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Student body in Mingo County universities comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year

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Cindy Marten, Deputy Secretary of Education | https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Cindy_Marten%2C_Deputy_Secretary_of_Education_2.jpg

White students were the most represented ethnicity among students at Mingo County's only university in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

All of the 23 students attending the only institution in the county at the time were white.

Countywide, the number of undergraduates attending the only university in the county during the 2022-23 school year fell by 23.3%.

Graduation rates reveal a significant achievement gap among different ethnicities. While white students graduate at a rate of 62.1%, Black and Hispanic students graduate at a rate of around 40%.

Students' Ethnicity Percentage in Mingo County University in 2022-23 School Year

Ethnic Group% of Total Student Body
White100%

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