Table 2.1a. Percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school enrollment, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1986 to 2002
Year
White, non-Hispanic
Total minority1
Black, non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Asian/
Pacific Islander
American Indian/ Alaska Native
1986
70.4
29.6
16.1
9.9
2.8
0.9
1991
67.4
32.6
16.4
11.8
3.4
1.0
1993
66.1
34.0
16.6
12.7
3.6
1.1
1994
65.6
34.4
16.7
13.0
3.6
1.1
1995
64.8
35.1
16.8
13.5
3.7
1.1
1996
64.2
35.8
16.9
14.0
3.8
1.1
1997
63.5
36.5
17.0
14.4
3.9
1.2
1998
62.9
37.1
17.1
15.0
3.9
1.1
1999
62.1
37.9
17.2
15.6
4.0
1.2
2000
61.2
38.8
17.2
16.3
4.1
1.2
2001
60.3
39.7
17.2
17.1
4.2
1.2
2002
59.2
40.9
17.1
18.1
4.4
1.2
1Total minority represents persons of all race/ethnicities other than White, non-Hispanic.
NOTE: Figures do not include students enrolled in Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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 (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 1991-92 to 2002-03.
