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 2016

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	50,274,747	10,647,925	14,244,477	12,908,098	12,144,248	329,999	100.0	21.2	28.3	25.7	24.2	0.7
White	24,237,835	7,479,431	9,034,058	5,641,781	1,917,558	165,007	100.0	30.9	37.3	23.3	7.9	0.7
Black	7,698,283	566,614	1,415,020	2,273,153	3,388,185	55,311	100.0	7.4	18.4	29.5	44.0	0.7
Hispanic	13,262,558	1,097,634	2,403,084	3,780,174	5,911,620	70,046	100.0	8.3	18.1	28.5	44.6	0.5
Asian	2,560,906	1,006,812	655,202	513,457	370,770	14,665	100.0	39.3	25.6	20.0	14.5	0.6
Pacific Islander	183,415	22,231	51,793	63,877	44,559	955	100.0	12.1	28.2	34.8	24.3	0.5
American Indian/Alaska Native	502,152	39,173	113,145	143,376	193,324	13,134	100.0	7.8	22.5	28.6	38.5	2.6
Two or more races	1,829,598	436,030	572,175	492,280	318,232	10,881	100.0	23.8	31.3	26.9	17.4	0.6
School level2
Elementary3	32,132,682	6,360,172	8,204,059	8,333,876	9,099,671	134,904	100.0	19.8	25.5	25.9	28.3	0.4
White	15,089,181	4,416,375	5,246,851	3,867,876	1,498,374	59,705	100.0	29.3	34.8	25.6	9.9	0.4
Black	4,951,958	302,001	762,785	1,343,414	2,517,005	26,753	100.0	6.1	15.4	27.1	50.8	0.5
Hispanic	8,754,451	656,865	1,362,115	2,318,389	4,386,700	30,382	100.0	7.5	15.6	26.5	50.1	0.3
Asian	1,631,133	661,213	378,372	320,928	265,305	5,315	100.0	40.5	23.2	19.7	16.3	0.3
Pacific Islander	113,870	12,589	26,890	39,697	34,269	425	100.0	11.1	23.6	34.9	30.1	0.4
American Indian/Alaska Native	310,544	20,234	59,744	87,508	135,935	7,123	100.0	6.5	19.2	28.2	43.8	2.3
Two or more races	1,281,545	290,895	367,302	356,064	262,083	5,201	100.0	22.7	28.7	27.8	20.5	0.4
Secondary4	15,798,446	3,837,261	5,452,290	3,941,038	2,452,708	115,149	100.0	24.3	34.5	24.9	15.5	0.7
White	7,993,766	2,753,288	3,408,526	1,453,828	317,392	60,732	100.0	34.4	42.6	18.2	4.0	0.8
Black	2,312,355	227,853	592,193	809,283	668,152	14,874	100.0	9.9	25.6	35.0	28.9	0.6
Hispanic	3,958,417	389,455	943,604	1,315,794	1,282,119	27,445	100.0	9.8	23.8	33.2	32.4	0.7
Asian	849,389	319,790	256,056	177,640	91,901	4,002	100.0	37.6	30.1	20.9	10.8	0.5
Pacific Islander	61,083	8,214	22,639	21,730	8,229	271	100.0	13.4	37.1	35.6	13.5	0.4
American Indian/Alaska Native	156,347	15,336	47,659	46,411	41,706	5,235	100.0	9.8	30.5	29.7	26.7	3.3
Two or more races	467,089	123,325	181,613	116,352	43,209	2,590	100.0	26.4	38.9	24.9	9.3	0.6
School locale
City	15,316,001	1,947,874	3,191,372	3,914,467	6,139,113	123,175	100.0	12.7	20.8	25.6	40.1	0.8
White	4,391,156	1,124,033	1,524,083	1,090,833	613,150	39,057	100.0	25.6	34.7	24.8	14.0	0.9
Black	3,547,372	147,882	481,436	956,626	1,925,691	35,737	100.0	4.2	13.6	27.0	54.3	1.0
Hispanic	5,569,038	267,433	743,093	1,397,573	3,125,653	35,286	100.0	4.8	13.3	25.1	56.1	0.6
Asian	1,055,087	287,018	247,675	259,602	253,999	6,793	100.0	27.2	23.5	24.6	24.1	0.6
