Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school students, by percentage of student's racial/ethnic group enrolled in the school and student's racial/ethnic group: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2022

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Table 216.55.Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school students, by percentage of student's racial/ethnic group enrolled in the school and student's racial/ethnic group: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2022
Year and student's racial/ethnic group	Number of students in each racial/ethnic group, by percent of that racial/ethnic group in the school	Percentage distribution of students in each racial/ethnic group, by percent of that racial/ethnic group in the school

2000¹
American Indian/Alaska Native	545,177	251,983	81,119	75,831	39,944	15,363	80,937	100.0	46.2	14.9	13.9	7.3	2.8	14.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	1,924,875	799,220	524,279	331,576	171,739	81,461	16,600	100.0	41.5	27.2	17.2	8.9	4.2	0.9
Black	7,854,032	735,459	1,199,865	1,899,982	1,366,363	871,399	1,780,964	100.0	9.4	15.3	24.2	17.4	11.1	22.7
Hispanic	7,649,728	738,509	1,054,396	1,696,944	1,739,038	1,134,466	1,286,375	100.0	9.7	13.8	22.2	22.7	14.8	16.8
White	28,146,613	189,779	595,137	2,294,232	5,556,108	7,279,301	12,232,056	100.0	0.7	2.1	8.2	19.7	25.9	43.5

2012
American Indian/Alaska Native	527,480	259,807	70,543	77,010	33,490	20,743	65,887	100.0	49.3	13.4	14.6	6.3	3.9	12.5
Asian	2,354,438	953,716	647,160	460,452	235,569	44,768	12,773	100.0	40.5	27.5	19.6	10.0	1.9	0.5
Black	7,729,537	911,821	1,458,402	1,894,233	1,321,769	853,533	1,289,779	100.0	11.8	18.9	24.5	17.1	11.0	16.7
Hispanic	12,006,597	917,364	1,705,502	2,602,271	2,809,313	1,916,245	2,055,902	100.0	7.6	14.2	21.7	23.4	16.0	17.1
Pacific Islander	179,153	115,166	15,295	27,946	14,844	4,534	1,368	100.0	64.3	8.5	15.6	8.3	2.5	0.8
White	25,222,897	305,368	854,700	3,134,932	7,229,401	7,554,992	6,143,504	100.0	1.2	3.4	12.4	28.7	30.0	24.4
Two or more races	1,383,438	1,205,783	164,444	7,898	1,229	3,112	972	100.0	87.2	11.9	0.6	0.1	0.2	0.1

2017
American Indian/Alaska Native	490,714	239,389	68,775	65,205	32,948	20,172	64,225	100.0	48.8	14.0	13.3	6.7	4.1	13.1
Asian	2,619,963	960,701	714,338	574,139	292,198	64,730	13,857	100.0	36.7	27.3	21.9	11.2	2.5	0.5
Black	7,657,704	937,456	1,540,064	1,930,181	1,347,953	841,625	1,060,425	100.0	12.2	20.1	25.2	17.6	11.0	13.8
Hispanic	13,461,088	909,319	1,958,390	3,020,258	3,251,806	2,108,336	2,212,979	100.0	6.8	14.5	22.4	24.2	15.7	16.4
Pacific Islander	183,919	127,122	18,381	23,397	11,678	3,237	104	100.0	69.1	10.0	12.7	6.3	1.8	0.1
White	23,976,394	351,591	972,907	3,617,008	7,478,175	7,104,442	4,452,271	100.0	1.5	4.1	15.1	31.2	29.6	18.6
Two or more races	1,940,459	1,573,163	343,041	21,498	2,752	0	5	100.0	81.1	17.7	1.1	0.1	0	#

