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  • Table 45  Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race or ethnicity and state: Fall 1986 and fall 1997

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                          |       Percent distribution, fall 1986              |       Percent distribution, fall 1997
                          |____________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________
                          |       |        |        |        |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 |   63.5 |   17.0 |    14.4 |     3.9 |     1.2
                          |_______|________|________|________|________|________|_______|________|________|_________|_________|_________
    Alabama ..............| 100.0 |   62.0 |   37.0 |    0.1 |    0.4 |    0.5 | 100.0 |   61.7 |   36.0 |     0.8 |     0.7 |     0.8
    Alaska ...............| 100.0 |   65.7 |    4.3 |    1.7 |    3.3 |   25.1 | 100.0 |   62.8 |    4.7 |     3.0 |     4.8 |    24.8
    Arizona ..............| 100.0 |   62.2 |    4.0 |   26.4 |    1.3 |    6.1 | 100.0 |   56.0 |    4.4 |    30.8 |     1.8 |     7.0
    Arkansas .............| 100.0 |   74.7 |   24.2 |    0.4 |    0.6 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   73.1 |   23.5 |     2.2 |     0.8 |     0.4
    California ...........| 100.0 |   53.7 |    9.0 |   27.5 |    9.1 |    0.7 | 100.0 |   38.8 |    8.8 |    40.5 |    11.1 |     0.9
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
    Colorado .............| 100.0 |   78.7 |    4.5 |   13.7 |    2.0 |    1.0 | 100.0 |   71.3 |    5.6 |    19.3 |     2.7 |     1.1
    Connecticut ..........| 100.0 |   77.2 |   12.1 |    8.9 |    1.5 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   71.5 |   13.7 |    12.1 |     2.5 |     0.2
    Delaware .............| 100.0 |   68.3 |   27.7 |    2.5 |    1.4 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   63.2 |   30.1 |     4.6 |     1.9 |     0.2
    District of Columbia .| 100.0 |    4.0 |   91.1 |    3.9 |    0.9 |    0.1 | 100.0 |    4.0 |   87.0 |     7.5 |     1.5 |   (\2\)
    Florida ..............| 100.0 |   65.4 |   23.7 |    9.5 |    1.2 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   56.2 |   25.4 |    16.4 |     1.8 |     0.2
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
    Georgia ..............| 100.0 |   60.7 |   37.9 |    0.6 |    0.8 |  (\2\) | 100.0 |   57.1 |   38.0 |     2.9 |     1.9 |     0.1
    Hawaii ...............| 100.0 |   23.5 |    2.3 |    2.2 |   71.7 |    0.3 | 100.0 |   21.6 |    2.6 |     4.7 |    70.7 |     0.4
    Idaho ................| 100.0 |   92.6 |    0.3 |    4.9 |    0.8 |    1.3 | 100.0 |   87.6 |    0.7 |     9.2 |     1.2 |     1.3
    Illinois .............| 100.0 |   69.8 |   18.7 |    9.2 |    2.3 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   62.0 |   21.3 |    13.4 |     3.1 |     0.2
    Indiana...............| 100.0 |   88.7 |    9.0 |    1.7 |    0.5 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   85.1 |   11.3 |     2.6 |     0.8 |     0.2
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
    Iowa .................| 100.0 |   94.6 |    3.0 |    0.9 |    1.2 |    0.3 | 100.0 |   91.8 |    3.6 |     2.6 |     1.6 |     0.5
    Kansas ...............| 100.0 |   85.6 |    7.6 |    4.4 |    1.9 |    0.6 | 100.0 |   81.3 |    8.6 |     7.0 |     2.0 |     1.1
    Kentucky .............| 100.0 |   89.2 |   10.2 |    0.1 |    0.5 |  (\2\) | 100.0 |   88.6 |   10.3 |     0.5 |     0.5 |     0.1
    Louisiana ............| 100.0 |   56.5 |   41.3 |    0.8 |    1.1 |    0.3 | 100.0 |   50.2 |   46.7 |     1.2 |     1.3 |     0.6
    Maine ................| 100.0 |   98.3 |    0.5 |    0.2 |    0.8 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   97.1 |    0.9 |     0.5 |     0.9 |     0.6
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
    Maryland .............| 100.0 |   59.7 |   35.3 |    1.7 |    3.1 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   55.9 |   36.1 |     3.7 |     4.0 |     0.3
    Massachusetts ........| 100.0 |   83.7 |    7.4 |    6.0 |    2.8 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   77.5 |    8.5 |     9.7 |     4.1 |     0.2
    Michigan .............| 100.0 |   76.4 |   19.8 |    1.8 |    1.2 |    0.8 | 100.0 |   75.6 |   18.8 |     2.9 |     1.6 |     1.0
    Minnesota ............| 100.0 |   93.9 |    2.1 |    0.9 |    1.7 |    1.5 | 100.0 |   85.5 |    5.6 |     2.5 |     4.4 |     2.0
    Mississippi ..........| 100.0 |   43.9 |   55.5 |    0.1 |    0.4 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   47.8 |   51.0 |     0.4 |     0.6 |     0.1
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
    Missouri..............| 100.0 |   83.4 |   14.9 |    0.7 |    0.8 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   80.7 |   16.7 |     1.3 |     1.1 |     0.3
    Montana ..............| 100.0 |   92.7 |    0.3 |    0.9 |    0.5 |    5.5 | 100.0 |   87.1 |    0.6 |     1.4 |     0.8 |    10.0
