Some hope that they can earn enough money at an after-school job to help support their families. These are statistics that are harder to get than racial breakdowns, but that doesn't mean they are less important. To measure only race is to say that race is the only personal quality that matters. There are, in fact, any number of ways to categorize people. A school can publicize its diversity until the end of time, but it doesn't mean a thing until it acknowledges that this diversity goes far beyond how many students have roots in poverty, privilege, or the Pacific Islands.
Every student belongs to several different groups that transcend race and class.
If people think of all the different ways they could be identified, they might be willing to expand their horizons, from joining an activity none of their friends favors to taking a class they never considered before. If students have the courage to identify themselves by their interests, abilities, and ambitions, they will, at least by example, teach others to look beyond the color of their skin. Perhaps the real problem is the assumption that an ideal student body looks multicultural but acts homogeneous. To fully embrace diversity, schools must acknowledge that their students vary in more ways than one. Diversity is not just a slogan.