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Table 216.90a. Percentage distribution of enrollment in public traditional and charter schools and percentage of schools, by race/ethnicity, racial/ethnic concentration, and state: Fall 2014
State Percentage distribution of enrollment, by race/ethnicity Percent of schools, by racial/ethnic concentration
Traditional school enrollment Charter school enrollment Traditional schools Charter schools
White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or more races White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or more races More than 50 percent White More than 50 percent Black More than 50 percent Hispanic More than 50 percent White More than 50 percent Black More than 50 percent Hispanic
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Total 50.5 14.9 25.1 5.0 0.3 1.0 3.2 34.0 27.0 30.8 3.8 0.4 0.8 3.3 59.0 9.0 15.7 35.7 23.6 23.9
Alabama 56.3 33.2 6.1 1.4 0.1 0.9 2.0 62.3 29.6 0.5
Alaska 47.7 3.4 6.7 6.3 2.7 24.0 9.2 64.2 1.9 5.1 2.9 0.8 16.3 8.8 42.1 0.0 0.2 77.8 0.0 0.0
Arizona 38.1 5.1 46.5 2.5 0.3 5.2 2.3 48.3 5.8 35.9 4.2 0.4 2.3 3.0 38.5 0.2 41.0 46.7 0.0 31.6
Arkansas 63.1 20.1 12.0 1.5 0.7 0.6 2.0 47.3 39.7 8.4 2.6 0.1 0.5 1.3 72.2 15.7 3.5 40.0 38.3 0.0
California 24.0 5.7 54.1 11.8 0.5 0.6 3.3 30.2 8.8 48.8 6.5 0.4 0.7 4.6 20.8 0.8 52.5 29.8 4.2 44.6
                                         
Colorado 54.5 4.5 33.2 3.0 0.2 0.8 3.7 54.1 5.8 32.1 3.5 0.2 0.6 3.6 63.7 0.1 25.7 58.9 0.5 25.7
Connecticut 58.0 12.2 22.0 4.9 0.1 0.3 2.5 9.2 58.8 27.9 1.5 0.1 0.3 2.2 61.8 4.9 10.2 9.1 54.5 4.5
Delaware 47.0 30.4 15.8 3.3 0.1 0.4 2.9 42.4 39.5 9.4 6.2 0.3 0.4 1.8 45.6 10.9 4.7 45.8 41.7 8.3
District of
      Columbia
12.6 66.0 17.4 1.9 0.1 0.1 1.9 5.5 79.7 11.8 0.8 0.1 0.5 1.6 9.0 73.9 9.9 1.9 78.5 5.6
Florida 40.8 22.8 29.9 2.6 0.1 0.3 3.3 34.1 21.6 38.7 2.4 0.1 0.4 2.8 40.3 18.3 15.3 33.5 19.8 25.1
                                         
Georgia 41.9 36.8 14.1 3.6 0.1 0.2 3.3 41.6 39.2 11.9 3.8 0.2 0.2 3.1 43.6 33.3 4.0 34.8 43.8 5.6
Hawaii 12.4 2.0 10.8 32.3 30.8 0.3 11.2 28.5 1.4 9.1 11.9 40.0 0.7 8.4 1.6 0.0 0.0 17.6 0.0 0.0
Idaho 76.2 1.0 17.9 1.2 0.3 1.2 2.2 85.2 0.8 9.0 1.5 0.3 1.2 2.1 91.7 0.0 5.7 98.1 0.0 0.0
Illinois 50.8 16.2 24.7 4.7 0.1 0.3 3.2 3.6 56.3 37.1 1.3 0.1 0.2 1.4 60.6 12.7 12.6 4.5 67.2 19.4
Indiana 71.3 11.2 10.7 2.0 0.1 0.2 4.6 40.1 42.2 11.4 1.0 0.1 0.2 5.0 81.4 5.7 1.6 39.2 43.0 7.6
                                         
Iowa 78.3 5.4 10.0 2.3 0.2 0.4 3.4 39.8 26.7 18.3 0.3 5.9 0.0 9.0 92.0 0.3 1.9 0.0 0.0 50.0
Kansas 65.4 7.0 18.9 2.7 0.2 1.0 4.8 76.6 5.4 10.8 0.9 0.2 1.1 5.0 81.5 1.0 7.6 81.8 0.0 0.0
Kentucky 78.9 10.6 5.6 1.5 0.1 0.1 3.1 88.7 3.6 0.2
Louisiana 49.1 41.2 5.6 1.5 0.1 0.8 1.8 18.9 73.3 4.9 1.3 0.1 0.3 1.1 47.4 40.2 0.4 12.6 77.8 0.7
Maine 90.7 3.3 2.0 1.5 0.1 0.6 1.8 92.8 2.0 1.9 0.7 0.0 0.8 1.9 99.1 0.2 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0
                                         
Maryland 40.5 33.7 14.8 6.3 0.1 0.3 4.2 14.2 75.5 6.3 1.5 0.2 0.2 2.1 41.9 29.4 5.6 10.6 76.6 2.1
Massachusetts 64.9 7.9 17.4 6.3 0.1 0.2 3.1 33.7 29.1 28.8 4.8 0.1 0.3 3.1 73.2 2.5 10.1 37.5 26.3 16.3
Michigan 71.7 14.4 6.9 3.0 0.1 0.7 3.1 32.5 52.1 8.4 3.3 0.1 0.5 3.1 80.9 10.4 1.3 36.7 49.6 3.2
Minnesota 71.1 9.0 8.4 6.0 0.1 1.7 3.7 45.2 25.8 9.9 13.9 0.1 1.4 3.8 81.2 3.0 1.1 52.7 21.9 5.5
Mississippi 45.1 49.3 3.2 1.0 # 0.2 1.0 41.9 51.2 0.0
                                         
