Table 203.50.

Enrollment and percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and region: Selected years, fall 1995 through fall 2026

Region and year	Enrollment (in thousands)								Percentage distribution
	Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native	Two or more races		Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native	Two or more races
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9	10	11	12	13	14	15
United States
1995	44,840	29,044	7,551	6,072	1,668	505	—		100.0	64.8	16.8	13.5	3.7	1.1	†
2000	47,204	28,878	8,100	7,726	1,950	550	—		100.0	61.2	17.2	16.4	4.1	1.2	†
2001	47,672	28,735	8,177	8,169	2,028	564	—		100.0	60.3	17.2	17.1	4.3	1.2	†
2002	48,183	28,618	8,299	8,594	2,088	583	—		100.0	59.4	17.2	17.8	4.3	1.2	†
2003	48,540	28,442	8,349	9,011	2,145	593	—		100.0	58.6	17.2	18.6	4.4	1.2	†
2004	48,795	28,318	8,386	9,317	2,183	591	—		100.0	58.0	17.2	19.1	4.5	1.2	†
2005	49,113	28,005	8,445	9,787	2,279	598	—		100.0	57.0	17.2	19.9	4.6	1.2	†
2006	49,316	27,801	8,422	10,166	2,332	595	—		100.0	56.4	17.1	20.6	4.7	1.2	†
2007	49,291	27,454	8,392	10,454	2,396	594	—		100.0	55.7	17.0	21.2	4.9	1.2	†
2008	49,266	27,057	8,358	10,563	2,451	589	247	1	100.0	54.9	17.0	21.4	5.0	1.2	0.5	1
2009	49,361	26,702	8,245	10,991	2,484	601	338	1	100.0	54.1	16.7	22.3	5.0	1.2	0.7	1
2010	49,484	25,933	7,917	11,439	2,466	566	1,164		100.0	52.4	16.0	23.1	5.0	1.1	2.4
2011	49,522	25,602	7,827	11,759	2,513	547	1,272		100.0	51.7	15.8	23.7	5.1	1.1	2.6
2012	49,771	25,386	7,803	12,104	2,552	534	1,393		100.0	51.0	15.7	24.3	5.1	1.1	2.8
2013	50,045	25,160	7,805	12,452	2,593	523	1,511		100.0	50.3	15.6	24.9	5.2	1.0	3.0
2014	50,313	24,923	7,807	12,805	2,646	519	1,612		100.0	49.5	15.5	25.4	5.3	1.0	3.2
20152	50,485	24,814	7,848	13,178	2,685	516	1,444		100.0	49.2	15.5	26.1	5.3	1.0	2.9
20162	50,625	24,613	7,916	13,382	2,718	511	1,485		100.0	48.6	15.6	26.4	5.4	1.0	2.9
20172	50,710	24,398	7,953	13,574	2,756	506	1,523		100.0	48.1	15.7	26.8	5.4	1.0	3.0
20182	50,759	24,189	7,950	13,778	2,783	502	1,557		100.0	47.7	15.7	27.1	5.5	1.0	3.1
20192	50,843	24,064	7,955	13,909	2,825	492	1,598		100.0	47.3	15.6	27.4	5.6	1.0	3.1
20202	50,996	23,951	7,973	14,074	2,865	485	1,648		100.0	47.0	15.6	27.6	5.6	1.0	3.2
20212	51,152	23,840	7,995	14,240	2,902	479	1,696		100.0	46.6	15.6	27.8	5.7	0.9	3.3
20222	51,301	23,737	8,019	14,391	2,939	473	1,743		100.0	46.3	15.6	28.1	5.7	0.9	3.4
20232	51,455	23,655	8,024	14,538	2,981	468	1,789		100.0	46.0	15.6	28.3	5.8	0.9	3.5
20242	51,562	23,565	8,001	14,671	3,028	463	1,833		100.0	45.7	15.5	28.5	5.9	0.9	3.6
20252	51,632	23,465	7,962	14,791	3,078	459	1,876		100.0	45.4	15.4	28.6	6.0	0.9	3.6
20262	51,738	23,387	7,917	14,931	3,128	456	1,918		100.0	45.2	15.3	28.9	6.0	0.9	3.7
Northeast
1995	7,894	5,497	1,202	878	295	21	—		100.0	69.6	15.2	11.1	3.7	0.3	†
2000	8,222	5,545	1,270	1,023	361	24	—		100.0	67.4	15.4	12.4	4.4	0.3	†
2004	8,271	5,384	1,292	1,155	414	27	—		100.0	65.1	15.6	14.0	5.0	0.3	†
2005	8,240	5,317	1,282	1,189	425	27	—		100.0	64.5	15.6	14.4	5.2	0.3	†
2010	8,071	4,876	1,208	1,364	500	27	96		100.0	60.4	15.0	16.9	6.2	0.3	1.2
