Percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2012, fall 2021, and fall 2022

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Table 203.70.Percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2012, fall 2021, and fall 2022
State or jurisdiction	Percentage distribution, fall 2012								Percentage distribution, fall 2021															Percentage distribution, fall 2022
State or jurisdiction	Total	American Indian/Alaska Native	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Pacific Islander	White	Two or more races	Total	American Indian/Alaska Native		Asian		Black		Hispanic		Pacific Islander		White		Two or more races		Total	American Indian/Alaska Native		Asian		Black		Hispanic		Pacific Islander		White		Two or more races
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11		12		13		14		15		16		17		18	19		20		21		22		23		24		25
United States	100.0	1.1	4.8	15.7	24.3	0.4	51.0	2.8	100.0	0.9		5.4		14.9		28.4		0.4		45.2		4.7		100.0	0.9		5.5		14.9		28.7		0.4		44.7		4.9
Alabama	100.0	0.8	1.3	33.9	5.1	0.1	57.6	1.2	100.0	0.9		1.5		32.0		10.0		0.1		52.6		2.9		100.0	0.8		1.5		31.7		10.5		0.1		51.9		3.5
Alaska	100.0	23.5	6.2	3.6	6.4	2.4	50.1	7.9	100.0	21.7		5.2		2.4		7.4		3.1		47.2		13.1		100.0	21.6		5.0		2.3		7.5		3.1		47.2		13.4
Arizona	100.0	4.9	2.8	5.3	43.3	0.3	41.6	1.9	100.0	4.2		3.0		5.7		47.0		0.4		35.8		3.9		100.0	4.2		3.1		5.7		47.6		0.4		34.9		4.2
Arkansas	100.0	0.7	1.5	21.0	10.6	0.5	63.9	1.8	100.0	0.6		1.7		19.6		13.9		1.0		59.4		3.8		100.0	0.6		1.8		19.4		14.2		1.0		58.8		4.2
California	100.0	0.7	11.1	6.3	52.7	0.5	25.5	3.1	100.0	0.5	¹	11.8	¹	5.1	¹	55.9	¹	0.4	¹	21.0	¹	5.3	¹	100.0	0.4	^1,2	11.9	^1,2	5.0	^1,2	56.2	^1,2	0.4	^1,2	20.5	^1,2	5.5	^1,2

Colorado	100.0	0.8	3.2	4.7	32.3	0.2	55.6	3.3	100.0	0.6		3.2		4.6		34.7		0.3		51.7		4.9		100.0	0.6		3.3		4.6		35.3		0.3		50.8		5.1
Connecticut	100.0	0.3	4.6	13.0	20.4	0.1	59.6	2.1	100.0	0.3		5.2		12.6		29.0		0.1		48.6		4.3		100.0	0.3		5.2		12.6		30.0		0.1		47.4		4.5
Delaware	100.0	0.5	3.5	31.4	13.9	0.1	48.6	2.1	100.0	0.4		4.2		30.3		18.5		0.2		41.6		4.9		100.0	0.4		4.3		30.5		19.0		0.2		40.5		5.2
District of Columbia	100.0	0.1	1.4	74.6	13.9	0.1	8.4	1.5	100.0	0.1		1.5		65.0		17.2		0.1		13.1		3.1		100.0	0.1		1.5		64.1		17.8		0.1		13.2		3.3
Florida	100.0	0.4	2.6	23.0	29.3	0.1	41.6	3.1	100.0	0.2		2.8		21.3		35.5		0.2		36.1		4.0		100.0	0.2		2.8		20.9		36.4		0.2		35.3		4.1

Georgia	100.0	0.2	3.5	36.9	12.7	0.1	43.5	3.1	100.0	0.2		4.5		36.4		17.6		0.1		36.7		4.4		100.0	0.2		4.7		36.4		18.1		0.1		35.9		4.6
Hawaii	100.0	0.5	33.0	2.2	8.3	32.8	13.9	9.3	100.0	0.2		25.5		1.4		17.6		26.1		11.3		17.9		100.0	0.1		24.6		1.3		18.3		25.6		11.2		18.8
Idaho	100.0	1.3	1.3	1.0	16.5	0.3	77.7	1.8	100.0	1.0		1.1		1.1		19.1		0.3		74.2		3.2		100.0	1.0		1.1		1.1		19.3		0.3		73.8		3.4
Illinois	100.0	0.3	4.3	17.6	24.1	0.1	50.5	3.0	100.0	0.3		5.4		16.5		27.2		0.1		46.5		4.1		100.0	0.2		5.5		16.5		27.5		0.1		46.0		4.2
Indiana	100.0	0.3	1.8	12.3	9.6	0.1	71.7	4.4	100.0	0.2		2.8		12.9		13.6		0.1		65.1		5.3		100.0	0.2		2.9		13.1		14.0		0.1		64.3		5.5

