Even though the United States is more diverse than ever, Latino students are the most segregated they've been since 1968. Concretely, the percentage of Latino students attending intensely segregated schools (comprised of a student population of more than 90% non-white) has increased to a whopping 67% between 1968 and 2021.
According to an Axios report, intensely segregated schools have "fewer resources, more teacher shortages, higher student-to-school counselor ratios, and fewer AP class options." That's why it's unsurprising that the average Latino student attends a school where 60.7% of all students are poor.
