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  • Table 45.Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race or ethnicity and state: Fall 1986 and fall 1995

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                          |       Percent distribution, fall 1986              |       Percent distribution, fall 1995
                          |____________________________________________________|_________________________________________________________
                          |       |        |        |        |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|Alaskan |       |         |         |         |Islander |Alaskan
                          |       |        |        |        |        | 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 |    64.8 |    16.8 |    13.5 |     3.7 |     1.1
                          |_______|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
    Alabama ..............| 100.0 |   62.0 |   37.0 |    0.1 |    0.4 |    0.5 | 100.0 |    62.1 |    36.0 |     0.5 |     0.6 |     0.7
    Alaska ...............| 100.0 |   65.7 |    4.3 |    1.7 |    3.3 |   25.1 | 100.0 |    63.7 |     4.6 |     2.7 |     4.4 |    24.5
    Arizona ..............| 100.0 |   62.2 |    4.0 |   26.4 |    1.3 |    6.1 | 100.0 |    56.9 |     4.3 |    30.0 |     1.7 |     7.2
    Arkansas .............| 100.0 |   74.7 |   24.2 |    0.4 |    0.6 |    0.2 | 100.0 |    73.9 |    23.6 |     1.5 |     0.7 |     0.4
    California ...........| 100.0 |   53.7 |    9.0 |   27.5 |    9.1 |    0.7 | 100.0 |    40.4 |     8.8 |    38.7 |    11.2 |     0.9
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |         |         |         |         |
    Colorado .............| 100.0 |   78.7 |    4.5 |   13.7 |    2.0 |    1.0 | 100.0 |    72.5 |     5.5 |    18.4 |     2.5 |     1.1
    Connecticut ..........| 100.0 |   77.2 |   12.1 |    8.9 |    1.5 |    0.2 | 100.0 |    72.0 |    13.5 |    11.8 |     2.4 |     0.3
    Delaware .............| 100.0 |   68.3 |   27.7 |    2.5 |    1.4 |    0.2 | 100.0 |    64.7 |    29.4 |     4.0 |     1.7 |     0.2
    District of Columbia .| 100.0 |    4.0 |   91.1 |    3.9 |    0.9 |    0.1 | 100.0 |     4.0 |    87.6 |     7.0 |     1.4 |    (\2\)
    Florida ..............| 100.0 |   65.4 |   23.7 |    9.5 |    1.2 |    0.2 | 100.0 |    57.5 |    25.3 |    15.3 |     1.8 |     0.2
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |         |         |         |         |
    Georgia ..............| 100.0 |   60.7 |   37.9 |    0.6 |    0.8 |   (\2\)| 100.0 |    58.2 |    37.8 |     2.2 |     1.6 |     0.1
    Hawaii ...............| 100.0 |   23.5 |    2.3 |    2.2 |   71.7 |    0.3 | 100.0 |    22.9 |     2.6 |     4.9 |    69.3 |     0.4
    Idaho ................| 100.0 |   92.6 |    0.3 |    4.9 |    0.8 |    1.3 | 100.0 |    88.4 |     0.6 |     8.4 |     1.2 |     1.3
    Illinois .............| 100.0 |   69.8 |   18.7 |    9.2 |    2.3 |    0.1 | 100.0 |    63.6 |    21.1 |    12.2 |     3.0 |     0.1
    Indiana...............| 100.0 |   88.7 |    9.0 |    1.7 |    0.5 |    0.1 | 100.0 |    85.6 |    11.1 |     2.3 |     0.8 |     0.2
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |         |         |         |         |
    Iowa .................| 100.0 |   94.6 |    3.0 |    0.9 |    1.2 |    0.3 | 100.0 |    92.7 |     3.3 |     2.1 |     1.5 |     0.4