Iowa	100.0	0.4	2.1	5.2	9.3	0.2	79.8	2.9	100.0	0.3		2.5		6.6		12.1		0.5		73.3		4.7		100.0	0.3		2.5		6.8		12.5		0.6		72.5		4.9
Kansas	100.0	1.1	2.6	7.2	17.8	0.2	66.7	4.5	100.0	0.7		2.8		6.7		20.9		0.2		62.7		6.0		100.0	0.7		2.8		6.7		21.5		0.2		61.9		6.1
Kentucky	100.0	0.1	1.4	10.7	4.8	0.1	80.3	2.5	100.0	0.1		2.0		10.7		8.3		0.2		73.9		4.9		100.0	0.1		2.0		10.7		8.8		0.2		73.1		5.1
Louisiana	100.0	0.8	1.5	45.0	4.3	0.1	47.0	1.4	100.0	0.6		1.6		42.1		9.4		0.1		43.0		3.3		100.0	0.6		1.6		41.6		10.6		0.1		42.0		3.5
Maine	100.0	0.8	1.5	3.0	1.7	0.1	91.4	1.4	100.0	0.8		1.4		4.2		2.9		0.1		87.5		3.2		100.0	0.8		1.4		4.4		3.2		0.1		86.7		3.4

Maryland	100.0	0.3	6.0	35.1	12.9	0.1	41.8	3.9	100.0	0.3		6.7		33.2		20.7		0.1		33.9		5.1		100.0	0.3		6.7		32.8		22.0		0.1		32.9		5.2
Massachusetts	100.0	0.2	5.9	8.6	16.4	0.1	66.0	2.7	100.0	0.2		7.2		9.3		23.1		0.1		55.8		4.3		100.0	0.2		7.3		9.4		24.2		0.1		54.4		4.4
Michigan	100.0	0.8	2.8	18.4	6.5	0.1	68.9	2.5	100.0	0.6		3.5		18.0		8.7		0.1		64.3		4.9		100.0	0.6		3.5		18.1		8.9		0.1		63.6		5.1
Minnesota	100.0	1.8	6.3	9.4	7.7	0.1	72.0	2.8	100.0	1.7		6.9		11.6		10.5		0.1		63.1		6.0		100.0	1.7		7.0		11.7		10.9		0.1		62.3		6.2
Mississippi	100.0	0.2	1.0	49.5	2.7	#	45.7	0.9	100.0	0.2		1.1		47.1		4.6		0.1		43.1		3.7		100.0	0.2		1.1		47.0		4.8		0.1		42.6		4.3

Missouri	100.0	0.4	1.9	16.6	5.1	0.2	73.7	2.1	100.0	0.4		2.1		15.2		7.6		0.4		69.3		5.1		100.0	0.4		2.1		15.2		8.0		0.4		68.5		5.5
Montana	100.0	11.4	0.8	1.0	3.9	0.2	80.5	2.1	100.0	10.6		0.7		0.7		5.6		0.2		77.7		4.4		100.0	10.4		0.7		0.7		5.9		0.2		77.4		4.7
Nebraska	100.0	1.4	2.2	6.7	16.8	0.1	69.6	3.2	100.0	1.3		2.9		6.6		20.5		0.2		64.1		4.4		100.0	1.3		3.0		6.6		21.1		0.2		63.3		4.6
Nevada	100.0	1.1	5.7	9.7	40.0	1.3	36.8	5.4	100.0	0.8		5.4		12.1		43.6		1.5		29.3		7.3		100.0	0.8		5.5		12.2		44.2		1.5		28.4		7.5
New Hampshire	100.0	0.3	2.9	1.9	4.1	0.1	88.6	2.1	100.0	0.2		3.2		2.1		6.7		0.1		83.4		4.3		100.0	0.2		3.0		2.1		6.9		0.1		82.9		4.7

New Jersey	100.0	0.1	9.1	16.3	23.4	0.2	49.8	1.0	100.0	0.2		10.2		14.9		32.1		0.2		39.6		2.8		100.0	0.2		10.2		14.7		33.1		0.2		38.6		3.0
New Mexico	100.0	10.0	1.2	2.0	59.9	0.1	25.5	1.3	100.0	10.2		1.2		1.8		63.2		0.1		21.2		2.3		100.0	10.3		1.2		1.8		63.4		0.1		20.8		2.4
New York	100.0	0.6	8.5	18.3	24.0	0.2	47.2	1.2	100.0	0.7		9.9		16.2		28.8		0.2		41.0		3.2		100.0	0.7		10.0		15.8		29.2		0.2		40.4		3.6
North Carolina	100.0	1.4	2.6	26.2	14.2	0.1	51.9	3.6	100.0	1.1		3.8		24.9		19.8		0.1		44.9		5.2		100.0	1.1		4.0		24.8		20.4		0.1		44.0		5.6
North Dakota	100.0	9.0	1.3	2.9	3.3	0.2	82.1	1.2	100.0	8.3		1.4		5.2		6.2		0.3		74.3		4.4		100.0	8.2		1.4		5.3		6.5		0.3		73.7		4.6

