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Table 216.50. Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school students, by percentage of minority enrollment in the school and student's racial/ethnic group: Selected years, fall 1995 through fall 2014
Year and racial/ethnic group Number of students in racial/ethnic group, by percent minority enrollment in the school Percentage distribution of students in racial/ethnic group, by percent minority enrollment in the school
Total Less than 10 percent 10 to 24 percent 25 to 49 percent 50 to 74 percent 75 to 89 percent 90 percent or more Total Less than 10 percent 10 to 24 percent 25 to 49 percent 50 to 74 percent 75 to 89 percent 90 percent or more
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Total, 1995 44,424,467 14,508,573 8,182,484 8,261,110 5,467,784 2,876,302 5,128,214 100.0 32.7 18.4 18.6 12.3 6.5 11.5
White 28,736,961 13,939,633 6,812,196 5,246,785 2,094,440 499,884 144,023 100.0 48.5 23.7 18.3 7.3 1.7 0.5
Minority 15,687,506 568,940 1,370,288 3,014,325 3,373,344 2,376,418 4,984,191 100.0 3.6 8.7 19.2 21.5 15.1 31.8
Black 7,510,678 198,386 598,716 1,588,850 1,622,448 941,335 2,560,943 100.0 2.6 8.0 21.2 21.6 12.5 34.1
Hispanic 6,016,293 174,140 415,761 932,949 1,289,184 1,099,109 2,105,150 100.0 2.9 6.9 15.5 21.4 18.3 35.0
Asian/Pacific
       Islander
1,656,787 142,886 259,335 367,888 379,110 297,680 209,888 100.0 8.6 15.7 22.2 22.9 18.0 12.7
American Indian/
       Alaska Native
503,748 53,528 96,476 124,638 82,602 38,294 108,210 100.0 10.6 19.2 24.7 16.4 7.6 21.5
                             
Total, 2000 46,120,425 12,761,478 8,736,252 8,760,300 6,013,131 3,472,083 6,377,181 100.0 27.7 18.9 19.0 13.0 7.5 13.8
White 28,146,613 12,218,862 7,271,285 5,566,681 2,303,106 596,478 190,201 100.0 43.4 25.8 19.8 8.2 2.1 0.7
Minority 17,973,812 542,616 1,464,967 3,193,619 3,710,025 2,875,605 6,186,980 100.0 3.0 8.2 17.8 20.6 16.0 34.4
Black 7,854,032 178,185 561,488 1,485,130 1,652,393 1,043,907 2,932,929 100.0 2.3 7.1 18.9 21.0 13.3 37.3
Hispanic 7,649,728 181,685 505,612 1,121,809 1,542,982 1,432,639 2,865,001 100.0 2.4 6.6 14.7 20.2 18.7 37.5
Asian/Pacific
       Islander
1,924,875 132,813 295,437 441,769 423,175 353,395 278,286 100.0 6.9 15.3 23.0 22.0 18.4 14.5
American Indian/
       Alaska Native
545,177 49,933 102,430 144,911 91,475 45,664 110,764 100.0 9.2 18.8 26.6 16.8 8.4 20.3
                             
Total, 2005 48,584,980 10,711,307 9,283,783 9,865,121 6,839,850 4,149,802 7,735,117 100.0 22.0 19.1 20.3 14.1 8.5 15.9
White 27,742,612 10,208,608 7,720,632 6,259,485 2,604,846 707,603 241,438 100.0 36.8 27.8 22.6 9.4 2.6 0.9
Minority 20,842,368 502,699 1,563,151 3,605,636 4,235,004 3,442,199 7,493,679 100.0 2.4 7.5 17.3 20.3 16.5 36.0
Black 8,366,722 162,455 560,928 1,513,020 1,752,207 1,176,649 3,201,463 100.0 1.9 6.7 18.1 20.9 14.1 38.3
Hispanic 9,638,712 182,039 581,533 1,388,496 1,873,877 1,803,567 3,809,200 100.0 1.9 6.0 14.4 19.4 18.7 39.5
Asian/Pacific
       Islander
2,242,628 115,084 319,524 543,952 496,515 406,788 360,765 100.0 5.1 14.2 24.3 22.1 18.1 16.1
American Indian/
       Alaska Native
594,306 43,121 101,166 160,168 112,405 55,195 122,251 100.0 7.3 17.0 27.0 18.9 9.3 20.6
                             
Total, 2010 49,212,031 7,395,549 9,177,649 11,236,328 7,904,340 4,718,126 8,780,039 100.0 15.0 18.6 22.8 16.1 9.6 17.8
White 25,801,021 6,987,898 7,614,557 7,097,284 3,003,599 808,637 289,046 100.0 27.1 29.5 27.5 11.6 3.1 1.1
Minority 23,411,010 407,651 1,563,092 4,139,044 4,900,741 3,909,489 8,490,993 100.0 1.7 6.7 17.7 20.9 16.7 36.3
Black 7,873,809 95,108 415,807 1,335,674 1,697,727 1,236,333 3,093,160 100.0 1.2 5.3 17.0 21.6 15.7 39.3
Hispanic 11,367,157 142,927 583,019 1,654,084 2,238,071 2,063,492 4,685,564 100.0 1.3 5.1 14.6 19.7 18.2 41.2
Asian 2,281,908 63,974 259,910 585,447 552,633 390,731 429,213 100.0 2.8 11.4 25.7 24.2 17.1 18.8
Pacific Islander 169,678 4,958 13,772 27,478 32,241 41,652 49,577 100.0 2.9 8.1 16.2 19.0 24.5 29.2
American Indian/
       Alaska Native
561,126 26,066 77,990 157,300 116,787 58,476 124,507 100.0 4.6 13.9 28.0 20.8 10.4 22.2
Two or more races 1,157,332 74,618 212,594 379,061 263,282 118,805 108,972 100.0 6.4 18.4 32.8 22.7 10.3 9.4
                             
