reg. HS
Kingston, MA
Total enrollment: 1,274
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.7%
Black: 1.5%
Hispanic: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.2%
White: 97.4%
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#5 Douglas HS
Douglas, MA
Total enrollment: 573
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.5%
Black: 0.0%
Hispanic: 1.6%
Two or more races: 0.5%
White: 97.4%
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#4 Old Colony Vocational
Old Colony Reg. Vocational Tech., Rochester, MA
Total enrollment: 579
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Black: 0.3%
Hispanic: 0.5%
Two or more races: 1.0%
White: 98.1%
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#3 International HS
Lawrence, MA
Total enrollment: 521
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.6%
Black: 0.2%
Hispanic: 98.5%
Two or more races: 0.0%
White: 0.8%
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#2 Tahanto Regional HS
Boylston, MA
Total enrollment: 542
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
Black: 0.6%
Hispanic: 0.0%
Two or more races: 0.2%
White: 99.1%
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#1 Manchester Essex HS
Manchester Essex Regional HS, Manchester, MA
Total enrollment: 461
Percentage of total enrollment
Amer Indian/Alaskan: 0.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Black: 0.4%
Hispanic: 0.0%
Two or more races: 0.2%
White: 99.3%
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