Pacific Islander	66,285	5,856	15,258	21,985	22,809	377	100.0	8.8	23.0	33.2	34.4	0.6
American Indian/Alaska Native	105,533	8,621	23,973	28,995	42,089	1,855	100.0	8.2	22.7	27.5	39.9	1.8
Two or more races	581,530	107,031	155,854	158,853	155,722	4,070	100.0	18.4	26.8	27.3	26.8	0.7
Suburban	19,917,509	6,450,792	5,561,185	4,251,982	3,518,550	135,000	100.0	32.4	27.9	21.3	17.7	0.7
White	9,708,972	4,529,749	3,183,594	1,460,317	453,279	82,033	100.0	46.7	32.8	15.0	4.7	0.8
Black	2,713,931	332,830	638,770	866,008	859,580	16,743	100.0	12.3	23.5	31.9	31.7	0.6
Hispanic	5,282,012	659,386	1,105,897	1,502,145	1,991,403	23,181	100.0	12.5	20.9	28.4	37.7	0.4
Asian	1,279,758	638,653	333,779	203,930	96,574	6,822	100.0	49.9	26.1	15.9	7.5	0.5
Pacific Islander	73,702	13,225	22,779	23,851	13,502	345	100.0	17.9	30.9	32.4	18.3	0.5
American Indian/Alaska Native	88,237	17,343	28,352	23,579	18,028	935	100.0	19.7	32.1	26.7	20.4	1.1
Two or more races	770,897	259,606	248,014	172,152	86,184	4,941	100.0	33.7	32.2	22.3	11.2	0.6
Town	5,555,569	502,817	1,968,836	1,968,313	1,093,032	22,571	100.0	9.1	35.4	35.4	19.7	0.4
White	3,504,174	420,815	1,537,730	1,212,185	322,002	11,442	100.0	12.0	43.9	34.6	9.2	0.3
Black	548,226	14,680	85,837	178,156	268,835	718	100.0	2.7	15.7	32.5	49.0	0.1
Hispanic	1,098,351	37,674	218,594	430,914	406,217	4,952	100.0	3.4	19.9	39.2	37.0	0.5
Asian	72,120	9,449	28,125	23,685	10,728	133	100.0	13.1	39.0	32.8	14.9	0.2
Pacific Islander	23,424	809	7,923	9,972	4,668	52	100.0	3.5	33.8	42.6	19.9	0.2
American Indian/Alaska Native	118,794	4,120	26,316	38,811	44,778	4,769	100.0	3.5	22.2	32.7	37.7	4.0
Two or more races	190,480	15,270	64,311	74,590	35,804	505	100.0	8.0	33.8	39.2	18.8	0.3
Rural	9,485,668	1,746,442	3,523,084	2,773,336	1,393,553	49,253	100.0	18.4	37.1	29.2	14.7	0.5
White	6,633,533	1,404,834	2,788,651	1,878,446	529,127	32,475	100.0	21.2	42.0	28.3	8.0	0.5
Black	888,754	71,222	208,977	272,363	334,079	2,113	100.0	8.0	23.5	30.6	37.6	0.2
Hispanic	1,313,157	133,141	335,500	449,542	388,347	6,627	100.0	10.1	25.5	34.2	29.6	0.5
Asian	153,941	71,692	45,623	26,240	9,469	917	100.0	46.6	29.6	17.0	6.2	0.6
Pacific Islander	20,004	2,341	5,833	8,069	3,580	181	100.0	11.7	29.2	40.3	17.9	0.9
American Indian/Alaska Native	189,588	9,089	34,504	51,991	88,429	5,575	100.0	4.8	18.2	27.4	46.6	2.9
Two or more races	286,691	54,123	103,996	86,685	40,522	1,365	100.0	18.9	36.3	30.2	14.1	0.5

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.

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. Data include students whose NSLP eligibility has been determined through direct certification. 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 https://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," 2016–17. (This table was prepared February 2019.)