Minority students expected to become majority in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Minority students in Oklahoma public schools are expected to outnumber white students when classes begin across the state in the next several weeks.

According to statewide enrollment numbers collected by the Oklahoma Education Department in October, white students outnumbered nonwhite students by 26 last year.

The Oklahoman (http://bit.ly/2aovgI2 ) reports that based on yearly demographic trends, which has seen minority enrollment increased 2.5 percent annually during the past few years, minority students should become the new majority in the state this upcoming school year.

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