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: Fall 2015

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
Total	50,115,178	9,886,685	13,443,504	13,231,831	12,238,233	1,314,925	100.0	19.7	26.8	26.4	24.4	2.6
White	24,505,632	6,890,525	8,689,794	6,165,256	2,012,467	747,590	100.0	28.1	35.5	25.2	8.2	3.1
Black	7,731,426	569,508	1,280,259	2,263,177	3,443,535	174,947	100.0	7.4	16.6	29.3	44.5	2.3
Hispanic	12,982,345	1,060,731	2,182,658	3,599,134	5,877,377	262,445	100.0	8.2	16.8	27.7	45.3	2.0
Asian	2,504,848	920,464	620,601	520,873	369,561	73,349	100.0	36.7	24.8	20.8	14.8	2.9
Pacific Islander	175,646	20,494	47,778	61,029	44,583	1,762	100.0	11.7	27.2	34.7	25.4	1.0
American Indian/Alaska Native	504,365	44,902	107,620	150,817	187,884	13,142	100.0	8.9	21.3	29.9	37.3	2.6
Two or more races	1,710,916	380,061	514,794	471,545	302,826	41,690	100.0	22.2	30.1	27.6	17.7	2.4
School level2
Elementary3	32,035,708	5,925,741	7,551,570	8,482,369	9,264,025	812,003	100.0	18.5	23.6	26.5	28.9	2.5
White	15,242,005	4,085,337	4,900,351	4,212,414	1,597,600	446,303	100.0	26.8	32.2	27.6	10.5	2.9
Black	4,954,122	310,464	671,777	1,298,654	2,564,486	108,741	100.0	6.3	13.6	26.2	51.8	2.2
Hispanic	8,618,436	634,564	1,215,378	2,184,373	4,410,510	173,611	100.0	7.4	14.1	25.3	51.2	2.0
Asian	1,597,844	604,508	360,325	316,152	270,301	46,558	100.0	37.8	22.6	19.8	16.9	2.9
Pacific Islander	108,982	11,698	23,816	38,291	34,169	1,008	100.0	10.7	21.9	35.1	31.4	0.9
American Indian/Alaska Native	312,467	23,434	54,889	91,999	134,483	7,662	100.0	7.5	17.6	29.4	43.0	2.5
Two or more races	1,201,852	255,736	325,034	340,486	252,476	28,120	100.0	21.3	27.0	28.3	21.0	2.3
Secondary4	15,748,184	3,532,115	5,318,952	4,120,085	2,396,098	380,934	100.0	22.4	33.8	26.2	15.2	2.4
White	8,098,036	2,514,930	3,403,095	1,619,851	317,722	242,438	100.0	31.1	42.0	20.0	3.9	3.0
Black	2,326,564	215,033	558,065	842,967	673,080	37,419	100.0	9.2	24.0	36.2	28.9	1.6
Hispanic	3,844,416	377,334	880,030	1,284,947	1,235,403	66,702	100.0	9.8	22.9	33.4	32.1	1.7
Asian	827,797	292,965	239,639	190,811	84,280	20,102	100.0	35.4	28.9	23.1	10.2	2.4
Pacific Islander	58,367	7,656	22,089	20,053	8,123	446	100.0	13.1	37.8	34.4	13.9	0.8
American Indian/Alaska Native	156,895	17,632	47,193	49,138	38,538	4,394	100.0	11.2	30.1	31.3	24.6	2.8
Two or more races	436,109	106,565	168,841	112,318	38,952	9,433	100.0	24.4	38.7	25.8	8.9	2.2
School locale5
City	15,276,459	1,932,850	2,959,489	3,889,668	6,140,415	354,037	100.0	12.7	19.4	25.5	40.2	2.3
White	4,444,365	1,079,104	1,486,382	1,161,109	628,412	89,358	100.0	24.3	33.4	26.1	14.1	2.0
Black	3,574,096	176,920	410,843	913,750	1,960,398	112,185	100.0	5.0	11.5	25.6	54.9	3.1
Hispanic	5,499,135	290,463	651,343	1,343,951	3,092,987	120,391	100.0	5.3	11.8	24.4	56.2	2.2
Asian	1,044,162	272,185	233,424	270,146	250,511	17,896	100.0	26.1	22.4	25.9	24.0	1.7