Missouri 74.0 15.2 5.4 1.9 0.2 0.4 2.9 16.0 64.4 15.2 1.6 0.1 0.1 2.6 86.2 10.1 0.4 9.7 67.7 12.9
Montana 79.6 1.0 4.3 0.8 0.2 11.3 2.8 89.7 0.0 0.0
Nebraska 68.2 6.7 17.7 2.4 0.1 1.4 3.4 84.3 1.6 6.2
Nevada 34.1 9.9 42.3 5.5 1.4 1.0 5.7 49.6 13.4 23.3 4.9 1.3 0.9 6.5 38.7 0.7 30.1 55.6 11.1 11.1
New Hampshire 87.4 1.9 4.8 3.0 0.1 0.3 2.6 84.6 1.5 2.7 9.2 0.1 0.2 1.8 98.5 0.0 0.2 96.0 0.0 0.0
                                         
New Jersey 48.7 14.7 25.2 9.6 0.2 0.1 1.4 8.8 56.1 29.3 4.7 0.1 0.1 0.9 56.2 8.0 14.8 11.6 44.2 23.3
New Mexico 23.4 1.9 61.4 1.1 0.1 10.5 1.5 32.4 2.2 57.3 1.4 0.2 5.4 1.1 12.7 0.0 66.9 24.7 0.0 55.7
New York 47.1 16.3 25.1 9.2 0.0 0.6 1.8 6.3 57.6 31.9 2.1 0.0 0.7 1.4 52.5 12.3 18.6 2.4 54.8 28.2
North Carolina 50.1 26.0 15.9 2.8 0.1 1.4 3.6 58.5 26.4 7.7 3.3 0.2 0.8 3.1 52.4 16.6 2.5 63.1 28.2 0.7
North Dakota 81.8 3.7 4.1 1.5 0.3 7.0 1.7 94.0 0.0 0.0
                                         
Ohio 74.3 14.1 4.7 2.1 0.1 0.1 4.6 39.8 45.9 6.7 0.8 0.1 0.2 6.5 82.3 10.3 0.4 33.1 50.4 2.1
Oklahoma 51.1 8.8 15.4 1.9 0.3 14.7 7.7 38.7 20.7 24.3 1.6 0.2 8.1 6.4 60.1 2.4 4.4 28.6 25.7 20.0
Oregon 62.8 2.4 23.1 4.1 0.7 1.5 5.4 77.3 1.7 10.8 1.9 0.3 2.0 6.0 79.0 0.3 9.2 91.1 0.8 1.6
Pennsylvania 71.2 12.5 9.5 3.6 0.1 0.1 3.0 35.0 43.3 15.1 2.8 0.1 0.2 3.6 81.1 8.3 3.8 30.7 44.9 12.5
Rhode Island 62.4 7.7 22.3 3.3 0.2 0.7 3.5 24.8 15.6 53.6 1.7 0.1 0.8 3.5 71.3 0.0 15.6 20.0 0.0 56.0
                                         
South Carolina 51.7 35.1 8.0 1.4 0.1 0.3 3.3 63.7 25.5 5.8 1.5 0.2 0.4 3.0 48.9 30.5 0.7 59.1 28.8 0.0
South Dakota 76.1 2.8 4.9 1.7 0.1 11.4 3.0 87.2 0.1 0.0
Tennessee 66.2 21.1 8.4 1.8 0.1 0.2 2.1 4.9 84.0 10.0 0.5 # 0.1 0.6 74.1 16.5 0.9 2.6 89.6 1.3
Texas 29.7 12.3 51.7 3.8 0.1 0.4 2.0 15.4 19.7 58.8 4.2 0.1 0.3 1.5 30.5 3.8 45.5 13.5 15.0 53.6
Utah 75.6 1.3 16.6 1.6 1.5 1.2 2.1 76.7 1.4 15.0 2.2 1.6 0.5 2.6 87.6 0.0 6.2 89.1 0.0 5.5
                                         
Vermont 91.1 2.0 1.7 2.0 0.1 0.3 2.9 99.0 0.0 0.0
Virginia 51.3 23.0 13.8 6.5 0.1 0.3 4.9 45.2 39.3 7.7 3.5 0.1 0.5 3.7 57.7 15.0 4.2 57.1 42.9 0.0
Washington 57.2 4.5 21.7 7.2 1.0 1.3 7.1 70.1 0.3 8.9
West Virginia 90.8 4.6 1.5 0.7 # 0.1 2.3 99.2 0.1 0.0
Wisconsin 73.0 8.8 10.6 3.6 0.1 1.3 2.7 50.2 25.5 16.2 5.1 0.1 0.8 2.2 85.3 5.6 2.1 78.1 12.0 5.0
Wyoming 78.9 1.1 13.4 0.8 0.1 3.5 2.2 58.2 5.2 17.4 3.3 0.0 12.4 3.5 95.7 0.0 0.9 75.0 0.0 0.0
—Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
†Not applicable. No charter schools in state.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2014-15. (This table was prepared March 2017.)

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