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Student Homelessness by Race/Ethnicity

Students of color disproportionately experience homelessness

In the most recent data available, 236 Lincoln Public Schools student were identified as experiencing homelessness in the 2019-2020 school year:

• 29.2% of students who were homeless during the school year identified as White compared to 65.3% of the overall student population.
• 25.4% of students who were homeless during the school year identified as Black or African American compared to 6.6% of the overall student population.
• 21.6% of students who were homeless during the school year identified as Latino/a or Hispanic compared to 14.3% of the overall student population.
• 16.9% of students who were homeless during the school year identified as Two or More Races compared to 8.4% of the overall student population.
• 3.8% of students who were homeless during the school year identified as American Indian or Alaska Native compared to 0.6% of the overall student population.

Notes

US Department of Education. (2021). Homeless Student Enrollment Data by Local Education Agency: School Year 2019-20.

The Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) program, authorized under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento) (42 U.S.C. § 11431 et seq.) defines homeless persons as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. Data is suppressed for groups if student count is between 0 and 2 and is reported as unknown. Race and ethnicity data was first available for the 2019-2020 School Year.