Table 112.

Number and percentage distribution of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, by school level, locale, and student race/ethnicity: 2010-11

School level, locale, and student race/ethnicity	Number of students, by percent of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch						Percentage distribution of students, by percent of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
	Total1	0 to 25.0 percent	25.1 to 50.0 percent	50.1 to 75.0 percent	More than 75.0 percent	Missing/ school does not participate	Total1	0 to 25.0 percent	25.1 to 50.0 percent	50.1 to 75.0 percent	More than 75.0 percent	Missing/ school does not participate
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Total2	49,125,980	11,812,425	14,196,156	13,082,186	9,882,409	152,804	100.0	24.0	28.9	26.6	20.1	0.3
White	25,768,637	8,455,887	9,401,342	6,241,026	1,593,945	76,437	100.0	32.8	36.5	24.2	6.2	0.3
Black	7,853,185	649,756	1,484,328	2,422,481	3,254,766	41,854	100.0	8.3	18.9	30.8	41.4	0.5
Hispanic	11,342,324	1,452,878	2,167,977	3,382,975	4,313,999	24,495	100.0	12.8	19.1	29.8	38.0	0.2
Asian	2,276,823	879,492	587,406	472,406	331,103	6,416	100.0	38.6	25.8	20.7	14.5	0.3
Pacific Islander	169,344	24,283	54,484	57,963	32,488	126	100.0	14.3	32.2	34.2	19.2	0.1
American Indian/Alaska Native	560,409	63,917	133,286	186,577	176,233	396	100.0	11.4	23.8	33.3	31.4	0.1
Two or more races	1,155,258	286,212	367,333	318,758	179,875	3,080	100.0	24.8	31.8	27.6	15.6	0.3
School level3
Elementary	31,576,672	6,943,684	8,081,921	8,627,609	7,867,547	55,911	100.0	22.0	25.6	27.3	24.9	0.2
White	16,165,472	4,940,819	5,403,336	4,460,430	1,326,467	34,420	100.0	30.6	33.4	27.6	8.2	0.2
Black	5,054,333	336,413	767,166	1,423,359	2,515,777	11,618	100.0	6.7	15.2	28.2	49.8	0.2
Hispanic	7,628,668	873,584	1,231,359	2,067,774	3,450,365	5,586	100.0	11.5	16.1	27.1	45.2	0.1
Asian	1,451,965	561,369	344,380	282,663	260,765	2,788	100.0	38.7	23.7	19.5	18.0	0.2
Pacific Islander	108,132	13,414	30,130	36,692	27,824	72	100.0	12.4	27.9	33.9	25.7	0.1
American Indian/Alaska Native	348,879	29,460	69,472	117,878	131,884	185	100.0	8.4	19.9	33.8	37.8	0.1
Two or more races	819,223	188,625	236,078	238,813	154,465	1,242	100.0	23.0	28.8	29.2	18.9	0.2
Secondary	15,649,903	4,456,387	5,641,237	3,901,591	1,588,854	61,834	100.0	28.5	36.0	24.9	10.2	0.4
White	8,673,856	3,241,782	3,695,816	1,507,621	197,349	31,288	100.0	37.4	42.6	17.4	2.3	0.4
Black	2,448,457	280,400	666,065	898,159	587,929	15,904	100.0	11.5	27.2	36.7	24.0	0.6
Hispanic	3,248,310	513,986	852,183	1,177,903	694,137	10,101	100.0	15.8	26.2	36.3	21.4	0.3
Asian	751,607	294,400	225,170	171,943	56,854	3,240	100.0	39.2	30.0	22.9	7.6	0.4
Pacific Islander	53,272	9,354	22,723	17,969	3,181	45	100.0	17.6	42.7	33.7	6.0	0.1
American Indian/Alaska Native	178,574	30,020	58,890	57,941	31,560	163	100.0	16.8	33.0	32.4	17.7	0.1
Two or more races	295,827	86,445	120,390	70,055	17,844	1,093	100.0	29.2	40.7	23.7	6.0	0.4
School locale4
City	14,408,282	2,072,790	3,070,612	3,795,892	5,411,392	57,596	100.0	14.4	21.3	26.3	37.6	0.4
White	4,360,410	1,104,520	1,524,159	1,137,393	589,072	5,266	100.0	25.3	35.0	26.1	13.5	0.1
Black	3,632,597	161,462	466,915	962,738	2,008,487	32,995	100.0	4.4	12.9	26.5	55.3	0.9
Hispanic	4,940,597	470,057	723,088	1,302,220	2,428,018	17,214	100.0	9.5	14.6	26.4	49.1	0.3
Asian	953,633	253,657	222,509	240,474	236,035	958	100.0	26.6	23.3	25.2	24.8	0.1
