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Title: School Choice, Socioeconomic Status, and Stratified Enrollment in Urban Districts: Evidence from Detroit
Language: English
Authors: Jeremy Singer (ORCID 0000-0002-2666-2972)
Source: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 2025 47(3):821-846.
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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.
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