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| Table 51. | Number and percentage of gifted and talented students in public elementary and secondary schools, by sex, race/ethnicity, and state: 2002 |
| State | Total | Sex | Race/ethnicity | Gifted and talented as a percentage of total enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native | Total | Sex | Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| United States | 3,002,040 | (21,496) | 1,462,940 | (10,421) | 1,539,100 | (11,360) | 2,179,250 | (17,675) | 253,140 | (2,312) | 312,450 | (4,432) | 229,360 | (4,794) | 27,840 | (1,005) | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 11.1 | 4.9 | ||||||||
| Alabama | 32,090 | (309) | 16,240 | (151) | 15,850 | (160) | 26,130 | (304) | 4,870 | (#) | 270 | (7) | 570 | (2) | 260 | (1) | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 9.1 | 4.8 | ||||||||
| Alaska | 5,040 | (51) | 2,590 | (22) | 2,460 | (30) | 4,230 | (44) | 110 | (#) | 120 | (1) | 330 | (2) | 260 | (10) | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Arizona | 56,670 | (741) | 29,000 | (349) | 27,660 | (405) | 40,240 | (595) | 1,490 | (26) | 9,580 | (152) | 2,860 | (40) | 2,510 | ! | (345) | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 14.1 | 3.8 | |||||||
| Arkansas | 46,500 | (2,252) | 21,560 | (1,098) | 24,940 | (1,172) | 38,270 | (2,140) | 6,910 | (318) | 620 | (53) | 600 | (29) | 90 | ! | (8) | 10.3 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 13.0 | 4.6 | |||||||
| California | 445,870 | (11,279) | 217,840 | (5,288) | 228,030 | (6,064) | 220,770 | (7,401) | 18,600 | (537) | 107,430 | (2,960) | 96,690 | (4,430) | 2,390 | (142) | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 10.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 13.3 | 4.8 | ||||||||
| Colorado | 50,610 | (857) | 25,250 | (395) | 25,360 | (470) | 39,640 | (773) | 2,180 | (15) | 6,230 | (82) | 2,090 | (12) | 460 | (64) | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 9.3 | 5.3 | ||||||||
| Connecticut | 18,990 | ! | (1,391) | 9,190 | ! | (723) | 9,800 | ! | (685) | 16,030 | ! | (1,249) | 1,180 | ! | (150) | 790 | (43) | 960 | ! | (127) | 20 | ! | (6) | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 1.6 | |
| Delaware1 | 6,140 | (†) | 2,840 | (†) | 3,300 | (†) | 4,640 | (†) | 940 | (†) | 180 | (†) | 370 | (†) | 10 | (†) | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 13.0 | 3.7 | ||||||||
| District of Columbia1 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Florida | 111,640 | (963) | 57,100 | (501) | 54,540 | (464) | 73,620 | (850) | 11,990 | (70) | 21,130 | (80) | 4,560 | (31) | 340 | (5) | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 5.0 | ||||||||
| Georgia | 113,360 | (3,708) | 54,090 | (1,750) | 59,270 | (1,962) | 87,220 | (3,228) | 18,630 | (526) | 1,890 | (83) | 5,530 | (163) | 100 | (3) | 7.9 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 15.5 | 4.9 | ||||||||
| Hawaii2 | 11,000 | (1,158) | 4,640 | (523) | 6,360 | (644) | 2,370 | (251) | 120 | (22) | 170 | (30) | 8,300 | (956) | 40 | (6) | 6.8 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 4.4 | ||||||||
| Idaho | 10,180 | (740) | 5,220 | (368) | 4,960 | (382) | 9,520 | (712) | 50 | (6) | 370 | ! | (44) | 200 | (20) | 40 | ! | (8) | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 1.1 | ||||||
| Illinois | 136,200 | (5,081) | 65,020 | (2,446) | 71,180 | (2,693) | 105,250 | (4,378) | 12,780 | (702) | 9,100 | (509) | 8,920 | (836) | 140 | ! | (15) | 6.7 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 12.6 | 3.2 | |||||||
| Indiana | 70,320 | (3,760) | 32,530 | (1,807) | 37,790 | (1,979) | 62,520 | (3,537) | 4,830 | ! | (802) | 1,320 | ! | (193) | 1,570 | (174) | 90 | ! | (19) | 7.1 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 15.0 | 3.8 | |||||
| Iowa | 42,140 | (1,697) | 20,830 | (851) | 21,310 | (877) | 38,910 | (1,540) | 1,140 | (114) | 820 | (69) | 1,140 | (53) | 140 | ! | (11) | 8.6 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 13.3 | 4.7 | |||||||
