Table 3.Percentage distribution of K–12 students, by sex, race/ethnicity, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2011

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Table 3. Percentage distribution of K–12 students, by sex, race/ethnicity, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2011–12


	Sex		Race/ethnicity
School type and selected school characteristic	Male	Female	Hispanic, regardless of race	White, non-Hispanic	Black, non-Hispanic		Asian, non-Hispanic	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic		American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic		Two or more races, non-Hispanic
All schools	50.2	49.8	21.2	55.9	14.4		4.6	0.5		1.2		2.3

All public schools	50.1	49.9	22.3	54.4	14.9		4.5	0.5		1.3		2.2

School classification
Traditional public	50.2	49.8	22.0	55.0	14.4		4.6	0.5		1.3		2.2
Charter school	49.3	50.7	29.2	37.6	26.3		3.2	‡		1.2		1.9

Community type
City	50.1	49.9	33.5	32.6	23.4		6.8	0.6		0.8		2.4
Suburban	50.1	49.9	21.3	55.6	13.4		5.9	0.5		0.6		2.6
Town	50.4	49.6	17.6	66.3	10.5		1.2	‡		2.2		1.7
Rural	50.2	49.8	13.5	70.8	9.5		1.9	0.4		2.2		1.6

School level
Primary	50.2	49.8	24.1	51.7	15.4		4.7	0.4		1.2		2.4
Middle	50.2	49.8	21.7	55.6	14.7		4.3	0.6		1.1		2.0
High	50.1	49.9	20.4	57.5	13.9		4.7	0.6		1.1		1.9
Combined	50.3	49.7	18.8	56.3	16.5		2.5	‡		3.4		2.0

Student enrollment
Less than 100	58.7	41.3	16.2	60.6	15.6		1.2	0.5		4.4		1.5
100-199	52.1	47.9	14.2	66.4	12.1		1.4	0.2		4.4		1.3
200-499	50.4	49.6	16.8	58.9	16.6		3.1	0.5		1.9		2.3
500-749	50.2	49.8	21.9	55.6	14.5		4.3	0.4		1.1		2.2
750-999	50.0	50.0	26.0	50.7	14.7		5.0	0.7	!	0.8		2.2
1,000 or more	49.6	50.4	26.5	50.1	13.9		6.1	0.5		0.8		2.1

Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	50.2	49.8	11.8	71.1	7.6		5.8	0.4		0.9		2.4
35-49	49.5	50.5	15.1	65.6	11.5		3.9	0.4		1.2		2.3
50-74	50.2	49.8	23.3	51.7	17.2		3.6	0.7		1.4		2.1
75 or more	50.1	49.9	43.7	21.4	27.0		4.0	0.4		1.8		1.8
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	53.9	46.1	19.5	62.2	8.6		5.2	0.6	!	1.1	!	2.7

All private schools	51.0	49.0	9.5	72.2	8.8		5.0	0.6		0.6		3.3

School classification
Catholic	50.3	49.7	13.2	69.8	7.7		4.5	0.8		0.6	!	3.5
Other religious	50.4	49.6	7.2	75.4	9.9		4.0	0.5	!	0.5		2.5
Nonsectarian	53.5	46.5	6.0	71.7	9.4		7.6	0.3		‡		4.2

Community type
City	51.6	48.4	11.4	65.7	12.0		5.6	0.6		0.3		4.3
Suburban	50.0	50.0	9.9	72.9	7.7		5.4	0.6		0.4	!	3.1
Town	51.0	49.0	5.8	83.9	4.2	!	1.7	‡		‡		1.6	!
Rural	51.9	48.1	5.1	83.2	4.6		3.9	0.3	!	‡		1.7

School level
Elementary	50.6	49.4	11.4	69.6	9.1		5.0	0.6		0.7	!	3.6
Secondary	51.6	48.4	10.7	73.3	6.9		5.1	0.5		0.3		3.2
Combined	51.3	48.7	6.5	75.2	9.4		4.9	0.5	!	‡		2.9

Student enrollment
Less than 100	52.7	47.3	9.3	69.4	12.7		4.2	1.0	!	0.6		2.7
100-199	51.0	49.0	12.9	64.1	12.3		5.3	0.5	!	‡		3.7
200-499	50.9	49.1	9.7	72.8	8.1		5.3	0.5		0.3	!	3.2
500-749	50.8	49.2	9.2	75.6	7.1		4.5	‡		0.3		2.9
750 or more	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡	‡		‡		‡
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate) or the response rate is below 50 percent.
NOTE: Black includes African American; Hispanic includes Latino. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School and Private School Data Files," 2011–12.

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