Table 2. Public school student membership and percentage distribution of public school student membership, by race/ethnicity<sup>1</sup> and state or jurisdiction: School year 2009

Public Elementary and Secondary School Student Enrollment and Staff Counts From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2009–10

NCES 2011-347
May 2011

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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 2009–10
	Student membership²							Percentage distribution of student membership

State or jurisdiction	Total students reported³	American Indian/ Alaska Native	Asian/ Pacific Islander	Hispanic	Black	White	Two or more races⁴	American Indian/ Alaska Native	Asian/ Pacific Islander	Hispanic	Black	White	Two or more races
Reporting states⁵	48,775,838	588,507	2,465,167	10,796,257	8,197,317	26,393,240	335,350	1.2	5.1	22.1	16.8	54.1	0.7

Alabama	745,773	6,105	9,385	31,795	261,031	437,457	†	0.8	1.3	4.3	35.0	58.7	†
Alaska	131,661	30,312	10,490	7,684	4,959	70,055	8,161	23.0	8.0	5.8	3.8	53.2	6.2
Arizona	1,077,831	58,777	33,531	446,146	64,371	475,006	†	5.5	3.1	41.4	6.0	44.1	†
Arkansas	480,559	3,385	8,759	44,404	105,097	313,909	5,005	0.7	1.8	9.2	21.9	65.3	1.0
California	6,191,666	44,927	720,332	3,119,111	424,518	1,673,567	209,211	0.7	11.6	50.4	6.9	27.0	3.4

Colorado	832,368	9,604	30,820	237,797	49,413	504,734	†	1.2	3.7	28.6	5.9	60.6	†
Connecticut	563,985	2,171	24,555	99,334	78,442	359,483	†	0.4	4.4	17.6	13.9	63.7	†
Delaware	126,801	450	4,393	14,331	42,212	65,415	†	0.4	3.5	11.3	33.3	51.6	†
District of Columbia	69,406	42	1,109	7,999	55,635	4,621	†	0.1	1.6	11.5	80.2	6.7	†
Florida	2,544,915	9,143	67,852	692,458	608,057	1,167,405	†	0.4	2.7	27.2	23.9	45.9	†

Georgia	1,667,685	4,445	55,029	188,411	623,586	749,829	46,385	0.3	3.3	11.3	37.4	45.0	2.8
Hawaii	180,196	1,082	131,083	8,309	4,170	35,552	†	0.6	72.7	4.6	2.3	19.7	†
Idaho	276,299	4,575	4,952	41,384	3,238	222,150	†	1.7	1.8	15.0	1.2	80.4	†
Illinois	2,042,604	4,784	88,064	444,007	398,093	1,107,656	†	0.2	4.3	21.7	19.5	54.2	†
Indiana	999,933	2,904	16,542	74,305	128,213	777,969	†	0.3	1.7	7.4	12.8	77.8	†

Iowa	491,842	2,521	10,098	39,604	25,207	404,498	9,914	0.5	2.1	8.1	5.1	82.2	2.0
Kansas	474,489	5,926	11,952	74,676	36,363	326,676	18,896	1.2	2.5	15.7	7.7	68.8	4.0
Kentucky	663,653	926	8,361	21,862	72,890	559,614	†	0.1	1.3	3.3	11.0	84.3	†
Louisiana	690,915	5,716	10,269	22,112	317,759	335,059	†	0.8	1.5	3.2	46.0	48.5	†
Maine	189,220	1,363	3,264	2,309	5,497	176,787	†	0.7	1.7	1.2	2.9	93.4	†

Maryland	848,412	3,671	52,156	85,153	321,650	385,782	†	0.4	6.1	10.0	37.9	45.5	†
Massachusetts	957,053	2,532	51,887	141,933	78,044	661,292	21,365	0.3	5.4	14.8	8.2	69.1	2.2
Michigan	1,627,940	14,423	44,286	80,138	331,015	1,158,078	†	0.9	2.7	4.9	20.3	71.1	†
Minnesota	837,053	18,375	52,924	56,429	81,262	628,063	†	2.2	6.3	6.7	9.7	75.0	†
Mississippi	492,481	936	4,500	11,051	246,652	226,855	2,487	0.2	0.9	2.2	50.1	46.1	0.5

