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Table 216.55. Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school students, by percentage of student's racial/ethnic group enrolled in the school and student's racial/ethnic group: Selected years, fall 1995 through fall 2013
Year and racial/ethnic group Number of students in each racial/ethnic group, by percent of that racial/ethnic group in the school Percentage distribution of students in each racial/ethnic group, by percent of that racial/ethnic group in the school
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
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
1995                            
White 28,736,961 143,787 498,649 2,084,689 5,244,015 6,813,804 13,952,017 100.0 0.5 1.7 7.3 18.2 23.7 48.6
Black 7,510,678 657,403 1,119,556 1,873,303 1,386,802 811,898 1,661,716 100.0 8.8 14.9 24.9 18.5 10.8 22.1
Hispanic 6,016,293 646,364 847,792 1,359,649 1,360,020 874,878 927,590 100.0 10.7 14.1 22.6 22.6 14.5 15.4
Asian/Pacific
      Islander
1,656,787 703,101 435,495 301,984 135,001 67,558 13,648 100.0 42.4 26.3 18.2 8.1 4.1 0.8
American Indian/
      Alaska Native
503,748 223,244 75,019 63,070 39,200 15,084 88,131 100.0 44.3 14.9 12.5 7.8 3.0 17.5
                             
2000                            
White 28,146,613 189,779 595,137 2,294,232 5,556,108 7,279,301 12,232,056 100.0 0.7 2.1 8.2 19.7 25.9 43.5
Black 7,854,032 735,459 1,199,865 1,899,982 1,366,363 871,399 1,780,964 100.0 9.4 15.3 24.2 17.4 11.1 22.7
Hispanic 7,649,728 738,509 1,054,396 1,696,944 1,739,038 1,134,466 1,286,375 100.0 9.7 13.8 22.2 22.7 14.8 16.8
Asian/Pacific
      Islander
1,924,875 799,220 524,279 331,576 171,739 81,461 16,600 100.0 41.5 27.2 17.2 8.9 4.2 0.9
American Indian/
      Alaska Native
545,177 251,983 81,119 75,831 39,944 15,363 80,937 100.0 46.2 14.9 13.9 7.3 2.8 14.8
                             
2005                            
White 27,742,612 240,614 705,300 2,596,310 6,256,109 7,718,175 10,226,104 100.0 0.9 2.5 9.4 22.6 27.8 36.9
Black 8,366,722 849,399 1,396,670 2,004,856 1,453,759 884,663 1,777,375 100.0 10.2 16.7 24.0 17.4 10.6 21.2
Hispanic 9,638,712 848,160 1,316,558 2,071,303 2,218,616 1,545,322 1,638,753 100.0 8.8 13.7 21.5 23.0 16.0 17.0
Asian/Pacific
      Islander
2,242,628 925,411 616,762 363,562 214,304 100,845 21,744 100.0 41.3 27.5 16.2 9.6 4.5 1.0
American Indian/
      Alaska Native
594,306 276,846 86,978 84,665 43,272 21,275 81,270 100.0 46.6 14.6 14.2 7.3 3.6 13.7
                             
2010                            
White 25,801,021 288,136 807,107 2,991,928 7,090,581 7,620,071 7,003,198 100.0 1.1 3.1 11.6 27.5 29.5 27.1
Black 7,873,809 904,777 1,453,068 1,907,158 1,328,164 859,843 1,420,799 100.0 11.5 18.5 24.2 16.9 10.9 18.0
Hispanic 11,367,157 896,796 1,603,546 2,473,080 2,657,108 1,791,161 1,945,466 100.0 7.9 14.1 21.8 23.4 15.8 17.1
Asian 2,281,908 944,657 633,149 431,446 219,381 43,509 9,766 100.0 41.4 27.7 18.9 9.6 1.9 0.4
Pacific Islander 169,678 104,646 15,170 27,558 14,860 5,146 2,298 100.0 61.7 8.9 16.2 8.8 3.0 1.4
American Indian/
      Alaska Native
561,126 276,859 76,874 78,978 38,349 21,156 68,910 100.0 49.3 13.7 14.1 6.8 3.8 12.3
Two or more races 1,157,332 996,181 128,813 15,347 6,709 3,286 6,996 100.0 86.1 11.1 1.3 0.6 0.3 0.6
                             
