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Table 216.90b. Percentage distribution of public traditional and charter school enrollment and schools, by school's level of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility and state: Fall 2014
State Percentage distribution of enrollment,
by percent of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
Percentage distribution of schools,
by percent of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
Traditional school enrollment Charter school enrollment Traditional schools Charter schools
School does not parti- cipate 0 to 25.0 percent eligible 25.1 to 50.0 percent eligible 50.1 to 75.0 percent eligible More than 75.0 percent eligible School does not parti- cipate 0 to 25.0 percent eligible 25.1 to 50.0 percent eligible 50.1 to 75.0 percent eligible More than 75.0 percent eligible School does not parti- cipate 0 to 25.0 percent eligible 25.1 to 50.0 percent eligible 50.1 to 75.0 percent eligible More than 75.0 percent eligible School does not parti- cipate 0 to 25.0 percent eligible 25.1 to 50.0 percent eligible 50.1 to 75.0 percent eligible More than 75.0 percent eligible
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Total 0.1 20.4 28.1 27.8 23.7 4.3 20.8 17.2 22.4 35.3 2.4 19.0 26.6 28.1 24.0 5.5 19.4 17.1 21.7 36.4
Alabama 0.1 11.0 30.2 47.7 11.0 11.5 6.6 22.6 45.6 13.7
Alaska # 24.8 41.6 17.0 16.7 # 78.9 7.4 5.5 8.2 1.0 24.2 28.8 17.7 28.3 0.0 74.1 11.1 7.4 7.4
Arizona 1.6 34.5 19.5 24.4 20.0 44.2 16.5 12.2 15.0 12.1 11.9 38.4 13.7 19.3 16.7 45.9 15.0 9.0 15.7 14.4
Arkansas 0.0 3.0 24.0 45.9 27.1 0.0 8.7 37.8 24.5 28.9 0.0 4.0 17.3 47.6 31.0 0.0 10.0 33.3 25.0 31.7
California # 17.7 19.0 23.4 39.8 # 19.3 22.5 23.9 34.3 2.9 16.1 17.0 23.3 40.7 0.1 17.5 22.3 22.9 37.2
                                         
Colorado # 33.5 28.9 20.7 16.8 0.0 51.7 14.9 17.6 15.7 0.1 26.6 30.3 24.8 18.2 0.0 43.0 17.8 19.2 20.1
Connecticut # 46.0 22.0 18.3 13.7 0.0 0.9 12.2 31.7 55.3 4.5 40.5 21.8 18.6 14.6 0.0 4.5 18.2 31.8 45.5
Delaware 0.0 26.1 52.1 16.2 5.7 0.0 55.1 19.3 7.3 18.3 0.0 22.6 47.7 21.5 8.2 0.0 37.5 25.0 12.5 25.0
District of
    Columbia
# 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 6.8 7.5 13.7 72.0 0.9 3.5 0.0 0.0 95.7 0.0 6.5 7.5 15.9 70.1
Florida # 7.3 26.9 36.8 29.1 0.4 30.7 24.3 27.3 17.4 1.6 14.3 20.5 32.8 30.8 0.3 34.3 19.8 23.3 22.3
                                         
Georgia # 12.2 21.1 27.6 39.0 0.0 10.6 29.2 39.8 20.3 1.8 9.0 16.7 27.4 45.1 0.0 13.5 27.0 24.7 34.8
Hawaii 0.0 12.6 35.9 38.9 12.5 0.0 28.9 14.3 32.2 24.6 0.0 10.6 30.6 40.8 18.0 0.0 14.7 17.6 44.1 23.5
Idaho # 11.7 42.5 34.7 11.1 # 30.0 46.1 18.8 5.1 1.3 12.3 34.8 36.7 14.9 1.9 26.9 44.2 15.4 11.5
Illinois # 22.3 26.4 23.4 27.9 0.0 2.0 0.0 4.6 93.4 1.6 17.3 28.0 26.0 27.1 1.5 2.9 0.0 10.3 85.3
Indiana # 16.5 37.2 31.6 14.7 2.4 17.3 18.3 10.1 51.9 0.2 13.6 37.5 32.2 16.4 3.8 11.3 15.0 12.5 57.5
                                         
Iowa # 24.9 45.9 21.5 7.6 0.0 0.0 16.1 0.0 83.9 0.3 20.6 52.1 20.9 6.1 0.0 33.3 33.3 0.0 33.3
Kansas # 18.5 30.9 32.3 18.3 0.0 74.9 15.0 9.8 0.4 0.1 12.8 35.0 36.5 15.6 0.0 27.3 36.4 27.3 9.1
Kentucky # 5.3 26.9 53.7 14.1 9.5 5.3 17.3 48.3 19.6
Louisiana # 3.5 25.0 39.1 32.4 0.0 4.1 12.8 36.1 46.9 1.4 2.5 18.3 37.7 40.1 0.0 3.0 11.9 38.5 46.7
Maine # 13.5 39.7 42.4 4.4 0.0 25.7 36.1 38.3 0.0 5.4 9.7 33.8 44.8 6.4 0.0 16.7 50.0 33.3 0.0
                                         
