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Table 216.55. Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school students, by percentage of student’s racial/ethnic group enrolled in the school and student’s racial/ethnic group: Selected years, fall 1995 through fall 2016
Year and racial/ethnic group Number of students in each racial/ethnic group, by percent of that racial/ethnic group in the school Percentage distribution of students in each racial/ethnic group, by percent of that racial/ethnic group in the school
Total Less than 10 percent of group 10 to 24 percent of group 25 to 49 percent of group 50 to 74 percent of group 75 to 89 percent of group 90 percent or more of group Total Less than 10 percent of group 10 to 24 percent of group 25 to 49 percent of group 50 to 74 percent of group 75 to 89 percent of group 90 percent or more of group
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1995                            
White 28,736,961 143,787 498,649 2,084,689 5,244,015 6,813,804 13,952,017 100.0 0.5 1.7 7.3 18.2 23.7 48.6
Black 7,510,678 657,403 1,119,556 1,873,303 1,386,802 811,898 1,661,716 100.0 8.8 14.9 24.9 18.5 10.8 22.1
Hispanic 6,016,293 646,364 847,792 1,359,649 1,360,020 874,878 927,590 100.0 10.7 14.1 22.6 22.6 14.5 15.4
Asian/Pacific
Islander
1,656,787 703,101 435,495 301,984 135,001 67,558 13,648 100.0 42.4 26.3 18.2 8.1 4.1 0.8
American Indian/
   Alaska Native
503,748 223,244 75,019 63,070 39,200 15,084 88,131 100.0 44.3 14.9 12.5 7.8 3.0 17.5
                             
2000                            
White 28,146,613 189,779 595,137 2,294,232 5,556,108 7,279,301 12,232,056 100.0 0.7 2.1 8.2 19.7 25.9 43.5
Black 7,854,032 735,459 1,199,865 1,899,982 1,366,363 871,399 1,780,964 100.0 9.4 15.3 24.2 17.4 11.1 22.7
Hispanic 7,649,728 738,509 1,054,396 1,696,944 1,739,038 1,134,466 1,286,375 100.0 9.7 13.8 22.2 22.7 14.8 16.8
Asian/Pacific
Islander
1,924,875 799,220 524,279 331,576 171,739 81,461 16,600 100.0 41.5 27.2 17.2 8.9 4.2 0.9
American Indian/
   Alaska Native
545,177 251,983 81,119 75,831 39,944 15,363 80,937 100.0 46.2 14.9 13.9 7.3 2.8 14.8
                             
2005                            
White 27,742,612 240,614 705,300 2,596,310 6,256,109 7,718,175 10,226,104 100.0 0.9 2.5 9.4 22.6 27.8 36.9
Black 8,366,722 849,399 1,396,670 2,004,856 1,453,759 884,663 1,777,375 100.0 10.2 16.7 24.0 17.4 10.6 21.2
Hispanic 9,638,712 848,160 1,316,558 2,071,303 2,218,616 1,545,322 1,638,753 100.0 8.8 13.7 21.5 23.0 16.0 17.0
Asian/Pacific
Islander
2,242,628 925,411 616,762 363,562 214,304 100,845 21,744 100.0 41.3 27.5 16.2 9.6 4.5 1.0
American Indian/
   Alaska Native
594,306 276,846 86,978 84,665 43,272 21,275 81,270 100.0 46.6 14.6 14.2 7.3 3.6 13.7
                             
2010                            
White 25,801,021 288,136 807,107 2,991,928 7,090,581 7,620,071 7,003,198 100.0 1.1 3.1 11.6 27.5 29.5 27.1
Black 7,873,809 904,777 1,453,068 1,907,158 1,328,164 859,843 1,420,799 100.0 11.5 18.5 24.2 16.9 10.9 18.0
Hispanic 11,367,157 896,796 1,603,546 2,473,080 2,657,108 1,791,161 1,945,466 100.0 7.9 14.1 21.8 23.4 15.8 17.1
Asian 2,281,908 944,657 633,149 431,446 219,381 43,509 9,766 100.0 41.4 27.7 18.9 9.6 1.9 0.4
Pacific Islander 169,678 104,646 15,170 27,558 14,860 5,146 2,298 100.0 61.7 8.9 16.2 8.8 3.0 1.4
American Indian/
   Alaska Native
561,126 276,859 76,874 78,978 38,349 21,156 68,910 100.0 49.3 13.7 14.1 6.8 3.8 12.3
Two or more races 1,157,332 996,181 128,813 15,347 6,709 3,286 6,996 100.0 86.1 11.1 1.3 0.6 0.3 0.6
                             
