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Table 204.80. Number of public school students enrolled in gifted and talented programs, by sex, race/ethnicity, and state: Selected years, 2004 through 2017–18
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State 2004, total 2006, total 2011–12, total1  2013–14, total1  2017–181 
Total Sex Race/ethnicity
Male Female White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/
Alaska Native
Two or more races
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
United States 3,202,760 (24,248) 3,236,990 (21,177) 3,189,757 3,329,544 3,329,540 1,661,573 1,667,967 1,944,410 273,280 610,225 329,947 7,163 24,760 139,755
Alabama 35,680 (798) 40,610 (361) 62,392 62,302 45,186 22,334 22,852 33,603 6,967 2,004 1,048 42 713 809
Alaska 5,390 (166) 5,620 (192) 6,320 6,366 6,315 3,281 3,034 4,261 131 368 421 90 248 796
Arizona 57,570 (1,275) 60,060 (711) 63,603 53,074 52,410 27,932 24,478 29,659 1,235 15,813 2,811 164 756 1,972
Arkansas 50,340 (3,219) 45,600 (1,870) 46,534 47,245 46,284 21,503 24,781 32,369 7,341 3,883 1,267 104 185 1,135
California 527,370 (10,256) 523,450 (13,209) 516,607 489,202 379,381 189,062 190,319 104,039 11,856 159,926 83,035 2,144 1,112 17,269

Colorado
50,350 (747) 54,000 (620) 55,743 67,382 67,119 35,864 31,255 47,141 1,324 11,434 3,601 97 213 3,309
Connecticut 15,980 (1,572) 20,170 (2,183) 13,153 11,973 10,818 5,276 5,542 7,148 734 1,391 1,121 3 18 403
Delaware 5,2601 (†) 6,2401 (†) 2,656 3,087 1,980 948 1,032 1,189 277 204 250 1 5 54
District of Columbia --- (†) --- (†) 62 22
Florida 114,400 (1,095) 132,440 (893) 145,079 156,673 176,195 88,567 87,628 90,728 16,197 50,840 11,180 223 340 6,687

Georgia
136,620 (3,954) 150,680 (5,291) 176,954 224,399 186,839 90,116 96,723 111,697 33,334 14,984 18,567 175 310 7,772
Hawaii 10,290 (993) 11,1401 (†) 2,515 5,528 2,072 958 1,114 559 12 178 669 357 10 287
Idaho 9,920 (528) 10,650 (475) 8,494 10,413 11,896 6,129 5,767 10,419 61 702 284 35 85 310
Illinois 112,570 (4,554) 118,480 (5,016) 72,764 138,501 73,047 36,500 36,547 41,564 5,713 11,736 10,658 137 118 3,121
Indiana 74,780 (5,219) 82,830 (4,222) 131,797 124,911 125,559 63,542 62,017 100,240 6,091 8,362 5,249 72 203 5,342

Iowa
41,460 (1,657) 39,300 (1,030) 46,149 47,058 50,004 25,553 24,451 43,325 874 2,531 1,648 37 70 1,519
Kansas 15,150 (389) 14,430 (487) 14,015 13,130 71,066 36,838 34,228 55,990 2,107 6,349 1,880 87 874 3,779
Kentucky 85,660 (3,179) 96,600 (2,885) 87,214 108,093 90,168 43,319 46,849 77,984 4,035 2,853 2,381 79 101 2,735
Louisiana 28,020 (2,300) 22,010 (721) 20,802 30,054 26,608 11,285 15,323 17,003 6,089 1,294 1,377 25 123 697
Maine 5,640 (619) 6,030 (304) 8,160 8,465 9,550 4,619 4,931 8,840 120 117 234 9 35 195

Maryland
117,0101 (†) 137,4101 (†) 135,634 141,119 166,821 80,883 85,938 70,312 38,225 24,856 24,379 170 304 8,575
Massachusetts 7,440 (1,190) 6,130 (908) 6,242 4,271 4,208 1,950 2,258 2,389 510 609 479 2 4 215
Michigan 65,970 (6,408) 54,950 (4,750) 30,814 20,724 20,167 9,675 10,492 15,662 1,338 814 1,471 13 126 743
Minnesota 73,940 (2,585) 72,280 (2,154) 70,165 61,840 73,420 37,501 35,919 48,284 6,362 4,933 9,854 29 586 3,372
Mississippi 30,510 (837) 31,070 (1,015) 33,099 33,288 30,787 14,909 15,878 20,983 7,502 1,170 678 24 56 374

