Table 2. Public school student membership and percentage distribution of public school student membership, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: School year 2008

Public Elementary and Secondary School Student Enrollment and Staff Counts From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2008-09

NCES 2010-347
August 2010

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Table 2. Public school student membership and percentage distribution of public school student membership, by race/ethnicity¹ and state or jurisdiction: School year 2008–09
	Student membership							Percentage distribution of student membership

State or jurisdiction	Total students reported²	American Indian/ Alaska Native	Asian/ Pacific Islander	Hispanic	Black	White	Two or more races	American Indian/ Alaska Native	Asian/ Pacific Islander	Hispanic	Black	White	Two or more races
United States³	48,690,379	585,979	2,423,172	10,456,541	8,254,980	26,725,381	244,326	1.2	5.0	21.5	17.0	54.9	0.5

Alabama	742,999	6,175	8,903	29,099	261,913	436,909	†	0.8	1.2	3.9	35.3	58.8	†
Alaska	130,662	30,248	9,466	7,641	4,600	69,586	9,121	23.1	7.2	5.8	3.5	53.3	7.0
Arizona	1,087,817	59,366	32,543	450,284	63,060	482,564	†	5.5	3.0	41.4	5.8	44.4	†
Arkansas	478,965	3,455	7,681	41,096	107,524	319,209	†	0.7	1.6	8.6	22.4	66.6	†
California	6,252,031	46,446	734,025	3,064,614	454,781	1,741,664	210,501	0.7	11.7	49.0	7.3	27.9	3.4

Colorado	818,443	9,494	29,253	232,226	48,757	498,713	†	1.2	3.6	28.4	6.0	60.9	†
Connecticut	567,198	2,155	23,551	97,162	78,756	365,574	†	0.4	4.2	17.1	13.9	64.5	†
Delaware	125,430	453	4,223	13,732	41,696	65,326	†	0.4	3.4	10.9	33.2	52.1	†
District of Columbia	68,663	55	1,097	7,433	55,961	4,117	†	0.1	1.6	10.8	81.5	6.0	†
Florida	2,529,215	7,551	64,638	660,349	607,760	1,188,917	†	0.3	2.6	26.1	24.0	47.0	†

Georgia	1,602,135	2,615	52,205	166,276	624,668	756,371	†	0.2	3.3	10.4	39.0	47.2	†
Hawaii	179,478	1,108	130,923	8,337	4,192	34,918	†	0.6	72.9	4.6	2.3	19.5	†
Idaho	274,718	4,558	4,804	38,729	3,508	223,119	†	1.7	1.7	14.1	1.3	81.2	†
Illinois	2,065,457	3,791	86,428	440,318	412,518	1,122,402	†	0.2	4.2	21.3	20.0	54.3	†
Indiana	1,003,057	2,745	15,234	71,273	127,918	785,887	†	0.3	1.5	7.1	12.8	78.3	†

Iowa	487,559	2,784	10,543	33,974	28,317	411,941	†	0.6	2.2	7.0	5.8	84.5	†
Kansas	461,509	7,325	12,808	64,723	40,693	335,960	†	1.6	2.8	14.0	8.8	72.8	†
Kentucky	655,484	871	7,490	19,502	72,118	555,503	†	0.1	1.1	3.0	11.0	84.7	†
Louisiana	684,873	5,627	9,755	19,769	315,693	334,029	†	0.8	1.4	2.9	46.1	48.8	†
Maine	192,935	1,628	3,019	2,267	5,292	180,729	†	0.8	1.6	1.2	2.7	93.7	†

Maryland	843,861	3,303	49,745	80,445	320,747	389,621	†	0.4	5.9	9.5	38.0	46.2	†
Massachusetts	958,910	2,622	50,335	137,548	78,353	670,429	19,623	0.3	5.2	14.3	8.2	69.9	2.0
Michigan	1,642,754	14,966	44,536	79,467	331,444	1,172,341	†	0.9	2.7	4.8	20.2	71.4	†
Minnesota	836,048	18,162	51,787	53,753	79,911	632,435	†	2.2	6.2	6.4	9.6	75.6	†
Mississippi	491,962	949	4,430	10,520	248,318	227,745	0	0.2	0.9	2.1	50.5	46.3	0.0

