Table 97. | Public elementary and secondary school students, by racial/ethnic enrollment concentration of school: Fall 1995, fall 2000, and fall 2006 |
Racial/ethnic group | Distribution of students in racial/ethnic group, by percent minority in the school |
Distribution of students in each racial/ethnic group, by percent of that racial/ethnic group in the school |
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Total | Less than 10 percent minority |
10 to 24 percent minority | 25 to 49 percent minority | 50 to 74 percent minority | 75 to 89 percent minority | 90 percent or more minority | Total | Less than 10 percent of group | 10 to 24 percent of group | 25 to 49 percent of group | 50 to 74 percent of group | 75 to 89 percent of group | 90 percent or more of group | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Total students enrolled, 1995 | 44,424,467 | 14,508,573 | 8,182,484 | 8,261,110 | 5,467,784 | 2,876,302 | 5,128,214 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
White | 28,736,961 | 13,939,633 | 6,812,196 | 5,246,785 | 2,094,440 | 499,884 | 144,023 | 28,736,961 | 143,787 | 498,649 | 2,084,689 | 5,244,015 | 6,813,804 | 13,952,017 |
Minority | 15,687,506 | 568,940 | 1,370,288 | 3,014,325 | 3,373,344 | 2,376,418 | 4,984,191 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Black | 7,510,678 | 198,386 | 598,716 | 1,588,850 | 1,622,448 | 941,335 | 2,560,943 | 7,510,678 | 657,403 | 1,119,556 | 1,873,303 | 1,386,802 | 811,898 | 1,661,716 |
Hispanic | 6,016,293 | 174,140 | 415,761 | 932,949 | 1,289,184 | 1,099,109 | 2,105,150 | 6,016,293 | 646,364 | 847,792 | 1,359,649 | 1,360,020 | 874,878 | 927,590 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 1,656,787 | 142,886 | 259,335 | 367,888 | 379,110 | 297,680 | 209,888 | 1,656,787 | 703,101 | 435,495 | 301,984 | 135,001 | 67,558 | 13,648 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 503,748 | 53,528 | 96,476 | 124,638 | 82,602 | 38,294 | 108,210 | 503,748 | 223,244 | 75,019 | 63,070 | 39,200 | 15,084 | 88,131 |
Total students enrolled, 2000 | 46,120,425 | 12,761,478 | 8,736,252 | 8,760,300 | 6,013,131 | 3,472,083 | 6,377,181 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
White | 28,146,613 | 12,218,862 | 7,271,285 | 5,566,681 | 2,303,106 | 596,478 | 190,201 | 28,146,613 | 189,779 | 595,137 | 2,294,232 | 5,556,108 | 7,279,301 | 12,232,056 |
Minority | 17,973,812 | 542,616 | 1,464,967 | 3,193,619 | 3,710,025 | 2,875,605 | 6,186,980 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Black | 7,854,032 | 178,185 | 561,488 | 1,485,130 | 1,652,393 | 1,043,907 | 2,932,929 | 7,854,032 | 735,459 | 1,199,865 | 1,899,982 | 1,366,363 | 871,399 | 1,780,964 |
Hispanic | 7,649,728 | 181,685 | 505,612 | 1,121,809 | 1,542,982 | 1,432,639 | 2,865,001 | 7,649,728 | 738,509 | 1,054,396 | 1,696,944 | 1,739,038 | 1,134,466 | 1,286,375 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 1,924,875 | 132,813 | 295,437 | 441,769 | 423,175 | 353,395 | 278,286 | 1,924,875 | 799,220 | 524,279 | 331,576 | 171,739 | 81,461 | 16,600 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 545,177 | 49,933 | 102,430 | 144,911 | 91,475 | 45,664 | 110,764 | 545,177 | 251,983 | 81,119 | 75,831 | 39,944 | 15,363 | 80,937 |
Total students enrolled, 2006 | 48,430,404 | 10,287,933 | 9,204,176 | 9,978,370 | 6,891,744 | 4,164,501 | 7,903,680 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
White | 27,347,536 | 9,796,463 | 7,655,592 | 6,320,726 | 2,614,325 | 709,198 | 251,232 | 27,347,536 | 250,320 | 707,224 | 2,603,898 | 6,314,062 | 7,662,123 | 9,809,909 |
Minority | 21,082,868 | 491,470 | 1,548,584 | 3,657,644 | 4,277,419 | 3,455,303 | 7,652,448 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Black | 8,275,666 | 155,744 | 540,244 | 1,499,391 | 1,725,076 | 1,167,149 | 3,188,062 | 8,275,666 | 860,667 | 1,395,172 | 1,996,139 | 1,419,113 | 871,982 | 1,732,593 |
