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Table 7.3. |
Number and percentage distribution of public school enrollment in the United States and 20 largest public school districts, by race/ethnicity: 2007–08 |
School district | State | Total enrollment | Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total, United States | † | 48,397,895 | 100.0 | 55.8 | 17.0 | 21.2 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
Total, 20 largest public school districts | † | 5,241,310 | 100.0 | 21.3 | 28.3 | 40.2 | 9.8 | 0.3 |
New York City Public Schools | NY | 989,941 | 100.0 | 14.2 | 31.7 | 39.7 | 14.0 | 0.4 |
Los Angeles Unified | CA | 693,680 | 100.0 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 73.7 | 6.4 | 0.3 |
City of Chicago | IL | 407,510 | 100.0 | 8.2 | 47.9 | 40.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
Dade County School District | FL | 348,128 | 100.0 | 9.3 | 26.6 | 62.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
Clark County School District | NV | 309,051 | 100.0 | 36.1 | 14.2 | 39.7 | 9.2 | 0.8 |
Broward County School District | FL | 258,893 | 100.0 | 31.2 | 38.6 | 26.6 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
Houston Independent School District | TX | 199,534 | 100.0 | 8.0 | 28.4 | 60.3 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
Hillsborough County School District | FL | 193,180 | 100.0 | 44.3 | 23.3 | 29.1 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
Hawaii Department of Education | HI | 179,897 | 100.0 | 19.4 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 73.0 | 0.6 |
Orange County School District | FL | 174,142 | 100.0 | 35.0 | 28.1 | 32.0 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
Philadelphia City School District | PA | 172,704 | 100.0 | 13.4 | 63.4 | 16.9 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
Palm Beach County School District | FL | 170,883 | 100.0 | 41.8 | 30.1 | 24.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
Fairfax County Public Schools | VA | 165,722 | 100.0 | 51.0 | 11.3 | 17.9 | 19.5 | 0.3 |
Dallas Independent School District | TX | 157,804 | 100.0 | 4.8 | 28.7 | 65.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
Qwinnett County | GA | 155,618 | 100.0 | 38.0 | 28.3 | 22.7 | 10.8 | 0.1 |
Montgomery County Public Schools | MD | 137,717 | 100.0 | 40.1 | 22.9 | 21.5 | 15.2 | 0.3 |
Wake County Public Schools | NC | 134,401 | 100.0 | 54.7 | 27.7 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
San Diego Unified School District | CA | 131,577 | 100.0 | 25.3 | 13.5 | 44.4 | 16.3 | 0.5 |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | NC | 131,176 | 100.0 | 35.8 | 43.7 | 15.4 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
Prince George's County Public Schools | MD | 129,752 | 100.0 | 5.1 | 74.2 | 17.4 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
† Not applicable. NOTE: Total enrollment, including students with missing race/ethnicity information, is 48,910,025. 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," 2007–08. |