Table 7.1. Percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school enrollment, by locale and race/ethnicity: 1993, 2000, and 2003

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Table 7.1.

Percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school enrollment, by locale and race/ethnicity: 1993, 2000, and 2003

Year and race/ethnicity	Total	Central city	Urban fringe	Town	Rural
1993
White	66.0	44.3	68.8	78.4	83.5
Total minority	34.0	55.7	31.2	21.6	16.5
Black	16.6	28.7	13.6	10.4	8.7
Hispanic	12.7	21.4	11.8	8.3	4.4
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.6	5.0	5.4	1.3	1.1
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.1	0.7	0.5	1.5	2.3

2000
White	61.0	37.0	64.8	73.5	81.5
Total minority	39.0	63.0	35.2	26.5	18.5
Black	17.0	29.6	12.9	13.8	8.6
Hispanic	16.6	26.8	16.4	9.5	6.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.2	5.7	5.2	1.0	1.6
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.2	0.8	0.7	2.2	2.2

2003
White	58.7	35.2	63.5	70.5	79.1
Total minority	41.3	64.8	36.5	29.5	20.9
Black	17.2	27.7	13.3	13.6	9.9
Hispanic	18.5	29.8	17.5	11.5	7.4
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.4	6.6	4.9	1.7	1.3
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.2	0.8	0.7	2.7	2.3
NOTE: 1993 data exclude race/ethnicity information for Maine. 2000 and 2003 data exclude race/ethnicity information for Tennessee. For more information on locale codes, see the NCES Common Core of Data, Public Elementary/Secondary School Locale Code File: School Year 2003-04. For locale definitions, see Appendix C: Guide to Sources. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 1993-94, 2000-01, and 2003-04.