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Table 7.2. |
Percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary students, by region, state, and race/ethnicity: 2004 |
| Region and state | Total enrollment | Total | White | Total minority | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 48,359,608 | 100.0 | 57.9 | 42.1 | 17.3 | 19.2 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| Northeast | ||||||||
| Connecticut | 577,390 | 100.0 | 67.5 | 32.5 | 13.8 | 15.0 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| Maine | 198,820 | 100.0 | 95.5 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Massachusetts | 975,574 | 100.0 | 74.2 | 25.8 | 8.9 | 11.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| New Hampshire | 206,852 | 100.0 | 93.8 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| New Jersey | 1,393,334 | 100.0 | 57.1 | 42.9 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 7.2 | 0.2 |
| New York | 2,836,337 | 100.0 | 53.1 | 46.9 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,828,089 | 100.0 | 75.5 | 24.5 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
| Rhode Island | 156,496 | 100.0 | 70.9 | 29.1 | 8.6 | 16.8 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
| Vermont | 97,772 | 100.0 | 95.8 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Midwest | ||||||||
| Illinois | 2,081,705 | 100.0 | 57.0 | 43.0 | 20.7 | 18.4 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Indiana | 1,021,348 | 100.0 | 81.0 | 19.0 | 12.4 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Iowa | 478,319 | 100.0 | 87.4 | 12.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| Kansas | 458,442 | 100.0 | 75.9 | 24.1 | 8.7 | 11.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| Michigan | 1,739,570 | 100.0 | 72.7 | 27.3 | 19.9 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 |
| Minnesota | 838,503 | 100.0 | 79.3 | 20.7 | 8.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 2.1 |
| Missouri | 905,449 | 100.0 | 77.3 | 22.7 | 17.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
| Nebraska | 285,761 | 100.0 | 78.5 | 21.5 | 7.4 | 10.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| North Dakota | 100,513 | 100.0 | 87.2 | 12.8 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 8.3 |
| Ohio | 1,797,318 | 100.0 | 79.1 | 20.9 | 17.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| South Dakota | 122,798 | 100.0 | 84.6 | 15.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 10.9 |
| Wisconsin | 864,757 | 100.0 | 78.3 | 21.7 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 1.5 |
| South | ||||||||
| Alabama | 730,140 | 100.0 | 59.7 | 40.3 | 36.1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Arkansas | 463,115 | 100.0 | 69.2 | 30.8 | 23.0 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Delaware | 119,091 | 100.0 | 56.2 | 43.8 | 32.3 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| District of Columbia | 76,714 | 100.0 | 4.6 | 95.4 | 84.5 | 9.5 | 1.4 | # |
| Florida | 2,639,336 | 100.0 | 50.5 | 49.5 | 24.1 | 23.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| Georgia | 1,519,197 | 100.0 | 50.5 | 49.5 | 38.9 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| Kentucky | 636,880 | 100.0 | 86.6 | 13.4 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Louisiana | 724,281 | 100.0 | 48.3 | 51.7 | 47.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Maryland | 865,561 | 100.0 | 49.5 | 50.5 | 38.1 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Mississippi | 495,376 | 100.0 | 47.0 | 53.0 | 50.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| North Carolina | 1,385,754 | 100.0 | 57.4 | 42.6 | 31.6 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Oklahoma | 629,476 | 100.0 | 60.6 | 39.4 | 10.8 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 18.7 |
| South Carolina | 699,723 | 100.0 | 54.0 | 46.0 | 40.8 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Tennessee | 941,091 | 100.0 | 70.0 | 30.0 | 25.1 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| Texas | 4,405,215 | 100.0 | 37.7 | 62.3 | 14.2 | 44.7 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| Virginia | 1,188,296 | 100.0 | 60.6 | 39.4 | 27.1 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| West Virginia | 280,129 | 100.0 | 93.9 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
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| Alaska | 132,970 | 100.0 | 58.3 | 41.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 26.3 |
| Arizona | 1,043,298 | 100.0 | 48.3 | 51.7 | 5.0 | 38.2 | 2.3 | 6.2 |
| California | 6,213,073 | 100.0 | 31.9 | 68.1 | 8.1 | 47.7 | 11.5 | 0.8 |
| Colorado | 765,976 | 100.0 | 63.5 | 36.5 | 5.9 | 26.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 |
| Hawaii | 183,185 | 100.0 | 20.0 | 80.0 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 72.5 | 0.6 |
| Idaho | 256,084 | 100.0 | 83.5 | 16.5 | 1.0 | 12.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Montana | 146,705 | 100.0 | 84.5 | 15.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 11.3 |
| Nevada1 | 400,083 | 100.0 | 50.8 | 49.2 | 10.7 | 30.2 | 6.7 | 1.7 |
| New Mexico | 326,102 | 100.0 | 31.9 | 68.1 | 2.5 | 53.3 | 1.2 | 11.1 |
| Oregon | 533,119 | 100.0 | 75.4 | 24.6 | 3.3 | 14.5 | 4.6 | 2.3 |
| Utah | 494,574 | 100.0 | 82.7 | 17.3 | 1.2 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 1.6 |
| Washington | 1,015,184 | 100.0 | 70.7 | 29.3 | 5.7 | 12.9 | 8.0 | 2.7 |
| Wyoming | 84,733 | 100.0 | 85.6 | 14.4 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
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# Rounds to zero. 1 Nevada did not report race/ethnicity data in 2004. The percentage distribution shown here is from 2003. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Total percentage distribution is based on students for whom race/ethnicity was reported and estimates for Nevada. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2004-05. |
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