Participation in Education

Elementary/Secondary Enrollment

Table A-6-2. Number of public school students enrolled in prekindergarten through 12th grade, by race/ethnicity and region: Selected years, October 1990–October 2010

[Numbers in thousands]
Region and October of year	Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian		Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander		American Indian/ Alaska Native		Two or more races
Northeast
1990	7,717	5,652	1,032	777	197	¹	(1)		23	!	—
1995	8,350	5,877	1,254	972	177	¹	(1)		14	!	—
2000	8,753	5,930	1,361	1,024	399	¹	(1)		40		—
2001	8,741	5,850	1,375	1,078	377	¹	(1)		61		—
2002	8,978	6,022	1,372	1,217	341	¹	(1)		26		—
2003	8,895	5,746	1,429	1,237	321		‡		17	!	142
2004	8,742	5,534	1,385	1,223	442		7	!	18	!	133
2005	8,876	5,600	1,361	1,319	449		7	!	11	!	128
2006	8,648	5,464	1,305	1,348	379		‡		24	!	128
2007	8,535	5,463	1,135	1,305	484		‡		24	!	121
2008	8,334	5,003	1,236	1,416	494		—		9	!	176
2009	8,471	5,132	1,222	1,523	416		‡		6	!	171
2010	8,316	4,880	1,218	1,538	464		‡		‡		203

Midwest
1990	10,843	8,848	1,430	295	131	¹	(1)		114		—
1995	11,286	8,900	1,614	518	107	¹	(1)		67		—
2000	11,412	8,671	1,774	628	236	¹	(1)		103		—
2001	11,685	8,967	1,755	574	246	¹	(1)		142		—
2002	11,516	8,660	1,699	737	311	¹	(1)		109		—
2003	11,143	8,271	1,584	738	231		22	!	51		246
2004	11,152	8,244	1,551	766	250		3	!	61		277
2005	11,057	8,142	1,558	818	200		2	!	65		272
2006	11,091	8,055	1,479	894	305		7	!	62		288
2007	11,146	7,984	1,480	974	291		14	!	72		331
2008	11,266	7,991	1,518	1,098	287		—		54		319
2009	11,147	7,940	1,466	1,058	288		‡		86		307
2010	11,009	7,655	1,458	1,119	284		‡		104		376

South
1990	15,144	8,983	4,226	1,604	175	¹	(1)		105		—
1995	17,144	10,044	4,669	2,107	165	¹	(1)		101		—
2000	17,091	9,314	4,493	2,735	368	¹	(1)		181		—
2001	17,336	9,507	4,521	2,745	429	¹	(1)		134		—
2002	17,557	9,458	4,643	2,956	325	¹	(1)		176		—
2003	18,309	9,757	4,578	3,119	374		‡		95		378
2004	18,498	9,767	4,616	3,152	432		15	!	119		397
2005	18,432	9,644	4,480	3,414	340		8	!	111		434
2006	18,467	9,398	4,558	3,555	344		‡		127		482
2007	18,898	9,530	4,656	3,637	442		17	!	163		453
2008	18,860	9,715	4,540	3,657	396		12	!	162		378
2009	19,177	9,591	4,488	3,919	551		55		169		405
2010	19,603	9,699	4,432	4,345	501		‡		147		458

West
1990	9,383	5,508	514	2,378	801	¹	(1)		165		—
1995	10,539	5,967	595	3,154	616	¹	(1)		126		—
2000	11,942	6,048	708	3,827	1,041	¹	(1)		318		—
2001	12,243	6,102	739	4,003	1,073	¹	(1)		326		—
2002	12,391	6,286	721	4,070	1,004	¹	(1)		310		—
2003	12,306	5,621	641	4,420	903		128		150		443
2004	12,176	5,193	736	4,729	842		78		205		393
2005	12,470	5,661	657	4,590	893		71		163		434
2006	12,457	5,569	634	4,673	873		107		123		478
2007	12,503	5,380	632	4,949	863		100		140		440
2008	12,308	5,214	707	4,922	727		74		214		449
2009	12,350	5,367	664	4,919	649		95		183		474
2010	12,791	5,440	650	5,065	896		148		117		476

— Not available.

! Interpret with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.

‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.

¹From 1990 through 2002, Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students were not reported separately; therefore, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students are included with Asian students during this period.

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include other race/ethnicity categories not shown separately. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Prior to 2003, respondents were not allowed to choose more than one race. For more information on the Current Population Survey (CPS), see Appendix B – Guide to Sources.For more information on race/ethnicity, see Appendix C – Commonly Used Measures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October Supplement, selected years, 1990–2010.

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