Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of selected schools by site
| site | Schools selected n | Average no. 6th graders n | Racial/ethnic distribution | Eligible free/reduced price lunch % | High school dropout rate % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American % | Hispanic % | Caucasian % | |||||
| North Carolina (Duke University)a | 8 | 241 | 66 | 5 | 26 | 42 | 2 |
| Georgia (University of Georgia) | 9 | 239 | 34 | 12 | 55 | 47 | 9 |
| Illinois (University of Illinois at Chicago) | 12 | 70 | 46 | 48 | 16 | 96 | 17 |
| Virginia (VA Commonwealth University) | 8 | 236 | 84 | 6 | 9 | 75 | 3 |
a
Source of racial/ethnic distribution: GREAT pre-test data (percentages in some add to more than 100 because multiple responses were allowed or because of rounding); source of eligibility of free/reduced price lunch and dropout rate: schools of each site.