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Table 38. Percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: Fall 1993 and fall 2003
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                         |          Percentage distribution, fall 1993      |           Percentage distribution, fall 2003
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                         |     |        |        |        |        |American|     |        |        |        |        |American
                         |     |  White,|  Black,|        |Asian or| Indian/|     |  White,|  Black,|        |Asian or| Indian/
                         |     |    non-|    non-|        | Pacific|  Alaska|     |    non-|    non-|        | Pacific|  Alaska
State or jurisdiction    |Total|Hispanic|Hispanic|Hispanic|Islander|  Native|Total|Hispanic|Hispanic|Hispanic|Islander|  Native
_________________________|_____|________|________|________|________|________|_____|________|________|________|________|________
1                        |    2|       3|       4|       5|       6|       7|    8|       9|      10|      11|      12|      13
_________________________|_____|________|________|________|________|________|_____|________|________|________|________|________
   United States\1\ .....|100.0|    66.1|    16.6|    12.7|     3.6|     1.1|100.0|    58.7|    17.2|    18.5|     4.4|     1.2
                         |_____|________|________|________|________|________|_____|________|________|________|________|________
Alabama .................|100.0|    62.4|    35.8|     0.4|     0.6|     0.8|100.0|    59.9|    36.4|     2.1|     0.9|     0.8
Alaska ..................|100.0|    65.2|     4.9|     2.4|     4.1|    23.4|100.0|    58.9|     4.7|     3.9|     6.5|    26.0
Arizona .................|100.0|    59.6|     4.2|    27.6|     1.6|     6.9|100.0|    49.2|     4.8|    37.2|     2.2|     6.6
Arkansas ................|100.0|    74.4|    23.8|     0.9|     0.7|     0.3|100.0|    69.9|    23.1|     5.3|     1.1|     0.6
California ..............|100.0|    42.3|     8.7|    37.1|    11.2|     0.8|100.0|    32.9|     8.2|    46.7|    11.3|     0.8
                         |     |        |        |        |        |        |     |        |        |        |        |
Colorado ................|100.0|    74.1|     5.4|    17.1|     2.4|     1.0|100.0|    64.5|     5.8|    25.3|     3.1|     1.2
Connecticut .............|100.0|    73.3|    13.0|    11.1|     2.4|     0.2|100.0|    68.3|    13.6|    14.6|     3.2|     0.3
Delaware ................|100.0|    66.2|    28.5|     3.4|     1.7|     0.2|100.0|    57.3|    31.9|     7.9|     2.6|     0.3
District of Columbia\2\ .|100.0|     4.0|    88.5|     6.1|     1.3|      # |100.0|     4.3|    83.7|    10.4|     1.6|     0.1
Florida .................|100.0|    59.6|    24.7|    13.8|     1.7|     0.2|100.0|    51.3|    24.3|    22.1|     2.0|     0.3
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Georgia .................|100.0|    59.9|    37.0|     1.5|     1.4|     0.2|100.0|    52.1|    38.3|     6.9|     2.5|     0.2
Hawaii ..................|100.0|    23.7|     2.6|     5.0|    68.4|     0.3|100.0|    20.2|     2.4|     4.5|    72.4|     0.5
Idaho ...................|100.0|    89.6|     0.5|     7.5|     1.1|     1.3|100.0|    84.1|     0.9|    12.0|     1.5|     1.6
Illinois ................|100.0|    64.7|    21.1|    11.2|     2.9|     0.1|100.0|    57.4|    21.1|    17.7|     3.6|     0.2
Indiana .................|100.0|    85.9|    11.1|     2.1|     0.8|     0.2|100.0|    81.5|    12.4|     4.8|     1.1|     0.2
