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Table 204.80. Number of public school students enrolled in gifted and talented programs, by sex, race/ethnicity, and state: 2004, 2006, and 2011-12
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State 2004, total 2006, total 2011-121
Total Sex Race/ethnicity
Male Female White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/
Alaska Native
Two or more races
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States 3,202,760   (24,248) 3,236,990   (21,177) 3,189,757 1,570,453 1,619,304 1,939,266 281,135 538,529 301,633 11,053 30,103 88,038
Alabama 35,680   (798) 40,610   (361) 62,392 30,098 32,294 45,622 12,155 1,613 1,596 46 901 459
Alaska 5,390   (166) 5,620   (192) 6,320 3,041 3,279 4,182 133 403 584 74 270 674
Arizona 57,570   (1,275) 60,060   (711) 63,603 33,226 30,377 38,056 1,526 17,486 3,993 184 1,333 1,025
Arkansas 50,340   (3,219) 45,600   (1,870) 46,534 21,383 25,151 34,883 7,730 2,348 1,016 64 260 233
California 527,370   (10,256) 523,450   (13,209) 516,607 257,477 259,130 173,830 21,283 188,619 108,123 5,652 2,668 16,432
                                 
Colorado 50,350   (747) 54,000   (620) 55,743 29,048 26,695 40,561 1,126 9,193 2,625 93 272 1,873
Connecticut 15,980   (1,572) 20,170   (2,183) 13,153 6,179 6,974 9,196 1,117 1,379 1,168 4 32 257
Delaware 5,260 1 (†) 6,240 1 (†) 2,656 1,251 1,405 1,576 543 226 238 1-3 10 61
District of Columbia   (†)   (†) 62 27 35 0 60 0 1-3 0 0 0
Florida 114,400   (1,095) 132,440   (893) 145,079 72,777 72,302 79,722 13,486 38,513 8,204 108 426 4,620
                                 
Georgia 136,620   (3,954) 150,680   (5,291) 176,954 83,741 93,213 115,689 31,062 9,968 13,914 126 373 5,822
Hawaii 10,290   (993) 11,140 1 (†) 2,515 1,023 1,492 512 51 90 1,206 441 9 206
Idaho 9,920   (528) 10,650   (475) 8,494 4,365 4,129 7,498 38 517 224 22 46 149
Illinois 112,570   (4,554) 118,480   (5,016) 72,764 36,627 36,137 46,400 5,945 8,555 8,646 105 127 2,986
Indiana 74,780   (5,219) 82,830   (4,222) 131,797 63,729 68,068 108,500 7,355 6,542 4,496 68 272 4,564
                                 
Iowa 41,460   (1,657) 39,300   (1,030) 46,149 23,334 22,815 40,906 963 1,838 1,350 29 111 952
Kansas 15,150   (389) 14,430   (487) 14,015 7,644 6,371 11,380 355 777 849 9 105 540
Kentucky 85,660   (3,179) 96,600   (2,885) 87,214 41,311 45,903 79,288 3,525 1,394 1,709 75 68 1,155
Louisiana 28,020   (2,300) 22,010   (721) 20,802 9,530 11,272 12,830 5,627 771 1,111 19 120 324
Maine 5,640   (619) 6,030   (304) 8,160 4,010 4,150 7,702 109 81 184 8 30 46
                                 
Maryland 117,010 1 (†) 137,410 1 (†) 135,634 63,872 71,762 61,525 32,222 15,153 18,979 1,527 276 5,952
Massachusetts 7,440   (1,190) 6,130   (908) 6,242 3,005 3,237 4,183 533 625 711 4 17 169
Michigan 65,970   (6,408) 54,950   (4,750) 30,814 14,725 16,089 24,703 2,747 998 1,864 20 154 328
Minnesota 73,940   (2,585) 72,280   (2,154) 70,165 35,293 34,872 49,852 5,744 3,678 9,316 20 650 905
Mississippi 30,510   (837) 31,070   (1,015) 33,099 15,930 17,169 23,163 8,470 688 706 9 51 12
                                 