Missouri	917,871	4,052	17,040	35,495	163,602	697,682	†	0.4	1.9	3.9	17.8	76.0	†
Montana	141,899	16,198	1,674	3,757	1,458	118,812	†	11.4	1.2	2.6	1.0	83.7	†
Nebraska	292,590	5,015	6,062	39,568	23,610	218,335	†	1.7	2.1	13.5	8.1	74.6	†
Nevada	433,371	6,588	34,961	159,837	48,689	183,296	†	1.5	8.1	36.9	11.2	42.3	†
New Hampshire	197,934	646	4,772	6,552	4,099	181,865	†	0.3	2.4	3.3	2.1	91.9	†

New Jersey	1,380,968	2,199	116,970	275,405	236,587	746,134	3,673	0.2	8.5	19.9	17.1	54.0	0.3
New Mexico	330,245	36,457	4,506	185,184	8,675	95,423	†	11.0	1.4	56.1	2.6	28.9	†
New York	2,731,803	13,390	210,265	584,290	526,703	1,397,155	†	0.5	7.7	21.4	19.3	51.1	†
North Carolina	1,487,448	21,495	36,646	157,861	463,764	807,682	†	1.4	2.5	10.6	31.2	54.3	†
North Dakota	94,728	8,705	1,006	2,105	2,113	80,799	†	9.2	1.1	2.2	2.2	85.3	†

Ohio	1,749,614	2,536	30,174	49,440	295,201	1,372,263	†	0.1	1.7	2.8	16.9	78.4	†
Oklahoma	645,108	124,138	13,662	67,677	70,003	369,628	†	19.2	2.1	10.5	10.9	57.3	†
Oregon	537,242	11,341	26,758	97,214	16,485	385,444	†	2.1	5.0	18.1	3.1	71.7	†
Pennsylvania	1,759,729	2,904	51,532	132,762	277,404	1,295,127	†	0.2	2.9	7.5	15.8	73.6	†
Rhode Island	145,342	1,055	4,624	26,902	13,098	99,663	†	0.7	3.2	18.5	9.0	68.6	†

South Carolina	714,508	2,670	11,211	38,948	277,565	384,114	†	0.4	1.6	5.5	38.8	53.8	†
South Dakota	126,764	15,445	1,590	3,463	3,150	103,116	†	12.2	1.3	2.7	2.5	81.3	†
Tennessee	971,942	2,064	15,925	50,652	239,163	664,138	†	0.2	1.6	5.2	24.6	68.3	†
Texas	4,752,148	16,720	169,791	2,276,041	672,754	1,616,842	†	0.4	3.6	47.9	14.2	34.0	†
Utah	556,815	7,755	18,265	80,801	8,056	441,938	†	1.4	3.3	14.5	1.4	79.4	†

Vermont	92,446	228	1,568	1,038	1,577	86,627	1,408	0.2	1.7	1.1	1.7	93.7	1.5
Virginia	1,201,209	3,751	70,475	110,691	317,658	698,634	†	0.3	5.9	9.2	26.4	58.2	†
Washington	1,003,016	25,812	89,191	158,610	56,738	672,665	†	2.6	8.9	15.8	5.7	67.1	†
West Virginia	282,729	339	2,029	2,644	15,320	262,397	†	0.1	0.7	0.9	5.4	92.8	†
Wisconsin	873,586	12,947	32,061	69,972	91,647	666,959	†	1.5	3.7	8.0	10.5	76.3	†
Wyoming	87,161	3,077	992	9,095	1,363	72,634	†	3.5	1.1	10.4	1.6	83.3	†
Department of Defense dependents schools, Bureau of Indian Education, and other jurisdictions
DoDDS: DoDs Overseas⁴	47,409	266	5,040	7,844	7,831	26,428	†	0.6	10.6	16.5	16.5	55.7	†
DDESS: DoDs Domestic⁴	25,706	207	1,215	6,142	4,522	13,620	†	0.8	4.7	23.9	17.6	53.0	†
Bureau of Indian Education	40,927	40,927	0	0	0	0	†	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	†
American Samoa	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Guam	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Puerto Rico	503,635	84	96	502,779	124	552	†	#	#	99.8	#	0.1	†
U.S. Virgin Islands	15,766	21	41	2,417	13,089	198	†	0.1	0.3	15.3	83.0	1.3	†
– Not available.
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
¹ Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Asian/Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
² Totals exclude students for whom race/ethnicity was not reported.
³ U.S. totals include the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
⁴ DoDDS and DDESS are the Department of Defense dependents schools (overseas) and the Department of Defense dependent schools (domestic), respectively.
NOTE: 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), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2008–09, Version 1a.

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