Pacific Islander	59,684	5,572	13,591	19,827	20,077	617	100.0	9.3	22.8	33.2	33.6	1.0
American Indian/Alaska Native	106,713	11,157	23,354	28,913	39,848	3,441	100.0	10.5	21.9	27.1	37.3	3.2
Two or more races	548,304	97,449	140,552	151,972	148,182	10,149	100.0	17.8	25.6	27.7	27.0	1.9
Suburban	19,902,518	5,989,782	5,423,641	4,180,461	3,535,400	773,234	100.0	30.1	27.3	21.0	17.8	3.9
White	9,888,730	4,218,260	3,173,672	1,517,809	465,291	513,698	100.0	42.7	32.1	15.3	4.7	5.2
Black	2,721,897	315,057	614,220	862,510	874,992	55,118	100.0	11.6	22.6	31.7	32.1	2.0
Hispanic	5,161,667	619,133	1,039,384	1,396,582	1,983,792	122,776	100.0	12.0	20.1	27.1	38.4	2.4
Asian	1,246,642	580,552	318,365	197,380	98,492	51,853	100.0	46.6	25.5	15.8	7.9	4.2
Pacific Islander	73,589	12,241	22,527	22,664	15,255	902	100.0	16.6	30.6	30.8	20.7	1.2
American Indian/Alaska Native	87,920	17,606	27,938	24,521	14,954	2,901	100.0	20.0	31.8	27.9	17.0	3.3
Two or more races	722,073	226,933	227,535	158,995	82,624	25,986	100.0	31.4	31.5	22.0	11.4	3.6
Town	5,630,371	441,794	1,833,105	2,158,363	1,147,073	50,036	100.0	7.8	32.6	38.3	20.4	0.9
White	3,582,079	363,353	1,455,213	1,374,823	354,897	33,793	100.0	10.1	40.6	38.4	9.9	0.9
Black	562,537	14,554	67,914	196,912	280,336	2,821	100.0	2.6	12.1	35.0	49.8	0.5
Hispanic	1,090,699	36,105	195,429	432,762	418,778	7,625	100.0	3.3	17.9	39.7	38.4	0.7
Asian	72,660	8,123	25,990	26,858	11,070	619	100.0	11.2	35.8	37.0	15.2	0.9
Pacific Islander	23,773	669	6,966	11,333	4,706	99	100.0	2.8	29.3	47.7	19.8	0.4
American Indian/Alaska Native	118,824	6,600	25,814	40,994	42,066	3,350	100.0	5.6	21.7	34.5	35.4	2.8
Two or more races	179,799	12,390	55,779	74,681	35,220	1,729	100.0	6.9	31.0	41.5	19.6	1.0
Rural	9,303,093	1,520,970	3,226,934	3,003,191	1,415,345	136,653	100.0	16.3	34.7	32.3	15.2	1.5
White	6,589,126	1,229,376	2,574,221	2,111,408	563,867	110,254	100.0	18.7	39.1	32.0	8.6	1.7
Black	872,580	62,751	187,276	290,002	327,809	4,742	100.0	7.2	21.5	33.2	37.6	0.5
Hispanic	1,230,019	114,478	296,492	425,802	381,820	11,427	100.0	9.3	24.1	34.6	31.0	0.9
Asian	141,233	59,569	42,817	26,489	9,488	2,870	100.0	42.2	30.3	18.8	6.7	2.0
Pacific Islander	18,594	2,011	4,692	7,205	4,545	141	100.0	10.8	25.2	38.7	24.4	0.8
American Indian/Alaska Native	190,899	9,535	30,510	56,389	91,016	3,449	100.0	5.0	16.0	29.5	47.7	1.8
Two or more races	260,642	43,250	90,926	85,896	36,800	3,770	100.0	16.6	34.9	33.0	14.1	1.4

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

2 Combined elementary/secondary schools and schools not reported by grade span are not shown separately.

3 Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.

4 Includes schools with no grade lower than 7.

5 Excludes 2,737 students enrolled in schools for which locale data are not available.

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," 2015-16. (This table was prepared August 2017.)