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Table 42. Percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and state: Fall 1986 and fall 2000

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                       |       Percentage distribution, fall 1986           |       Percentage distribution, fall 2000
                       |____________________________________________________|______________________________________________________
                       |       |        |        |        |Asian or|American|      |        |        |         |Asian or |American
         State         | Total |White\1\|Black\1\|Hispanic|Pacific |Indian/ |Total |White\1\|Black\1\|Hispanic |Pacific  |Indian/
     or other area     |       |        |        |        |Islander| Alaska |      |        |        |         |Islander |Alaska
                       |       |        |        |        |        | Native |      |        |        |         |         |Native
_______________________|_______|________|________|________|________|________|______|________|________|_________|_________|_________
           1           |   2   |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |  8   |     9  |    10  |     11  |     12  |     13
_______________________|_______|________|________|________|________|________|______|________|________|_________|_________|_________
   United States ......| 100.0 |   70.4 |   16.1 |    9.9 |    2.8 |    0.9 |100.0 |   61.2 |   17.2 |    16.3 |     4.1 |     1.2
                       |_______|________|________|________|________|________|______|________|________|_________|_________|_________
Alabama ...............| 100.0 |   62.0 |   37.0 |    0.1 |    0.4 |    0.5 |100.0 |   60.8 |   36.5 |     1.3 |     0.7 |     0.7
Alaska ................| 100.0 |   65.7 |    4.3 |    1.7 |    3.3 |   25.1 |100.0 |   61.5 |    4.6 |     3.4 |     5.5 |    25.0
Arizona ...............| 100.0 |   62.2 |    4.0 |   26.4 |    1.3 |    6.1 |100.0 |   52.8 |    4.6 |    33.9 |     2.1 |     6.6
Arkansas ..............| 100.0 |   74.7 |   24.2 |    0.4 |    0.6 |    0.2 |100.0 |   71.7 |   23.3 |     3.6 |     0.9 |     0.5
California ............| 100.0 |   53.7 |    9.0 |   27.5 |    9.1 |    0.7 |100.0 |   36.1 |    8.5 |    43.4 |    11.1 |     0.9
                       |       |        |        |        |        |        |      |        |        |         |         |
Colorado ..............| 100.0 |   78.7 |    4.5 |   13.7 |    2.0 |    1.0 |100.0 |   68.2 |    5.7 |    22.0 |     2.9 |     1.2
Connecticut ...........| 100.0 |   77.2 |   12.1 |    8.9 |    1.5 |    0.2 |100.0 |   70.1 |   13.7 |    13.1 |     2.8 |     0.3
Delaware ..............| 100.0 |   68.3 |   27.7 |    2.5 |    1.4 |    0.2 |100.0 |   60.7 |   30.8 |     6.0 |     2.3 |     0.3
District of Columbia ..| 100.0 |    4.0 |   91.1 |    3.9 |    0.9 |    0.1 |100.0 |    4.5 |   84.6 |     9.2 |     1.6 |     0.1
Florida ...............| 100.0 |   65.4 |   23.7 |    9.5 |    1.2 |    0.2 |100.0 |   53.3 |   25.2 |    19.4 |     1.9 |     0.3
                       |       |        |        |        |        |        |      |        |        |         |         |
Georgia ...............| 100.0 |   60.7 |   37.9 |    0.6 |    0.8 |  (\2\) |100.0 |   54.7 |   38.2 |     4.8 |     2.2 |     0.2
Hawaii ................| 100.0 |   23.5 |    2.3 |    2.2 |   71.7 |    0.3 |100.0 |   20.4 |    2.3 |     4.5 |    72.3 |     0.4
Idaho .................| 100.0 |   92.6 |    0.3 |    4.9 |    0.8 |    1.3 |100.0 |   86.0 |    0.7 |    10.7 |     1.2 |     1.4
Illinois ..............| 100.0 |   69.8 |   18.7 |    9.2 |    2.3 |    0.1 |100.0 |   59.8 |   21.3 |    15.4 |     3.4 |     0.2
Indiana................| 100.0 |   88.7 |    9.0 |    1.7 |    0.5 |    0.1 |100.0 |   83.6 |   11.7 |     3.5 |     1.0 |     0.2
