Metco Program Demographics How many students participate in the program? As of October 1, 2004 3,269 students were enrolled in the Metco program. Of this number, 3,131 originate from the city of Boston; the remaining 138 come from Springfield. What is the racial breakdown of the program? In the 2004-2005 school year the racial breakdown of Metco pupils was as follows: Race Percent Count Black 81% 2636 Hispanic 13% 409 Asian 4% 137 Other 3% 87 Total 100% 3269 What is the racial breakdown of Metco 'receiving' communities? Most Metco receiving districts are predominantly white. Two-thirds of the districts are greater than 90% white, with only two less than 70% white. Boston, the sending district for the vast majority of Metco students is 46% African-American, 31% Hispanic, 14% White, and 9% Asian.

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