Maryland # 28.8 30.9 22.9 17.3 0.0 13.6 18.0 23.7 44.7 2.0 24.7 27.7 23.9 21.6 0.0 14.9 23.4 23.4 38.3
Massachusetts # 41.9 25.0 15.7 17.4 0.0 20.7 13.1 38.1 28.1 0.4 40.0 26.4 15.5 17.8 0.0 18.8 11.3 36.3 33.8
Michigan # 26.2 33.5 27.8 12.4 0.0 10.0 12.6 24.0 53.4 0.4 19.0 31.0 34.5 15.0 0.0 10.1 11.7 23.2 54.9
Minnesota # 32.4 44.5 15.6 7.5 0.0 29.5 18.1 10.6 41.7 3.6 28.3 38.3 19.9 10.0 0.0 23.9 19.0 18.0 39.0
Mississippi 0.0 2.6 13.1 37.1 47.1 0.4 15.7 7.9 26.1 49.9
                                         
Missouri # 19.8 30.8 33.7 15.6 0.0 4.4 5.2 17.9 72.5 0.4 16.9 27.1 37.0 18.7 0.0 3.2 6.5 19.4 71.0
Montana 0.1 21.5 53.0 13.2 12.3 5.3 27.1 37.0 16.4 14.2
Nebraska # 24.5 35.8 25.2 14.5 2.7 25.3 40.0 22.4 9.6
Nevada 0.2 13.8 30.8 32.8 22.4 0.0 50.7 19.6 24.4 5.3 3.6 13.8 29.3 30.1 23.2 0.0 40.0 26.7 22.2 11.1
New Hampshire # 47.1 40.2 10.9 1.9 0.0 79.9 18.7 1.4 0.0 0.2 39.1 45.7 13.3 1.7 0.0 64.3 32.1 3.6 0.0
                                         
New Jersey # 47.5 21.7 14.9 15.8 0.6 6.8 9.3 22.0 61.3 2.9 46.7 21.7 13.8 14.9 2.3 12.6 13.8 25.3 46.0
New Mexico 0.1 4.1 21.4 41.6 32.9 0.0 17.1 32.2 34.1 16.6 0.3 4.9 16.1 40.0 38.7 0.0 12.4 33.0 33.0 21.6
New York # 25.5 23.9 25.8 24.8 0.2 2.9 4.3 25.7 66.9 0.2 23.4 25.2 24.3 27.0 0.4 2.8 5.2 27.0 64.5
North Carolina # 10.1 31.5 30.6 27.7 0.0 62.1 14.9 8.6 14.4 0.3 7.0 25.2 32.1 35.4 0.0 51.0 19.5 9.4 20.1
North Dakota # 46.3 45.6 5.6 2.5 0.6 43.7 43.7 6.8 5.3
                                         
Ohio # 29.7 29.5 22.7 18.0 0.0 40.5 7.0 15.5 37.0 0.4 29.3 27.2 22.2 20.9 0.0 26.0 7.1 19.7 47.2
Oklahoma # 6.1 26.1 39.3 28.4 49.0 0.0 7.3 8.5 35.2 0.3 3.6 20.6 43.3 32.1 31.4 0.0 11.4 11.4 45.7
Oregon 0.6 12.0 29.8 40.8 16.7 53.3 6.4 16.4 19.4 4.5 4.5 8.8 26.1 42.2 18.5 40.5 9.5 19.8 21.4 8.7
Pennsylvania 0.0 27.8 39.4 17.9 14.9 0.0 16.2 8.0 35.4 40.5 # 25.4 40.3 19.2 15.1 0.0 18.4 11.4 23.8 46.5
Rhode Island 0.0 28.6 30.0 20.3 21.1 0.0 5.9 18.3 26.1 49.7 2.5 30.9 29.8 18.4 18.4 0.0 12.0 20.0 20.0 48.0
                                         
South Carolina 0.3 9.2 30.5 38.6 21.3 0.0 27.7 38.1 25.3 8.9 0.8 10.4 22.0 37.6 29.3 0.0 27.3 34.8 21.2 16.7
South Dakota # 31.9 47.5 9.3 11.3 2.0 34.0 39.8 10.2 14.0
Tennessee 0.1 11.1 26.1 43.4 19.3 0.0 0.0 4.3 36.6 59.2 5.0 8.0 20.0 44.2 22.8 3.8 0.0 5.0 37.5 53.8
Texas # 15.1 21.6 29.4 33.8 0.0 8.5 15.3 22.4 53.8 2.6 12.7 20.6 30.6 33.4 0.0 9.0 12.0 24.5 54.5
Utah # 35.8 38.2 18.4 7.6 0.0 46.2 41.1 10.6 2.1 1.0 29.9 37.7 21.1 10.3 0.0 46.4 38.2 10.9 4.5
                                         
Vermont 0.1 23.3 52.1 23.1 1.5 0.3 20.9 48.7 27.8 2.2
Virginia # 30.8 34.6 26.0 8.6 0.0 70.0 5.0 25.0 0.0 12.4 21.1 29.1 27.2 10.3 0.0 71.4 14.3 14.3 0.0
Washington # 21.0 36.5 29.7 12.8 1.5 22.2 31.2 31.2 13.8 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
West Virginia # 2.9 60.6 34.6 1.8 0.5 7.0 50.2 37.3 5.0
Wisconsin 0.1 26.0 45.6 18.3 10.0 0.1 26.1 25.4 14.7 33.7 1.6 21.8 45.0 22.0 9.6 3.3 25.0 36.9 16.4 18.4
Wyoming # 18.5 63.6 15.3 2.6 0.0 35.9 14.2 37.5 12.4 2.8 19.8 57.6 16.8 3.0 0.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0
—Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
†Not applicable. No charter schools in state.
NOTE: 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," 2014-15. (This table was prepared March 2017.)

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