2018
American Indian/Alaska Native	484,876	236,767	67,939	63,365	32,051	22,765	61,989	100.0	48.8	14.0	13.1	6.6	4.7	12.8
Asian	2,656,165	956,367	726,606	592,144	292,150	74,052	14,846	100.0	36.0	27.4	22.3	11.0	2.8	0.6
Black	7,614,701	936,699	1,547,011	1,933,369	1,352,439	842,162	1,003,021	100.0	12.3	20.3	25.4	17.8	11.1	13.2
Hispanic	13,659,041	896,684	2,006,562	3,114,063	3,299,860	2,144,546	2,197,326	100.0	6.6	14.7	22.8	24.2	15.7	16.1
Pacific Islander	184,615	128,662	19,919	22,790	10,611	2,538	95	100.0	69.7	10.8	12.3	5.7	1.4	0.1
White	23,694,427	358,419	1,004,763	3,688,057	7,489,721	6,974,963	4,178,504	100.0	1.5	4.2	15.6	31.6	29.4	17.6
Two or more races	2,037,058	1,626,978	385,575	23,143	1,346	0	16	100.0	79.9	18.9	1.1	0.1	0	#

2019
American Indian/Alaska Native	475,440	231,584	68,989	60,814	31,829	22,964	59,260	100.0	48.7	14.5	12.8	6.7	4.8	12.5
Asian	2,682,012	948,926	724,084	616,568	300,646	77,887	13,901	100.0	35.4	27.0	23.0	11.2	2.9	0.5
Black	7,553,341	941,660	1,570,982	1,912,939	1,358,572	835,069	934,119	100.0	12.5	20.8	25.3	18.0	11.1	12.4
Hispanic	13,936,546	888,204	2,058,278	3,207,685	3,403,247	2,184,316	2,194,816	100.0	6.4	14.8	23.0	24.4	15.7	15.7
Pacific Islander	184,239	129,152	20,212	22,429	11,037	1,351	58	100.0	70.1	11.0	12.2	6.0	0.7	#
White	23,428,939	362,932	1,028,377	3,786,319	7,529,469	6,817,192	3,904,650	100.0	1.5	4.4	16.2	32.1	29.1	16.7
Two or more races	2,177,304	1,704,013	449,934	22,115	880	355	7	100.0	78.3	20.7	1.0	#	#	#

2020
American Indian/Alaska Native	455,760	223,812	61,974	60,497	26,292	23,624	59,561	100.0	49.1	13.6	13.3	5.8	5.2	13.1
Asian	2,654,780	918,862	717,267	621,453	304,080	79,291	13,827	100.0	34.6	27.0	23.4	11.5	3.0	0.5
Black	7,366,069	915,499	1,544,380	1,884,623	1,326,928	831,392	863,247	100.0	12.4	21.0	25.6	18.0	11.3	11.7
Hispanic	13,749,322	846,030	2,048,519	3,190,001	3,353,621	2,162,256	2,148,895	100.0	6.2	14.9	23.2	24.4	15.7	15.6
Pacific Islander	179,747	126,272	19,702	22,579	9,597	1,580	17	100.0	70.2	11.0	12.6	5.3	0.9	#
White	22,432,268	363,135	1,015,362	3,781,672	7,262,379	6,445,627	3,564,093	100.0	1.6	4.5	16.9	32.4	28.7	15.9
Two or more races	2,200,497	1,692,420	485,630	21,926	515	0	6	100.0	76.9	22.1	1.0	#	0	#

2021
American Indian/Alaska Native	447,449	222,979	62,554	54,935	27,970	23,853	55,158	100.0	49.8	14.0	12.3	6.3	5.3	12.3
Asian	2,647,067	916,286	700,111	638,309	298,340	82,481	11,540	100.0	34.6	26.4	24.1	11.3	3.1	0.4
Black	7,335,925	919,063	1,559,602	1,890,497	1,345,166	845,479	776,118	100.0	12.5	21.3	25.8	18.3	11.5	10.6
Hispanic	13,944,742	839,326	2,098,030	3,315,905	3,425,965	2,159,059	2,106,457	100.0	6.0	15.0	23.8	24.6	15.5	15.1
Pacific Islander	180,420	127,697	19,791	22,629	8,934	1,354	15	100.0	70.8	11.0	12.5	5.0	0.8	#
White	22,216,589	364,448	1,059,825	3,871,427	7,220,726	6,335,894	3,364,269	100.0	1.6	4.8	17.4	32.5	28.5	15.1
Two or more races	2,317,448	1,750,721	537,168	28,513	708	221	117	100.0	75.5	23.2	1.2	#	#	#

