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dc.contributor.advisorKorgaonkar, Yoga
dc.contributor.authorKeaster, Julianne
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-13T20:31:07Z
dc.date.available2022-12-13T20:31:07Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/667154
dc.description.abstractTucson Unified School District (TUSD) has taken steps to ensure they are not segregating students based on socioeconomic status in their schools. At the bequest of their Office of Desegregation, a case study of TUSD’s schools was performed. This case study included determining the geographical distribution of schools across the district boundary and analyzing socioeconomic traits as proxies for student segregation. The socioeconomic traits examined were household income, educational attainment, rent vs. owned households, and single-parent vs. two-parent households. The socioeconomic status analyses detailed in this report drew from the Texas Education Agency’s 2018 study and aimed to replicate a socioeconomic tier study of their school-aged residents. To complete this study, socioeconomic tiers within TUSD were created. Socioeconomic tiers were calculated based on creating an index from multiple census variables. Tier data was joined to school attendance boundaries to obtain raw percentages of each tier as it was distributed within each TUSD school. Next, schools with disproportionate percentages of students represented by one or more socioeconomic tiers were identified. Lastly, the distribution of tiers across TUSD attendance boundaries was visually analyzed. This research will allow TUSD to determine which students and schools need additional program and financial support. Other school districts in the United States can utilize the model from this study for the same purpose.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
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dc.subjectattendanceen_US
dc.subjectboundaryen_US
dc.subjectsegregationen_US
dc.subjectsocioeconomicen_US
dc.subjectTucson, Arizonaen_US
dc.titleA Socioeconomic Tier Study of Tucson Unified School Districten_US
dc.typeElectronic Reporten_US
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thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen_US
thesis.degree.levelmastersen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGeographic Information Systems Technologyen_US
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en_US
dc.description.collectioninformationThis item is part of the MS-GIST Master's Reports collection. For more information about items in this collection, please contact the UA Campus Repository at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.en_US
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