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| Colleges and Universities |
| Seattle has a more than typically educated population. Of
Seattle's population over twenty-five, 36% (vs. a national average
of 24%) hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 93% (vs. 80% nationally)
have a high school diploma or equivalent. In addition to the
obvious institutions of education, there are significant adult
literacy programs and considerable homeschooling. |
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Like most urban American public school systems, Seattle Public
Schools have been subject to numerous controversies. Seattle's
schools desegregated without a court order, but continue to
struggle to achieve racial balance in a demographically divided
city (the south part of town being much more ethnically diverse
than the north). The schools have maintained high enough educational
standards to keep white flight (and middle-class flight in
general) to a minimum, but some of the area's suburban public
school systems — not all of them in wealthy suburbs — have
consistently higher test scores. Notably, Seattle schools
seem to be failing their minority students, as high academic
standards are not realized uniformly by all racial groups
in many of the city's secondary schools.
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| The public school system is supplemented by a moderate number
of private schools: four of the high schools are Catholic, one
is Lutheran, and six are secular. |
| Postsecondary education in Seattle is dominated by the University
of Washington, with over 40,000 students, making it the largest
university in the Pacific Northwest. Most prominent of the city's
other universities are Seattle University, a Jesuit school,
and Seattle Pacific University, founded by the Free Methodists.
There are also a handful of smaller schools, mainly in the fine
arts and business and psychology. Seattle is also served by
North Seattle, Seattle Central, and South Seattle Community
Colleges. |
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