This is the second volume of the report of the National Commission on Secondary Schooling for Hispanics. There are three main sections. The first contains a comparative, demographic analysis of the United States Hispanic population, the total United States population, and the White and Black populations. It documents the relative size and growth of the Hispanic population nationally, contains data on the use of the Spanish language, and provides inter-group comparisons of key indicators: age and sex distributions, income, employment, and education. It also gives comparative demographic profiles of the four major segments of the American Hispanic population: Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Other Hispanics. Section II contains statistical tables and graphs that directly support findings presented in the first volume of this report. Out of school rates, grade averages, high school program enrollment, high school coursework in Spanish, achievement test scores, and reasons for dropping out are among these data. Section III consists of six essays that are designed to aid in developing school and work programs for Hispanic youth: (1) "Making Good Schools from Bad," by Frank Montalvo; (2) "Equity and Excellence," by Peter D. Roos; (3) "Hispanic Youth Employment: Some Lessons and Models for Business Involvement," by Gary Walker; (4) "Hispanics in Fast Food Jobs," by Ivan Charner and Bryna Shore Fraser; (5) "Executive Summary: Programs for Adolescent Hispanic Parents in Connecticut," by Hyung C. Chung and Saul Sibirsky; and (6) "Suggested Plan for Reviewing the Status of Data for Monitoring the Progress and Outcomes of Secondary Schooling for Hispanics," by Dorothy Waggoner. (Author/KH)