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Iowa ....................|100.0|    93.3|     3.1|     1.6|     1.5|     0.4|100.0|    88.2|     4.5|     4.9|     1.8|     0.6
Kansas ..................|100.0|    83.6|     8.3|     5.3|     1.8|     1.0|100.0|    76.4|     8.9|    11.0|     2.3|     1.4
Kentucky ................|100.0|    89.3|     9.8|     0.3|     0.5|     0.1|100.0|    87.0|    10.4|     1.5|     0.8|     0.2
Louisiana ...............|100.0|    51.7|    45.4|     1.1|     1.3|     0.5|100.0|    48.5|    47.7|     1.8|     1.3|     0.7
Maine\3\ ................|100.0|    97.6|     0.7|     0.4|     0.8|     0.5|100.0|    95.8|     1.7|     0.8|     1.2|     0.5
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Maryland ................|100.0|    58.9|    34.2|     2.9|     3.7|     0.3|100.0|    50.4|    37.9|     6.4|     4.9|     0.4
Massachusetts ...........|100.0|    79.3|     8.1|     8.8|     3.7|     0.2|100.0|    74.6|     8.8|    11.5|     4.7|     0.3
Michigan ................|100.0|    78.0|    17.3|     2.4|     1.4|     1.0|100.0|    72.7|    20.1|     4.1|     2.2|     1.0
Minnesota ...............|100.0|    88.8|     4.2|     1.7|     3.5|     1.9|100.0|    80.2|     7.8|     4.6|     5.4|     2.1
Mississippi .............|100.0|    47.9|    50.9|     0.3|     0.5|     0.4|100.0|    47.3|    50.7|     1.1|     0.7|     0.2
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Missouri ................|100.0|    82.3|    15.7|     0.9|     0.9|     0.2|100.0|    77.7|    18.0|     2.6|     1.4|     0.4
Montana .................|100.0|    87.8|     0.5|     1.4|     0.8|     9.6|100.0|    85.1|     0.7|     2.1|     1.0|    11.0
Nebraska ................|100.0|    88.3|     5.7|     3.6|     1.2|     1.3|100.0|    79.5|     7.1|    10.1|     1.7|     1.6
Nevada ..................|100.0|    70.5|     9.2|    14.3|     4.0|     2.0|100.0|    50.8|    10.7|    30.2|     6.7|     1.7
New Hampshire ...........|100.0|    96.9|     0.8|     1.0|     1.0|     0.2|100.0|    94.2|     1.4|     2.4|     1.7|     0.3
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New Jersey ..............|100.0|    63.4|    18.6|    12.8|     5.1|     0.1|100.0|    57.9|    17.7|    17.2|     7.0|     0.2
New Mexico ..............|100.0|    40.5|     2.3|    46.0|     0.9|    10.2|100.0|    32.8|     2.4|    52.5|     1.2|    11.2
New York ................|100.0|    58.2|    20.1|    16.5|     4.8|     0.4|100.0|    53.9|    19.7|    19.4|     6.6|     0.5
North Carolina ..........|100.0|    65.7|    30.3|     1.3|     1.1|     1.6|100.0|    58.3|    31.6|     6.7|     2.0|     1.5
North Dakota ............|100.0|    91.5|     0.8|     0.8|     0.7|     6.3|100.0|    88.0|     1.2|     1.4|     0.8|     8.5
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Ohio ....................|100.0|    82.8|    14.8|     1.3|     1.0|     0.1|100.0|    79.4|    17.0|     2.1|     1.3|     0.1
Oklahoma ................|100.0|    71.6|    10.3|     3.3|     1.2|    13.7|100.0|    61.5|    10.9|     7.6|     1.5|    18.5
Oregon ..................|100.0|    86.7|     2.4|     5.9|     3.1|     1.9|100.0|    76.6|     3.1|    13.6|     4.4|     2.3
Pennsylvania ............|100.0|    81.1|    13.8|     3.3|     1.7|     0.1|100.0|    76.3|    15.8|     5.5|     2.3|     0.1
Rhode Island ............|100.0|    81.1|     6.8|     8.6|     3.1|     0.4|100.0|    71.2|     8.5|    16.4|     3.2|     0.6
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South Carolina ..........|100.0|    57.0|    41.6|     0.5|     0.7|     0.2|100.0|    54.2|    41.3|     3.2|     1.1|     0.3
South Dakota ............|100.0|    84.9|     0.7|     0.6|     0.7|    13.0|100.0|    84.9|     1.5|     1.8|     1.0|    10.7
