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In 2009, the Hispanic graduation rate was 86 percent; the African-American graduation rate was 77 percent.
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In this case the hispanic graduates were on par with the rest of their class, however, the African American graduation rate was much lower than the class average of 85%. Therefore, the overall minority graduation rate was without a doubt lower than the rate for the overall class (and that is with the minority component included). With a little more information, the numbers would probably demonstrate that the disparity between minority and (for lack of a better word) white graduation rates would be even greater...
As an aside, since we are referring to only one year, its tough to draw a convincing conclusion for either argument, however, it does lend support to Fleming's article that stated that minority graduation rates are lower than the whole class.