2011                            
White 25,464,162 294,998 840,764 3,072,182 7,153,778 7,543,427 6,559,013 100.0 1.2 3.3 12.1 28.1 29.6 25.8
Black 7,782,146 909,399 1,448,983 1,912,335 1,301,165 864,856 1,345,408 100.0 11.7 18.6 24.6 16.7 11.1 17.3
Hispanic 11,693,788 909,247 1,658,024 2,543,266 2,720,777 1,877,108 1,985,366 100.0 7.8 14.2 21.7 23.3 16.1 17.0
Asian 2,321,362 946,520 644,479 441,656 232,408 43,530 12,769 100.0 40.8 27.8 19.0 10.0 1.9 0.6
Pacific Islander 177,871 112,805 14,759 28,211 15,688 4,471 1,937 100.0 63.4 8.3 15.9 8.8 2.5 1.1
American Indian/
      Alaska Native
541,986 267,993 72,148 77,142 36,010 22,095 66,598 100.0 49.4 13.3 14.2 6.6 4.1 12.3
Two or more races 1,265,222 1,107,727 139,250 8,444 3,484 5,324 993 100.0 87.6 11.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.1
                             
2012                            
White 25,238,825 306,146 857,049 3,139,878 7,229,221 7,552,960 6,153,571 100.0 1.2 3.4 12.4 28.6 29.9 24.4
Black 7,745,244 912,607 1,458,854 1,902,995 1,326,005 854,903 1,289,880 100.0 11.8 18.8 24.6 17.1 11.0 16.7
Hispanic 12,028,116 918,483 1,709,042 2,610,291 2,818,279 1,916,973 2,055,048 100.0 7.6 14.2 21.7 23.4 15.9 17.1
Asian 2,358,015 954,868 649,405 460,219 235,915 44,832 12,776 100.0 40.5 27.5 19.5 10.0 1.9 0.5
Pacific Islander 179,353 115,282 14,614 28,687 14,860 4,542 1,368 100.0 64.3 8.1 16.0 8.3 2.5 0.8
American Indian/
      Alaska Native
528,024 260,268 70,477 77,044 33,558 20,767 65,910 100.0 49.3 13.3 14.6 6.4 3.9 12.5
Two or more races 1,382,822 1,205,382 164,423 7,702 1,229 3,114 972 100.0 87.2 11.9 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.1
                             
2013                            
White 25,002,213 311,182 883,277 3,231,085 7,315,466 7,487,804 5,773,399 100.0 1.2 3.5 12.9 29.3 29.9 23.1
Black 7,743,485 911,504 1,477,015 1,921,631 1,336,048 860,336 1,236,951 100.0 11.8 19.1 24.8 17.3 11.1 16.0
Hispanic 12,363,677 919,255 1,750,152 2,690,698 2,918,707 1,969,011 2,115,854 100.0 7.4 14.2 21.8 23.6 15.9 17.1
Asian 2,401,305 956,000 661,825 479,668 243,021 48,169 12,622 100.0 39.8 27.6 20.0 10.1 2.0 0.5
Pacific Islander 175,236 112,227 14,772 30,051 12,430 5,136 620 100.0 64.0 8.4 17.1 7.1 2.9 0.4
American Indian/
      Alaska Native
516,705 254,656 69,669 74,838 33,702 18,951 64,889 100.0 49.3 13.5 14.5 6.5 3.7 12.6
Two or more races 1,497,770 1,290,200 195,092 8,046 2,822 1,397 213 100.0 86.1 13.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 #
#Rounds to zero.
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 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," 1995-96 through 2013-14. (This table was prepared January 2016.)

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