Minority Isolation in Atlanta Public Schools Today

The chain reaction of white flight– families move out of urban areas in order to go to more “desirable” schools, taking their capital with them, thereby making those urban neighborhoods less desirable– has continued to affect the Atlanta area in recent decades.

Percentage of African American Students in Predominately Minority High Schools by District (Left: 1994-1995; Right: 2007-2008)

My brother graduated from High School in Fayette County in 2006. His high school was 77% white and 8% black.

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