2022
American Indian/Alaska Native	446,153	222,215	60,742	55,902	26,094	25,407	55,793	100.0	49.8	13.6	12.5	5.8	5.7	12.5
Asian	2,671,355	904,991	708,743	653,326	310,410	82,572	11,313	100.0	33.9	26.5	24.5	11.6	3.1	0.4
Black	7,318,009	914,393	1,590,979	1,899,480	1,356,493	832,908	723,756	100.0	12.5	21.7	26.0	18.5	11.4	9.9
Hispanic	13,933,800	819,190	2,144,823	3,417,427	3,439,826	2,134,720	1,977,814	100.0	5.9	15.4	24.5	24.7	15.3	14.2
Pacific Islander	180,190	128,775	19,067	22,052	8,923	1,309	64	100.0	71.5	10.6	12.2	5.0	0.7	#
White	21,887,969	367,901	1,091,061	3,923,852	7,253,460	6,130,041	3,121,654	100.0	1.7	5.0	17.9	33.1	28.0	14.3
Two or more races	2,423,041	1,801,568	591,716	28,468	1,193	84	12	100.0	74.4	24.4	1.2	#	#	#
#Rounds to zero.
¹Excludes data for Tennessee because racial/ethnic data were not reported. In 2000, data on students of Two or more races were not collected; each student could be assigned to only one of the available race categories.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data reflect racial/ethnic data reported by schools. Because the data reflect reports by schools, totals may differ from those in tables based on reports by states or school districts. Because some schools do not report complete racial/ethnic data, totals may differ from figures in other tables. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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," 2000-01 through 2022-23. (This table was prepared December 2023.)

Table 216.55.Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school students, by percentage of student's racial/ethnic group enrolled in the school and student's racial/ethnic group: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2022

Year and student's racial/ethnic group

Number of students in each racial/ethnic group, by percent of that racial/ethnic group in the school

Percentage distribution of students in each racial/ethnic group, by percent of that racial/ethnic group in the school

