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School To Settle Discrimination Lawsuit

Springdale District Doesn’t Admit Wrongdoing

By Steve Caraway

Posted: July 24, 2012 at 8:46 p.m.

A federal lawsuit over racial discrimination against the Springdale School District should soon be dropped.

At A Glance

Racial Makeup of Springdale

Springdale’s school district includes all of Springdale as well as several smaller towns and unincorporated areas. Percentages of racial and ethnic backgrounds in Springdale:

  • White: 65 percent
  • Hispanic: 35 percent*
  • Other or two or more races: 25 percent
  • Pacific Islanders: 6 percent
  • Native American: 2 percent
  • Asian: 1 percent
  • Black: 0.8 percent

*Those of Hispanic backgrounds can be split between several races

Source: U.S 2010 Census

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