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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
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
                           
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 25,768,637 287,307 805,257 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
                           
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 # 0.1 #

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 #

2018
                           
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
                           
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.)

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