Association between school racial/ethnic composition during adolescence and adult health

Individual and regional differences in the effects of school racial segregation on Black students’ health

“…Importantly, the dissimilarity index is distinct from school composition or the exposure or isolation indices (which are also linked to health, albeit inconsistently ( Cohen, Ozer, Rehkopf, & Abrams, 2021 ; Dudovitz et al, 2021 ; DuPont-Reyes & Villatoro, 2019 )). For example, it is possible to have high or low exposure to Black or White students in either an integrated or segregated district, since the distribution of Black or White students across schools within a district (dissimilarity) is distinct from the racial composition of the district overall.…”

Revisiting Health Disparities Linked to “Some College”: Incorporating Gender and High School Experiences

“…Existing research into high school quality and life-course health proceeds by examining distinct dimensions of high school experience or quality (e.g., Boen, Kozlowski, and Tyson 2020; Carroll et al 2017; Crosnoe and Riegle-Crumb 2007; Dudovitz et al 2016; Frisvold and Golberstein 2013; Moorman, Greenfirld, and Garcia 2019). For instance, school attributes such as college-preparatory curricula or teacher qualifications or credentials, peer connectedness or achievement, class size, and school socioeconomic resources have shown significant associations with health behaviors and mental and physical health indicators across the life course.…”