This statistic shows the percentage or share of students enrolled in U.S. public schools in different states around the U.S. in 2013, by students’ race or ethnicity. In California in 2013, 25 percent of students were White, 6.2 percent were Black and 53.3 percent were Hispanic.
Share of students enrolled in K-12 public schools in the United States in 2013, by ethnicity and state
This statistic shows the percentage or share of students enrolled in U.S. public schools in different states around the U.S. in 2013, by students’ race or ethnicity. In California in 2013, 25 percent of students were White, 6.2 percent were Black and 53.3 percent were Hispanic.
| White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Pacific Islander | American Indian/Alaska Native | Two or more races | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 57% | 33.6% | 5.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 1.6% |
| Alaska | 49.2% | 3.4% | 6.6% | 6.2% | 2.4% | 23.9% | 8.3% |
| Arizona | 40.7% | 5.2% | 44.1% | 2.8% | 0.3% | 4.8% | 2.2% |
| Arkansas | 63.1% | 21% | 11.2% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2% |
| California | 25% | 6.2% | 53.3% | 11.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3.3% |
| Colorado | 55% | 4.7% | 32.8% | 3.1% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 3.5% |
| Connecticut | 58.5% | 12.9% | 21.2% | 4.7% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2.4% |
| Delaware | 47.7% | 31.2% | 14.5% | 3.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2.5% |
| District of Columbia | 8.8% | 73.6% | 14.4% | 1.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.6% |
| Florida | 40.9% | 22.9% | 30% | 2.6% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 3.2% |
| Georgia | 42.7% | 37% | 13.3% | 3.5% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3.1% |
| Hawaii | 13.6% | 2.1% | 10% | 32% | 32% | 0.4% | 9.9% |
| Idaho | 76.8% | 1.1% | 17.2% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 2% |
| Illinois | 49.9% | 17.6% | 24.6% | 4.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 3.1% |
| Indiana | 70.9% | 12.3% | 10.2% | 1.9% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.5% |
| Iowa | 79% | 5.3% | 9.7% | 2.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 3.2% |
| Kansas | 65.9% | 7.2% | 18.4% | 2.7% | 0.2% | 1% | 4.7% |
| Kentucky | 79.3% | 10.8% | 5.3% | 1.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3% |
| Louisiana | 46.8% | 44.5% | 4.8% | 1.5% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 1.6% |
| Maine | 90.9% | 3.2% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 1.6% |
| Maryland | 40.9% | 34.9% | 13.6% | 6.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Massachusetts | 64.9% | 8.7% | 17% | 6.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2.9% |
| Michigan | 68.3% | 18.3% | 6.8% | 2.9% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 2.8% |
| Minnesota | 70.7% | 9.7% | 8.2% | 6.4% | 0.1% | 1.7% | 3.3% |
| Mississippi* | 45.4% | 49.3% | 2.9% | 1% | 0% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Missouri | 73.2% | 16.5% | 5.4% | 1.9% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 2.4% |
| Montana | 80% | 0.9% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 11.3% | 2.6% |
| Nebraska | 68.9% | 6.7% | 17.3% | 2.3% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 3.3% |
| Nevada | 36% | 9.9% | 40.6% | 5.6% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 5.6% |
| New Hampshire | 88% | 1.9% | 4.4% | 3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2.3% |
| New Jersey | 48.9% | 16.1% | 24.2% | 9.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.2% |
| New Mexico | 24.6% | 1.9% | 60.7% | 1.2% | 0.1% | 10.1% | 1.4% |
| New York | 46.5% | 18.2% | 24.5% | 8.8% | 0% | 0.6% | 1.5% |
| North Carolina | 51.4% | 26% | 14.5% | 2.8% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 3.8% |
| North Dakota | 81.4% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 0.2% | 8.7% | 1.5% |
| Ohio | 72.6% | 16.3% | 4.5% | 1.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.5% |
| Oklahoma | 51.7% | 9.2% | 15% | 1.8% | 0.3% | 15% | 7.1% |
| Oregon | 63.8% | 2.5% | 22.4% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 5.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 69.1% | 15.1% | 9.5% | 3.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2.7% |
| Rhode Island | 61.5% | 8.1% | 23.4% | 2.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 3.2% |
| South Carolina | 52.5% | 35.1% | 7.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 3.1% |
| South Dakota | 76.9% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 0.1% | 11.5% | 2.6% |
| Tennessee | 65.6% | 22.9% | 7.8% | 1.8% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.6% |
| Texas | 29.5% | 12.7% | 51.8% | 3.7% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.9% |
| U.S. Average | 50.3% | 15.6% | 24.8% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 1% | 3% |
| Utah | 76.3% | 1.3% | 16% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2% |
| Vermont | 91.6% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2.6% |
| Virginia | 52.2% | 23.3% | 13.1% | 6.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4.7% |
| Washington | 58.2% | 4.5% | 21.1% | 7.2% | 1% | 1.4% | 6.7% |
| West Virginia* | 91.1% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0% | 0.1% | 2% |
| Wisconsin | 72.4% | 9.7% | 10.5% | 3.6% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 2.4% |
| Wyoming | 79.4% | 1.2% | 13.1% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 3.4% | 1.9% |
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