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Table 216.90a. Percentage distribution of enrollment in traditional public and public charter schools and percentage of schools, by race/ethnicity, racial/ethnic concentration, and state: Fall 2021
State Percentage distribution of enrollment, by race/ethnicity Percent of schools, by racial/ethnic concentration
Traditional school enrollment Charter school enrollment Traditional schools Charter schools
White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/Alaska Native Two or more races White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/Alaska Native Two or more races More than 50 percent White More than 50 percent Black More than 50 percent Hispanic More than 50 percent White More than 50 percent Black More than 50 percent Hispanic
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
   United States 46.5 14.2 27.8 5.5 0.4 0.9 4.7 29.4 24.4 36.1 4.3 0.4 0.7 4.7 53.6 8.3 17.6 28.1 21.6 29.9
Alabama 52.8 31.8 10.0 1.5 0.1 0.9 2.9 17.1 76.6 4.1 0.7 0.2 0.3 1.1 57.9 29.1 1.4 9.1 81.8 0
Alaska 46.1 2.4 7.5 5.4 3.2 22.3 13.1 64.7 1.3 6.9 1.9 0.9 11.7 12.6 38.7 0 0.2 76.7 0 0
Arizona 35.0 5.4 48.4 2.3 0.4 4.7 3.8 39.1 6.5 41.7 5.7 0.4 2.1 4.6 31.5 0.2 43.1 30.9 0.2 40.2
Arkansas 60.2 18.9 13.8 1.6 1.1 0.6 3.8 50.1 27.5 14.5 2.9 0.4 0.8 3.9 68.5 15.5 4.4 43.0 38.7 3.2
California 20.5 4.8 56.3 12.5 0.4 0.5 5.1 25.5 7.2 53.2 6.8 0.3 0.5 6.6 14.5 0.6 56.2 20.4 2.9 52.4

Colorado
52.1 4.3 34.8 3.0 0.3 0.7 4.9 49.4 6.0 34.4 4.5 0.3 0.6 4.8 59.6 0.2 27.3 55.3 1.1 28.4
Connecticut 50.0 11.4 28.6 5.3 0.1 0.3 4.3 6.3 56.1 32.0 3.0 # 0.4 2.2 56.7 2.5 17.9 4.8 47.6 14.3
Delaware 42.1 29.7 19.0 3.7 0.2 0.4 5.0 38.0 34.4 14.7 8.3 0.1 0.4 4.1 32.0 11.8 3.9 39.1 43.5 8.7
District of Columbia 17.0 56.9 20.9 1.9 0.1 0.1 3.0 8.5 74.4 12.7 0.9 0.1 0.2 3.2 10.3 65.8 9.4 1.7 81.0 4.1
Florida 37.0 21.6 34.1 2.8 0.2 0.2 4.1 29.8 18.9 44.8 2.8 0.2 0.3 3.2 32.1 16.7 20.3 25.8 15.0 33.2

Georgia
36.9 35.9 17.9 4.5 0.1 0.2 4.4 32.8 48.8 9.6 3.7 0.1 0.3 4.7 36.0 34.6 5.4 26.6 55.3 1.1
Hawaii 10.4 1.4 17.7 26.7 25.6 0.1 18.0 24.0 0.9 16.8 9.6 32.9 0.3 15.6 1.2 0 0 10.8 0 0
Idaho 74.0 1.1 19.3 1.1 0.3 1.0 3.1 75.8 0.9 16.2 1.6 0.4 1.0 4.1 89.5 0 5.9 93.3 0 2.7
Illinois 48.0 15.3 26.6 5.5 0.1 0.3 4.2 3.0 51.7 42.2 1.2 0.1 0.2 1.6 56.7 12.3 14.6 0.7 54.8 36.3
Indiana 66.8 11.5 13.3 2.8 0.1 0.2 5.3 33.5 40.7 17.9 1.8 0.1 0.2 5.7 77.9 4.5 2.9 34.5 40.3 8.4

Iowa
73.3 6.6 12.1 2.5 0.5 0.3 4.7 55.0 2.7 31.5 7.4 1.3 0 2.0 88.0 0.3 2.3 50.0 0 50.0
Kansas 62.8 6.7 20.9 2.7 0.2 0.7 5.9 71.7 5.1 13.3 1.5 0.1 0.7 7.5 79.8 0.1 8.1 88.9 0 0
Kentucky 73.9 10.7 8.3 2.0 0.2 0.1 4.9 83.1 4.4 0.4
Louisiana 46.3 38.7 9.3 1.6 0.1 0.6 3.4 20.6 64.6 10.3 1.6 0.1 0.4 2.4 44.0 38.1 2.3 13.1 75.2 0.7
Maine 87.4 4.3 2.9 1.4 0.1 0.6 3.2 92.1 2.0 2.1 0.7 0 0.7 2.5 98.6 0.2 0 100.0 0 0

Maryland
34.5 32.0 21.1 6.8 0.1 0.3 5.2 11.0 75.2 9.3 1.5 0.1 0.2 2.6 32.3 26.5 8.8 6.3 75.0 4.2
Massachusetts 57.4 8.2 22.4 7.4 0.1 0.2 4.3 25.2 30.1 35.7 4.8 0.1 0.3 3.6 64.9 2.3 14.9 26.9 24.4 23.1
Michigan 68.4 14.1 8.5 3.5 0.1 0.6 4.9 32.5 48.4 10.2 3.4 0.1 0.4 5.1 77.4 10.1 1.9 37.4 46.9 3.8
Minnesota 65.3 10.2 10.4 6.2 0.1 1.7 6.1 36.7 29.2 11.7 16.1 0.1 1.4 4.9 73.9 2.2 1.6 44.0 27.1 5.1
Mississippi 43.4 46.8 4.7 1.1 0.1 0.2 3.7 1.6 97.2 0.8 0.1 0 0 0.2 38.2 50.1 0 0 100.0 0

