According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) results of a 2023 nationwide Youth Risk Behavior Survey released on October 8, 2024, Asian, multiracial, and Black students were the most likely to report having ever experienced racism in school. In fact,more than half of Asian students (57%) and nearly half of multiracial (49%) and Black (46%) students reported experiencing racism sometimes in their schooling. Non-White students reported experiencing racism in school at a rate two to three times higher than the 17% reported by White students.

In addition, poor mental health, suicide risk and substance use consistently ranked higher among students who reported ever experiencing racism in school when compared to students who said they had never faced a racist environment.

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