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Preprimary, Elementary, and Secondary Education
Racial/Ethnic Enrollment in Public Schools
Between fall 2009 and fall 2018, the percentage of public school students who were Hispanic increased from 22 to 27 percent. The percentage of public school students who were White decreased from 54 to 47 percent, and the percentage of students who were Black decreased from 17 to 15 percent.
Total enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools increased from 49.4 million students to 50.7 million students between fall 2009 and fall 2018.1 In addition, racial/ethnic distributions of public school students across the country have shifted.
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In fall 2018, of the 50.7 million students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools, 23.8 million were White, 13.8 million were Hispanic, 7.7 million were Black, 2.7 million were Asian, 2.1 million were of Two or more races, 0.5 million were American Indian/Alaska Native, and 186,000 were Pacific Islander. Between fall 2009 and fall 2018, public school enrollments among White students decreased from 26.7 million to 23.8 million. Similarly, the number of Black students decreased from 8.2 million to 7.7 million. In contrast, the number of Hispanic students increased from 11.0 million to 13.8 million. These enrollment trends produced changes in the overall composition of U.S. public school students. Specifically, the percentages of students who were White and Black decreased (from 54 to 47 percent and 17 to 15 percent, respectively), while the percentage of students who were Hispanic increased from 22 to 27 percent over the period. In both fall 2009 and fall 2018, Asian students accounted for 5 percent of public elementary and secondary enrollment, and American Indian/Alaska Native students accounted for 1 percent. In fall 2018, students who were of Two or more races accounted for 4 percent of public elementary and secondary enrollment, and Pacific Islander students accounted for less than one half of 1 percent.2
Changes in the racial/ethnic composition of public school enrollment between fall 2009 and fall 2018 differed by state.3 In all 50 states, the percentage of public school students who were White was lower in fall 2018 than in fall 2009, with the difference ranging from 13 percentage points in Washington to 2 percentage points in Mississippi. However, in the District of Columbia, the percentage of public school students who were White was 5 percentage points higher in fall 2018 (12 percent) than in fall 2009 (7 percent). Across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the percentage of public school students who were Hispanic was higher in fall 2018 than in fall 2009; the difference was largest in Hawaii (11 percentage points) and smallest in Vermont, Maine, West Virginia, and Alaska (1 percentage point each). In 42 states and the District of Columbia, the percentage of public school students who were Black was lower in fall 2018 than in fall 2009; the largest difference occurred in the District of Columbia (13 percentage points), but the difference was 3 percentage points or less in most states (38 of the 42 states). In the remaining 8 states, however, the percentage of public school students who were Black was higher in fall 2018 than in fall 2009; in all 8 states the differences were 3 percentage points or less.
In fall 2018, about 31 percent of all public school students attended schools where minority students4 comprised at least 75 percent of the student population; this represents an increase from the 27 percent of all public school students who attended such schools in fall 2009. Considering students from different racial/ethnic groups separately, more than half of Hispanic (60 percent), Black (59 percent), and Pacific Islander (54 percent) students attended public schools in which the combined enrollment of minority students was at least 75 percent of total enrollment in fall 2018. In contrast, less than half of American Indian/Alaska Native students (40 percent), Asian students (39 percent), students of Two or more races (21 percent), and White students (6 percent) attended such schools.
As discussed in the preceding paragraph, minority students disproportionally attended schools in which the combined enrollment of minority students was at least 75 percent of total enrollment in fall 2018. This does not necessarily mean, however, that minority students attended schools with many students of their own racial/ethnic background. Students from less populous racial/ethnic groups, in particular, were less likely to attend schools with many peers of the same racial/ethnic group, compared with students from more populous groups. In fall 2018, some 47 percent of White students were enrolled in public schools that were predominantly composed of students of their own race (i.e., 75 percent or more of enrollment was White), while 6 percent of White students were enrolled in schools in which less than a quarter of the students were White. About 24 percent of Black students were enrolled in public schools that were predominantly Black, while 33 percent of Black students were enrolled in schools in which less than a quarter of the students were Black. Similarly, 32 percent of Hispanic students were enrolled in public schools that were predominantly Hispanic, while 21 percent were enrolled in schools in which less than a quarter of the students were Hispanic. In comparison, lower percentages of students who were American Indian/Alaska Native (17 percent), Asian (3 percent), and Pacific Islander (1 percent) were enrolled in public schools that were predominantly composed of students of their own racial/ethnic group. Instead, more than half of students of these races were enrolled in public schools in which less than a quarter of the students were of their own race.
Supplemental Information
Table 203.50 (Digest 2020): Enrollment and percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and region: Selected years, fall 1995 through fall 2029;
Table 203.70 (Digest 2020): Percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2000 and fall 2018;
Table 216.50 (Digest 2020): Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school students, by percentage of minority enrollment in the school and student's racial/ethnic group: Selected years, fall 1995 through fall 2018;
Table 216.55 (Digest 2020): 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 1995 through fall 2018;
Table 216.50 (Digest 2016): Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school students, by percentage of minority enrollment in the school and student's racial/ethnic group: Selected years, fall 1995 through fall 2014;
Table 216.50 (Digest 2014): Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary school students, by percentage of minority enrollment in the school and student's racial/ethnic group: Selected years, fall 1995 through fall 2012;
Table 44 (Digest 2011): Percentage distribution of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: Fall 1999 and fall 2009
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