| Kansas | 14,930 | (282) | 8,110 | (161) | 6,810 | (147) | 13,450 | (271) | 430 | (9) | 350 | (7) | 580 | (15) | 120 | (11) | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 1.9 | ||||||||
| Kentucky | 73,470 | (2,718) | 35,090 | (1,326) | 38,380 | (1,420) | 68,650 | (2,544) | 3,370 | (321) | 370 | (31) | 1,020 | ! | (97) | 60 | ! | (10) | 11.7 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 20.0 | 5.3 | ||||||
| Louisiana | 25,340 | (405) | 12,950 | (236) | 12,390 | (171) | 17,470 | (354) | 6,240 | (62) | 440 | (5) | 1,070 | (2) | 120 | (1) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 11.4 | 2.5 | ||||||||
| Maine | 7,960 | (529) | 4,040 | (281) | 3,920 | (255) | 7,780 | (521) | 40 | ! | (6) | 10 | (1) | 110 | ! | (13) | 10 | ! | (4) | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 1.3 | |||||
| Maryland1 | 96,210 | (†) | 45,820 | (†) | 50,390 | (†) | 61,400 | (†) | 16,020 | (†) | 6,020 | (†) | 12,540 | (†) | 240 | (†) | 11.3 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 13.9 | 5.0 | 12.2 | 30.8 | 7.5 | ||||||||
| Massachusetts | 9,000 | ! | (1,151) | 4,320 | ! | (564) | 4,680 | ! | (596) | 7,170 | ! | (1,064) | 520 | (36) | 510 | (37) | 780 | (89) | 20 | ! | (4) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | |||
| Michigan | 65,210 | ! | (6,849) | 31,840 | ! | (3,572) | 33,380 | ! | (3,329) | 54,640 | ! | (5,573) | 4,720 | ! | (857) | 2,410 | ! | (867) | 3,120 | ! | (557) | 330 | ! | (60) | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 8.5 | 1.6 |
| Minnesota | 53,140 | (1,346) | 26,210 | (640) | 26,930 | (713) | 47,150 | (1,300) | 2,090 | (15) | 910 | (20) | 2,670 | (35) | 320 | (10) | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 2.1 | ||||||||
| Mississippi | 31,570 | (852) | 15,220 | (363) | 16,350 | (500) | 23,290 | (666) | 7,620 | (269) | 220 | (19) | 410 | (49) | 30 | (2) | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 11.5 | 3.7 | ||||||||
| Missouri | 35,120 | (706) | 18,240 | (359) | 16,880 | (370) | 30,910 | (683) | 2,800 | (123) | 340 | (16) | 1,000 | (30) | 70 | ! | (10) | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 8.9 | 2.3 | |||||||
| Montana | 7,240 | (304) | 3,630 | (146) | 3,610 | (161) | 6,700 | (286) | 20 | (2) | 70 | (4) | 90 | (5) | 360 | ! | (47) | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 2.5 | |||||||
| Nebraska | 32,740 | (780) | 16,040 | (388) | 16,700 | (401) | 29,250 | (750) | 1,500 | (6) | 1,040 | (36) | 740 | (7) | 210 | ! | (66) | 11.8 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 16.7 | 4.0 | |||||||
| Nevada1 | 16,040 | (†) | 8,290 | (†) | 7,750 | (†) | 11,330 | (†) | 1,050 | (†) | 2,000 | (†) | 1,540 | (†) | 120 | (†) | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 6.7 | 1.9 | ||||||||
| New Hampshire | 3,870 | (358) | 1,920 | (171) | 1,950 | ! | (198) | 3,730 | (352) | 10 | (1) | 30 | ! | (5) | 100 | (4) | # | (†) | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.8 | # | ||||||
| New Jersey | 103,390 | (7,178) | 46,850 | (3,173) | 56,540 | ! | (4,332) | 76,490 | ! | (6,414) | 10,100 | (938) | 7,180 | (666) | 9,520 | (719) | 100 | ! | (21) | 7.6 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 10.5 | 5.8 | |||||
| New Mexico | 12,300 | (358) | 6,780 | (184) | 5,510 | (181) | 7,810 | (231) | 190 | (4) | 3,560 | (179) | 290 | (27) | 450 | (33) | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 8.1 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| New York | 66,330 | (4,517) | 32,280 | (2,276) | 34,050 | (2,265) | 53,200 | (4,168) | 5,300 | (260) | 3,550 | (281) | 4,160 | (349) | 110 | ! | (12) | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | |||||||
| North Carolina | 135,890 | (4,935) | 64,790 | (2,430) | 71,100 | (2,523) | 113,900 | (4,297) | 14,250 | (563) | 2,190 | (177) | 4,260 | (474) | 1,290 | ! | (606) | 10.3 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 14.5 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 15.1 | 5.0 | |||||||