Missouri
34,470 (898) 33,070 (831) 37,175 38,010 35,042 18,274 16,768 27,564 2,725 1,322 1,849 46 83 1,453
Montana 8,760 (401) 7,490 (251) 5,900 5,508 4,819 2,638 2,181 4,342 22 105 76 7 127 140
Nebraska 32,160 (824) 32,650 (604) 35,469 36,647 35,728 17,975 17,753 28,504 1,055 3,413 1,502 28 101 1,125
Nevada 7,640 (23) 8,2701 (†) 8,674 14,977 11,683 6,111 5,572 6,192 406 2,786 1,169 123 61 946
New Hampshire 4,450 (1,089) 4,700 (1,005) 2,579 2,180 1,619 770 849 1,387 8 53 98 2 4 67

New Jersey
88,960 (4,851) 97,260 (4,904) 88,990 79,293 71,900 33,977 37,923 38,890 5,261 11,229 14,548 215 63 1,694
New Mexico 36,410 (404) 12,950 (399) 14,891 15,041 15,477 8,229 7,248 6,364 212 6,900 547 22 914 518
New York 61,350 (5,223) 81,520 (3,741) 41,630 47,086 43,603 21,387 22,216 23,031 4,445 4,952 9,294 95 255 1,531
North Carolina 155,330 (10,613) 149,700 (4,678) 158,770 153,578 163,490 82,772 80,718 116,789 15,325 13,114 10,500 151 1,097 6,514
North Dakota 3,320 (305) 2,770 (162) 3,292 2,370 2,032 1,139 893 1,689 51 27 81 2 173 9

Ohio
133,690 (7,411) 127,610 (5,925) 65,821 75,517 136,862 71,098 65,764 117,566 4,665 3,081 6,321 79 123 5,027
Oklahoma 87,620 (2,447) 87,320 (2,151) 91,174 93,626 97,478 47,990 49,488 56,923 4,245 11,208 3,562 204 12,616 8,720
Oregon 39,440 (903) 38,570 (666) 37,767 36,827 37,116 19,737 17,379 25,515 370 4,081 4,123 121 159 2,747
Pennsylvania 85,070 (3,170) 75,930 (2,681) 66,867 64,091 57,318 29,939 27,379 45,763 2,126 2,073 5,528 58 44 1,726
Rhode Island 2,780 (531) 2,060 (300) 740 411 294 124 170 280 0 5 1 0 0 8

South Carolina
88,070 (6,564) 77,520 (3,781) 89,170 100,127 119,497 55,071 64,426 85,055 19,855 6,280 3,470 152 242 4,443
South Dakota 2,940 (241) 3,070 (175) 2,587 2,648 2,435 1,306 1,129 2,159 42 50 96 0 11 77
Tennessee 32,630 (1,451) 17,100 (904) 24,250 15,699 15,675 7,949 7,726 11,417 1,992 752 1,030 18 24 442
Texas 344,500 (3,483) 344,640 (2,413) 385,047 393,781 427,356 214,586 212,770 160,964 27,303 179,612 45,435 428 1,072 12,542
Utah 23,510 (1,218) 25,660 (170) 23,204 29,587 35,554 17,491 18,063 26,930 520 4,985 1,506 682 215 716

Vermont
740 (151) 730 (129) 268 338 115 51 64 110 0 2 3 0 0 0
Virginia 142,140 (3,772) 160,140 (3,319) 150,642 154,326 174,975 86,793 88,182 102,135 21,617 17,557 22,315 276 378 10,697
Washington 38,520 (843) 39,010 (1,289) 37,475 35,617 62,908 32,790 30,118 40,102 1,104 5,936 9,887 300 274 5,305
West Virginia 6,040 (493) 6,630 (559) 5,292 5,957 5,140 2,671 2,469 4,658 111 48 162 8 3 150
Wisconsin 62,000 (4,348) 56,450 (3,095) 52,058 53,774 40,913 20,784 20,129 32,357 1,367 3,128 2,265 25 112 1,659
Wyoming 2,910! (944) 2,030 (314) 3,061 3,408 2,611 1,377 1,234 2,336 18 175 37 2 14 29
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1 Data are based on universe counts of schools and school districts; therefore, these figures do not have standard errors.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because of privacy protection routines applied to universe data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection: 2004, 2006, 2011–12, 2013-14, and 2017–18. (This table was prepared March 2022.)

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