Missouri 34,470   (898) 33,070   (831) 37,175 18,780 18,395 30,109 3,280 1,110 1,951 36 125 564
Montana 8,760   (401) 7,490   (251) 5,900 3,120 2,780 5,255 35 102 102 10 320 76
Nebraska 32,160   (824) 32,650   (604) 35,469 17,673 17,796 28,850 1,381 2,713 1,187 34 252 1,052
Nevada 7,640   (23) 8,270 1 (†) 8,674 4,510 4,164 5,280 257 1,586 851 58 49 593
New Hampshire 4,450   (1,089) 4,700   (1,005) 2,579 1,222 1,357 2,423 10 20 106 1-3 4 14
                                 
New Jersey 88,960   (4,851) 97,260   (4,904) 88,990 41,222 47,768 55,282 7,927 9,288 15,509 218 92 674
New Mexico 36,410   (404) 12,950   (399) 14,891 7,853 7,038 7,027 233 5,957 512 10 894 258
New York 61,350   (5,223) 81,520   (3,741) 41,630 19,881 21,749 24,862 5,602 4,141 6,239 66 190 530
North Carolina 155,330   (10,613) 149,700   (4,678) 158,770 78,388 80,382 116,645 17,837 9,186 7,801 136 1,532 5,633
North Dakota 3,320   (305) 2,770   (162) 3,292 1,768 1,524 2,726 62 25 99 4 370 6
                                 
Ohio 133,690   (7,411) 127,610   (5,925) 65,821 33,263 32,558 55,946 3,403 1,021 3,296 19 55 2,081
Oklahoma 87,620   (2,447) 87,320   (2,151) 91,174 45,090 46,084 58,966 5,003 6,783 3,016 160 14,292 2,954
Oregon 39,440   (903) 38,570   (666) 37,767 20,072 17,695 28,241 498 3,019 3,498 120 301 2,090
Pennsylvania 85,070   (3,170) 75,930   (2,681) 66,867 34,353 32,514 54,609 4,170 1,797 5,274 59 67 891
Rhode Island 2,780   (531) 2,060   (300) 740 318 422 444 69 170 38 1-3 1-3 15
                                 
South Carolina 88,070   (6,564) 77,520   (3,781) 89,170 41,682 47,488 68,269 13,584 3,006 2,166 115 165 1,865
South Dakota 2,940   (241) 3,070   (175) 2,587 1,406 1,181 2,352 25 33 70 1-3 82 23
Tennessee 32,630   (1,451) 17,100   (904) 24,250 12,160 12,090 18,719 3,394 549 1,262 44 39 243
Texas 344,500   (3,483) 344,640   (2,413) 385,047 190,311 194,736 162,288 26,419 154,617 31,018 449 1,692 8,564
Utah 23,510   (1,218) 25,660   (170) 23,204 11,302 11,902 18,348 266 2,675 1,105 446 182 182
                                 
Vermont 740   (151) 730   (129) 268 124 144 252 4 4 6 0 0 1-3
Virginia 142,140   (3,772) 160,140   (3,319) 150,642 74,272 76,370 96,993 18,104 11,447 16,486 198 351 7,063
Washington 38,520   (843) 39,010   (1,289) 37,475 18,796 18,679 25,232 722 4,239 4,766 120 188 2,208
West Virginia 6,040   (493) 6,630   (559) 5,292 2,730 2,562 4,853 166 27 186 4 8 48
Wisconsin 62,000   (4,348) 56,450   (3,095) 52,058 25,957 26,101 40,742 4,767 3,410 2,231 29 241 638
Wyoming 2,910 ! (944) 2,030   (314) 3,061 1,555 1,506 2,794 12 151 44 4 29 27
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1 Data are based on universe counts of schools and school districts; therefore, these figures do not have standard errors.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Student counts between 1 and 3 are displayed as 1-3 to protect student privacy. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because of privacy protection routines applied to universe data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection: 2004, 2006, and 2011-12. (This table was prepared January 2016.)

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