
| 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
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| | | | |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
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_______________________|_______|________|________|________|________|________|______|________|________|_________|_________|_________
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Bureau of Indian | | | | | | | | | | | |
Affairs ............| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0
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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
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Outlying areas | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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
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| ---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.) |