Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school students, by percentage of enrollment of students of color in the school and student's racial/ethnic group: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2023

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Table 216.50.Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school students, by percentage of enrollment of students of color in the school and student's racial/ethnic group: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2023
Year and student's racial/ethnic group	Number of students in racial/ethnic group, by percent enrollment of students of color in the school							Percentage distribution of students in racial/ethnic group, by percent enrollment of students of color in the school
Year and student's racial/ethnic group	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
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Total, 2000¹	46,120,425	12,761,478	8,736,252	8,760,300	6,013,131	3,472,083	6,377,181	100.0	27.7	18.9	19.0	13.0	7.5	13.8
Students of color	17,973,812	542,616	1,464,967	3,193,619	3,710,025	2,875,605	6,186,980	100.0	3.0	8.2	17.8	20.6	16.0	34.4
American Indian/Alaska Native	545,177	49,933	102,430	144,911	91,475	45,664	110,764	100.0	9.2	18.8	26.6	16.8	8.4	20.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	1,924,875	132,813	295,437	441,769	423,175	353,395	278,286	100.0	6.9	15.3	23.0	22.0	18.4	14.5
Black	7,854,032	178,185	561,488	1,485,130	1,652,393	1,043,907	2,932,929	100.0	2.3	7.1	18.9	21.0	13.3	37.3
Hispanic	7,649,728	181,685	505,612	1,121,809	1,542,982	1,432,639	2,865,001	100.0	2.4	6.6	14.7	20.2	18.7	37.5
White	28,146,613	12,218,862	7,271,285	5,566,681	2,303,106	596,478	190,201	100.0	43.4	25.8	19.8	8.2	2.1	0.7
Total, 2013	49,649,037	6,127,704	9,017,544	11,591,426	8,487,715	5,173,033	9,251,615	100.0	12.3	18.2	23.3	17.1	10.4	18.6
Students of color	24,665,533	359,845	1,544,204	4,280,403	5,253,163	4,287,640	8,940,278	100.0	1.5	6.3	17.4	21.3	17.4	36.2
American Indian/Alaska Native	517,456	18,711	61,585	142,633	110,507	59,103	124,917	100.0	3.6	11.9	27.6	21.4	11.4	24.1
Asian	2,398,105	48,153	237,723	603,165	611,174	430,680	467,210	100.0	2.0	9.9	25.2	25.5	18.0	19.5
Black	7,725,382	69,410	358,260	1,249,277	1,692,385	1,294,777	3,061,273	100.0	0.9	4.6	16.2	21.9	16.8	39.6
Hispanic	12,350,492	132,815	602,569	1,754,425	2,443,662	2,303,162	5,113,859	100.0	1.1	4.9	14.2	19.8	18.6	41.4
Pacific Islander	175,172	4,207	13,238	28,531	35,482	39,931	53,783	100.0	2.4	7.6	16.3	20.3	22.8	30.7
Two or more races	1,498,926	86,549	270,829	502,372	359,953	159,987	119,236	100.0	5.8	18.1	33.5	24.0	10.7	8.0
White	24,983,504	5,767,859	7,473,340	7,311,023	3,234,552	885,393	311,337	100.0	23.1	29.9	29.3	12.9	3.5	1.2
Total, 2018	50,330,883	4,439,701	8,434,165	11,902,032	9,722,595	5,862,497	9,969,893	100.0	8.8	16.8	23.6	19.3	11.6	19.8
Students of color	26,636,456	274,292	1,460,192	4,418,038	6,018,853	4,854,709	9,610,372	100.0	1.0	5.5	16.6	22.6	18.2	36.1
American Indian/Alaska Native	484,876	11,092	46,037	126,434	107,587	62,741	130,985	100.0	2.3	9.5	26.1	22.2	12.9	27.0
