I was putting together some stats for Sam Silverberg on education in the US and Mississippi. Have a look at these.

• In America, nine-year-old children in urban and rural areas are already three grade levels behind nine-year-olds in wealthier suburbs.
• In America, less than half of high school students in urban areas graduate.
• In America, a child who happens to be born in the Bronx or in Compton is seven times less likely to graduate from college than a child born in Manhattan or Beverly Hills.
• In Mississippi, a high-poverty classroom of 25 students receives $8,975 less in funding per year than a low-poverty classroom of the same size.
• In Mississippi, three percent of African American 8th graders are considered proficient, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
• In Mississippi, 12% of African American students who take the English Language Composition AP test pass. 62% of whites who take it pass.
• In Mississippi, 51% of K-12 students are African American. 22% of gifted and talented students are African American. 62% of special education placements are African American. Discrepancy?