School Choice, Socioeconomic Status, and Stratified Enrollment in Urban Districts: Evidence from Detroit
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| Title: | School Choice, Socioeconomic Status, and Stratified Enrollment in Urban Districts: Evidence from Detroit |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jeremy Singer (ORCID |
| Source: | Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 2025 47(3):821-846. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 26 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Institute of Education Sciences (ED) |
| Contract Number: | R305C180025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | School Choice, Socioeconomic Status, Urban Schools, Enrollment, School Districts, Charter Schools, Poverty, Enrollment Trends, Social Stratification, Public Schools, Family Influence, Context Effect, Low Income Students, Minority Group Students, Social Networks, School Location |
| Geographic Terms: | Michigan (Detroit) |
| DOI: | 10.3102/01623737241254783 |
| ISSN: | 0162-3737 1935-1062 |
| Abstract: | Researchers and policymakers have often debated whether urban schools of choice enroll students who are relatively advantaged compared to their traditional public school peers. Existing research has not adequately answered this question due to a reliance on inadequate quantitative measures of socioeconomic status and an emphasis on differences between racial or class groups rather than within them. This mixed-methods study contributes new evidence based on novel survey data and interviews with parents and educational leaders in Detroit. Detroit charter schools enroll significantly fewer students living in deep poverty than neighborhood schools, and selective schools enroll a distinctly advantaged population. These stratified enrollment patterns result from differences in geographic constraints, the influence of social networks, school type reputations, and school practices. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| IES Funded: | Yes |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1479769 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Researchers and policymakers have often debated whether urban schools of choice enroll students who are relatively advantaged compared to their traditional public school peers. Existing research has not adequately answered this question due to a reliance on inadequate quantitative measures of socioeconomic status and an emphasis on differences between racial or class groups rather than within them. This mixed-methods study contributes new evidence based on novel survey data and interviews with parents and educational leaders in Detroit. Detroit charter schools enroll significantly fewer students living in deep poverty than neighborhood schools, and selective schools enroll a distinctly advantaged population. These stratified enrollment patterns result from differences in geographic constraints, the influence of social networks, school type reputations, and school practices. |
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| ISSN: | 0162-3737 1935-1062 |
| DOI: | 10.3102/01623737241254783 |