Hispanic | 9,938,381 | 183,775 | 587,440 | 1,433,226 | 1,928,013 | 1,830,633 | 3,975,294 | 9,938,381 | 854,191 | 1,343,881 | 2,124,521 | 2,326,375 | 1,595,158 | 1,694,255 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 2,279,868 | 110,441 | 321,727 | 562,243 | 510,165 | 405,255 | 370,037 | 2,279,868 | 938,203 | 624,914 | 372,685 | 222,123 | 99,394 | 22,549 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 588,953 | 41,510 | 99,173 | 162,784 | 114,165 | 52,266 | 119,055 | 588,953 | 276,079 | 86,056 | 86,725 | 42,682 | 20,038 | 77,373 |
Percent of students enrolled, 1995 | 100.0 | 32.7 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 12.3 | 6.5 | 11.5 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
White | 100.0 | 48.5 | 23.7 | 18.3 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 18.2 | 23.7 | 48.6 |
Minority | 100.0 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 19.2 | 21.5 | 15.1 | 31.8 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Black | 100.0 | 2.6 | 8.0 | 21.2 | 21.6 | 12.5 | 34.1 | 100.0 | 8.8 | 14.9 | 24.9 | 18.5 | 10.8 | 22.1 |
Hispanic | 100.0 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 15.5 | 21.4 | 18.3 | 35.0 | 100.0 | 10.7 | 14.1 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 14.5 | 15.4 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 100.0 | 8.6 | 15.7 | 22.2 | 22.9 | 18.0 | 12.7 | 100.0 | 42.4 | 26.3 | 18.2 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | 10.6 | 19.2 | 24.7 | 16.4 | 7.6 | 21.5 | 100.0 | 44.3 | 14.9 | 12.5 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 17.5 |
Percent of students enrolled, 2000 | 100.0 | 27.7 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 7.5 | 13.8 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
White | 100.0 | 43.4 | 25.8 | 19.8 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 8.2 | 19.7 | 25.9 | 43.5 |
Minority | 100.0 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 17.8 | 20.6 | 16.0 | 34.4 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Black | 100.0 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 18.9 | 21.0 | 13.3 | 37.3 | 100.0 | 9.4 | 15.3 | 24.2 | 17.4 | 11.1 | 22.7 |
Hispanic | 100.0 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 14.7 | 20.2 | 18.7 | 37.5 | 100.0 | 9.7 | 13.8 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 14.8 | 16.8 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 100.0 | 6.9 | 15.3 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 18.4 | 14.5 | 100.0 | 41.5 | 27.2 | 17.2 | 8.9 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | 9.2 | 18.8 | 26.6 | 16.8 | 8.4 | 20.3 | 100.0 | 46.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 14.8 |
Percent of students enrolled, 2006 | 100.0 | 21.2 | 19.0 | 20.6 | 14.2 | 8.6 | 16.3 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
White | 100.0 | 35.8 | 28.0 | 23.1 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 100.0 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 9.5 | 23.1 | 28.0 | 35.9 |
Minority | 100.0 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 17.3 | 20.3 | 16.4 | 36.3 | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
Black | 100.0 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 18.1 | 20.8 | 14.1 | 38.5 | 100.0 | 10.4 | 16.9 | 24.1 | 17.1 | 10.5 | 20.9 |
Hispanic | 100.0 | 1.8 | 5.9 | 14.4 | 19.4 | 18.4 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 8.6 | 13.5 | 21.4 | 23.4 | 16.1 | 17.0 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 100.0 | 4.8 | 14.1 | 24.7 | 22.4 | 17.8 | 16.2 | 100.0 | 41.2 | 27.4 | 16.3 | 9.7 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 100.0 | 7.0 | 16.8 | 27.6 | 19.4 | 8.9 | 20.2 | 100.0 | 46.9 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 13.1 |
† Not applicable. NOTE: Data reflect racial/ethnic data reported by schools. Because some schools do not report complete racial/ethnic data, totals may differ from figures in other tables. Excludes 1995 data for Idaho and 2000 data for Tennessee because racial/ethnic data were not reported. Race cate-gories 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," 1995–96, 2000–01, and 2006–07. (This table was prepared September 2008.) |