2011	7,954	4,745	1,166	1,394	510	27	113		100.0	59.7	14.7	17.5	6.4	0.3	1.4
2012	7,959	4,665	1,161	1,444	523	27	138		100.0	58.6	14.6	18.1	6.6	0.3	1.7
2013	7,961	4,593	1,158	1,492	533	28	158		100.0	57.7	14.5	18.7	6.7	0.3	2.0
2014	7,980	4,507	1,155	1,566	545	28	179		100.0	56.5	14.5	19.6	6.8	0.4	2.2
Midwest
1995	10,512	8,335	1,450	438	197	92	—		100.0	79.3	13.8	4.2	1.9	0.9	†
2000	10,730	8,208	1,581	610	239	92	—		100.0	76.5	14.7	5.7	2.2	0.9	†
2004	10,775	7,983	1,634	793	269	96	—		100.0	74.1	15.2	7.4	2.5	0.9	†
2005	10,819	7,950	1,654	836	283	96	—		100.0	73.5	15.3	7.7	2.6	0.9	†
2010	10,610	7,327	1,505	1,077	312	94	294		100.0	69.1	14.2	10.2	2.9	0.9	2.8
2011	10,574	7,240	1,485	1,127	321	90	311		100.0	68.5	14.0	10.7	3.0	0.9	2.9
2012	10,559	7,175	1,464	1,167	330	89	334		100.0	68.0	13.9	11.1	3.1	0.8	3.2
2013	10,573	7,111	1,464	1,212	341	87	358		100.0	67.3	13.8	11.5	3.2	0.8	3.4
2014	10,561	7,037	1,459	1,249	349	86	380		100.0	66.6	13.8	11.8	3.3	0.8	3.6
South
1995	16,118	9,565	4,236	1,890	280	148	—		100.0	59.3	26.3	11.7	1.7	0.9	†
2000	17,007	9,501	4,516	2,468	352	170	—		100.0	55.9	26.6	14.5	2.1	1.0	†
2004	17,892	9,410	4,704	3,155	432	191	—		100.0	52.6	26.3	17.6	2.4	1.1	†
2005	18,103	9,381	4,738	3,334	456	194	—		100.0	51.8	26.2	18.4	2.5	1.1	†
2010	18,805	8,869	4,545	4,206	555	207	424		100.0	47.2	24.2	22.4	3.0	1.1	2.3
2011	18,956	8,830	4,535	4,353	577	198	463		100.0	46.6	23.9	23.0	3.0	1.0	2.4
2012	19,128	8,780	4,545	4,513	595	191	504		100.0	45.9	23.8	23.6	3.1	1.0	2.6
2013	19,299	8,722	4,561	4,671	614	185	546		100.0	45.2	23.6	24.2	3.2	1.0	2.8
2014	19,506	8,681	4,577	4,846	640	184	579		100.0	44.5	23.5	24.8	3.3	0.9	3.0
West
1995	10,316	5,648	662	2,866	896	244	—		100.0	54.7	6.4	27.8	8.7	2.4	†
2000	11,244	5,624	733	3,625	998	264	—		100.0	50.0	6.5	32.2	8.9	2.4	†
2004	11,857	5,541	757	4,213	1,069	277	—		100.0	46.7	6.4	35.5	9.0	2.3	†
2005	11,951	5,356	771	4,428	1,115	281	—		100.0	44.8	6.5	37.1	9.3	2.4	†
2010	11,998	4,861	659	4,792	1,100	237	349		100.0	40.5	5.5	39.9	9.2	2.0	2.9
2011	12,038	4,787	642	4,886	1,105	233	385		100.0	39.8	5.3	40.6	9.2	1.9	3.2
2012	12,124	4,766	632	4,978	1,104	227	417		100.0	39.3	5.2	41.1	9.1	1.9	3.4
2013	12,212	4,733	623	5,077	1,105	224	449		100.0	38.8	5.1	41.6	9.1	1.8	3.7
2014	12,266	4,698	616	5,144	1,112	221	475		100.0	38.3	5.0	41.9	9.1	1.8	3.9

—Not available.

†Not applicable.

1 For this year, data on students of Two or more races were reported by only a small number of states. Therefore, the data are not comparable to figures for 2010 and later years.

2 Projected.

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Enrollment data for students not reported by race/ethnicity were prorated by state and grade to match state totals. Prior to 2008, data on students of Two or more races were not collected. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. 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), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary and Secondary Education," 1995-96 through 2014-15; and National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Projection Model, 1972 through 2026. (This table was prepared November 2016.)