Table 216.60.

Number and percentage distribution of public school students, by percentage of students in school who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, school level, locale, and student race/ethnicity: Fall 2014

School level, locale, and student race/ethnicity	Number of students, by percent of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch						Percentage distribution of students, by percent of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
	Total1	0 to 25.0 percent	25.1 to 50.0 percent	50.1 to 75.0 percent	More than 75.0 percent	Missing/ school does not participate	Total1	0 to 25.0 percent	25.1 to 50.0 percent	50.1 to 75.0 percent	More than 75.0 percent	Missing/ school does not participate
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Total	50,009,771	10,213,411	13,744,758	13,741,769	12,164,670	145,163	100.0	20.4	27.5	27.5	24.3	0.3
White	24,786,411	7,231,364	9,052,403	6,468,234	1,948,101	86,309	100.0	29.2	36.5	26.1	7.9	0.3
Black	7,759,943	548,437	1,301,674	2,379,335	3,521,519	8,978	100.0	7.1	16.8	30.7	45.4	0.1
Hispanic	12,716,373	1,077,000	2,118,818	3,667,995	5,820,721	31,839	100.0	8.5	16.7	28.8	45.8	0.3
Asian	2,454,856	911,941	620,624	536,755	378,639	6,897	100.0	37.1	25.3	21.9	15.4	0.3
Pacific Islander	174,834	20,774	47,677	62,319	43,569	495	100.0	11.9	27.3	35.6	24.9	0.3
American Indian/Alaska Native	514,123	61,324	111,382	164,722	171,579	5,116	100.0	11.9	21.7	32.0	33.4	1.0
Two or more races	1,603,231	362,571	492,180	462,409	280,542	5,529	100.0	22.6	30.7	28.8	17.5	0.3
School level2
Elementary3	32,225,908	6,160,484	7,824,729	8,908,915	9,271,200	60,580	100.0	19.1	24.3	27.6	28.8	0.2
White	15,570,251	4,313,633	5,191,539	4,478,840	1,550,727	35,512	100.0	27.7	33.3	28.8	10.0	0.2
Black	5,022,792	296,195	691,296	1,387,896	2,642,499	4,906	100.0	5.9	13.8	27.6	52.6	0.1
Hispanic	8,500,891	661,932	1,185,768	2,230,654	4,409,762	12,775	100.0	7.8	13.9	26.2	51.9	0.2
Asian	1,569,179	599,191	360,504	332,926	274,019	2,539	100.0	38.2	23.0	21.2	17.5	0.2
Pacific Islander	108,909	11,723	24,305	38,475	34,196	210	100.0	10.8	22.3	35.3	31.4	0.2
American Indian/Alaska Native	320,438	34,096	57,528	102,126	124,660	2,028	100.0	10.6	18.0	31.9	38.9	0.6
Two or more races	1,133,448	243,714	313,789	337,998	235,337	2,610	100.0	21.5	27.7	29.8	20.8	0.2
Secondary4	15,731,561	3,681,226	5,438,887	4,224,223	2,356,950	30,275	100.0	23.4	34.6	26.9	15.0	0.2
White	8,214,576	2,665,802	3,545,219	1,676,495	311,927	15,133	100.0	32.5	43.2	20.4	3.8	0.2
Black	2,335,775	212,545	563,669	871,415	686,166	1,980	100.0	9.1	24.1	37.3	29.4	0.1
Hispanic	3,736,097	375,616	854,572	1,303,648	1,192,766	9,495	100.0	10.1	22.9	34.9	31.9	0.3
Asian	815,807	293,793	241,277	189,338	90,857	542	100.0	36.0	29.6	23.2	11.1	0.1
Pacific Islander	57,570	7,810	21,925	20,616	7,099	120	100.0	13.6	38.1	35.8	12.3	0.2
American Indian/Alaska Native	160,923	23,711	49,423	53,552	32,184	2,053	100.0	14.7	30.7	33.3	20.0	1.3
Two or more races	410,813	101,949	162,802	109,159	35,951	952	100.0	24.8	39.6	26.6	8.8	0.2
School locale5
City	15,234,686	1,924,067	2,985,412	4,065,435	6,193,976	65,796	100.0	12.6	19.6	26.7	40.7	0.4
White	4,492,135	1,083,660	1,534,221	1,205,119	632,629	36,506	100.0	24.1	34.2	26.8	14.1	0.8
Black	3,603,557	157,258	419,105	986,030	2,035,789	5,375	100.0	4.4	11.6	27.4	56.5	0.1
Hispanic	5,423,399	308,424	632,770	1,393,702	3,071,981	16,522	100.0	5.7	11.7	25.7	56.6	0.3
Asian	1,031,943	266,232	228,122	280,085	254,284	3,220	100.0	25.8	22.1	27.1	24.6	0.3
Pacific Islander	58,726	5,391	13,605	19,595	19,888	247	100.0	9.2	23.2	33.4	33.9	0.4
