Table 203.50.

Enrollment and percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and region: Selected years, fall 1995 through fall 2031

Region and year	Enrollment (in thousands)									Percentage distribution
	Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian		Pacific Islander	American Indian/Alaska Native	Two or more races	Total	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	16	17
United States
1995	44,840	29,044	7,551	6,072	1,668	1	---	505	---	100.0	64.8	16.8	13.5	3.7	1	†	1.1	†
2000	47,204	28,878	8,100	7,726	1,950	1	---	550	---	100.0	61.2	17.2	16.4	4.1	1	†	1.2	†
2001	47,672	28,732	8,181	8,168	2,027	1	---	564	---	100.0	60.3	17.2	17.1	4.3	1	†	1.2	†
2002	48,183	28,618	8,299	8,594	2,088	1	---	583	---	100.0	59.4	17.2	17.8	4.3	1	†	1.2	†
2003	48,540	28,442	8,349	9,011	2,145	1	---	593	---	100.0	58.6	17.2	18.6	4.4	1	†	1.2	†
2004	48,795	28,318	8,386	9,317	2,183	1	---	591	---	100.0	58.0	17.2	19.1	4.5	1	†	1.2	†
2005	49,113	28,005	8,445	9,787	2,279	1	---	598	---	100.0	57.0	17.2	19.9	4.6	1	†	1.2	†
2006	49,316	27,801	8,422	10,166	2,332	1	---	595	---	100.0	56.4	17.1	20.6	4.7	1	†	1.2	†
2007	49,291	27,454	8,392	10,454	2,396	1	---	594	---	100.0	55.7	17.0	21.2	4.9	1	†	1.2	†
20082	49,266	27,057	8,358	10,563	2,405		46	589	247	100.0	54.9	17.0	21.4	4.9		0.1	1.2	0.5
20092	49,361	26,702	8,245	10,991	2,435		49	601	338	100.0	54.1	16.7	22.3	4.9		0.1	1.2	0.7
2010	49,484	25,933	7,917	11,439	2,296		171	566	1,164	100.0	52.4	16.0	23.1	4.6		0.3	1.1	2.4
2011	49,522	25,602	7,827	11,759	2,334		179	547	1,272	100.0	51.7	15.8	23.7	4.7		0.4	1.1	2.6
2012	49,771	25,386	7,803	12,104	2,372		180	534	1,393	100.0	51.0	15.7	24.3	4.8		0.4	1.1	2.8
2013	50,045	25,160	7,805	12,452	2,417		176	523	1,511	100.0	50.3	15.6	24.9	4.8		0.4	1.0	3.0
2014	50,313	24,923	7,807	12,805	2,470		176	519	1,612	100.0	49.5	15.5	25.4	4.9		0.3	1.0	3.2
2015	50,438	24,644	7,784	13,080	2,521		177	510	1,723	100.0	48.9	15.4	25.9	5.0		0.4	1.0	3.4
2016	50,615	24,413	7,765	13,329	2,571		184	511	1,842	100.0	48.2	15.3	26.3	5.1		0.4	1.0	3.6
2017	50,686	24,124	7,709	13,571	2,640		185	498	1,959	100.0	47.6	15.2	26.8	5.2		0.4	1.0	3.9
2018	50,694	23,845	7,669	13,775	2,675		186	490	2,055	100.0	47.0	15.1	27.2	5.3		0.4	1.0	4.1
20193	50,796	23,573	7,605	14,055	2,701		186	481	2,196	100.0	46.4	15.0	27.7	5.3		0.4	0.9	4.3
20204	49,375	22,575	7,407	13,851	2,683		181	461	2,218	100.0	45.7	15.0	28.1	5.4		0.4	0.9	4.5
20213,4	49,433	22,356	7,387	14,054	2,666		182	453	2,336	100.0	45.2	14.9	28.4	5.4		0.4	0.9	4.7
20225	49,262	22,033	7,332	14,157	2,689		182	445	2,424	100.0	44.7	14.9	28.7	5.5		0.4	0.9	4.9
20235	49,012	21,717	7,275	14,198	2,704		181	434	2,503	100.0	44.3	14.8	29.0	5.5		0.4	0.9	5.1
20245	48,707	21,395	7,204	14,218	2,713		181	425	2,570	100.0	43.9	14.8	29.2	5.6		0.4	0.9	5.3
20255	48,228	21,064	7,092	14,140	2,717		180	414	2,621	100.0	43.7	14.7	29.3	5.6		0.4	0.9	5.4