                       |       |        |        |        |        |        |      |        |        |         |         |
Iowa ..................| 100.0 |   94.6 |    3.0 |    0.9 |    1.2 |    0.3 |100.0 |   90.2 |    4.0 |     3.6 |     1.7 |     0.5
Kansas ................| 100.0 |   85.6 |    7.6 |    4.4 |    1.9 |    0.6 |100.0 |   78.7 |    8.9 |     8.9 |     2.2 |     1.3
Kentucky ..............| 100.0 |   89.2 |   10.2 |    0.1 |    0.5 |  (\2\) |100.0 |   87.5 |   10.7 |     1.0 |     0.6 |     0.2
Louisiana .............| 100.0 |   56.5 |   41.3 |    0.8 |    1.1 |    0.3 |100.0 |   48.9 |   47.8 |     1.4 |     1.3 |     0.6
Maine .................| 100.0 |   98.3 |    0.5 |    0.2 |    0.8 |    0.2 |100.0 |   96.5 |    1.2 |     0.6 |     1.0 |     0.7
                       |       |        |        |        |        |        |      |        |        |         |         |
Maryland ..............| 100.0 |   59.7 |   35.3 |    1.7 |    3.1 |    0.2 |100.0 |   53.4 |   37.1 |     4.8 |     4.4 |     0.4
Massachusetts .........| 100.0 |   83.7 |    7.4 |    6.0 |    2.8 |    0.1 |100.0 |   76.1 |    8.5 |    10.7 |     4.4 |     0.3
Michigan ..............| 100.0 |   76.4 |   19.8 |    1.8 |    1.2 |    0.8 |100.0 |   73.8 |   19.8 |     3.5 |     1.8 |     1.0
Minnesota .............| 100.0 |   93.9 |    2.1 |    0.9 |    1.7 |    1.5 |100.0 |   82.9 |    6.6 |     3.4 |     5.1 |     2.0
Mississippi ...........| 100.0 |   43.9 |   55.5 |    0.1 |    0.4 |    0.1 |100.0 |   47.3 |   51.1 |     0.8 |     0.7 |     0.1
                       |       |        |        |        |        |        |      |        |        |         |         |
Missouri...............| 100.0 |   83.4 |   14.9 |    0.7 |    0.8 |    0.2 |100.0 |   79.3 |   17.4 |     1.8 |     1.2 |     0.3
Montana ...............| 100.0 |   92.7 |    0.3 |    0.9 |    0.5 |    5.5 |100.0 |   86.2 |    0.6 |     1.7 |     1.0 |    10.5
Nebraska ..............| 100.0 |   91.4 |    4.4 |    2.4 |    0.8 |    1.0 |100.0 |   83.0 |    6.7 |     7.3 |     1.5 |     1.5
Nevada ................| 100.0 |   77.4 |    9.6 |    7.5 |    3.2 |    2.3 |100.0 |   56.7 |   10.2 |    25.7 |     5.7 |     1.7
New Hampshire .........| 100.0 |   98.0 |    0.7 |    0.5 |    0.8 |    0.1 |100.0 |   95.5 |    1.1 |     1.8 |     1.3 |     0.2
                       |       |        |        |        |        |        |      |        |        |         |         |
New Jersey ............| 100.0 |   69.1 |   17.4 |   10.7 |    2.7 |    0.1 |100.0 |   60.3 |   17.8 |    15.3 |     6.3 |     0.2
New Mexico ............| 100.0 |   43.1 |    2.3 |   45.1 |    0.8 |    8.7 |100.0 |   35.3 |    2.4 |    50.2 |     1.1 |    11.1
New York ..............| 100.0 |   68.4 |   16.5 |   12.3 |    2.7 |    0.2 |100.0 |   54.9 |   20.2 |    18.5 |     6.0 |     0.4
North Carolina ........| 100.0 |   68.4 |   28.9 |    0.4 |    0.6 |    1.7 |100.0 |   61.0 |   31.3 |     4.4 |     1.9 |     1.5
North Dakota ..........| 100.0 |   92.4 |    0.6 |    1.1 |    0.8 |    5.0 |100.0 |   89.4 |    1.0 |     1.2 |     0.8 |     7.6
                       |       |        |        |        |        |        |      |        |        |         |         |
Ohio ..................| 100.0 |   83.1 |   15.0 |    1.0 |    0.7 |    0.1 |100.0 |   80.7 |   16.3 |     1.7 |     1.1 |     0.1
Oklahoma ..............| 100.0 |   79.0 |    7.8 |    1.6 |    1.0 |   10.6 |100.0 |   64.9 |   10.8 |     6.0 |     1.4 |    16.9
Oregon ................| 100.0 |   89.8 |    2.2 |    3.9 |    2.4 |    1.7 |100.0 |   80.4 |    2.9 |    10.5 |     4.0 |     2.1
Pennsylvania ..........| 100.0 |   84.4 |   12.6 |    1.8 |    1.2 |    0.1 |100.0 |   78.2 |   15.1 |     4.5 |     2.0 |     0.1
Rhode Island ..........| 100.0 |   87.9 |    5.6 |    3.7 |    2.4 |    0.3 |100.0 |   74.3 |    7.9 |    14.0 |     3.3 |     0.5