Ohio	100.0	0.1	1.8	16.2	4.2	0.1	73.3	4.3	100.0	0.1		2.7		16.8		6.9		0.1		67.4		6.0		100.0	0.1		2.8		16.8		7.3		0.1		66.6		6.2
Oklahoma	100.0	15.7	1.8	9.4	14.1	0.3	52.6	6.0	100.0	11.6		2.1		7.9		19.3		0.4		46.3		12.4		100.0	11.2		2.3		7.9		19.8		0.4		45.5		12.9
Oregon	100.0	1.7	3.9	2.5	22.0	0.7	64.5	4.9	100.0	1.2	¹	4.0	¹	2.3	¹	25.2	¹	0.8	¹	59.5	¹	7.1	¹	100.0	1.2	¹	4.0	¹	2.4	¹	25.5	¹	0.8	¹	58.8	¹	7.2	¹
Pennsylvania	100.0	0.2	3.4	15.2	9.1	0.1	69.9	2.3	100.0	0.2		4.3		14.5		13.7		0.1		62.3		4.9		100.0	0.2		4.5		14.5		14.3		0.1		61.4		5.1
Rhode Island	100.0	0.6	2.9	8.2	22.4	0.2	62.8	2.9	100.0	0.8		3.2		8.9		28.6		0.1		53.3		5.0		100.0	0.7		3.3		9.0		29.4		0.1		52.3		5.1

South Carolina	100.0	0.3	1.4	35.4	7.0	0.1	52.9	2.9	100.0	0.3		1.7		32.0		12.0		0.1		48.4		5.4		100.0	0.3		1.7		31.6		12.7		0.1		47.8		5.8
South Dakota	100.0	11.5	1.7	2.7	4.3	0.1	77.6	2.1	100.0	10.5		1.6		3.3		7.5		0.1		71.5		5.5		100.0	10.4		1.6		3.3		8.0		0.1		70.8		5.7
Tennessee	100.0	0.2	1.7	23.0	7.3	0.1	66.3	1.4	100.0	0.2		2.0		20.7		13.1		0.1		59.7		4.2		100.0	0.2		2.0		20.6		13.9		0.1		58.7		4.5
Texas	100.0	0.4	3.6	12.7	51.3	0.1	30.0	1.8	100.0	0.3		4.8		12.8		52.7		0.2		26.3		2.9		100.0	0.3		5.1		12.8		52.9		0.2		25.7		3.0
Utah	100.0	1.2	1.7	1.3	15.7	1.5	76.9	1.7	100.0	1.0		1.7		1.3		18.8		1.6		72.3		3.3		100.0	1.0		1.7		1.3		19.6		1.7		71.3		3.4

Vermont	100.0	0.3	1.8	2.0	1.5	0.1	91.9	2.4	100.0	0.3		2.1		2.5		3.0		0.1		88.7		3.4		100.0	0.3		2.1		2.6		3.1		0.1		88.1		3.8
Virginia	100.0	0.3	6.2	23.5	12.5	0.1	52.9	4.5	100.0	0.3		7.4		21.8		18.1		0.2		45.8		6.5		100.0	0.3		7.5		21.6		18.7		0.2		45.0		6.7
Washington	100.0	1.4	7.2	4.6	20.4	0.9	59.2	6.3	100.0	1.1		8.6		4.7		25.4		1.3		50.0		8.9		100.0	1.1		8.7		4.8		25.7		1.4		49.3		8.9
West Virginia	100.0	0.1	0.7	4.9	1.3	#	91.4	1.6	100.0	0.1		0.6		#		2.1		#		89.0		#		100.0	0.1		0.7		4.1		2.2		#		88.6		4.3
Wisconsin	100.0	1.3	3.6	9.8	10.1	0.1	73.1	2.2	100.0	1.0		4.1		8.8		13.2		0.1		67.9		4.9		100.0	1.0		4.2		8.7		13.6		0.1		67.2		5.1
Wyoming	100.0	3.3	0.8	1.1	12.8	0.2	80.1	1.6	100.0	3.5		0.7		0.9		14.4		0.2		76.9		3.6		100.0	3.1		0.7		0.8		14.7		0.2		76.8		3.8

Bureau of Indian Education	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	100.0	100.0		0		0		0		0		0		0		100.0	100.0		0		0		0		0		0		0

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---		---		---		---		---		---		---		100.0	---		---		---		---		---		---		---
Guam	100.0	#	23.7	0.2	0.1	73.2	0.7	2.1	100.0	#		22.4		0.1		0.2		72.6		0.5		4.2		100.0	---		---		---		---		---		---		---
Northern Marianas	100.0	0	40.5	0	0.1	58.3	0.6	0.5	100.0	#		35.8		#		#		57.7		0.6		5.2		100.0	#		33.5		0.2		1.2		57.7		0.4		7.0
Puerto Rico	100.0	0.1	#	#	99.8	#	#	0	100.0	#		#		#		99.7		#		0.2		0		100.0	#		#		#		99.6		#		0.3		0
U.S. Virgin Islands	100.0	0.1	0.3	78.9	18.2	0.1	1.5	0.8	100.0	0.1		0.7		76.9		20.6		#		1.4		0.3		100.0	0.1		0.7		77.6		20.0		#		1.3		0.3
---Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
¹Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment.
²Data by race/ethnicity include imputations for suppressed data.
NOTE: 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. 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/Secondary Education," 2012-13, 2021-22, and 2022-23. (This table was prepared March 2024.)

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