20265	47,644	20,671	6,975	14,040	2,714		179	403	2,662	100.0	43.4	14.6	29.5	5.7		0.4	0.8	5.6
20275	47,370	20,431	6,903	14,031	2,729		179	395	2,702	100.0	43.1	14.6	29.6	5.8		0.4	0.8	5.7
20285	47,184	20,228	6,852	14,046	2,745		179	389	2,745	100.0	42.9	14.5	29.8	5.8		0.4	0.8	5.8
20295	47,028	20,039	6,807	14,073	2,763		178	383	2,785	100.0	42.6	14.5	29.9	5.9		0.4	0.8	5.9
20305	46,940	19,870	6,786	14,131	2,776		178	379	2,821	100.0	42.3	14.5	30.1	5.9		0.4	0.8	6.0
20315	46,890	19,710	6,774	14,207	2,793		178	375	2,854	100.0	42.0	14.4	30.3	6.0		0.4	0.8	6.1
Northeast
1995	7,894	5,497	1,202	878	295	1	---	21	---	100.0	69.6	15.2	11.1	3.7	1	†	0.3	†
2000	8,222	5,545	1,270	1,023	361	1	---	24	---	100.0	67.4	15.4	12.4	4.4	1	†	0.3	†
2005	8,240	5,317	1,282	1,189	425	1	---	27	---	100.0	64.5	15.6	14.4	5.2	1	†	0.3	†
2010	8,071	4,876	1,208	1,364	494		6	27	96	100.0	60.4	15.0	16.9	6.1		0.1	0.3	1.2
2015	7,934	4,409	1,136	1,610	547		7	29	197	100.0	55.6	14.3	20.3	6.9		0.1	0.4	2.5
2016	7,959	4,345	1,132	1,668	558		13	30	214	100.0	54.6	14.2	21.0	7.0		0.2	0.4	2.7
2017	7,947	4,269	1,117	1,714	570		13	30	232	100.0	53.7	14.1	21.6	7.2		0.2	0.4	2.9
2018	7,910	4,185	1,109	1,748	577		13	31	247	100.0	52.9	14.0	22.1	7.3		0.2	0.4	3.1
2019	7,908	4,108	1,094	1,811	585		13	31	265	100.0	51.9	13.8	22.9	7.4		0.2	0.4	3.4
2020	7,679	3,929	1,062	1,793	580		13	31	272	100.0	51.2	13.8	23.4	7.6		0.2	0.4	3.5
2021	7,613	3,849	1,039	1,824	572		12	31	285	100.0	50.6	13.7	24.0	7.5		0.2	0.4	3.7
Midwest
1995	10,512	8,335	1,450	438	197	1	---	92	---	100.0	79.3	13.8	4.2	1.9	1	†	0.9	†
2000	10,730	8,208	1,581	610	239	1	---	92	---	100.0	76.5	14.7	5.7	2.2	1	†	0.9	†
2005	10,819	7,950	1,654	836	283	1	---	96	---	100.0	73.5	15.3	7.7	2.6	1	†	0.9	†
2010	10,610	7,327	1,505	1,077	303		9	94	294	100.0	69.1	14.2	10.2	2.9		0.1	0.9	2.8
2015	10,556	6,968	1,458	1,284	348		12	84	400	100.0	66.0	13.8	12.2	3.3		0.1	0.8	3.8
2016	10,539	6,893	1,449	1,312	360		12	86	426	100.0	65.4	13.8	12.4	3.4		0.1	0.8	4.0
2017	10,524	6,825	1,446	1,340	372		13	82	447	100.0	64.9	13.7	12.7	3.5		0.1	0.8	4.2
2018	10,492	6,750	1,436	1,363	378		13	81	471	100.0	64.3	13.7	13.0	3.6		0.1	0.8	4.5
2019	10,441	6,665	1,423	1,384	383		14	80	493	100.0	63.8	13.6	13.3	3.7		0.1	0.8	4.7
2020	10,152	6,426	1,382	1,373	379		14	78	498	100.0	63.3	13.6	13.5	3.7		0.1	0.8	4.9
2021	10,199	6,409	1,391	1,406	378		15	78	521	100.0	62.8	13.6	13.8	3.7		0.1	0.8	5.1
South
1995	16,118	9,565	4,236	1,890	280	1	---	148	---	100.0	59.3	26.3	11.7	1.7	1	†	0.9	†
2000	17,007	9,501	4,516	2,468	352	1	---	170	---	100.0	55.9	26.6	14.5	2.1	1	†	1.0	†
2005	18,103	9,381	4,738	3,334	456	1	---	194	---	100.0	51.8	26.2	18.4	2.5	1	†	1.1	†
2010	18,805	8,869	4,545	4,206	533		22	207	424	100.0	47.2	24.2	22.4	2.8		0.1	1.1	2.3
2015	19,641	8,601	4,583	4,994	637		29	181	615	100.0	43.8	23.3	25.4	3.2		0.1	0.9	3.1