Missouri
70.8 14.0 7.3 2.1 0.4 0.4 5.1 14.7 59.7 19.8 1.2 0.1 0.2 4.3 84.2 9.2 0.4 10.4 62.3 13.0
Montana 77.7 0.7 5.6 0.7 0.2 10.6 4.4 89.7 0 0
Nebraska 64.1 6.6 20.5 2.9 0.2 1.3 4.4 80.3 1.7 8.5
Nevada 29.0 12.0 44.6 5.1 1.4 0.9 7.0 32.0 12.6 37.3 7.5 1.4 0.4 8.8 29.1 0.8 32.0 18.3 7.5 22.6
New Hampshire 83.5 2.1 6.7 3.0 0.1 0.2 4.3 78.8 2.0 5.3 9.0 0 0.2 4.8 96.3 0 0.4 94.3 0 0

New Jersey
41.6 13.3 31.3 10.6 0.2 0.2 2.8 6.8 46.0 39.4 6.0 0.1 0.2 1.5 46.4 6.6 19.0 6.9 33.3 40.2
New Mexico 20.6 1.7 63.3 1.1 0.1 10.7 2.4 26.5 2.1 61.9 1.6 0.2 5.8 2.0 8.9 0 70.5 14.1 0 66.7
New York 43.6 13.7 28.1 10.4 0.2 0.7 3.3 5.8 50.0 37.8 3.0 0.3 1.0 2.1 47.9 9.5 20.9 2.4 48.2 34.5
North Carolina 44.5 24.8 20.5 3.8 0.1 1.1 5.1 49.9 26.3 12.6 3.8 0.1 0.8 6.3 45.3 15.6 4.2 51.5 22.5 2.9
North Dakota 75.5 5.3 6.3 1.4 0.3 6.8 4.5 90.3 0.2 0

Ohio
69.9 14.5 6.7 2.8 0.1 0.1 5.9 34.0 47.6 9.4 1.4 0.1 0.2 7.3 78.1 10.5 0.7 24.7 53.7 2.2
Oklahoma 46.8 7.5 18.7 2.3 0.4 12.2 12.1 41.7 11.2 25.0 0.8 0.1 5.3 16.0 53.5 1.3 5.5 20.6 11.8 29.4
Oregon 58.4 2.3 26.1 4.2 0.9 1.1 7.1 73.7 1.9 13.5 2.1 0.4 1.4 7.1 74.2 0.1 10.2 91.5 0.8 3.1
Pennsylvania 65.7 11.6 13.1 4.5 0.1 0.2 4.8 32.7 39.9 18.8 2.8 0.1 0.3 5.4 76.5 7.8 4.9 26.8 46.9 12.3
Rhode Island 56.5 8.1 25.9 3.4 0.1 0.8 5.1 17.6 17.2 58.8 2.1 0.2 1.0 3.0 64.6 0 17.2 12.5 0 75.0

South Carolina
47.9 32.3 12.2 1.7 0.1 0.3 5.5 56.4 27.7 9.0 1.7 0.1 0.4 4.7 43.6 28.6 1.5 59.1 22.7 1.1
South Dakota 71.5 3.3 7.5 1.7 0.1 10.5 5.5 84.6 0 0.3
Tennessee 62.1 18.6 12.6 2.1 0.1 0.2 4.3 8.8 65.0 23.5 0.8 # 0.1 1.6 72.0 13.4 2.7 1.7 71.6 12.1
Texas 27.5 12.4 51.8 4.9 0.2 0.3 2.9 12.5 17.3 63.1 4.5 0.1 0.3 2.3 24.9 3.3 48.0 7.0 9.6 61.4
Utah 73.0 1.3 18.3 1.5 1.6 1.0 3.3 66.7 1.6 22.5 3.2 1.5 0.6 3.9 84.3 0 6.6 81.8 0.7 8.0

Vermont
88.4 2.5 3.0 2.1 0.1 0.3 3.5 98.3 0 0
Virginia 45.8 21.8 18.1 7.4 0.2 0.3 6.5 51.6 27.1 8.4 3.4 0.2 0.5 8.9 48.1 14.0 5.8 57.1 14.3 0
Washington 50.1 4.6 25.4 8.6 1.3 1.1 8.9 38.3 26.8 17.5 4.8 0.7 1.1 10.8 58.1 0.3 11.0 37.5 31.3 0
West Virginia 89.1 4.1 2.1 0.6 # 0.1 4.1 98.8 0 0
Wisconsin 69.3 7.9 12.6 4.0 0.1 1.1 4.9 47.5 20.0 21.1 5.9 0.1 0.6 4.7 81.7 5.4 2.3 74.2 9.7 8.1
Wyoming 77.2 0.9 14.4 0.6 0.2 3.2 3.6 61.2 1.6 20.4 5.3 0 5.3 6.2 94.8 0 0.9 80.0 0 0
†Not applicable. No charter schools in state.
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2021-22. (This table was prepared November 2022.)

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