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: 2013-14

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	49,700,391	10,034,137	13,490,958	13,356,867	12,343,741	474,688	100.0	20.2	27.1	26.9	24.8	1.0
White	25,002,213	7,301,646	8,960,889	6,541,027	1,885,498	313,153	100.0	29.2	35.8	26.2	7.5	1.3
Black	7,743,485	512,623	1,259,165	2,261,276	3,652,903	57,518	100.0	6.6	16.3	29.2	47.2	0.7
Hispanic	12,363,677	942,396	2,053,535	3,386,043	5,913,177	68,526	100.0	7.6	16.6	27.4	47.8	0.6
Asian	2,401,305	880,078	598,242	499,840	408,341	14,804	100.0	36.6	24.9	20.8	17.0	0.6
Pacific Islander	175,236	20,511	47,529	63,727	42,877	592	100.0	11.7	27.1	36.4	24.5	0.3
American Indian/Alaska Native	516,705	42,312	112,860	171,850	182,777	6,906	100.0	8.2	21.8	33.3	35.4	1.3
Two or more races	1,497,770	334,571	458,738	433,104	258,168	13,189	100.0	22.3	30.6	28.9	17.2	0.9
School level3
Elementary4	32,175,213	6,018,352	7,704,642	8,635,843	9,508,930	307,446	100.0	18.7	23.9	26.8	29.6	1.0
White	15,751,282	4,346,966	5,151,807	4,511,613	1,533,505	207,391	100.0	27.6	32.7	28.6	9.7	1.3
Black	5,043,598	273,226	675,159	1,304,427	2,753,907	36,879	100.0	5.4	13.4	25.9	54.6	0.7
Hispanic	8,344,356	564,016	1,151,154	2,056,521	4,530,456	42,209	100.0	6.8	13.8	24.6	54.3	0.5
Asian	1,542,059	578,232	350,545	302,863	302,864	7,555	100.0	37.5	22.7	19.6	19.6	0.5
Pacific Islander	110,748	11,644	24,699	40,143	33,945	317	100.0	10.5	22.3	36.2	30.7	0.3
American Indian/Alaska Native	322,836	20,935	58,245	105,048	134,925	3,683	100.0	6.5	18.0	32.5	41.8	1.1
Two or more races	1,060,334	223,333	293,033	315,228	219,328	9,412	100.0	21.1	27.6	29.7	20.7	0.9
Secondary5	15,617,444	3,659,280	5,332,383	4,163,053	2,352,910	109,818	100.0	23.4	34.1	26.7	15.1	0.7
White	8,269,298	2,695,839	3,499,775	1,730,805	274,026	68,853	100.0	32.6	42.3	20.9	3.3	0.8
Black	2,341,741	211,470	544,303	853,299	718,123	14,546	100.0	9.0	23.2	36.4	30.7	0.6
Hispanic	3,604,199	343,316	832,614	1,212,456	1,196,949	18,864	100.0	9.5	23.1	33.6	33.2	0.5
Asian	797,676	284,628	232,735	183,865	92,575	3,873	100.0	35.7	29.2	23.1	11.6	0.5
Pacific Islander	56,269	7,656	21,128	20,677	6,657	151	100.0	13.6	37.5	36.7	11.8	0.3
American Indian/Alaska Native	161,158	18,197	50,293	56,978	33,990	1,700	100.0	11.3	31.2	35.4	21.1	1.1
Two or more races	387,103	98,174	151,535	104,973	30,590	1,831	100.0	25.4	39.1	27.1	7.9	0.5
School locale
City	15,114,922	1,791,693	2,913,971	3,785,675	6,504,136	119,447	100.0	11.9	19.3	25.0	43.0	0.8
White	4,527,499	1,071,551	1,534,934	1,214,590	654,696	51,728	100.0	23.7	33.9	26.8	14.5	1.1
Black	3,615,068	123,521	395,180	889,890	2,176,775	29,702	100.0	3.4	10.9	24.6	60.2	0.8
Hispanic	5,305,056	240,032	605,356	1,238,056	3,195,421	26,191	100.0	4.5	11.4	23.3	60.2	0.5