| North Dakota | 3,380 | (78) | 1,670 | (36) | 1,710 | (42) | 2,590 | (48) | 80 | (1) | 60 | (#) | 90 | (2) | 560 | (58) | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 11.1 | 6.5 | ||||||||
| Ohio | 120,710 | (5,970) | 60,510 | (3,080) | 60,190 | (2,930) | 104,300 | (5,672) | 12,510 | (391) | 1,010 | ! | (107) | 2,770 | (273) | 110 | ! | (12) | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 12.1 | 4.7 | ||||||
| Oklahoma | 86,090 | (1,835) | 41,740 | (913) | 44,360 | (951) | 61,670 | (1,424) | 5,490 | (134) | 3,400 | (152) | 2,220 | (46) | 13,320 | (680) | 14.0 | 13.2 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 24.5 | 12.1 | ||||||||
| Oregon | 40,980 | (748) | 21,620 | (424) | 19,360 | (337) | 36,040 | (685) | 680 | (8) | 1,240 | (98) | 2,640 | (34) | 380 | (43) | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 11.0 | 3.3 | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 78,550 | (2,799) | 41,330 | (1,492) | 37,220 | (1,342) | 67,460 | (2,634) | 6,610 | (274) | 1,450 | (147) | 2,950 | (246) | 80 | ! | (11) | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 7.9 | 3.8 | |||||||
| Rhode Island | 2,710 | (274) | 1,180 | (115) | 1,530 | (158) | 2,220 | ! | (270) | 170 | (6) | 190 | (7) | 110 | (2) | 10 | (1) | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | |||||||
| South Carolina | 72,350 | (3,454) | 34,060 | (1,689) | 38,290 | (1,772) | 56,560 | (2,859) | 13,630 | (688) | 770 | (55) | 1,260 | (126) | 130 | (12) | 10.6 | 9.8 | 11.5 | 15.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 18.0 | 5.8 | ||||||||
| South Dakota | 3,840 | (208) | 2,070 | (115) | 1,770 | (93) | 3,580 | (205) | 30 | (#) | 20 | (#) | 60 | (3) | 150 | (#) | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Tennessee | 27,090 | (913) | 12,960 | (505) | 14,130 | (416) | 17,410 | (878) | 8,660 | (41) | 240 | (5) | 730 | (22) | 40 | ! | (8) | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 2.8 | |||||||
| Texas | 341,290 | (5,210) | 164,360 | (2,544) | 176,930 | (2,709) | 190,350 | (4,034) | 27,150 | (479) | 104,120 | (2,997) | 18,730 | (440) | 940 | (39) | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 15.8 | 7.3 | ||||||||
| Utah | 11,860 | (141) | 5,830 | (64) | 6,030 | (77) | 9,970 | (134) | 150 | (#) | 870 | (7) | 790 | (#) | 80 | (#) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Vermont | 1,720 | ! | (269) | 780 | ! | (119) | 940 | ! | (153) | 1,690 | ! | (265) | 10 | ! | (3) | # | (†) | 10 | ! | (4) | # | (†) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | ||
| Virginia | 129,770 | (3,208) | 62,850 | (1,582) | 66,930 | (1,647) | 101,860 | (2,520) | 12,720 | (581) | 4,060 | (353) | 10,890 | (288) | 240 | (10) | 11.0 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 14.0 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 20.9 | 7.6 | ||||||||
| Washington | 47,300 | (1,121) | 23,030 | (620) | 24,270 | (536) | 38,800 | (1,008) | 1,020 | (31) | 2,090 | (75) | 4,890 | (123) | 500 | ! | (48) | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 2.0 | |||||||
| West Virginia | 5,850 | (581) | 3,210 | (316) | 2,640 | (269) | 5,570 | (549) | 120 | (20) | 20 | ! | (4) | 130 | ! | (30) | 10 | ! | (7) | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 1.9 | |||||
| Wisconsin | 79,480 | (3,338) | 38,140 | (1,580) | 41,340 | (1,797) | 73,080 | (3,220) | 2,010 | (59) | 1,590 | (57) | 2,380 | (127) | 410 | ! | (118) | 9.3 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 3.1 | |||||||
| Wyoming | 2,610 | (309) | 1,240 | (151) | 1,360 | (160) | 2,410 | (304) | 20 | (#) | 110 | (7) | 40 | (2) | 10 | (1) | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| —Not available. † Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. !Interpret data with caution. 1 State/jurisdiction has 25 or fewer school districts; therefore, data are based on universe count (instead of samples). 2 State has only one school district, but is sampled within the district. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, OCR Elementary and Secondary School Survey: 2002. (This table was prepared July 2006.) |
