Washington Enrollment Profile The changes in numbers and mix of high school graduates at the national level are amplified at the state level. Table 2 reveals a changing profile of the Washington high school graduate. While the total will grow modestly (8%) over 10 years, the number of Hispanic graduates will increase by 72%. As a result, the ethnic mix of the total will shift: Hispanics will make up 29% of the total, other traditionally underrepresented groups will remain the same, and the percent of Whites will fall from 67.5% in 2015-16 to 63.9% in 2024-25.
Table 2 Washington High School Graduates Actual/Projected 2015-2024
Hispanic - Alone or any race
Non-Hispanic
Hispanic % of
Public School Total
White
Black
Amer Indian/ Alaska Native
Asian/ Pacific Islander (Combined)
White % of Public School Total
Black % of Public School Total
Amer Indian/ Alaska Native % of Public School Total
Asian/ Pacific Islander % of
PUBLIC SCHOOLS TOTAL
School Year
Public School Total
2015-16
65,894
12,068
18.3%
44,498
67.5%
2,808
4.3%
719
1.1%
6,107
9.3%
2016-17
64,873
12,385
19.1%
43,698
67.4%
2,728
4.2%
668
1.0%
5,914
9.1%
2017-18
66,606
13,287
19.9%
44,374
66.6%
2,768
4.2%
624
0.9%
6,339
9.5%
2018-19
66,807
14,500
21.7%
43,654
65.3%
2,688
4.0%
581
0.9%
6,463
9.7%
2019-20
65,490
14,710
22.5%
42,652
65.1%
2,583
3.9%
518
0.8%
6,458
9.9%
2020-21
66,282
15,556
23.5%
42,987
64.9%
2,553
3.9%
491
0.7%
6,572
9.9%
2021-22
66,799
16,546
24.8%
42,997
64.4%
2,541
3.8%
446
0.7%
6,717
10.1%
2022-23
67,505
17,846
26.4%
43,178
64.0%
2,508
3.7%
408
0.6%
6,727
10.0%
2023-24
68,910
19,162
27.8%
44,183
64.1%
2,610
3.8%
378
0.5%
6,482
9.4%
2024-25
71,343
20,762
29.1%
45,614
63.9%
2,680
3.8%
351
0.5%
6,788
9.5%
Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates, 2016.
As the national, state, and CWU data show, it is likely that CWU will qualify for HSI status by 2023. However, as this report explains, becoming a responsive, successful, and sustainable HSI means much more than reaching the 25% student FTE self-identifying as Latinx/Hispanic; it means recognition and focused responsiveness to the diversity of the Latinx/Hispanic student population at CWU. When meeting the needs of our increasingly diverse student population, it is critical that we
CWU HSI Initiative 7.12.18
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