American Indian/Alaska Native	108,914	11,786	23,225	31,403	40,679	1,821	100.0	10.8	21.3	28.8	37.3	1.7
Two or more races	516,012	91,316	134,364	149,501	138,726	2,105	100.0	17.7	26.0	29.0	26.9	0.4
Suburban	19,881,841	6,293,793	5,621,916	4,327,922	3,596,215	41,995	100.0	31.7	28.3	21.8	18.1	0.2
White	10,053,417	4,533,670	3,384,330	1,619,689	489,702	26,026	100.0	45.1	33.7	16.1	4.9	0.3
Black	2,719,930	317,503	632,344	874,040	894,125	1,918	100.0	11.7	23.2	32.1	32.9	0.1
Hispanic	5,048,487	608,288	1,007,080	1,426,578	1,998,343	8,198	100.0	12.0	19.9	28.3	39.6	0.2
Asian	1,216,787	583,006	323,639	202,707	104,454	2,981	100.0	47.9	26.6	16.7	8.6	0.2
Pacific Islander	73,758	12,798	23,260	22,849	14,706	145	100.0	17.4	31.5	31.0	19.9	0.2
American Indian/Alaska Native	90,230	18,487	29,813	25,577	15,685	668	100.0	20.5	33.0	28.3	17.4	0.7
Two or more races	679,232	220,041	221,450	156,482	79,200	2,059	100.0	32.4	32.6	23.0	11.7	0.3
Town	5,679,501	472,321	1,850,820	2,245,016	1,093,778	17,566	100.0	8.3	32.6	39.5	19.3	0.3
White	3,646,871	371,687	1,481,989	1,442,822	339,613	10,760	100.0	10.2	40.6	39.6	9.3	0.3
Black	569,777	14,312	65,675	213,053	276,097	640	100.0	2.5	11.5	37.4	48.5	0.1
Hispanic	1,073,010	51,277	192,055	428,394	397,389	3,895	100.0	4.8	17.9	39.9	37.0	0.4
Asian	73,618	8,613	25,982	28,038	10,727	258	100.0	11.7	35.3	38.1	14.6	0.4
Pacific Islander	24,075	726	6,397	12,253	4,648	51	100.0	3.0	26.6	50.9	19.3	0.2
American Indian/Alaska Native	122,922	14,036	27,445	46,030	34,078	1,333	100.0	11.4	22.3	37.4	27.7	1.1
Two or more races	169,228	11,670	51,277	74,426	31,226	629	100.0	6.9	30.3	44.0	18.5	0.4
Rural	9,212,803	1,523,230	3,286,466	3,102,744	1,280,560	19,803	100.0	16.5	35.7	33.7	13.9	0.2
White	6,593,601	1,242,347	2,651,797	2,200,387	486,055	13,015	100.0	18.8	40.2	33.4	7.4	0.2
Black	866,192	59,364	184,490	305,812	315,481	1,045	100.0	6.9	21.3	35.3	36.4	0.1
Hispanic	1,171,440	109,011	286,903	419,301	353,002	3,223	100.0	9.3	24.5	35.8	30.1	0.3
Asian	132,507	54,090	42,880	25,925	9,174	438	100.0	40.8	32.4	19.6	6.9	0.3
Pacific Islander	18,274	1,859	4,415	7,621	4,327	52	100.0	10.2	24.2	41.7	23.7	0.3
American Indian/Alaska Native	192,055	17,015	30,899	61,710	81,137	1,294	100.0	8.9	16.1	32.1	42.2	0.7
Two or more races	238,734	39,544	85,082	81,988	31,384	736	100.0	16.6	35.6	34.3	13.1	0.3

1 Includes students enrolled in schools that did not report free or reduced-price lunch eligibility.

2 Combined Elementary/Secondary schools and schools not reported by grade span are not shown separately.

3 Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.

4 Includes schools with no grade lower than 7.

5 Excludes 940 students enrolled in schools for which locale data are not available.

NOTE: Students with household incomes under 185 percent of the poverty threshold are eligible for free or reduced price lunch under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). In addition, some groups of children--such as foster children, children participating in the Head Start and Migrant Education programs, and children receiving services under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act--are assumed to be categorically eligible to participate in the NSLP. Also, under the Community Eligibility option, some nonpoor children who attend school in a low-income area may participate if the district decides that it would be more efficient to provide free lunch to all children in the school. For more information, see http://www.fns.usda.gov/nslp/national-school-lunch-program-nslp. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2014-15. (This table was prepared October 2016.)