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Table 44.Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race or ethnicity and state: Fall 1986 and fall 1994

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                      |       Percent distribution, fall 1986              |       Percent distribution, fall 1994
                      |----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
                      |       |        |        |        |Asian or|American|       |        |        |         |Asian or |American
        State         | Total |White\1\|Black\1\|Hispanic|Pacific |Indian/ | Total |White\1\|Black\1\|Hispanic |Pacific  |Indian/
    or other area     |       |        |        |        |Islander|Alaskan |       |        |        |         |Islander |Alaskan
                      |       |        |        |        |        | Native |       |        |        |         |         |Native
----------------------|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------
          1           |   2   |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8   |     9  |    10  |     11  |     12  |     13
----------------------|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------
   United States .....| 100.0 |   70.4 |   16.1 |    9.9 |    2.8 |    0.9 | 100.0 |\2\65.6 |\2\16.7 |\2\ 13.0 |\2\  3.6 |\2\  1.1
                      |-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------
                      |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
Alabama ..............| 100.0 |   62.0 |   37.0 |    0.1 |    0.4 |    0.5 | 100.0 |   62.3 |   35.8 |     0.4 |     0.6 |     0.8
Alaska ...............| 100.0 |   65.7 |    4.3 |    1.7 |    3.3 |   25.1 | 100.0 |   64.7 |    4.8 |     2.6 |     4.1 |    23.8
Arizona ..............| 100.0 |   62.2 |    4.0 |   26.4 |    1.3 |    6.1 | 100.0 |   58.4 |    4.3 |    28.7 |     1.7 |     7.0
Arkansas .............| 100.0 |   74.7 |   24.2 |    0.4 |    0.6 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   73.9 |   23.9 |     1.1 |     0.7 |     0.3
California ...........| 100.0 |   53.7 |    9.0 |   27.5 |    9.1 |    0.7 | 100.0 |   41.4 |    8.7 |    37.9 |    11.2 |     0.9
                      |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
Colorado .............| 100.0 |   78.7 |    4.5 |   13.7 |    2.0 |    1.0 | 100.0 |   73.5 |    5.4 |    17.6 |     2.5 |     1.0
Connecticut ..........| 100.0 |   77.2 |   12.1 |    8.9 |    1.5 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   72.7 |   13.3 |    11.4 |     2.4 |     0.2
Delaware .............| 100.0 |   68.3 |   27.7 |    2.5 |    1.4 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   65.4 |   29.1 |     3.6 |     1.7 |     0.2
District of Columbia .| 100.0 |    4.0 |   91.1 |    3.9 |    0.9 |    0.1 | 100.0 |    4.0 |   88.0 |     6.6 |     1.3 |   (\3\)
Florida ..............| 100.0 |   65.4 |   23.7 |    9.5 |    1.2 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   58.7 |   25.0 |    14.4 |     1.7 |     0.2
                      |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
Georgia ..............| 100.0 |   60.7 |   37.9 |    0.6 |    0.8 |  (\3\) | 100.0 |   59.1 |   37.5 |     1.8 |     1.5 |     0.1
Hawaii ...............| 100.0 |   23.5 |    2.3 |    2.2 |   71.7 |    0.3 | 100.0 |   23.2 |    2.7 |     4.9 |    68.8 |     0.4
Idaho ................| 100.0 |   92.6 |    0.3 |    4.9 |    0.8 |    1.3 |   --- |    --- |    --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Illinois .............| 100.0 |   69.8 |   18.7 |    9.2 |    2.3 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   64.4 |   21.0 |    11.6 |     3.0 |     0.1
