Time now for a nasty lump of
demographic coal in South Florida's
               Christmas stocking.

"Our Youth - Our Future"

                     BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Students                              2000-01        2010-11        Increase
Total Students                   251,116        256,477        2%
Low Income*                      91,676          139,765        52%
Total White Students      101,403        65,509          (35%)
Low Income *                      14,917          18,156          22%
Total African American    90,358          101,064       12%
Low Income*                       53,160          79,902          50%   
Total Hispanic/Latino       48,123          74,019          54%
Low Income *                      20,503          39,739          94%

                        DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Students                              2000-01        2010-11        Increase
Total Students                   363,393        350,227        (4%)
Low Income                         217,594        243,751        12%
Total White Students      41,276          29,092          (30%)
Low Income                         9,503             9,508             0%
Total African American   114,143        83,857          (27%)
Low Income                         80,331          70,061          (13%)
Total Hispanic/Latino      205,710        230,860        12%
Low Income                         125,273        161,209        29%

                      PALM BEACH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Students                              2000-01        2010-11        Increase
Total Students                   153,800        178,901        16%
Low Income                         59,466          89,132          50%
Total White Students      74,192          64,445          (13%)
Low Income                         10,628          13,589          28%
Total African American   45,475          50,792          12%
Low Income                         30,907          38,592          25%
Total Hispanic/Latino      26,698          51,308          92%
Low Income                         15,590          32,284          108%

                                       FLORIDA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Students                              2000-01        2010-11        Increase
Total Students                   2,431,521    2,667,830    10%
Low Income                         1,068,609    1,480,735    39%
Total White Students      1,277,521    1,131,718    (11%)
Low Income                         333,391        414,672        24%
Total African American   603,493        612,392        1%
Low Income                         414,953        470,229        13%
Total Hispanic/Latino      464,897        762,781        64%
Low Income                         288,236        522,120        81%

*Eligible for free or reduced price school lunch
SOURCE: Florida Department of Education