In Boston, nearly 80% of students are black or Hispanic

In the nearby suburb of Wellesley, Massachusetts, 81% of students are white. About 1 out of 5 white students in Boston is enrolled in at least one Advanced Placement (college-level) course, compared with 1 out of 12 for both African-Americans and Hispanics. Wellesley has racial differences as well. There, nearly 1 out of 4 white students are in AP. For Hispanics, it’s 1 out of 6. Black students are 4% of the Wellesley district, but not a single black student is in an AP class, according to 2009 data.