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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.)

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