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 2017

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
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	#
2017
White	23,976,394	351,591	972,907	3,617,008	7,478,175	7,104,442	4,452,271	100.0	1.5	4.1	15.1	31.2	29.6	18.6
Black	7,657,704	937,456	1,540,064	1,930,181	1,347,953	841,625	1,060,425	100.0	12.2	20.1	25.2	17.6	11.0	13.8
Hispanic	13,461,088	909,319	1,958,390	3,020,258	3,251,806	2,108,336	2,212,979	100.0	6.8	14.5	22.4	24.2	15.7	16.4
Asian	2,619,963	960,701	714,338	574,139	292,198	64,730	13,857	100.0	36.7	27.3	21.9	11.2	2.5	0.5
Pacific Islander	183,919	127,122	18,381	23,397	11,678	3,237	104	100.0	69.1	10.0	12.7	6.3	1.8	0.1
American Indian/       Alaska Native	490,714	239,389	68,775	65,205	32,948	20,172	64,225	100.0	48.8	14.0	13.3	6.7	4.1	13.1
Two or more races	1,940,459	1,573,163	343,041	21,498	2,752	0	5	100.0	81.1	17.7	1.1	0.1	0.0	#

#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 2017-18. (This table was prepared December 2019.)