Average Public School Minority Breakdown
- The average percent of minority students in public schools is approximately 53% (2020).
- The highest state for average percent of minority students in public schools is American Samoa with 100%.
- The lowest state for average percent of minority students in public schools is Vermont with 10%.
- The ethnicity breakdown of public schools in each state are listed below (where sufficient data available).
Average Public School Minority Breakdown (2020)
State
% Minority
Student Ethnicity Breakdown
39%
American Indian (1%)
Asian (2%)
Hispanic (13%)
Black (20%)
White (61%)
Two or more races (3%)
100%
American Indian (0%)
Asian (0%)
Hispanic (0%)
Black (0%)
White (0%)
Two or more races (0%)
77%
American Indian (1%)
Asian (12%)
Hispanic (54%)
Black (5%)
White (23%)
Two or more races (4%)
46%
American Indian (0%)
Asian (5%)
Hispanic (25%)
Black (13%)
White (54%)
Two or more races (3%)
89%
American Indian (0%)
Asian (2%)
Hispanic (16%)
Black (69%)
White (11%)
Two or more races (2%)
56%
American Indian (0%)
Asian (4%)
Hispanic (17%)
Black (30%)
White (44%)
Two or more races (4%)
52%
American Indian (0%)
Asian (5%)
Hispanic (26%)
Black (17%)
White (48%)
Two or more races (3%)
55%
American Indian (1%)
Asian (2%)
Hispanic (7%)
Black (44%)
White (45%)
Two or more races (2%)
40%
American Indian (0%)
Asian (7%)
Hispanic (20%)
Black (9%)
White (60%)
Two or more races (4%)
63%
American Indian (0%)
Asian (7%)
Hispanic (17%)
Black (34%)
White (37%)
Two or more races (5%)
34%
American Indian (2%)
Asian (7%)
Hispanic (9%)
Black (11%)
White (66%)
Two or more races (5%)
56%
American Indian (1%)
Asian (1%)
Hispanic (4%)
Black (48%)
White (44%)
Two or more races (2%)
52%
American Indian (1%)
Asian (3%)
Hispanic (17%)
Black (25%)
White (48%)
Two or more races (4%)
26%
American Indian (12%)
Asian (2%)
Hispanic (5%)
Black (5%)
White (74%)
Two or more races (2%)
15%
American Indian (0%)
Asian (3%)
Hispanic (6%)
Black (2%)
White (85%)
Two or more races (3%)
56%
American Indian (0%)
Asian (10%)
Hispanic (28%)
Black (15%)
White (44%)
Two or more races (2%)
77%
American Indian (12%)
Asian (1%)
Hispanic (60%)
Black (2%)
White (23%)
Two or more races (2%)
57%
American Indian (1%)
Asian (9%)
Hispanic (27%)
Black (17%)
White (43%)
Two or more races (2%)
51%
American Indian (14%)
Asian (2%)
Hispanic (17%)
Black (9%)
White (49%)
Two or more races (9%)
34%
American Indian (0%)
Asian (4%)
Hispanic (11%)
Black (15%)
White (66%)
Two or more races (4%)
100%
American Indian (0%)
Asian (0%)
Hispanic (100%)
Black (0%)
White (0%)
Two or more races (0%)
42%
American Indian (1%)
Asian (3%)
Hispanic (25%)
Black (9%)
White (58%)
Two or more races (4%)
49%
American Indian (0%)
Asian (2%)
Hispanic (9%)
Black (34%)
White (51%)
Two or more races (4%)
30%
American Indian (16%)
Asian (2%)
Hispanic (6%)
Black (3%)
White (70%)
Two or more races (4%)
37%
American Indian (0%)
Asian (2%)
Hispanic (10%)
Black (22%)
White (63%)
Two or more races (3%)
51%
American Indian (0%)
Asian (7%)
Hispanic (16%)
Black (22%)
White (49%)
Two or more races (6%)
98%
American Indian (0%)
Asian (1%)
Hispanic (20%)
Black (77%)
White (2%)
Two or more races (0%)
46%
American Indian (1%)
Asian (8%)
Hispanic (23%)
Black (4%)
White (54%)
Two or more races (8%)
30%
American Indian (1%)
Asian (4%)
Hispanic (12%)
Black (9%)
White (70%)
Two or more races (4%)
10%
American Indian (0%)
Asian (1%)
Hispanic (2%)
Black (4%)
White (90%)
Two or more races (3%)
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