Table 44.

Enrollment and percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and region: Selected years, fall 1995 through fall 2021

Region and year	Enrollment (in thousands)								Percentage distribution
	Total	White	Black	His- panic	Asian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native	Two or more races		Total	White	Black	His- panic	Asian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native	Two or more races
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9	10	11	12	13	14	15
United States
1995	44,840	29,030	7,552	6,085	1,668	505	—		100.0	64.7	16.8	13.6	3.7	1.1	—
2000	47,204	28,873	8,099	7,733	1,949	550	—		100.0	61.2	17.2	16.4	4.1	1.2	—
2001	47,672	28,731	8,176	8,175	2,026	563	—		100.0	60.3	17.1	17.1	4.3	1.2	—
2002	48,183	28,614	8,297	8,601	2,088	583	—		100.0	59.4	17.2	17.9	4.3	1.2	—
2003	48,540	28,438	8,347	9,018	2,144	593	—		100.0	58.6	17.2	18.6	4.4	1.2	—
2004	48,795	28,186	8,400	9,415	2,204	591	—		100.0	57.8	17.2	19.3	4.5	1.2	—
2005	49,113	28,001	8,443	9,794	2,278	598	—		100.0	57.0	17.2	19.9	4.6	1.2	—
2006	49,316	27,797	8,421	10,171	2,331	595	—		100.0	56.4	17.1	20.6	4.7	1.2	—
2007	49,293	27,454	8,392	10,457	2,396	594	—		100.0	55.7	17.0	21.2	4.9	1.2	—
2008	49,266	27,053	8,359	10,570	2,450	589	244	1	100.0	54.9	17.0	21.5	5.0	1.2	0.5	1
2009	49,373	26,747	8,286	10,918	2,494	593	335	1	100.0	54.2	16.8	22.1	5.1	1.2	0.7	1
2010	49,484	25,930	7,918	11,442	2,467	566	1,161		100.0	52.4	16.0	23.1	5.0	1.1	2.3
20112	49,636	25,755	7,902	11,673	2,535	573	1,197		100.0	51.9	15.9	23.5	5.1	1.2	2.4
20122	49,828	25,627	7,877	11,920	2,595	576	1,233		100.0	51.4	15.8	23.9	5.2	1.2	2.5
20132	50,067	25,525	7,876	12,161	2,653	582	1,270		100.0	51.0	15.7	24.3	5.3	1.2	2.5
20142	50,407	25,455	7,913	12,427	2,716	590	1,306		100.0	50.5	15.7	24.7	5.4	1.2	2.6
20152	50,773	25,417	7,949	12,688	2,777	600	1,344		100.0	50.1	15.7	25.0	5.5	1.2	2.6
20162	51,146	25,379	7,991	12,945	2,842	608	1,380		100.0	49.6	15.6	25.3	5.6	1.2	2.7
20172	51,524	25,350	8,035	13,200	2,906	618	1,416		100.0	49.2	15.6	25.6	5.6	1.2	2.7
20182	51,880	25,320	8,077	13,445	2,959	627	1,452		100.0	48.8	15.6	25.9	5.7	1.2	2.8
20192	52,260	25,311	8,135	13,676	3,015	638	1,486		100.0	48.4	15.6	26.2	5.8	1.2	2.8
20202	52,688	25,329	8,200	13,921	3,070	648	1,521		100.0	48.1	15.6	26.4	5.8	1.2	2.9
20212	53,113	25,338	8,273	14,170	3,117	658	1,557		100.0	47.7	15.6	26.7	5.9	1.2	2.9
Northeast
1995	7,894	5,497	1,202	878	295	21	—		100.0	69.6	15.2	11.1	3.7	0.3	—
2000	8,222	5,545	1,270	1,023	361	24	—		100.0	67.4	15.4	12.4	4.4	0.3	—
2001	8,254	5,527	1,273	1,050	378	25	—		100.0	67.0	15.4	12.7	4.6	0.3	—
2002	8,297	5,503	1,287	1,091	390	26	—		100.0	66.3	15.5	13.2	4.7	0.3	—
2003	8,292	5,455	1,284	1,124	403	27	—		100.0	65.8	15.5	13.6	4.9	0.3	—
2004	8,271	5,384	1,292	1,155	414	27	—		100.0	65.1	15.6	14.0	5.0	0.3	—
2005	8,240	5,317	1,282	1,189	425	27	—		100.0	64.5	15.6	14.4	5.2	0.3	—
2006	8,258	5,281	1,279	1,230	440	28	—		100.0	64.0	15.5	14.9	5.3	0.3	—
2007	8,122	5,148	1,250	1,246	451	27	—		100.0	63.4	15.4	15.3	5.6	0.3	—
2008	8,053	5,041	1,226	1,267	468	27	25	1	100.0	62.6	15.2	15.7	5.8	0.3	0.3	1
2009	8,093	5,011	1,230	1,308	487	27	30	1	100.0	61.9	15.2	16.2	6.0	0.3	0.4	1
2010	8,071	4,876	1,208	1,364	500	27	96		100.0	60.4	15.0	16.9	6.2	0.3	1.2
Midwest