Total, 2012 49,403,540 6,500,147 9,106,054 11,467,868 8,266,165 4,978,186 9,085,120 100.0 13.2 18.4 23.2 16.7 10.1 18.4
White 25,222,897 6,125,567 7,549,181 7,236,471 3,149,059 856,924 305,695 100.0 24.3 29.9 28.7 12.5 3.4 1.2
Minority 24,180,643 374,580 1,556,873 4,231,397 5,117,106 4,121,262 8,779,425 100.0 1.5 6.4 17.5 21.2 17.0 36.3
Black 7,729,537 76,340 378,453 1,275,590 1,688,090 1,254,467 3,056,597 100.0 1.0 4.9 16.5 21.8 16.2 39.5
Hispanic 12,006,597 136,920 601,095 1,720,930 2,370,000 2,203,912 4,973,740 100.0 1.1 5.0 14.3 19.7 18.4 41.4
Asian 2,354,438 52,217 244,125 595,479 588,193 416,247 458,177 100.0 2.2 10.4 25.3 25.0 17.7 19.5
Pacific Islander 179,153 4,879 13,860 28,583 34,430 40,749 56,652 100.0 2.7 7.7 16.0 19.2 22.7 31.6
American Indian/
       Alaska Native
527,480 20,815 65,563 147,041 110,718 59,251 124,092 100.0 3.9 12.4 27.9 21.0 11.2 23.5
Two or more races 1,383,438 83,409 253,777 463,774 325,675 146,636 110,167 100.0 6.0 18.3 33.5 23.5 10.6 8.0
                             
Total, 2013 49,649,037 6,127,704 9,017,544 11,591,426 8,487,715 5,173,033 9,251,615 100.0 12.3 18.2 23.3 17.1 10.4 18.6
White 24,983,504 5,767,859 7,473,340 7,311,023 3,234,552 885,393 311,337 100.0 23.1 29.9 29.3 12.9 3.5 1.2
Minority 24,665,533 359,845 1,544,204 4,280,403 5,253,163 4,287,640 8,940,278 100.0 1.5 6.3 17.4 21.3 17.4 36.2
Black 7,725,382 69,410 358,260 1,249,277 1,692,385 1,294,777 3,061,273 100.0 0.9 4.6 16.2 21.9 16.8 39.6
Hispanic 12,350,492 132,815 602,569 1,754,425 2,443,662 2,303,162 5,113,859 100.0 1.1 4.9 14.2 19.8 18.6 41.4
Asian 2,398,105 48,153 237,723 603,165 611,174 430,680 467,210 100.0 2.0 9.9 25.2 25.5 18.0 19.5
Pacific Islander 175,172 4,207 13,238 28,531 35,482 39,931 53,783 100.0 2.4 7.6 16.3 20.3 22.8 30.7
American Indian/
       Alaska Native
517,456 18,711 61,585 142,633 110,507 59,103 124,917 100.0 3.6 11.9 27.6 21.4 11.4 24.1
Two or more races 1,498,926 86,549 270,829 502,372 359,953 159,987 119,236 100.0 5.8 18.1 33.5 24.0 10.7 8.0
                             
Total, 2014 50,009,771 5,741,083 9,011,877 11,661,644 8,756,197 5,324,763 9,514,207 100.0 11.5 18.0 23.3 17.5 10.6 19.0
White 24,786,411 5,400,298 7,465,449 7,348,390 3,335,168 909,871 327,235 100.0 21.8 30.1 29.6 13.5 3.7 1.3
Minority 25,223,360 340,785 1,546,428 4,313,254 5,421,029 4,414,892 9,186,972 100.0 1.4 6.1 17.1 21.5 17.5 36.4
Black 7,759,943 62,983 342,668 1,225,416 1,697,167 1,335,814 3,095,895 100.0 0.8 4.4 15.8 21.9 17.2 39.9
Hispanic 12,716,373 126,800 612,981 1,780,885 2,539,142 2,355,996 5,300,569 100.0 1.0 4.8 14.0 20.0 18.5 41.7
Asian 2,454,856 42,901 231,503 606,496 647,976 444,359 481,621 100.0 1.7 9.4 24.7 26.4 18.1 19.6
Pacific Islander 174,834 3,928 13,146 28,596 35,634 39,266 54,264 100.0 2.2 7.5 16.4 20.4 22.5 31.0
American Indian/
       Alaska Native
514,123 16,971 58,319 139,443 109,437 62,654 127,299 100.0 3.3 11.3 27.1 21.3 12.2 24.8
Two or more races 1,603,231 87,202 287,811 532,418 391,673 176,803 127,324 100.0 5.4 18.0 33.2 24.4 11.0 7.9
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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
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 2014-15. (This table was prepared October 2016.)

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