2014                            
White 24,786,411 326,391 906,861 3,321,959 7,347,405 7,467,279 5,416,516 100.0 1.3 3.7 13.4 29.6 30.1 21.9
Black 7,759,943 916,247 1,495,510 1,925,536 1,350,373 874,182 1,198,095 100.0 11.8 19.3 24.8 17.4 11.3 15.4
Hispanic 12,716,373 917,811 1,815,981 2,766,817 3,013,933 2,057,591 2,144,240 100.0 7.2 14.3 21.8 23.7 16.2 16.9
Asian 2,454,856 958,881 677,894 500,886 252,293 48,914 15,988 100.0 39.1 27.6 20.4 10.3 2.0 0.7
Pacific Islander 174,834 113,812 15,541 27,772 12,828 4,786 95 100.0 65.1 8.9 15.9 7.3 2.7 0.1
American Indian/
   Alaska Native
514,123 251,476 70,266 72,766 33,205 21,219 65,191 100.0 48.9 13.7 14.2 6.5 4.1 12.7
Two or more races 1,603,231 1,370,555 220,692 8,815 1,482 1,062 625 100.0 85.5 13.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 #
                             
2015                            
White 24,505,632 338,854 925,174 3,433,953 7,370,748 7,349,746 5,087,157 100.0 1.4 3.8 14.0 30.1 30.0 20.8
Black 7,731,426 926,749 1,501,089 1,921,738 1,359,513 867,967 1,154,370 100.0 12.0 19.4 24.9 17.6 11.2 14.9
Hispanic 12,982,345 917,357 1,853,764 2,853,336 3,113,283 2,063,469 2,181,136 100.0 7.1 14.3 22.0 24.0 15.9 16.8
Asian 2,504,848 958,423 688,104 525,789 264,939 51,494 16,099 100.0 38.3 27.5 21.0 10.6 2.1 0.6
Pacific Islander 175,646 115,753 16,543 26,626 12,225 4,398 101 100.0 65.9 9.4 15.2 7.0 2.5 0.1
American Indian/
   Alaska Native
504,365 244,771 70,672 70,002 31,830 20,554 66,536 100.0 48.5 14.0 13.9 6.3 4.1 13.2
Two or more races 1,710,916 1,441,131 257,234 9,985 1,644 915 7 100.0 84.2 15.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 #
                             
2016                            
White 24,237,835 345,391 951,004 3,526,424 7,414,830 7,269,692 4,730,494 100.0 1.4 3.9 14.5 30.6 30.0 19.5
Black 7,698,283 934,011 1,525,821 1,918,536 1,370,443 847,520 1,101,952 100.0 12.1 19.8 24.9 17.8 11.0 14.3
Hispanic 13,262,558 915,163 1,908,509 2,959,009 3,184,219 2,112,281 2,183,377 100.0 6.9 14.4 22.3 24.0 15.9 16.5
Asian 2,560,906 957,860 699,521 554,255 277,419 56,823 15,028 100.0 37.4 27.3 21.6 10.8 2.2 0.6
Pacific Islander 183,415 124,482 18,105 25,524 12,050 3,142 112 100.0 67.9 9.9 13.9 6.6 1.7 0.1
American Indian/
   Alaska Native
502,152 243,356 69,973 70,719 32,069 21,969 64,066 100.0 48.5 13.9 14.1 6.4 4.4 12.8
Two or more races 1,829,598 1,510,009 301,306 15,955 808 1,074 446 100.0 82.5 16.5 0.9 0.0 0.1 #
# Rounds to zero.
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.
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 2016-17. (This table was prepared November 2018.)

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