School segregation in Jefferson County and the affiliated Louisville metropolitan area, USA

Charlie H. Zhang and Margath A. Walker

Journal of Maps, 2012, vol. 8, issue 4, 379-385

Abstract: This article explores the spatiotemporal patterns of school segregation between blacks and whites in Jefferson County and its affiliated Louisville metropolitan area. The classical dissimilarity index and the GIS-oriented spatial segregation measure - S index are used to estimate school segregation based on public school enrollment data (1987-2008). Findings call for the significance of measuring school segregation from a metropolitan-wide perspective rather than focusing on the urban school district alone. Also, results indicate that between-district segregation represents the majority of overall segregation in the entire Louisville metropolitan area. Most importantly, the GIS-based S Index enriches segregation studies by mapping the dynamic patterns of racial disparities while permitting a statistical estimate of segregation.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2012.750251

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