Total

Less than 10 percent

10 to 24 percent

25 to 49 percent

50 to 74 percent

75 to 89 percent

90 percent or more

Total

Less than 10 percent

10 to 24 percent

25 to 49 percent

50 to 74 percent

75 to 89 percent

90 percent or more

2000¹

American Indian/Alaska
Native

545,177

251,983

81,119

75,831

39,944

15,363

80,937

100.0

46.2

14.9

13.9

7.3

2.8

14.8

Asian/Pacific Islander

1,924,875

799,220

524,279

331,576

171,739

81,461

16,600

100.0

41.5

27.2

17.2

8.9

4.2

0.9

Black

7,854,032

735,459

1,199,865

1,899,982

1,366,363

871,399

1,780,964

100.0

9.4

15.3

24.2

17.4

11.1

22.7

Hispanic

7,649,728

738,509

1,054,396

1,696,944

1,739,038

1,134,466

1,286,375

100.0

9.7

13.8

22.2

22.7

14.8

16.8

White

28,146,613

189,779

595,137

2,294,232

5,556,108

7,279,301

12,232,056

100.0

0.7

2.1

8.2

19.7

25.9

43.5

2012

American Indian/Alaska
Native

527,480

259,807

70,543

77,010

33,490

20,743

65,887

100.0

49.3

13.4

14.6

6.3

3.9

12.5

Asian

2,354,438

953,716

647,160

460,452

235,569

44,768

12,773

100.0

40.5

27.5

19.6

10.0

1.9

0.5

Black

7,729,537

911,821

1,458,402

1,894,233

1,321,769

853,533

1,289,779

100.0

11.8

18.9

24.5

17.1

11.0

16.7

Hispanic

12,006,597

917,364

1,705,502

2,602,271

2,809,313

1,916,245

2,055,902

100.0

7.6

14.2

21.7

23.4

16.0

17.1

Pacific Islander

179,153

115,166

15,295

27,946

14,844

4,534

1,368

100.0

64.3

8.5

15.6

8.3

2.5

0.8

White

25,222,897

305,368

854,700

3,134,932

7,229,401

7,554,992

6,143,504

100.0

1.2

3.4

12.4

28.7

30.0

24.4

Two or more races

1,383,438

1,205,783

164,444

7,898

1,229

3,112

972

100.0

87.2

11.9

0.6

0.1

0.2

0.1

2017

American Indian/Alaska
Native

490,714

239,389

68,775

65,205

32,948

20,172

64,225

100.0

48.8

14.0

13.3

6.7

4.1

13.1

Asian

2,619,963

960,701

714,338

574,139

292,198

64,730

13,857

100.0

36.7

27.3

21.9

11.2

2.5

0.5

Black

7,657,704

937,456

1,540,064

1,930,181

1,347,953

841,625

1,060,425

100.0

12.2

20.1

25.2

17.6

11.0

13.8

Hispanic

13,461,088

909,319

1,958,390

3,020,258

3,251,806

2,108,336

2,212,979

100.0

6.8

14.5

22.4

24.2

15.7

16.4

Pacific Islander

183,919

127,122

18,381

23,397

11,678

3,237

104

100.0

69.1

10.0

12.7

6.3

1.8

0.1

White

23,976,394

351,591

972,907

3,617,008

7,478,175

7,104,442

4,452,271

100.0

1.5

4.1

15.1

31.2

29.6

18.6

Two or more races

1,940,459

1,573,163

343,041

21,498

2,752

100.0

81.1

17.7

1.1

0.1

2018

American Indian/Alaska
Native

484,876

236,767

67,939

63,365

32,051

22,765

61,989

100.0

48.8

14.0

13.1

6.6

4.7

12.8

Asian

2,656,165

956,367

726,606

592,144

292,150

74,052

14,846

100.0

36.0

27.4

22.3

11.0

2.8

0.6

Black

7,614,701

936,699

1,547,011

1,933,369

1,352,439

842,162

1,003,021

100.0

12.3

20.3

25.4

17.8

11.1

13.2

Hispanic

13,659,041

896,684

2,006,562

3,114,063

3,299,860

2,144,546

2,197,326

100.0

6.6

14.7

22.8

24.2

15.7

16.1

Pacific Islander

184,615

128,662

19,919

22,790

10,611

2,538

100.0

69.7

10.8

12.3

5.7

1.4

0.1

White

23,694,427

358,419

1,004,763

3,688,057

7,489,721

6,974,963

4,178,504

100.0

1.5

4.2

15.6

31.6

29.4

17.6

Two or more races

2,037,058

1,626,978

385,575

23,143

1,346

100.0

79.9

18.9

1.1

0.1

2019

American Indian/Alaska
Native

475,440

231,584

68,989

60,814

31,829

22,964

59,260

100.0

48.7

14.5

12.8

6.7

4.8

12.5

Asian

2,682,012

948,926

724,084

616,568

300,646

77,887

13,901

100.0

35.4

27.0

23.0

11.2

2.9

0.5

Black

7,553,341

941,660

1,570,982

1,912,939

1,358,572

835,069

