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Table 216.60. | Number and percentage distribution of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, by school level, locale, and student race/ethnicity: 2011-12 |
School level, locale, and student race/ethnicity | Number of students, by percent of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | Percentage distribution of students, by percent of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | ||||||||||
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Total1 | 0 to 25.0 percent |
25.1 to 50.0 percent |
50.1 to 75.0 percent |
More than 75.0 percent |
Missing/ school does not participate |
Total1 | 0 to 25.0 percent |
25.1 to 50.0 percent |
50.1 to 75.0 percent |
More than 75.0 percent |
Missing/ school does not participate |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Total2 | 49,246,537 | 11,678,363 | 13,614,098 | 12,413,272 | 9,285,370 | 2,255,434 | 100.0 | 23.7 | 27.6 | 25.2 | 18.9 | 4.6 |
White | 25,464,162 | 7,804,648 | 8,968,907 | 6,317,536 | 1,695,747 | 677,324 | 100.0 | 30.6 | 35.2 | 24.8 | 6.7 | 2.7 |
Black | 7,782,146 | 631,431 | 1,388,051 | 2,288,573 | 3,305,274 | 168,817 | 100.0 | 8.1 | 17.8 | 29.4 | 42.5 | 2.2 |
Hispanic | 11,693,788 | 2,002,762 | 2,162,969 | 2,848,955 | 3,607,385 | 1,071,717 | 100.0 | 17.1 | 18.5 | 24.4 | 30.8 | 9.2 |
Asian | 2,321,362 | 856,207 | 544,076 | 390,183 | 280,542 | 250,354 | 100.0 | 36.9 | 23.4 | 16.8 | 12.1 | 10.8 |
Pacific Islander | 177,871 | 27,439 | 48,564 | 57,003 | 33,342 | 11,523 | 100.0 | 15.4 | 27.3 | 32.0 | 18.7 | 6.5 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 541,986 | 57,022 | 119,280 | 172,209 | 175,497 | 17,978 | 100.0 | 10.5 | 22.0 | 31.8 | 32.4 | 3.3 |
Two or more races | 1,265,222 | 298,854 | 382,251 | 338,813 | 187,583 | 57,721 | 100.0 | 23.6 | 30.2 | 26.8 | 14.8 | 4.6 |
School level3 | ||||||||||||
Elementary4 | 31,717,202 | 6,660,632 | 7,852,571 | 8,276,587 | 7,362,003 | 1,565,409 | 100.0 | 21.0 | 24.8 | 26.1 | 23.2 | 4.9 |
White | 15,970,296 | 4,512,750 | 5,158,147 | 4,435,042 | 1,396,393 | 467,964 | 100.0 | 28.3 | 32.3 | 27.8 | 8.7 | 2.9 |
Black | 5,004,691 | 322,713 | 738,813 | 1,337,712 | 2,498,820 | 106,633 | 100.0 | 6.4 | 14.8 | 26.7 | 49.9 | 2.1 |
Hispanic | 7,912,171 | 1,089,716 | 1,292,413 | 1,854,924 | 2,918,862 | 756,256 | 100.0 | 13.8 | 16.3 | 23.4 | 36.9 | 9.6 |
Asian | 1,486,189 | 508,973 | 327,774 | 249,749 | 228,824 | 170,869 | 100.0 | 34.2 | 22.1 | 16.8 | 15.4 | 11.5 |
Pacific Islander | 113,788 | 14,053 | 27,055 | 36,954 | 27,753 | 7,973 | 100.0 | 12.4 | 23.8 | 32.5 | 24.4 | 7.0 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 337,592 | 26,465 | 61,999 | 107,791 | 129,683 | 11,654 | 100.0 | 7.8 | 18.4 | 31.9 | 38.4 | 3.5 |
Two or more races | 892,475 | 185,962 | 246,370 | 254,415 | 161,668 | 44,060 | 100.0 | 20.8 | 27.6 | 28.5 | 18.1 | 4.9 |
Secondary5 | 15,707,083 | 4,653,034 | 5,346,143 | 3,571,345 | 1,522,986 | 613,575 | 100.0 | 29.6 | 34.0 | 22.7 | 9.7 | 3.9 |