Pacific Islander	50,132	6,354	11,143	18,057	14,533	45	100.0	12.7	22.2	36.0	29.0	0.1
American Indian/Alaska Native	115,689	14,907	27,620	32,609	40,444	109	100.0	12.9	23.9	28.2	35.0	0.1
Two or more races	355,224	61,833	95,178	102,401	94,803	1,009	100.0	17.4	26.8	28.8	26.7	0.3
Suburban	16,855,686	6,233,492	4,690,941	3,515,302	2,353,208	62,743	100.0	37.0	27.8	20.9	14.0	0.4
White	9,021,681	4,594,699	2,797,961	1,265,892	318,148	44,981	100.0	50.9	31.0	14.0	3.5	0.5
Black	2,403,875	329,356	615,990	787,109	665,065	6,355	100.0	13.7	25.6	32.7	27.7	0.3
Hispanic	3,861,862	641,961	832,666	1,158,384	1,223,481	5,370	100.0	16.6	21.6	30.0	31.7	0.1
Asian	977,898	483,159	248,929	165,616	75,682	4,512	100.0	49.4	25.5	16.9	7.7	0.5
Pacific Islander	69,272	12,938	24,082	20,336	11,859	57	100.0	18.7	34.8	29.4	17.1	0.1
American Indian/Alaska Native	87,536	21,402	30,109	23,268	12,601	156	100.0	24.4	34.4	26.6	14.4	0.2
Two or more races	433,562	149,977	141,204	94,697	46,372	1,312	100.0	34.6	32.6	21.8	10.7	0.3
Town	5,838,611	651,026	2,120,711	2,153,680	896,898	16,296	100.0	11.2	36.3	36.9	15.4	0.3
White	3,873,796	526,509	1,709,541	1,369,610	254,860	13,276	100.0	13.6	44.1	35.4	6.6	0.3
Black	612,348	18,754	93,713	241,949	256,467	1,465	100.0	3.1	15.3	39.5	41.9	0.2
Hispanic	997,286	72,041	200,333	396,236	327,819	857	100.0	7.2	20.1	39.7	32.9	0.1
Asian	84,699	11,655	34,603	29,343	8,980	118	100.0	13.8	40.9	34.6	10.6	0.1
Pacific Islander	26,372	949	10,466	12,340	2,609	8	100.0	3.6	39.7	46.8	9.9	#
American Indian/Alaska Native	117,615	9,401	29,166	50,987	28,012	49	100.0	8.0	24.8	43.4	23.8	#
Two or more races	126,495	11,717	42,889	53,215	18,151	523	100.0	9.3	33.9	42.1	14.3	0.4
Rural	12,015,228	2,853,534	4,310,024	3,615,187	1,220,314	16,169	100.0	23.7	35.9	30.1	10.2	0.1
White	8,507,674	2,229,300	3,367,259	2,466,662	431,539	12,914	100.0	26.2	39.6	29.0	5.1	0.2
Black	1,203,021	139,952	306,989	430,444	324,597	1,039	100.0	11.6	25.5	35.8	27.0	0.1
Hispanic	1,541,521	268,692	411,366	525,794	334,615	1,054	100.0	17.4	26.7	34.1	21.7	0.1
Asian	260,251	130,725	81,324	36,969	10,405	828	100.0	50.2	31.2	14.2	4.0	0.3
Pacific Islander	23,561	4,042	8,791	7,227	3,485	16	100.0	17.2	37.3	30.7	14.8	0.1
American Indian/Alaska Native	239,499	18,203	46,364	79,705	95,145	82	100.0	7.6	19.4	33.3	39.7	#
Two or more races	239,701	62,620	87,931	68,386	20,528	236	100.0	26.1	36.7	28.5	8.6	0.1

#Rounds to zero.

1 Includes students enrolled in schools that did not report free or reduced-price lunch eligibility.

2 Excludes 51,637 students whose race/ethnicity was not available. Includes students who attended combined elementary/secondary schools and schools not reported by grade span, which are not shown separately.

3 Combined elementary/secondary schools and schools not reported by grade span are not shown separately.

4 Excludes 8,173 students who attended schools for which locale information was not available.

NOTE: The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program. To be eligible for free lunch under the program, a student must be from a household with an income at or below 130 percent of the poverty threshold; to be eligible for reduced-price lunch, a student must be from a household with an income between 130 percent and 185 percent of the poverty threshold. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2010–11. (This table was prepared October 2012.)