To be clear, it is the median not the average (also known as the mean).

…median family income of a student from Temple is $97,900,” (the Raj Chetty data). I thought that was very high for that to be considered the average income. That made me think about my family’s income and it was an uneasy feeling. Not only that but I was …
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Oct 11, 2020
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To be clear, it is the median not the average (also known as the mean). It means that half of the students’ families make more than that number and half make less.
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Written by Sara Goldrick-Rab5.7K Followers
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Author of Paying the Price, founder of the #RealCollege movement, the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, and Believe in Students
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