Table 216.60.

Number and percentage distribution of public school students, by percentage of students in school who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, school level, locale, and student race/ethnicity: 2012-13

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
	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
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Total2	49,460,400	10,168,747	13,775,260	13,422,528	11,705,070	388,795	100.0	20.6	27.9	27.1	23.7	0.8
White	25,238,826	7,357,513	9,113,924	6,631,280	1,935,989	200,120	100.0	29.2	36.1	26.3	7.7	0.8
Black	7,745,244	563,321	1,299,845	2,293,251	3,519,281	69,546	100.0	7.3	16.8	29.6	45.4	0.9
Hispanic	12,028,116	984,852	2,152,154	3,392,301	5,412,186	86,623	100.0	8.2	17.9	28.2	45.0	0.7
Asian	2,358,015	889,757	610,835	476,139	368,439	12,845	100.0	37.7	25.9	20.2	15.6	0.5
Pacific Islander	179,353	20,740	48,516	63,398	45,827	872	100.0	11.6	27.1	35.3	25.6	0.5
American Indian/Alaska Native	528,024	44,583	118,037	167,857	190,600	6,947	100.0	8.4	22.4	31.8	36.1	1.3
Two or more races	1,382,822	307,981	431,949	398,302	232,748	11,842	100.0	22.3	31.2	28.8	16.8	0.9
School level3
Elementary4	31,884,623	6,041,786	7,807,072	8,698,853	9,118,969	217,943	100.0	18.9	24.5	27.3	28.6	0.7
White	15,835,631	4,377,965	5,206,629	4,565,921	1,577,539	107,577	100.0	27.6	32.9	28.8	10.0	0.7
Black	5,002,578	296,581	677,951	1,319,711	2,671,209	37,126	100.0	5.9	13.6	26.4	53.4	0.7
Hispanic	8,116,562	566,852	1,202,014	2,081,648	4,209,749	56,299	100.0	7.0	14.8	25.6	51.9	0.7
Asian	1,509,084	560,187	360,118	297,327	285,920	5,532	100.0	37.1	23.9	19.7	18.9	0.4
Pacific Islander	114,147	11,792	25,735	39,653	36,483	484	100.0	10.3	22.5	34.7	32.0	0.4
American Indian/Alaska Native	329,118	22,555	59,540	104,661	138,493	3,869	100.0	6.9	18.1	31.8	42.1	1.2
Two or more races	977,503	205,854	275,085	289,932	199,576	7,056	100.0	21.1	28.1	29.7	20.4	0.7
Secondary5	15,640,768	3,792,857	5,475,980	4,108,112	2,134,906	128,913	100.0	24.2	35.0	26.3	13.6	0.8
White	8,385,889	2,747,671	3,570,868	1,727,759	272,283	67,308	100.0	32.8	42.6	20.6	3.2	0.8
Black	2,356,184	232,459	575,796	856,361	665,001	26,567	100.0	9.9	24.4	36.3	28.2	1.1
Hispanic	3,521,681	380,521	877,394	1,187,634	1,051,218	24,914	100.0	10.8	24.9	33.7	29.8	0.7
Asian	793,635	314,672	233,386	166,408	74,617	4,552	100.0	39.6	29.4	21.0	9.4	0.6
Pacific Islander	57,227	7,984	20,903	20,823	7,246	271	100.0	14.0	36.5	36.4	12.7	0.5
American Indian/Alaska Native	165,802	18,699	53,172	53,595	38,249	2,087	100.0	11.3	32.1	32.3	23.1	1.3
Two or more races	360,350	90,851	144,461	95,532	26,292	3,214	100.0	25.2	40.1	26.5	7.3	0.9
School locale
City	15,013,618	1,967,769	3,053,312	3,835,501	5,996,218	160,818	100.0	13.1	20.3	25.5	39.9	1.1
White	4,563,312	1,104,514	1,545,655	1,208,967	638,933	65,243	100.0	24.2	33.9	26.5	14.0	1.4
Black	3,629,084	182,773	421,497	898,141	2,080,615	46,058	100.0	5.0	11.6	24.7	57.3	1.3
Hispanic	5,200,559	296,980	700,188	1,316,877	2,850,825	35,689	100.0	5.7	13.5	25.3	54.8	0.7
Asian	999,089	284,489	228,677	233,514	246,528	5,881	100.0	28.5	22.9	23.4	24.7	0.6
Pacific Islander	61,822	6,128	12,939	21,201	21,161	393	100.0	9.9	20.9	34.3	34.2	0.6
American Indian/Alaska Native	112,122	12,400	25,533	31,432	41,356	1,401	100.0	11.1	22.8	28.0	36.9	1.2
