Friday Facts: For November 6, 2009
November 6th, 2009 by Ajuan Mance
- Percentage of U.S. public school students who are Black males: 8% (Journal of Blacks in Higher Education)
- Percentage of U.S. public school teachers who are Black males: 2% (Journal of Blacks in Higher Education)
- Percentage of 18- to 24-year-old African Americans enrolled in college in 1996: 27% (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Percentage of 18- to 24-year-old African Americans enrolled in college in 2006: 32.3% (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Obama administration stimulus funds allotted to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for the preservation of historic buildings: $14.25 million (Journal of Blacks in Higher Education)
- Number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to Black women during the 2005-2006 school year: 94,341 (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Numer of bachelor’s degrees awarded to Black men during the 2005-2006 school year: 48, 079 (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Mean score on the reading and mathematics section of the SAT for white students from households earning less than $20,000: 972 (Journal of Blacks in Higher Education)
- Mean score on the reading and mathematics sections of the SAT for Black students from households earning between $160,000 and $200,000: 960 (Journal of Blacks in Higher Education)
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