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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 2019 |
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 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
19951 | ||||||||||||||
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 |
20002 |
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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 |
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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 |
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White | 25,768,637 | 287,307 | 805,257 | 2,986,447 | 7,076,943 | 7,613,755 | 6,998,928 | 100.0 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 11.6 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 27.2 |
Black | 7,853,185 | 903,491 | 1,448,548 | 1,900,173 | 1,325,003 | 858,026 | 1,417,944 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 18.4 | 24.2 | 16.9 | 10.9 | 18.1 |
Hispanic | 11,342,324 | 895,848 | 1,599,775 | 2,466,638 | 2,652,319 | 1,783,940 | 1,943,804 | 100.0 | 7.9 | 14.1 | 21.7 | 23.4 | 15.7 | 17.1 |
Asian | 2,276,823 | 943,451 | 631,933 | 428,783 | 219,381 | 43,509 | 9,766 | 100.0 | 41.4 | 27.8 | 18.8 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
Pacific Islander | 169,344 | 104,313 | 15,169 | 27,558 | 14,860 | 5,146 | 2,298 | 100.0 | 61.6 | 9.0 | 16.3 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
560,409 | 276,467 | 76,874 | 78,978 | 38,349 | 21,156 | 68,585 | 100.0 | 49.3 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 12.2 |
Two or more races | 1,155,258 | 994,526 | 128,478 | 15,263 | 6,709 | 3,286 | 6,996 | 100.0 | 86.1 | 11.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
2015 |
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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 |
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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 | # | 0.1 | # |
2017 |
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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 | # |
2018 |
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White | 23,694,427 | 358,419 | 1,004,763 | 3,688,057 | 7,489,721 | 6,974,963 | 4,178,504 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 15.6 | 31.6 | 29.4 | 17.6 |
Black | 7,614,701 | 936,699 | 1,547,011 | 1,933,369 | 1,352,439 | 842,162 | 1,003,021 | 100.0 | 12.3 | 20.3 | 25.4 | 17.8 | 11.1 | 13.2 |
Hispanic | 13,659,041 | 896,684 | 2,006,562 | 3,114,063 | 3,299,860 | 2,144,546 | 2,197,326 | 100.0 | 6.6 | 14.7 | 22.8 | 24.2 | 15.7 | 16.1 |
Asian | 2,656,165 | 956,367 | 726,606 | 592,144 | 292,150 | 74,052 | 14,846 | 100.0 | 36.0 | 27.4 | 22.3 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 |
Pacific Islander | 184,615 | 128,662 | 19,919 | 22,790 | 10,611 | 2,538 | 95 | 100.0 | 69.7 | 10.8 | 12.3 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
484,876 | 236,767 | 67,939 | 63,365 | 32,051 | 22,765 | 61,989 | 100.0 | 48.8 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 12.8 |
Two or more races | 2,037,058 | 1,626,978 | 385,575 | 23,143 | 1,346 | 0 | 16 | 100.0 | 79.9 | 18.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | # |
2019 |
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White | 23,428,939 | 362,932 | 1,028,377 | 3,786,319 | 7,529,469 | 6,817,192 | 3,904,650 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 16.2 | 32.1 | 29.1 | 16.7 |
Black | 7,553,341 | 941,660 | 1,570,982 | 1,912,939 | 1,358,572 | 835,069 | 934,119 | 100.0 | 12.5 | 20.8 | 25.3 | 18.0 | 11.1 | 12.4 |
Hispanic | 13,936,546 | 888,204 | 2,058,278 | 3,207,685 | 3,403,247 | 2,184,316 | 2,194,816 | 100.0 | 6.4 | 14.8 | 23.0 | 24.4 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
Asian | 2,682,012 | 948,926 | 724,084 | 616,568 | 300,646 | 77,887 | 13,901 | 100.0 | 35.4 | 27.0 | 23.0 | 11.2 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
Pacific Islander | 184,239 | 129,152 | 20,212 | 22,429 | 11,037 | 1,351 | 58 | 100.0 | 70.1 | 11.0 | 12.2 | 6.0 | 0.7 | # |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
475,440 | 231,584 | 68,989 | 60,814 | 31,829 | 22,964 | 59,260 | 100.0 | 48.7 | 14.5 | 12.8 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 12.5 |
Two or more races | 2,177,304 | 1,704,013 | 449,934 | 22,115 | 880 | 355 | 7 | 100.0 | 78.3 | 20.7 | 1.0 | # | # | # |
#Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||
1 Excludes data for Idaho because racial/ethnic data were not reported. | ||||||||||||||
2 Excludes data for Tennessee because racial/ethnic data were not reported. | ||||||||||||||
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 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. 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 2019-20. (This table was prepared September 2021.) |