    Nebraska .............| 100.0 |   91.4 |    4.4 |    2.4 |    0.8 |    1.0 | 100.0 |   85.7 |    6.2 |     5.3 |     1.4 |     1.5
    Nevada ...............| 100.0 |   77.4 |    9.6 |    7.5 |    3.2 |    2.3 | 100.0 |   63.2 |    9.7 |    20.5 |     4.8 |     1.9
    New Hampshire ........| 100.0 |   98.0 |    0.7 |    0.5 |    0.8 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   96.3 |    1.0 |     1.4 |     1.1 |     0.2
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
    New Jersey ...........| 100.0 |   69.1 |   17.4 |   10.7 |    2.7 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   61.9 |   18.3 |    14.0 |     5.7 |     0.2
    New Mexico ...........| 100.0 |   43.1 |    2.3 |   45.1 |    0.8 |    8.7 | 100.0 |   38.0 |    2.4 |    48.0 |     1.0 |    10.6
    New York .............| 100.0 |   68.4 |   16.5 |   12.3 |    2.7 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   55.9 |   20.4 |    17.8 |     5.4 |     0.5
    North Carolina .......| 100.0 |   68.4 |   28.9 |    0.4 |    0.6 |    1.7 | 100.0 |   63.2 |   31.0 |     2.7 |     1.6 |     1.5
    North Dakota .........| 100.0 |   92.4 |    0.6 |    1.1 |    0.8 |    5.0 | 100.0 |   88.9 |    0.9 |     1.1 |     0.8 |     8.3
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
    Ohio .................| 100.0 |   83.1 |   15.0 |    1.0 |    0.7 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   81.7 |   15.6 |     1.5 |     1.0 |     0.1
    Oklahoma .............| 100.0 |   79.0 |    7.8 |    1.6 |    1.0 |   10.6 | 100.0 |   68.1 |   10.6 |     4.5 |     1.3 |    15.5
    Oregon ...............| 100.0 |   89.8 |    2.2 |    3.9 |    2.4 |    1.7 | 100.0 |   83.7 |    2.6 |     8.1 |     3.5 |     2.1
    Pennsylvania .........| 100.0 |   84.4 |   12.6 |    1.8 |    1.2 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   79.7 |   14.5 |     3.9 |     1.8 |     0.1
    Rhode Island .........| 100.0 |   87.9 |    5.6 |    3.7 |    2.4 |    0.3 | 100.0 |   77.2 |    7.5 |    11.5 |     3.4 |     0.5
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
    South Carolina .......| 100.0 |   54.6 |   44.5 |    0.2 |    0.6 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   55.7 |   42.3 |     1.0 |     0.8 |     0.2
    South Dakota .........| 100.0 |   90.6 |    0.5 |    0.6 |    0.7 |    7.6 | 100.0 |   82.9 |    1.0 |     0.9 |     0.8 |    14.4
    Tennessee ............| 100.0 |   76.5 |   22.6 |    0.2 |    0.6 |  (\2\) | 100.0 |   74.0 |   23.7 |     1.1 |     1.0 |     0.1
    Texas ................| 100.0 |   51.0 |   14.4 |   32.5 |    2.0 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   45.0 |   14.4 |    37.9 |     2.4 |     0.3
    Utah .................| 100.0 |   93.7 |    0.4 |    3.0 |    1.5 |    1.5 | 100.0 |   88.7 |    0.8 |     6.5 |     2.5 |     1.5
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
    Vermont ..............| 100.0 |   98.4 |    0.3 |    0.2 |    0.6 |    0.6 | 100.0 |   97.1 |    0.9 |     0.4 |     1.1 |     0.5
    Virginia .............| 100.0 |   72.6 |   23.7 |    1.0 |    2.6 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   65.5 |   27.0 |     3.6 |     3.6 |     0.2
    Washington ...........| 100.0 |   84.5 |    4.2 |    3.8 |    5.1 |    2.3 | 100.0 |   76.8 |    4.9 |     8.6 |     6.9 |     2.8
    West Virginia.........| 100.0 |   95.9 |    3.7 |    0.1 |    0.3 |  (\2\) | 100.0 |   95.1 |    4.1 |     0.5 |     0.3 |     0.1
    Wisconsin ............| 100.0 |   86.6 |    8.9 |    1.9 |    1.7 |    1.0 | 100.0 |   82.2 |    9.8 |     3.6 |     3.0 |     1.4
    Wyoming ..............| 100.0 |   90.7 |    0.9 |    5.9 |    0.6 |    1.9 | 100.0 |   88.6 |    1.1 |     6.6 |     0.8 |     2.9
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        Outlying areas    |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
                          |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
    American Samoa .......|   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- | 100.0 |    --- |    --- |     --- |   100.0 |     ---
    Guam .................|   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- | 100.0 |    3.1 |    0.6 |     0.3 |    95.9 |     0.1
    Northern Marianas.....|   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- | 100.0 |    0.9 |    --- |     --- |    99.1 |     ---
    Puerto Rico ..........|   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- | 100.0 |    --- |    --- |   100.0 |     --- |     ---
    Virgin Islands .......|   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- | 100.0 |    0.9 |   84.8 |    14.0 |     0.3 |   (\2\)
    ______________________|_______|________|________|________|________|________|_______|________|________|_________|_________|_________

    \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 June 1999.)

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