White | 8,525,394 | 3,064,111 | 3,516,648 | 1,557,710 | 217,404 | 169,521 | 100.0 | 35.9 | 41.2 | 18.3 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
Black | 2,397,330 | 275,224 | 609,573 | 831,892 | 627,422 | 53,219 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 25.4 | 34.7 | 26.2 | 2.2 |
Hispanic | 3,436,091 | 843,483 | 815,041 | 904,255 | 577,383 | 295,929 | 100.0 | 24.5 | 23.7 | 26.3 | 16.8 | 8.6 |
Asian | 785,828 | 330,292 | 204,696 | 130,925 | 45,007 | 74,908 | 100.0 | 42.0 | 26.0 | 16.7 | 5.7 | 9.5 |
Pacific Islander | 56,882 | 11,998 | 20,177 | 17,837 | 3,553 | 3,317 | 100.0 | 21.1 | 35.5 | 31.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 171,468 | 26,338 | 53,341 | 53,681 | 32,673 | 5,435 | 100.0 | 15.4 | 31.1 | 31.3 | 19.1 | 3.2 |
Two or more races | 334,090 | 101,588 | 126,667 | 75,045 | 19,544 | 11,246 | 100.0 | 30.4 | 37.9 | 22.5 | 5.8 | 3.4 |
School locale | ||||||||||||
City | 14,455,742 | 2,214,184 | 2,894,396 | 3,351,632 | 4,981,631 | 1,013,899 | 100.0 | 15.3 | 20.0 | 23.2 | 34.5 | 7.0 |
White | 4,298,097 | 1,004,161 | 1,400,675 | 1,099,054 | 592,086 | 202,121 | 100.0 | 23.4 | 32.6 | 25.6 | 13.8 | 4.7 |
Black | 3,587,853 | 165,838 | 438,074 | 890,952 | 2,001,853 | 91,136 | 100.0 | 4.6 | 12.2 | 24.8 | 55.8 | 2.5 |
Hispanic | 5,048,972 | 712,474 | 727,342 | 1,014,983 | 2,040,145 | 554,028 | 100.0 | 14.1 | 14.4 | 20.1 | 40.4 | 11.0 |
Asian | 966,988 | 238,902 | 199,237 | 197,661 | 198,996 | 132,192 | 100.0 | 24.7 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 13.7 |
Pacific Islander | 55,598 | 8,400 | 10,471 | 16,320 | 14,213 | 6,194 | 100.0 | 15.1 | 18.8 | 29.4 | 25.6 | 11.1 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 111,356 | 14,108 | 24,559 | 28,953 | 37,558 | 6,178 | 100.0 | 12.7 | 22.1 | 26.0 | 33.7 | 5.5 |
Two or more races | 386,878 | 70,301 | 94,038 | 103,709 | 96,780 | 22,050 | 100.0 | 18.2 | 24.3 | 26.8 | 25.0 | 5.7 |
Suburban | 16,708,249 | 5,930,996 | 4,543,796 | 3,246,184 | 2,157,807 | 829,466 | 100.0 | 35.5 | 27.2 | 19.4 | 12.9 | 5.0 |
White | 8,764,170 | 4,115,677 | 2,737,558 | 1,286,883 | 353,717 | 270,335 | 100.0 | 47.0 | 31.2 | 14.7 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
Black | 2,366,886 | 316,916 | 566,794 | 743,915 | 681,776 | 57,485 | 100.0 | 13.4 | 23.9 | 31.4 | 28.8 | 2.4 |
Hispanic | 3,970,435 | 848,384 | 810,674 | 946,467 | 990,320 | 374,590 | 100.0 | 21.4 | 20.4 | 23.8 | 24.9 | 9.4 |
Asian | 992,871 | 470,160 | 234,197 | 129,502 | 63,749 | 95,263 | 100.0 | 47.4 | 23.6 | 13.0 | 6.4 | 9.6 |
Pacific Islander | 68,843 | 13,582 | 20,979 | 19,237 | 10,849 | 4,196 | 100.0 | 19.7 | 30.5 | 27.9 | 15.8 | 6.1 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 80,492 | 18,338 | 26,311 | 20,514 | 11,653 | 3,676 | 100.0 | 22.8 | 32.7 | 25.5 | 14.5 | 4.6 |
Two or more races | 464,552 | 147,939 | 147,283 | 99,666 | 45,743 | 23,921 | 100.0 | 31.8 | 31.7 | 21.5 | 9.8 | 5.1 |