1995	10,512	8,335	1,450	438	197	92	—		100.0	79.3	13.8	4.2	1.9	0.9	—
2000	10,730	8,208	1,581	610	239	92	—		100.0	76.5	14.7	5.7	2.2	0.9	—
2001	10,746	8,144	1,602	657	248	94	—		100.0	75.8	14.9	6.1	2.3	0.9	—
2002	10,819	8,118	1,638	704	255	104	—		100.0	75.0	15.1	6.5	2.4	1.0	—
2003	10,809	8,055	1,644	751	262	97	—		100.0	74.5	15.2	7.0	2.4	0.9	—
2004	10,775	7,983	1,634	793	269	96	—		100.0	74.1	15.2	7.4	2.5	0.9	—
2005	10,819	7,950	1,654	836	283	96	—		100.0	73.5	15.3	7.7	2.6	0.9	—
2006	10,819	7,894	1,655	883	290	97	—		100.0	73.0	15.3	8.2	2.7	0.9	—
2007	10,770	7,808	1,642	922	300	99	—		100.0	72.5	15.2	8.6	2.8	0.9	—
2008	10,743	7,734	1,632	963	314	99	—		100.0	72.0	15.2	9.0	2.9	0.9	—
2009	10,672	7,622	1,606	1,000	318	98	29	1	100.0	71.4	15.0	9.4	3.0	0.9	0.3	1
2010	10,610	7,327	1,505	1,077	312	94	294		100.0	69.1	14.2	10.2	2.9	0.9	2.8
South
1995	16,118	9,563	4,237	1,891	280	148	—		100.0	59.3	26.3	11.7	1.7	0.9	—
2000	17,007	9,500	4,517	2,468	352	170	—		100.0	55.9	26.6	14.5	2.1	1.0	—
2001	17,231	9,477	4,555	2,650	373	175	—		100.0	55.0	26.4	15.4	2.2	1.0	—
2002	17,471	9,457	4,617	2,823	394	180	—		100.0	54.1	26.4	16.2	2.3	1.0	—
2003	17,673	9,437	4,656	2,980	410	189	—		100.0	53.4	26.3	16.9	2.3	1.1	—
2004	17,892	9,410	4,704	3,155	432	191	—		100.0	52.6	26.3	17.6	2.4	1.1	—
2005	18,103	9,381	4,738	3,334	456	194	—		100.0	51.8	26.2	18.4	2.5	1.1	—
2006	18,294	9,358	4,729	3,522	485	200	—		100.0	51.2	25.9	19.3	2.6	1.1	—
2007	18,425	9,287	4,751	3,674	511	201	—		100.0	50.4	25.8	19.9	2.8	1.1	—
2008	18,491	9,190	4,771	3,790	537	203	—		100.0	49.7	25.8	20.5	2.9	1.1	—
2009	18,652	9,118	4,747	3,957	564	211	55	1	100.0	48.9	25.5	21.2	3.0	1.1	0.3	1
2010	18,805	8,869	4,545	4,206	555	207	424		100.0	47.2	24.2	22.4	3.0	1.1	2.3
West
1995	10,316	5,635	663	2,878	896	244	—		100.0	54.6	6.4	27.9	8.7	2.4	—
2000	11,244	5,620	732	3,632	997	264	—		100.0	50.0	6.5	32.3	8.9	2.3	—
2001	11,441	5,583	745	3,818	1,027	269	—		100.0	48.8	6.5	33.4	9.0	2.3	—
2002	11,596	5,536	755	3,983	1,048	273	—		100.0	47.7	6.5	34.3	9.0	2.4	—
2003	11,766	5,492	763	4,163	1,069	280	—		100.0	46.7	6.5	35.4	9.1	2.4	—
2004	11,857	5,409	770	4,311	1,089	277	—		100.0	45.6	6.5	36.4	9.2	2.3	—
2005	11,951	5,352	769	4,435	1,114	281	—		100.0	44.8	6.4	37.1	9.3	2.4	—
2006	11,945	5,265	758	4,536	1,117	270	—		100.0	44.1	6.3	38.0	9.3	2.3	—
2007	11,976	5,211	749	4,614	1,134	267	—		100.0	43.5	6.3	38.5	9.5	2.2	—
2008	11,979	5,088	730	4,550	1,131	261	220	1	100.0	42.5	6.1	38.0	9.4	2.2	1.8	1
2009	11,956	4,998	702	4,654	1,124	257	221	1	100.0	41.8	5.9	38.9	9.4	2.1	1.8	1
2010	11,998	4,859	661	4,795	1,100	237	347		100.0	40.5	5.5	40.0	9.2	2.0	2.9

—Not available.

1 For this year, data on students of two or more races were reported by only a small number of states. Therefore, the data are not comparable to figures for 2010 and later years.

2 Projected.

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Enrollment data for students not reported by race/ethnicity were prorated by state and grade to match state totals. Prior to 2008, data on students of two or more races were not collected. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary and Secondary Education," 1995-96 through 2010-11; and Projections of Education Statistics to 2021. (This table was prepared October 2012.)