- Jefferson County lost 20% white enrollment (net loss nearly 13,000) from 1987-2006 while its suburban counterparts, especially Oldham and Spencer where most of the new suburban growth had occurred, experienced a substantial increase in white enrollment.
- A one percentage increase in student poverty corresponded to a nearly .5 percentage decrease in the proportion whites enrolled in public schools.
- Minority percentages in neighborhoods where the public schools were located showed a significant negative correlation, suggesting a white aversion to minority presence.
- There was a negative relationship between urban location and white enrollment.
- The effect of median household income, educational attainment (of the parents) and desegregation status were positive and significant on the white private school enrollment rate.