Table 2.1b. Number and percentage distribution of American Indian/Alaska Natives enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools, by percent of American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: Fall 2002
Percent American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment
Number
Percent
Total
624,298
100.0
Less than 10 percent
265,053
42.5
10-24 percent
82,713
13.2
25-49 percent
80,572
12.9
50-74 percent
43,697
7.0
75-89 percent
20,911
3.3
90 percent or more
131,352
21.0
NOTE: Figures may differ from previously published figures because Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools have been included in the Common Core of Data (CCD) total. 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Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," unpublished data, 2002-03.