2016	19,750	8,513	4,571	5,142	665		30	177	652	100.0	43.1	23.1	26.0	3.4		0.2	0.9	3.3
2017	19,824	8,439	4,555	5,249	689		32	174	688	100.0	42.6	23.0	26.5	3.5		0.2	0.9	3.5
2018	19,864	8,342	4,532	5,355	706		33	169	727	100.0	42.0	22.8	27.0	3.6		0.2	0.9	3.7
2019	19,999	8,270	4,506	5,516	721		33	166	785	100.0	41.4	22.5	27.6	3.6		0.2	0.8	3.9
2020	19,486	7,926	4,401	5,447	724		33	155	801	100.0	40.7	22.6	28.0	3.7		0.2	0.8	4.1
2021	19,634	7,889	4,400	5,570	735		34	151	855	100.0	40.2	22.4	28.4	3.7		0.2	0.8	4.4
West
1995	10,316	5,648	662	2,866	896	1	---	244	---	100.0	54.7	6.4	27.8	8.7	1	†	2.4	†
2000	11,244	5,624	733	3,625	998	1	---	264	---	100.0	50.0	6.5	32.2	8.9	1	†	2.4	†
2005	11,951	5,356	771	4,428	1,115	1	---	281	---	100.0	44.8	6.5	37.1	9.3	1	†	2.4	†
2010	11,998	4,861	659	4,792	966		133	237	349	100.0	40.5	5.5	39.9	8.1		1.1	2.0	2.9
2015	12,307	4,665	606	5,192	988		129	216	511	100.0	37.9	4.9	42.2	8.0		1.1	1.8	4.2
2016	12,367	4,662	612	5,208	989		128	217	550	100.0	37.7	5.0	42.1	8.0		1.0	1.8	4.4
2017	12,391	4,592	592	5,268	1,009		127	211	592	100.0	37.1	4.8	42.5	8.1		1.0	1.7	4.8
2018	12,428	4,568	591	5,309	1,013		127	209	611	100.0	36.8	4.8	42.7	8.2		1.0	1.7	4.9
20193	12,449	4,531	582	5,343	1,012		125	204	652	100.0	36.4	4.7	42.9	8.1		1.0	1.6	5.2
20204	12,058	4,293	561	5,239	999		122	197	647	100.0	35.6	4.7	43.4	8.3		1.0	1.6	5.4
20213,4	11,987	4,208	556	5,254	981		120	193	674	100.0	35.1	4.6	43.8	8.2		1.0	1.6	5.6

---Not available.

†Not applicable.

1Includes Pacific Islanders.

2For 2008 and 2009, data on Pacific Islanders and students of Two or more races were reported by only a small number of states. Therefore, the data are not comparable to figures for 2010 and later years.

3Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment in California.

4Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment in Oregon.

5Projected.

NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Enrollment data for students not reported by race/ethnicity were prorated based on the known racial/ethnic composition of a state by grade to match state totals. Prior to 2008, separate data on Asian students and Pacific Islander students and data on students of Two or more races were not collected; each student could be assigned to only one of the available race categories. Projections in this table were calculated after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and take into account the expected impacts of the pandemic. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. 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), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary and Secondary Education," 1995-96 through 2021-22; and National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Projection Model, through 2031. (This table was prepared October 2022.)