Indiana...............| 100.0 |   88.7 |    9.0 |    1.7 |    0.5 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   85.7 |   11.2 |     2.2 |     0.8 |     0.2
                      |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
Iowa .................| 100.0 |   94.6 |    3.0 |    0.9 |    1.2 |    0.3 | 100.0 |   93.1 |    3.2 |     1.8 |     1.5 |     0.4
Kansas ...............| 100.0 |   85.6 |    7.6 |    4.4 |    1.9 |    0.6 | 100.0 |   83.0 |    8.4 |     5.7 |     1.9 |     1.0
Kentucky .............| 100.0 |   89.2 |   10.2 |    0.1 |    0.5 |  (\3\) | 100.0 |   89.3 |    9.7 |     0.3 |     0.6 |     0.1
Louisiana ............| 100.0 |   56.5 |   41.3 |    0.8 |    1.1 |    0.3 | 100.0 |   51.5 |   45.7 |     1.1 |     1.3 |     0.5
Maine ................| 100.0 |   98.3 |    0.5 |    0.2 |    0.8 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   97.5 |    0.7 |     0.4 |     0.8 |     0.5
                      |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
Maryland .............| 100.0 |   59.7 |   35.3 |    1.7 |    3.1 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   58.1 |   34.7 |     3.1 |     3.8 |     0.3
Massachusetts ........| 100.0 |   83.7 |    7.4 |    6.0 |    2.8 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   79.1 |    8.0 |     9.0 |     3.7 |     0.2
Michigan .............| 100.0 |   76.4 |   19.8 |    1.8 |    1.2 |    0.8 | 100.0 |   77.4 |   17.5 |     2.6 |     1.5 |     1.1
Minnesota ............| 100.0 |   93.9 |    2.1 |    0.9 |    1.7 |    1.5 | 100.0 |   88.1 |    4.5 |     1.8 |     3.7 |     1.9
Mississippi ..........| 100.0 |   43.9 |   55.5 |    0.1 |    0.4 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   47.8 |   50.9 |     0.3 |     0.5 |     0.4
                      |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
Missouri..............| 100.0 |   83.4 |   14.9 |    0.7 |    0.8 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   82.2 |   15.8 |     0.9 |     1.0 |     0.2
Montana ..............| 100.0 |   92.7 |    0.3 |    0.9 |    0.5 |    5.5 | 100.0 |   87.7 |    0.5 |     1.4 |     0.8 |     9.6
Nebraska .............| 100.0 |   91.4 |    4.4 |    2.4 |    0.8 |    1.0 | 100.0 |   87.8 |    5.8 |     3.8 |     1.2 |     1.3
Nevada ...............| 100.0 |   77.4 |    9.6 |    7.5 |    3.2 |    2.3 | 100.0 |   69.0 |    9.3 |    15.5 |     4.2 |     2.0
New Hampshire ........| 100.0 |   98.0 |    0.7 |    0.5 |    0.8 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   96.8 |    0.8 |     1.1 |     1.0 |     0.2
                      |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
New Jersey ...........| 100.0 |   69.1 |   17.4 |   10.7 |    2.7 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   63.0 |   18.6 |    13.1 |     5.2 |     0.2
New Mexico ...........| 100.0 |   43.1 |    2.3 |   45.1 |    0.8 |    8.7 | 100.0 |   39.9 |    2.4 |    46.4 |     1.0 |    10.4
New York .............| 100.0 |   68.4 |   16.5 |   12.3 |    2.7 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   57.7 |   20.2 |    16.9 |     4.8 |     0.4
North Carolina .......| 100.0 |   68.4 |   28.9 |    0.4 |    0.6 |    1.7 | 100.0 |   65.2 |   30.5 |     1.5 |     1.2 |     1.5
North Dakota .........| 100.0 |   92.4 |    0.6 |    1.1 |    0.8 |    5.0 | 100.0 |   90.1 |    0.8 |     0.8 |     0.7 |     7.6
                      |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
Ohio .................| 100.0 |   83.1 |   15.0 |    1.0 |    0.7 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   82.5 |   15.1 |     1.4 |     1.0 |     0.1
Oklahoma .............| 100.0 |   79.0 |    7.8 |    1.6 |    1.0 |   10.6 | 100.0 |   70.4 |   10.4 |     3.7 |     1.2 |    14.3