    Kansas ...............| 100.0 |   85.6 |    7.6 |    4.4 |    1.9 |    0.6 | 100.0 |    82.6 |     8.5 |     6.0 |     1.8 |     1.1
    Kentucky .............| 100.0 |   89.2 |   10.2 |    0.1 |    0.5 |   (\2\)| 100.0 |    89.1 |     9.8 |     0.4 |     0.6 |     0.1
    Louisiana ............| 100.0 |   56.5 |   41.3 |    0.8 |    1.1 |    0.3 | 100.0 |    51.0 |    46.0 |     1.1 |     1.3 |     0.5
    Maine ................| 100.0 |   98.3 |    0.5 |    0.2 |    0.8 |    0.2 | 100.0 |    97.3 |     0.8 |     0.4 |     0.9 |     0.6
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |         |         |         |         |
    Maryland .............| 100.0 |   59.7 |   35.3 |    1.7 |    3.1 |    0.2 | 100.0 |    57.5 |    35.0 |     3.3 |     3.8 |     0.3
    Massachusetts ........| 100.0 |   83.7 |    7.4 |    6.0 |    2.8 |    0.1 | 100.0 |    78.5 |     8.2 |     9.3 |     3.8 |     0.2
    Michigan .............| 100.0 |   76.4 |   19.8 |    1.8 |    1.2 |    0.8 | 100.0 |    76.4 |    18.4 |     2.7 |     1.5 |     1.0
    Minnesota ............| 100.0 |   93.9 |    2.1 |    0.9 |    1.7 |    1.5 | 100.0 |    87.4 |     4.8 |     2.0 |     3.9 |     1.9
    Mississippi ..........| 100.0 |   43.9 |   55.5 |    0.1 |    0.4 |    0.1 | 100.0 |    47.7 |    51.0 |     0.3 |     0.6 |     0.4
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |         |         |         |         |
    Missouri..............| 100.0 |   83.4 |   14.9 |    0.7 |    0.8 |    0.2 | 100.0 |    81.7 |    16.1 |     1.0 |     1.0 |     0.2
    Montana ..............| 100.0 |   92.7 |    0.3 |    0.9 |    0.5 |    5.5 | 100.0 |    87.5 |     0.5 |     1.4 |     0.8 |     9.8
    Nebraska .............| 100.0 |   91.4 |    4.4 |    2.4 |    0.8 |    1.0 | 100.0 |    87.2 |     5.9 |     4.4 |     1.3 |     1.4
    Nevada ...............| 100.0 |   77.4 |    9.6 |    7.5 |    3.2 |    2.3 | 100.0 |    66.5 |     9.8 |    17.2 |     4.5 |     1.9
    New Hampshire ........| 100.0 |   98.0 |    0.7 |    0.5 |    0.8 |    0.1 | 100.0 |    96.7 |     0.9 |     1.2 |     1.1 |     0.2
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |         |         |         |         |
    New Jersey ...........| 100.0 |   69.1 |   17.4 |   10.7 |    2.7 |    0.1 | 100.0 |    62.5 |    18.5 |    13.5 |     5.4 |     0.2
    New Mexico ...........| 100.0 |   43.1 |    2.3 |   45.1 |    0.8 |    8.7 | 100.0 |    39.5 |     2.4 |    46.8 |     1.0 |    10.4
    New York .............| 100.0 |   68.4 |   16.5 |   12.3 |    2.7 |    0.2 | 100.0 |    56.9 |    20.2 |    17.4 |     5.0 |     0.4
    North Carolina .......| 100.0 |   68.4 |   28.9 |    0.4 |    0.6 |    1.7 | 100.0 |    64.6 |    30.7 |     1.9 |     1.3 |     1.5
    North Dakota .........| 100.0 |   92.4 |    0.6 |    1.1 |    0.8 |    5.0 | 100.0 |    90.8 |     0.8 |     1.1 |     0.8 |     6.6
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |         |         |         |         |
    Ohio .................| 100.0 |   83.1 |   15.0 |    1.0 |    0.7 |    0.1 | 100.0 |    82.2 |    15.3 |     1.4 |     1.0 |     0.1
    Oklahoma .............| 100.0 |   79.0 |    7.8 |    1.6 |    1.0 |   10.6 | 100.0 |    69.4 |    10.5 |     3.9 |     1.3 |    15.0
    Oregon ...............| 100.0 |   89.8 |    2.2 |    3.9 |    2.4 |    1.7 | 100.0 |    85.3 |     2.6 |     6.8 |     3.4 |     2.0
    Pennsylvania .........| 100.0 |   84.4 |   12.6 |    1.8 |    1.2 |    0.1 | 100.0 |    80.6 |    14.0 |     3.5 |     1.8 |     0.1