Asian	1,015,350	256,116	217,399	253,019	283,364	5,452	100.0	25.2	21.4	24.9	27.9	0.5
Pacific Islander	58,778	5,432	12,953	20,425	19,690	278	100.0	9.2	22.0	34.7	33.5	0.5
American Indian/Alaska Native	109,831	10,176	24,126	30,327	43,628	1,574	100.0	9.3	22.0	27.6	39.7	1.4
Two or more races	483,340	84,865	124,023	139,368	130,562	4,522	100.0	17.6	25.7	28.8	27.0	0.9
Suburban	19,773,710	6,348,192	5,559,004	4,193,326	3,516,067	157,121	100.0	32.1	28.1	21.2	17.8	0.8
White	10,187,181	4,643,800	3,354,988	1,626,949	459,771	101,673	100.0	45.6	32.9	16.0	4.5	1.0
Black	2,699,895	322,694	628,336	851,530	879,443	17,892	100.0	12.0	23.3	31.5	32.6	0.7
Hispanic	4,902,880	579,961	999,072	1,330,180	1,969,636	24,031	100.0	11.8	20.4	27.1	40.2	0.5
Asian	1,185,234	565,708	313,550	191,845	106,161	7,970	100.0	47.7	26.5	16.2	9.0	0.7
Pacific Islander	74,107	12,703	24,457	22,824	13,990	133	100.0	17.1	33.0	30.8	18.9	0.2
American Indian/Alaska Native	91,282	19,167	30,600	25,322	15,413	780	100.0	21.0	33.5	27.7	16.9	0.9
Two or more races	633,131	204,159	208,001	144,676	71,653	4,642	100.0	32.2	32.9	22.9	11.3	0.7
Town	5,680,267	421,943	1,829,156	2,276,395	1,071,025	81,748	100.0	7.4	32.2	40.1	18.9	1.4
White	3,679,384	357,329	1,477,785	1,472,132	310,858	61,280	100.0	9.7	40.2	40.0	8.4	1.7
Black	574,829	12,060	63,536	218,362	276,423	4,448	100.0	2.1	11.1	38.0	48.1	0.8
Hispanic	1,043,352	28,783	179,093	422,734	401,853	10,889	100.0	2.8	17.2	40.5	38.5	1.0
Asian	73,932	7,992	26,247	28,864	10,215	614	100.0	10.8	35.5	39.0	13.8	0.8
Pacific Islander	24,429	608	5,558	13,628	4,549	86	100.0	2.5	22.8	55.8	18.6	0.4
American Indian/Alaska Native	124,378	5,073	27,656	49,931	39,308	2,410	100.0	4.1	22.2	40.1	31.6	1.9
Two or more races	159,963	10,098	49,281	70,744	27,819	2,021	100.0	6.3	30.8	44.2	17.4	1.3
Rural	9,131,492	1,472,309	3,188,827	3,101,471	1,252,513	116,372	100.0	16.1	34.9	34.0	13.7	1.3
White	6,608,149	1,228,966	2,593,182	2,227,356	460,173	98,472	100.0	18.6	39.2	33.7	7.0	1.5
Black	853,693	54,348	172,113	301,494	320,262	5,476	100.0	6.4	20.2	35.3	37.5	0.6
Hispanic	1,112,389	93,620	270,014	395,073	346,267	7,415	100.0	8.4	24.3	35.5	31.1	0.7
Asian	126,789	50,262	41,046	26,112	8,601	768	100.0	39.6	32.4	20.6	6.8	0.6
Pacific Islander	17,922	1,768	4,561	6,850	4,648	95	100.0	9.9	25.4	38.2	25.9	0.5
American Indian/Alaska Native	191,214	7,896	30,478	66,270	84,428	2,142	100.0	4.1	15.9	34.7	44.2	1.1
Two or more races	221,336	35,449	77,433	78,316	28,134	2,004	100.0	16.0	35.0	35.4	12.7	0.9

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

2 Excludes 9,586 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," 2013–14. (This table was prepared September 2015.)