Oregon ...............| 100.0 |   89.8 |    2.2 |    3.9 |    2.4 |    1.7 | 100.0 |   86.0 |    2.5 |     6.3 |     3.2 |     1.9
Pennsylvania .........| 100.0 |   84.4 |   12.6 |    1.8 |    1.2 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   80.9 |   13.9 |     3.4 |     1.7 |     0.1
Rhode Island .........| 100.0 |   87.9 |    5.6 |    3.7 |    2.4 |    0.3 | 100.0 |   79.9 |    7.0 |     9.5 |     3.2 |     0.5
                      |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
South Carolina .......| 100.0 |   54.6 |   44.5 |    0.2 |    0.6 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   56.8 |   41.7 |     0.6 |     0.7 |     0.2
South Dakota .........| 100.0 |   90.6 |    0.5 |    0.6 |    0.7 |    7.6 | 100.0 |   84.2 |    0.8 |     0.7 |     0.8 |    13.6
Tennessee ............| 100.0 |   76.5 |   22.6 |    0.2 |    0.6 |  (\3\) | 100.0 |   75.4 |   23.0 |     0.6 |     0.9 |     0.1
Texas ................| 100.0 |   51.0 |   14.4 |   32.5 |    2.0 |    0.2 | 100.0 |   47.1 |   14.3 |    36.1 |     2.3 |     0.2
Utah .................| 100.0 |   93.7 |    0.4 |    3.0 |    1.5 |    1.5 | 100.0 |   91.0 |    0.7 |     4.8 |     2.1 |     1.4
                      |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
Vermont ..............| 100.0 |   98.4 |    0.3 |    0.2 |    0.6 |    0.6 | 100.0 |   97.5 |    0.7 |     0.3 |     0.9 |     0.5
Virginia .............| 100.0 |   72.6 |   23.7 |    1.0 |    2.6 |    0.1 | 100.0 |   67.2 |   26.2 |     3.0 |     3.4 |     0.2
Washington ...........| 100.0 |   84.5 |    4.2 |    3.8 |    5.1 |    2.3 | 100.0 |   79.1 |    4.6 |     7.4 |     6.3 |     2.6
West Virginia.........| 100.0 |   95.9 |    3.7 |    0.1 |    0.3 |  (\3\) | 100.0 |   95.3 |    3.9 |     0.2 |     0.4 |     0.1
Wisconsin ............| 100.0 |   86.6 |    8.9 |    1.9 |    1.7 |    1.0 | 100.0 |   83.7 |    9.3 |     3.1 |     2.6 |     1.3
Wyoming ..............| 100.0 |   90.7 |    0.9 |    5.9 |    0.6 |    1.9 | 100.0 |   89.4 |    1.0 |     6.1 |     0.8 |     2.8
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     Other areas      |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
                      |       |        |        |        |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |
American Samoa .......|   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- | 100.0 |   (\3\)|   (\3\)|   (\3\) |   100.0 |   (\3\)
Guam .................|   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- | 100.0 |    8.3 |    1.8 |     0.5 |    89.3 |     0.1
Northern Marianas.....|   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- | 100.0 |    1.0 |   (\3\)|   (\3\) |    98.2 |     0.8
Puerto Rico ..........|   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- | 100.0 |   (\3\)|   (\3\)|   100.0 |   (\3\) |   (\3\)
Virgin Islands .......|   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- | 100.0 |    1.1 |   85.4 |    13.1 |     0.5 |   (\3\)
----------------------|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------

\1\Excludes persons of Hispanic origin.

\2\Includes estimate for nonresponding state.

\3\Less than 0.05 percent.

---Data not available.

NOTE.--The 1986-87 data were derived from the 1986 Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights sample survey of public school districts. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 1986 State Summaries of Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Survey; and National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey. (This table was prepared September 1996.)


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