Asian	2,656,165	26,683	190,870	612,502	777,097	522,491	526,522	100.0	1.0	7.2	23.1	29.3	19.7	19.8
Black	7,614,701	42,291	274,656	1,124,135	1,713,682	1,395,701	3,064,236	100.0	0.6	3.6	14.8	22.5	18.3	40.2
Hispanic	13,659,041	103,871	606,469	1,864,899	2,838,243	2,589,328	5,656,231	100.0	0.8	4.4	13.7	20.8	19.0	41.4
Pacific Islander	184,615	3,249	13,337	29,368	39,612	40,950	58,099	100.0	1.8	7.2	15.9	21.5	22.2	31.5
Two or more races	2,037,058	87,106	328,823	660,700	542,632	243,498	174,299	100.0	4.3	16.1	32.4	26.6	12.0	8.6
White	23,694,427	4,165,409	6,973,973	7,483,994	3,703,742	1,007,788	359,521	100.0	17.6	29.4	31.6	15.6	4.3	1.5
Total, 2019	50,437,821	4,151,595	8,236,836	11,978,540	9,994,390	6,011,014	10,065,446	100.0	8.2	16.3	23.7	19.8	11.9	20.0
Students of color	27,008,882	259,518	1,428,572	4,445,895	6,193,066	4,979,887	9,701,944	100.0	1.0	5.3	16.5	22.9	18.4	35.9
American Indian/Alaska Native	475,440	9,798	43,305	122,437	108,329	61,638	129,933	100.0	2.1	9.1	25.8	22.8	13.0	27.3
Asian	2,682,012	23,668	176,420	607,631	802,554	534,138	537,601	100.0	0.9	6.6	22.7	29.9	19.9	20.0
Black	7,553,341	38,408	255,815	1,088,480	1,732,456	1,398,004	3,040,178	100.0	0.5	3.4	14.4	22.9	18.5	40.2
Hispanic	13,936,546	99,053	599,463	1,894,034	2,916,508	2,683,359	5,744,129	100.0	0.7	4.3	13.6	20.9	19.3	41.2
Pacific Islander	184,239	2,956	12,896	29,054	40,288	40,344	58,701	100.0	1.6	7.0	15.8	21.9	21.9	31.9
Two or more races	2,177,304	85,635	340,673	704,259	592,931	262,404	191,402	100.0	3.9	15.6	32.3	27.2	12.1	8.8
White	23,428,939	3,892,077	6,808,264	7,532,645	3,801,324	1,031,127	363,502	100.0	16.6	29.1	32.2	16.2	4.4	1.6
Total, 2020	49,038,443	3,790,219	7,790,202	11,558,920	9,997,651	5,930,233	9,971,218	100.0	7.7	15.9	23.6	20.4	12.1	20.3
Students of color	26,606,175	237,349	1,350,452	4,297,176	6,202,389	4,911,682	9,607,127	100.0	0.9	5.1	16.2	23.3	18.5	36.1
American Indian/Alaska Native	455,760	8,660	39,817	112,586	106,174	60,187	128,336	100.0	1.9	8.7	24.7	23.3	13.2	28.2
Asian	2,654,780	19,511	159,891	570,778	817,864	543,729	543,007	100.0	0.7	6.0	21.5	30.8	20.5	20.5
Black	7,366,069	33,714	234,102	1,042,803	1,703,886	1,372,422	2,979,142	100.0	0.5	3.2	14.2	23.1	18.6	40.4
Hispanic	13,749,322	92,065	573,651	1,838,466	2,917,277	2,628,590	5,699,273	100.0	0.7	4.2	13.4	21.2	19.1	41.5
Pacific Islander	179,747	2,487	12,417	28,063	40,075	37,054	59,651	100.0	1.4	6.9	15.6	22.3	20.6	33.2
Two or more races	2,200,497	80,912	330,574	704,480	617,113	269,700	197,718	100.0	3.7	15.0	32.0	28.0	12.3	9.0
White	22,432,268	3,552,870	6,439,750	7,261,744	3,795,262	1,018,551	364,091	100.0	15.8	28.7	32.4	16.9	4.5	1.6
Total, 2021	49,089,640	3,572,805	7,672,050	11,501,028	10,230,473	6,186,292	9,926,992	100.0	7.3	15.6	23.4	20.8	12.6	20.2
Students of color	26,873,051	225,942	1,335,145	4,279,645	6,346,539	5,124,505	9,561,275	100.0	0.8	5.0	15.9	23.6	19.1	35.6
American Indian/Alaska Native	447,449	8,036	38,221	109,167	105,084	60,820	126,121	100.0	1.8	8.5	24.4	23.5	13.6	28.2
Asian	2,647,067	17,067	150,277	554,451	829,174	562,076	534,022	100.0	0.6	5.7	20.9	31.3	21.2	20.2
Black	7,335,925	30,224	221,991	1,007,041	1,719,590	1,428,797	2,928,282	100.0	0.4	3.0	13.7	23.4	19.5	39.9
