Hispanics make up the majority of USD 443′s students – Dodge City, Kansas – (elementary schools are 80% Hispanic)
Tagged: children, Kansas, midwest, population, studentPosted on: October 14th, 2007“The playgrounds of the Dodge City elementary schools are filled with the chatter of children as they take turns on the swings and chase each other around the yards. The children converse freely with one another, alternating with ease between English and Spanish depending on who they’re speaking with.
This is not an unusual snapshot of the schools in Dodge City, where the elementary schools have an Hispanic population of around 80 percent. While other schools in the Midwest may be dominated by blond-headed children, they become the minority here. The middle and high schools aren’t far behind, where approximately 60 percent of the students come from Latino ancestry.”*
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