    Rhode Island .........| 100.0 |   87.9 |    5.6 |    3.7 |    2.4 |    0.3 | 100.0 |    78.9 |     7.0 |    10.3 |     3.3 |     0.5
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |         |         |         |         |
    South Carolina .......| 100.0 |   54.6 |   44.5 |    0.2 |    0.6 |    0.1 | 100.0 |    56.3 |    42.1 |     0.7 |     0.8 |     0.2
    South Dakota .........| 100.0 |   90.6 |    0.5 |    0.6 |    0.7 |    7.6 | 100.0 |    83.7 |     0.9 |     0.7 |     0.7 |    13.9
    Tennessee ............| 100.0 |   76.5 |   22.6 |    0.2 |    0.6 |   (\2\)| 100.0 |    75.3 |    23.1 |     0.7 |     0.8 |     0.1
    Texas ................| 100.0 |   51.0 |   14.4 |   32.5 |    2.0 |    0.2 | 100.0 |    46.4 |    14.3 |    36.7 |     2.3 |     0.3
    Utah .................| 100.0 |   93.7 |    0.4 |    3.0 |    1.5 |    1.5 | 100.0 |    90.4 |     0.7 |     5.3 |     2.2 |     1.4
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |         |         |         |         |
    Vermont ..............| 100.0 |   98.4 |    0.3 |    0.2 |    0.6 |    0.6 | 100.0 |    97.3 |     0.7 |     0.4 |     1.0 |     0.6
    Virginia .............| 100.0 |   72.6 |   23.7 |    1.0 |    2.6 |    0.1 | 100.0 |    66.6 |    26.5 |     3.2 |     3.5 |     0.2
    Washington ...........| 100.0 |   84.5 |    4.2 |    3.8 |    5.1 |    2.3 | 100.0 |    78.3 |     4.7 |     7.8 |     6.5 |     2.6
    West Virginia.........| 100.0 |   95.9 |    3.7 |    0.1 |    0.3 |   (\2\)| 100.0 |    95.2 |     4.0 |     0.3 |     0.4 |     0.1
    Wisconsin ............| 100.0 |   86.6 |    8.9 |    1.9 |    1.7 |    1.0 | 100.0 |    83.2 |     9.4 |     3.3 |     2.8 |     1.3
    Wyoming ..............| 100.0 |   90.7 |    0.9 |    5.9 |    0.6 |    1.9 | 100.0 |    89.3 |     1.0 |     6.1 |     0.8 |     2.7
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        Outlying areas    |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |         |         |         |         |
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |         |         |         |         |
    American Samoa .......|    ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---| 100.0 |      ---|      ---|      ---|   100.0 |      ---
    Guam .................|    ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---| 100.0 |     6.7 |     1.3 |     0.5 |    91.5 |      ---
    Northern Marianas.....|    ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---| 100.0 |     0.7 |      ---|      ---|    99.3 |      ---
    Puerto Rico ..........|    ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---| 100.0 |      ---|      ---|   100.0 |      ---|      ---
    Virgin Islands .......|    ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---|     ---| 100.0 |     0.9 |    84.5 |    14.3 |     0.4 |      ---
    ______________________|_______|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
    

    \1\Excludes persons of Hispanic origin.

    \2\Less than 0.05 percent.

    ---Data not available.

    NOTE.--The 1986-87 data were derived from the 1986 Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights sample survey of public school districts. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

    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 April 1997.)


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