Return to the Home PageThe amount of formal education completed varies significantly by race. In 1990, 29.6% of the black population (25+ years) had less than a high school diploma, compared to 17.2% of whites, 17.8% of other races, and 16.6% of Hispanics. Other races had the highest percentage of people with a bachelor's degree or more in 1990 (48.3%). This is due primarily to other races including Asian and Pacific Islanders, 55.0% of whom had completed a bachelor's degree or more in 1990.
Most racial groups in Franklin County had a higher level of education in 1990 than in 1980. In 1990, 28.6% of the white and 17.3% of the black populations had completed a bachelor's degree or more, compared to only 22.8% and 8.6% in 1980, respectively. Hispanics improved from 19.5% college educated in 1980 to 34.6% in 1990.
Amer. Ind.
Eskimo &
Education Total White Black Aleut
Less than 9th grade 30,005 22,856 5,933 85
9-12, No Diploma 83,490 63,079 19,204 263
Diploma or Equiv 173,593 145,385 26,067 393
College, no degree 117,856 97,125 19,117 229
Associate degree 33,298 27,798 4,679 129
Bachelor's degree 104,462 94,786 6,835 125
Grad/Prof degree 54,599 47,705 3,196 71
Total 597,303 498,734 85,031 1,295
Asian &
Education Pac. Is. Other Hispanic
Less than 9th grade 1,043 88 185
9-12, No Diploma 736 208 539
Diploma or Equiv 1,475 273 893
College, no degree 1,069 316 929
Associate degree 553 139 313
Bachelor's degree 2,488 228 849
Grad/Prof degree 3,469 158 661
Total 10,833 1,410 4,369
Amer. Ind.
Eskimo &
Education Total White Black Aleut
0-4 Years 8,731 6,164 2,338 55
5-7 Years 20,069 15,588 4,250 67
8 Years 27,283 23,618 3,517 45
Total(less than 9 Yrs.) 56,083 45,370 10,105 167
1-3 Yrs. H.S. 76,308 59,814 16,078 129
4 Yrs. H.S. 175,696 151,759 22,985 207
1-3 Yrs. College 77,750 66,658 10,379 166
4+ Yrs. College 103,729 95,815 5,590 91
Total 489,566 419,416 65,137 760
Asian &
Education Pac. Is. Other Hispanic
0-4 Years 174 15 137
5-7 Years 164 25 189
8 Years 103 12 168
Total(less than 9 Yrs.) 441 52 494
1-3 Yrs H.S. 287 105 531
4 Yrs H.S. 745 236 1,083
1-3 Yrs College 547 215 691
4+ Yrs College 2,233 211 678
Total 4,253 819 3,477
Note: The response categories for persons who attended both high school and college were modified in 1990 from earlier censuses because of the ambiguity in interpreting responses. Four years of college, for example, did not necessarily mean college graduate. These changes have been accounted for in this analysis.
Source: Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Filename: CD-046