Town | 5,669,091 | 641,767 | 1,913,333 | 2,097,415 | 874,924 | 141,652 | 100.0 | 11.3 | 33.8 | 37.0 | 15.4 | 2.5 |
White | 3,712,133 | 482,262 | 1,525,600 | 1,365,587 | 275,645 | 63,039 | 100.0 | 13.0 | 41.1 | 36.8 | 7.4 | 1.7 |
Black | 591,443 | 15,662 | 83,614 | 221,313 | 266,386 | 4,468 | 100.0 | 2.6 | 14.1 | 37.4 | 45.0 | 0.8 |
Hispanic | 1,006,234 | 110,870 | 194,674 | 365,937 | 271,329 | 63,424 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 19.3 | 36.4 | 27.0 | 6.3 |
Asian | 83,356 | 12,489 | 31,978 | 27,308 | 7,833 | 3,748 | 100.0 | 15.0 | 38.4 | 32.8 | 9.4 | 4.5 |
Pacific Islander | 26,016 | 1,035 | 7,459 | 13,949 | 3,258 | 315 | 100.0 | 4.0 | 28.7 | 53.6 | 12.5 | 1.2 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 114,719 | 7,187 | 26,677 | 47,366 | 30,166 | 3,323 | 100.0 | 6.3 | 23.3 | 41.3 | 26.3 | 2.9 |
Two or more races | 135,190 | 12,262 | 43,331 | 55,955 | 20,307 | 3,335 | 100.0 | 9.1 | 32.1 | 41.4 | 15.0 | 2.5 |
Rural | 12,413,455 | 2,891,416 | 4,262,573 | 3,718,041 | 1,271,008 | 270,417 | 100.0 | 23.3 | 34.3 | 30.0 | 10.2 | 2.2 |
White | 8,689,762 | 2,202,548 | 3,305,074 | 2,566,012 | 474,299 | 141,829 | 100.0 | 25.3 | 38.0 | 29.5 | 5.5 | 1.6 |
Black | 1,235,964 | 133,015 | 299,569 | 432,393 | 355,259 | 15,728 | 100.0 | 10.8 | 24.2 | 35.0 | 28.7 | 1.3 |
Hispanic | 1,668,147 | 331,034 | 430,279 | 521,568 | 305,591 | 79,675 | 100.0 | 19.8 | 25.8 | 31.3 | 18.3 | 4.8 |
Asian | 278,147 | 134,656 | 78,664 | 35,712 | 9,964 | 19,151 | 100.0 | 48.4 | 28.3 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
Pacific Islander | 27,414 | 4,422 | 9,655 | 7,497 | 5,022 | 818 | 100.0 | 16.1 | 35.2 | 27.3 | 18.3 | 3.0 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 235,419 | 17,389 | 41,733 | 75,376 | 96,120 | 4,801 | 100.0 | 7.4 | 17.7 | 32.0 | 40.8 | 2.0 |
Two or more races | 278,602 | 68,352 | 97,599 | 79,483 | 24,753 | 8,415 | 100.0 | 24.5 | 35.0 | 28.5 | 8.9 | 3.0 |
1 Includes students enrolled in schools that did not report free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. | ||||||||||||
2 Excludes 9,583 students whose race/ethnicity was not available. Includes students who attended combined elementary/secondary schools and schools not reported by grade span, which are not shown separately. | ||||||||||||
3 Combined elementary/secondary schools and schools not reported by grade span are not shown separately. | ||||||||||||
4 Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8. | ||||||||||||
5 Includes schools with no grade lower than 7. | ||||||||||||
NOTE: The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program. To be eligible for free lunch under the program, a student must be from a household with an income at or below 130 percent of the poverty threshold; to be eligible for reduced-price lunch, a student must be from a household with an income between 130 percent and 185 percent of the poverty threshold. 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," 2011–12. (This table was prepared March 2014.) |