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Table 7.3. |
Percentage distribution of public school enrollment in the United States and 20 largest public school districts, by race/ethnicity: 2004 |
| School district | State | Total enrollment | Total | White | Total minority | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, United States | † | 48,359,608 | 100.0 | 57.9 | 42.1 | 17.3 | 19.2 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| Total, 20 largest public school districts | † | 5,375,479 | 100.0 | 20.3 | 79.7 | 31.7 | 38.4 | 9.2 | 0.3 |
| New York City Public Schools | NY | 1,023,674 | 100.0 | 14.6 | 85.4 | 33.1 | 38.6 | 13.2 | 0.4 |
| Los Angeles Unified | CA | 741,367 | 100.0 | 9.0 | 91.0 | 11.7 | 72.8 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| City of Chicago | IL | 426,812 | 100.0 | 8.8 | 91.2 | 49.8 | 38.0 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| Dade County School District | FL | 368,933 | 100.0 | 10.1 | 89.9 | 28.3 | 60.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Clark County School District1 | NV | 283,221 | 100.0 | 44.0 | 56.0 | 14.1 | 33.2 | 7.8 | 0.9 |
| Broward County School District | FL | 274,591 | 100.0 | 34.8 | 65.2 | 37.3 | 24.4 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| Houston Independent School District | TX | 208,945 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 91.1 | 29.0 | 59.0 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Hillsborough County School District | FL | 189,469 | 100.0 | 47.6 | 52.4 | 23.4 | 26.1 | 2.5 | 0.3 |
| Philadelphia City School District | PA | 187,547 | 100.0 | 14.0 | 86.0 | 64.9 | 15.4 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Hawaii Department of Education | HI | 183,185 | 100.0 | 20.1 | 79.9 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 72.5 | 0.6 |
| Palm Beach County School District | FL | 175,076 | 100.0 | 45.5 | 54.5 | 29.5 | 22.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| Orange County School District | FL | 173,331 | 100.0 | 38.7 | 61.3 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Fairfax County Public Schools | VA | 164,765 | 100.0 | 54.1 | 45.9 | 11.2 | 16.3 | 18.1 | 0.3 |
| Dallas Independent School District | TX | 158,027 | 100.0 | 5.8 | 94.2 | 30.3 | 62.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Detroit City School District | MI | 141,461 | 100.0 | 2.8 | 97.2 | 90.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Montgomery County Public Schools | MD | 139,393 | 100.0 | 43.3 | 56.7 | 22.6 | 19.4 | 14.4 | 0.3 |
| Prince Georges County Public Schools | MD | 136,095 | 100.0 | 7.1 | 92.9 | 77.1 | 12.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| Gwinnett County | GA | 135,392 | 100.0 | 48.1 | 51.9 | 23.6 | 18.1 | 10.1 | 0.1 |
| San Diego Unified School District | CA | 134,709 | 100.0 | 25.8 | 74.2 | 14.2 | 42.6 | 16.9 | 0.5 |
| Duval County School District | FL | 129,486 | 100.0 | 46.9 | 53.1 | 44.4 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
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† Not applicable. 1 In 2004, Clark County School District did not report race/ethnicity data. The percentage distribution shown here is from 2003. Clark County is not included in the race/ethnicity distribution for the 20 largest school districts. NOTE: 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," 2004–05. |
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