Tennessee ...............|100.0|    75.8|    22.9|     0.4|     0.7|     0.1|100.0|    70.7|    25.0|     2.8|     1.3|     0.2
Texas ...................|100.0|    47.7|    14.3|    35.5|     2.2|     0.2|100.0|    38.7|    14.3|    43.8|     2.9|     0.3
Utah ....................|100.0|    91.5|     0.6|     4.5|     2.0|     1.4|100.0|    83.4|     1.1|    11.0|     2.9|     1.5
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Vermont .................|100.0|    97.5|     0.7|     0.3|     0.9|     0.6|100.0|    95.9|     1.2|     0.8|     1.5|     0.6
Virginia ................|100.0|    67.9|    25.8|     2.8|     3.3|     0.2|100.0|    61.3|    26.8|     6.6|     4.7|     0.5
Washington ..............|100.0|    79.9|     4.4|     6.9|     6.2|     2.6|100.0|    71.5|     5.7|    12.3|     7.9|     2.7
West Virginia ...........|100.0|    95.4|     4.0|     0.2|     0.4|     0.1|100.0|    94.1|     4.6|     0.5|     0.6|     0.1
Wisconsin ...............|100.0|    84.3|     9.1|     2.9|     2.4|     1.3|100.0|    78.8|    10.5|     5.8|     3.4|     1.4
Wyoming .................|100.0|    89.4|     1.0|     6.2|     0.7|     2.7|100.0|    86.0|     1.4|     8.2|     1.0|     3.5
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Bureau of Indian         |     |        |        |        |        |        |     |        |        |        |        |
  Affairs ...............| --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |100.0|     0.0|     0.0|     0.0|     0.0|   100.0
Department of Defense    |     |        |        |        |        |        |     |        |        |        |        |
   dependents schools    |     |        |        |        |        |        |     |        |        |        |        |
  Overseas schools ......| --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |100.0|    55.2|    20.0|    13.5|    10.5|     0.9
  Domestic schools ......| --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |100.0|    48.6|    23.6|    22.7|     4.2|     1.0
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Other jurisdictions      |     |        |        |        |        |        |     |        |        |        |        |
  American Samoa ........|100.0|     0.0|     0.0|     0.0|   100.0|     0.0|100.0|     0.0|     0.0|     0.0|   100.0|     0.0
  Guam ..................|100.0|     9.1|     1.9|     0.6|    88.4|     0.1|100.0|     1.3|     0.3|     0.2|    98.1|     0.1
  Northern Marianas......|100.0|     1.3|     0.0|     0.0|    98.7|     0.0|100.0|     0.4|      # |     0.0|    99.6|     0.0
  Puerto Rico ...........|100.0|     0.0|     0.0|   100.0|     0.0|     0.0|100.0|     0.0|     0.0|   100.0|     0.0|     0.0
  Virgin Islands ........|100.0|     0.9|    85.3|    13.3|     0.4|     0.1|100.0|     0.8|    84.3|    14.5|     0.2|     0.2
_________________________|_____|________|________|________|________|________|_____|________|________|________|________|________
---Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
\1\Fall 1993 figures include estimates for Maine based on fall 1994 report; fall 2003 figures include estimates for District of Columbia based on fall 2002 report.
\2\Estimate for fall 2003 based on fall 2002 report.
\3\Estimate for fall 1993 are based on fall 1994 report.
NOTE: Percentage distribution based upon students for whom race/ethnicity was reported, which may be less than the total number of students in the state. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1993-94 and 2003-04. (This table was prepared August 2005.)


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