Two or more races	447,630	80,485	118,823	125,369	116,800	6,153	100.0	18.0	26.5	28.0	26.1	1.4
Suburban	19,636,540	6,288,500	5,663,282	4,182,027	3,381,008	121,723	100.0	32.0	28.8	21.3	17.2	0.6
White	10,288,900	4,642,581	3,438,874	1,647,708	499,865	59,872	100.0	45.1	33.4	16.0	4.9	0.6
Black	2,677,398	314,620	636,420	865,986	842,815	17,557	100.0	11.8	23.8	32.3	31.5	0.7
Hispanic	4,755,390	568,590	1,018,896	1,295,855	1,837,953	34,096	100.0	12.0	21.4	27.3	38.6	0.7
Asian	1,160,049	547,341	315,262	188,342	103,020	6,084	100.0	47.2	27.2	16.2	8.9	0.5
Pacific Islander	75,122	12,155	24,542	21,908	16,190	327	100.0	16.2	32.7	29.2	21.6	0.4
American Indian/Alaska Native	94,281	18,515	32,800	25,600	16,639	727	100.0	19.6	34.8	27.2	17.6	0.8
Two or more races	585,400	184,698	196,488	136,628	64,526	3,060	100.0	31.6	33.6	23.3	11.0	0.5
Town	5,670,361	437,339	1,833,627	2,270,349	1,085,023	44,023	100.0	7.7	32.3	40.0	19.1	0.8
White	3,708,893	375,100	1,491,523	1,483,619	331,333	27,318	100.0	10.1	40.2	40.0	8.9	0.7
Black	581,543	11,966	63,784	226,297	277,452	2,044	100.0	2.1	11.0	38.9	47.7	0.4
Hispanic	1,009,795	27,179	173,026	405,819	393,255	10,516	100.0	2.7	17.1	40.2	38.9	1.0
Asian	73,472	8,259	26,159	28,755	9,949	350	100.0	11.2	35.6	39.1	13.5	0.5
Pacific Islander	24,704	704	6,353	13,163	4,407	77	100.0	2.8	25.7	53.3	17.8	0.3
American Indian/Alaska Native	124,680	4,932	27,260	47,793	42,130	2,565	100.0	4.0	21.9	38.3	33.8	2.1
Two or more races	147,274	9,199	45,522	64,903	26,497	1,153	100.0	6.2	30.9	44.1	18.0	0.8
Rural	9,139,881	1,475,139	3,225,039	3,134,651	1,242,821	62,231	100.0	16.1	35.3	34.3	13.6	0.7
White	6,677,721	1,235,318	2,637,872	2,290,986	465,858	47,687	100.0	18.5	39.5	34.3	7.0	0.7
Black	857,219	53,962	178,144	302,827	318,399	3,887	100.0	6.3	20.8	35.3	37.1	0.5
Hispanic	1,062,372	92,103	260,044	373,750	330,153	6,322	100.0	8.7	24.5	35.2	31.1	0.6
Asian	125,405	49,668	40,737	25,528	8,942	530	100.0	39.6	32.5	20.4	7.1	0.4
Pacific Islander	17,705	1,753	4,682	7,126	4,069	75	100.0	9.9	26.4	40.2	23.0	0.4
American Indian/Alaska Native	196,941	8,736	32,444	63,032	90,475	2,254	100.0	4.4	16.5	32.0	45.9	1.1
Two or more races	202,518	33,599	71,116	71,402	24,925	1,476	100.0	16.6	35.1	35.3	12.3	0.7

1 Includes students enrolled in schools that did not report free or reduced-price lunch eligibility.

2 Excludes 13,630 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: Students with household incomes under 185 percent of the poverty threshold are eligible for free or reduced price lunch under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). In addition, some groups of children–such as foster children, children participating in the Head Start and Migrant Education programs, and children receiving services under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act–are assumed to be categorically eligible to participate in the NSLP. Also, under the Community Eligibility option, some nonpoor children who attend school in a low-income area may participate if the district decides that it would be more efficient to provide free lunch to all children in the school. For more information, see http://www.fns.usda.gov/nslp/national-school-lunch-program-nslp. 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," 2012-13. (This table was prepared December 2014.)