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Document Number: 8437

2009 College-Bound Seniors--Total Group Profile Report - More than 1.5 million students in the class of 2009 took the SAT. Of those, 40% were minority students. In 1999 only 29.2% were minority students, reflecting the steady growth of minority participation rates. Hispanic students represent the largest minority group taking the test and now account for 13.5% of all test takers. The number of Hispanic testers over 10 years has more than doubled. Females comprised 53.5% of the 2009 test-takers. More than one-third of the test-takers reported their parents' highest level of education as high school or less. (The College Board, August 2009)...


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