Missouri	917,982	4,289	18,069	37,290	163,176	695,158	†	0.5	2.0	4.1	17.8	75.7	†
Montana	141,807	16,724	1,769	3,916	1,614	117,784	†	11.8	1.2	2.8	1.1	83.1	†
Nebraska	295,368	5,144	6,443	42,190	23,679	217,912	†	1.7	2.2	14.3	8.0	73.8	†
Nevada	428,947	6,391	35,365	160,962	48,752	177,477	†	1.5	8.2	37.5	11.4	41.4	†
New Hampshire	197,140	676	5,021	6,934	4,008	179,101	1,400	0.3	2.5	3.5	2.0	90.8	0.7

New Jersey	1,396,029	2,749	120,634	287,900	238,433	740,318	5,995	0.2	8.6	20.6	17.1	53.0	0.4
New Mexico	334,419	34,907	4,214	200,223	7,026	85,425	2,624	10.4	1.3	59.9	2.1	25.5	0.8
New York	2,753,579	13,285	219,562	597,299	525,697	1,397,736	†	0.5	8.0	21.7	19.1	50.8	†
North Carolina	1,482,133	20,965	37,891	164,734	460,080	798,463	†	1.4	2.6	11.1	31.0	53.9	†
North Dakota	95,073	8,929	1,168	2,368	2,247	80,361	†	9.4	1.2	2.5	2.4	84.5	†

Ohio	1,691,822	2,485	29,430	50,753	287,747	1,321,407	†	0.1	1.7	3.0	17.0	78.1	†
Oklahoma	654,802	126,078	14,432	73,107	71,714	369,471	†	19.3	2.2	11.2	11.0	56.4	†
Oregon	541,140	10,850	25,927	109,842	15,485	379,036	†	2.0	4.8	20.3	2.9	70.0	†
Pennsylvania	1,764,172	2,836	54,390	139,265	278,935	1,288,746	†	0.2	3.1	7.9	15.8	73.1	†
Rhode Island	145,118	1,237	4,878	26,921	13,367	98,715	†	0.9	3.4	18.6	9.2	68.0	†

South Carolina	718,889	3,010	11,845	41,416	276,273	386,345	†	0.4	1.6	5.8	38.4	53.7	†
South Dakota	123,713	14,814	1,714	3,449	3,158	100,578	†	12.0	1.4	2.8	2.6	81.3	†
Tennessee	972,549	2,105	17,033	53,911	236,659	662,841	†	0.2	1.8	5.5	24.3	68.2	†
Texas	4,850,210	18,991	180,028	2,354,897	680,159	1,616,135	†	0.4	3.7	48.6	14.0	33.3	†
Utah	519,459	7,476	17,267	75,988	7,752	410,976	†	1.4	3.3	14.6	1.5	79.1	†

Vermont	92,431	189	1,442	1,139	1,687	86,423	1,551	0.2	1.6	1.2	1.8	93.5	1.7
Virginia	1,209,322	3,998	74,023	116,887	316,923	697,491	†	0.3	6.1	9.7	26.2	57.7	†
Washington	1,001,741	25,112	91,057	165,087	58,274	662,211	†	2.5	9.1	16.5	5.8	66.1	†
West Virginia	282,662	324	2,023	2,935	14,997	261,120	1,263	0.1	0.7	1.0	5.3	92.4	0.4
Wisconsin	872,436	13,045	32,151	73,472	91,069	662,699	†	1.5	3.7	8.4	10.4	76.0	†
Wyoming	88,155	2,803	798	10,630	1,032	71,799	1,093	3.2	0.9	12.1	1.2	81.4	1.2
Department of Defense dependents schools, Bureau of Indian Education, and other jurisdictions
DoDDS: DoDs Overseas⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	†	—	—	—	—	—	†
DDESS: DoDs Domestic⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	†	—	—	—	—	—	†
Bureau of Indian Education	41,351	41,351	0	0	0	0	†	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	†
American Samoa	—	—	—	—	—	—	†	—	—	—	—	—	†
Guam	—	—	—	—	—	—	†	—	—	—	—	—	†
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands	10,961	0	10,897	0	0	64	†	0.0	99.4	0.0	0.0	0.6	†
Puerto Rico	493,393	67	103	492,543	126	554	†	#	#	99.8	#	0.1	†
U.S. Virgin Islands	15,493	22	48	2,405	12,814	204	†	0.1	0.3	15.5	82.7	1.3	†
# Rounds to zero.
— Not available.
† Not applicable. These states report membership in 5 race category and thus do not report data for "Two or more races".
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 Membership is the count of students enrolled on October 1 of the reported school year.
³ Totals exclude students for whom race/ethnicity was not reported.
⁴ The U.S. total count of students who were "Two or more races" is based only on 14 states.
⁵ Reporting states totals include any of the 50 states and the District of Columbia that reported all data elements.
⁶ 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," 2009–10, Version 1a.

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