Hispanic	13,944,742	88,481	574,827	1,853,123	2,990,481	2,734,396	5,703,434	100.0	0.6	4.1	13.3	21.4	19.6	40.9
Pacific Islander	180,420	2,370	12,249	28,829	40,505	39,840	56,627	100.0	1.3	6.8	16.0	22.5	22.1	31.4
Two or more races	2,317,448	79,764	337,580	727,034	661,705	298,576	212,789	100.0	3.4	14.6	31.4	28.6	12.9	9.2
White	22,216,589	3,346,863	6,336,905	7,221,383	3,883,934	1,061,787	365,717	100.0	15.1	28.5	32.5	17.5	4.8	1.6
Total, 2022	48,860,517	3,325,324	7,412,959	11,571,313	10,389,348	6,342,429	9,819,144	100.0	6.8	15.2	23.7	21.3	13.0	20.1
Students of color	26,972,548	212,625	1,292,365	4,314,741	6,454,174	5,248,815	9,449,828	100.0	0.8	4.8	16.0	23.9	19.5	35.0
American Indian/Alaska Native	446,153	7,371	35,939	106,387	105,742	60,878	129,836	100.0	1.7	8.1	23.8	23.7	13.6	29.1
Asian	2,671,355	14,870	139,051	553,827	849,692	578,950	534,965	100.0	0.6	5.2	20.7	31.8	21.7	20.0
Black	7,318,009	27,571	207,063	988,673	1,725,477	1,453,103	2,916,122	100.0	0.4	2.8	13.5	23.6	19.9	39.8
Hispanic	13,933,800	83,789	561,857	1,880,334	3,035,010	2,789,178	5,583,632	100.0	0.6	4.0	13.5	21.8	20.0	40.1
Pacific Islander	180,190	2,285	11,813	29,127	41,478	39,845	55,642	100.0	1.3	6.6	16.2	23.0	22.1	30.9
Two or more races	2,423,041	76,739	336,642	756,393	696,775	326,861	229,631	100.0	3.2	13.9	31.2	28.8	13.5	9.5
White	21,887,969	3,112,699	6,120,594	7,256,572	3,935,174	1,093,614	369,316	100.0	14.2	28.0	33.2	18.0	5.0	1.7
Total, 2023	49,184,890	3,081,116	7,110,975	11,518,696	10,607,652	6,579,720	10,286,731	100.0	6.3	14.5	23.4	21.6	13.4	20.9
Students of color	27,682,595	198,994	1,243,281	4,300,074	6,594,767	5,444,257	9,901,222	100.0	0.7	4.5	15.5	23.8	19.7	35.8
American Indian/Alaska Native	440,414	6,517	33,496	101,611	106,766	59,718	132,306	100.0	1.5	7.6	23.1	24.2	13.6	30.0
Asian	2,752,149	13,164	128,336	556,510	877,750	612,015	564,374	100.0	0.5	4.7	20.2	31.9	22.2	20.5
Black	7,315,120	25,215	190,730	961,144	1,712,394	1,487,682	2,937,955	100.0	0.3	2.6	13.1	23.4	20.3	40.2
Hispanic	14,482,230	79,485	548,345	1,878,776	3,118,638	2,892,316	5,964,670	100.0	0.5	3.8	13.0	21.5	20.0	41.2
Pacific Islander	179,914	2,049	11,409	29,875	41,346	38,464	56,771	100.0	1.1	6.3	16.6	23.0	21.4	31.6
Two or more races	2,512,768	72,564	330,965	772,158	737,873	354,062	245,146	100.0	2.9	13.2	30.7	29.4	14.1	9.8
White	21,502,295	2,882,122	5,867,694	7,218,622	4,012,885	1,135,463	385,509	100.0	13.4	27.3	33.6	18.7	5.3	1.8
¹Excludes data for Tennessee because racial/ethnic data were not reported.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data reflect racial/ethnic data reported by schools. For all data years in this table, total enrollment is based on the sum of known race/ethnicity totals. Because some schools do not report complete racial/ethnic data, totals may differ from figures in other tables. Because the data reflect reports by schools, totals differ from those in tables based on reports by states or school districts. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. 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," selected years, 2000-01 through 2023-24. (This table was prepared December 2024.)

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