934,119

100.0

12.5

20.8

25.3

18.0

11.1

12.4

Hispanic

13,936,546

888,204

2,058,278

3,207,685

3,403,247

2,184,316

2,194,816

100.0

6.4

14.8

23.0

24.4

15.7

Pacific Islander

184,239

129,152

20,212

22,429

11,037

1,351

100.0

70.1

11.0

12.2

6.0

0.7

White

23,428,939

362,932

1,028,377

3,786,319

7,529,469

6,817,192

3,904,650

100.0

1.5

4.4

16.2

32.1

29.1

16.7

Two or more races

2,177,304

1,704,013

449,934

22,115

880

355

100.0

78.3

20.7

1.0

2020

American Indian/Alaska
Native

455,760

223,812

61,974

60,497

26,292

23,624

59,561

100.0

49.1

13.6

13.3

5.8

5.2

13.1

Asian

2,654,780

918,862

717,267

621,453

304,080

79,291

13,827

100.0

34.6

27.0

23.4

11.5

3.0

0.5

Black

7,366,069

915,499

1,544,380

1,884,623

1,326,928

831,392

863,247

100.0

12.4

21.0

25.6

18.0

11.3

11.7

Hispanic

13,749,322

846,030

2,048,519

3,190,001

3,353,621

2,162,256

2,148,895

100.0

6.2

14.9

23.2

24.4

15.7

15.6

Pacific Islander

179,747

126,272

19,702

22,579

9,597

1,580

100.0

70.2

11.0

12.6

5.3

0.9

White

22,432,268

363,135

1,015,362

3,781,672

7,262,379

6,445,627

3,564,093

100.0

1.6

4.5

16.9

32.4

28.7

15.9

Two or more races

2,200,497

1,692,420

485,630

21,926

515

100.0

76.9

22.1

1.0

2021

American Indian/Alaska
Native

447,449

222,979

62,554

54,935

27,970

23,853

55,158

100.0

49.8

14.0

12.3

6.3

5.3

12.3

Asian

2,647,067

916,286

700,111

638,309

298,340

82,481

11,540

100.0

34.6

26.4

24.1

11.3

3.1

0.4

Black

7,335,925

919,063

1,559,602

1,890,497

1,345,166

845,479

776,118

100.0

12.5

21.3

25.8

18.3

11.5

10.6

Hispanic

13,944,742

839,326

2,098,030

3,315,905

3,425,965

2,159,059

2,106,457

100.0

6.0

15.0

23.8

24.6

15.5

15.1

Pacific Islander

180,420

127,697

19,791

22,629

8,934

1,354

100.0

70.8

11.0

12.5

5.0

0.8

White

22,216,589

364,448

1,059,825

3,871,427

7,220,726

6,335,894

3,364,269

100.0

1.6

4.8

17.4

32.5

28.5

15.1

Two or more races

2,317,448

1,750,721

537,168

28,513

708

221

117

100.0

75.5

23.2

1.2

2022

American Indian/Alaska
Native

446,153

222,215

60,742

55,902

26,094

25,407

55,793

100.0

49.8

13.6

12.5

5.8

5.7

12.5

Asian

2,671,355

904,991

708,743

653,326

310,410

82,572

11,313

100.0

33.9

26.5

24.5

11.6

3.1

0.4

Black

7,318,009

914,393

1,590,979

1,899,480

1,356,493

832,908

723,756

100.0

12.5

21.7

26.0

18.5

11.4

9.9

Hispanic

13,933,800

819,190

2,144,823

3,417,427

3,439,826

2,134,720

1,977,814

100.0

5.9

15.4

24.5

24.7

15.3

14.2

Pacific Islander

180,190

128,775

19,067

22,052

8,923

1,309

100.0

71.5

10.6

12.2

5.0

0.7

White

21,887,969

367,901

1,091,061

3,923,852

7,253,460

6,130,041

3,121,654

100.0

1.7

5.0

17.9

33.1

28.0

14.3

Two or more races

2,423,041

1,801,568

591,716

28,468

1,193

100.0

74.4

24.4

1.2

#Rounds to zero.

¹Excludes data for Tennessee because racial/ethnic data were not reported. In 2000, data on students of Two or more races were not collected; each student could be assigned to only one of the available race categories.

NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data reflect racial/ethnic data reported by schools. Because the data reflect reports by schools, totals may differ from those in tables based on reports by states or school districts. Because some schools do not report complete racial/ethnic data, totals may differ from figures in other tables. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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," 2000-01 through 2022-23. (This table was prepared December 2023.)