                       |       |        |        |        |        |        |      |        |        |         |         |
South Carolina ........| 100.0 |   54.6 |   44.5 |    0.2 |    0.6 |    0.1 |100.0 |   54.9 |   42.1 |     1.9 |     1.0 |     0.2
South Dakota ..........| 100.0 |   90.6 |    0.5 |    0.6 |    0.7 |    7.6 |100.0 |   86.5 |    1.2 |     1.2 |     0.9 |    10.1
Tennessee .............| 100.0 |   76.5 |   22.6 |    0.2 |    0.6 |  (\2\) |100.0 |   72.4 |   24.5 |     1.8 |     1.1 |     0.2
Texas .................| 100.0 |   51.0 |   14.4 |   32.5 |    2.0 |    0.2 |100.0 |   42.0 |   14.4 |    40.6 |     2.7 |     0.3
Utah ..................| 100.0 |   93.7 |    0.4 |    3.0 |    1.5 |    1.5 |100.0 |   85.9 |    1.0 |     8.8 |     2.7 |     1.6
                       |       |        |        |        |        |        |      |        |        |         |         |
Vermont ...............| 100.0 |   98.4 |    0.3 |    0.2 |    0.6 |    0.6 |100.0 |   96.3 |    1.1 |     0.6 |     1.4 |     0.6
Virginia ..............| 100.0 |   72.6 |   23.7 |    1.0 |    2.6 |    0.1 |100.0 |   63.6 |   27.1 |     4.9 |     4.1 |     0.3
Washington ............| 100.0 |   84.5 |    4.2 |    3.8 |    5.1 |    2.3 |100.0 |   74.4 |    5.3 |    10.2 |     7.3 |     2.7
West Virginia..........| 100.0 |   95.9 |    3.7 |    0.1 |    0.3 |  (\2\) |100.0 |   94.7 |    4.3 |     0.4 |     0.5 |     0.1
Wisconsin .............| 100.0 |   86.6 |    8.9 |    1.9 |    1.7 |    1.0 |100.0 |   80.7 |   10.0 |     4.5 |     3.3 |     1.4
Wyoming ...............| 100.0 |   90.7 |    0.9 |    5.9 |    0.6 |    1.9 |100.0 |   87.9 |    1.2 |     6.9 |     0.9 |     3.1
                       |_______|________|________|________|________|________|______|________|________|_________|_________|_________
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 |   59.6 |   21.6 |     7.8 |    10.1 |     0.8
   domestic schools ...|   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |100.0 |   51.4 |   26.0 |    18.4 |     3.5 |     0.7
                       |=======|========|========|========|========|========|======|========|========|=========|=========|=========
    Outlying areas     |       |        |        |        |        |        |      |        |        |         |         |
                       |       |        |        |        |        |        |      |        |        |         |         |
American Samoa ........|   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |100.0 |    0.0 |    0.0 |     0.0 |   100.0 |     0.0
Guam ..................|   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |100.0 |    1.7 |    0.3 |     0.2 |    97.7 |     0.1
Northern Marianas......|   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |100.0 |    0.3 |    0.0 |     0.0 |    99.7 |     0.0
Puerto Rico ...........|   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |100.0 |    0.0 |    0.0 |   100.0 |     0.0 |     0.0
Virgin Islands ........|   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |100.0 |    0.8 |   85.8 |    13.1 |     0.2 |     0.1
_______________________|_______|________|________|________|________|________|______|________|________|_________|_________|_________

---Not available.
\1\Excludes persons of Hispanic origin.
\2\Less than 0.05 percent.

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. The 1986-87 data were derived from the 1986 Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights sample survey of public school districts. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 1986 State Summaries of Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Survey; and National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey. (This table was prepared February 2002.)

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