Average Public School Minority Breakdown
- The average percent of minority students in public schools is approximately 52% (2018-19).
- The ethnicity breakdown of public schools in each state are listed below (where sufficient data available).
Average Public School Minority Breakdown (2018-19)
| State | % Minority | Student Ethnicity Breakdown |
| Alabama | 44% | American Indian (1%) Asian (1%) Hispanic (7%) Black (33%) White (56%) Two or more races (2%) |
| Alaska | 52% | American Indian (23%) Asian (6%) Hispanic (7%) Black (3%) White (48%) Hawaiian (3%) Two or more races (10%) |
| Arizona | 61% | American Indian (5%) Asian (3%) Hispanic (45%) Black (5%) White (39%) Two or more races (3%) |
| Arkansas | 39% | American Indian (1%) Asian (2%) Hispanic (12%) Black (21%) White (61%) Hawaiian (1%) Two or more races (2%) |
| California | 76% | American Indian (1%) Asian (11%) Hispanic (54%) Black (6%) White (24%) Two or more races (4%) |
| Colorado | 46% | American Indian (1%) Asian (3%) Hispanic (33%) Black (5%) White (54%) Two or more races (4%) |
| Connecticut | 44% | Asian (5%) Hispanic (23%) Black (13%) White (56%) Two or more races (3%) |
| Delaware | 54% | Asian (4%) Hispanic (16%) Black (31%) White (46%) Two or more races (3%) |
| District of Columbia | 90% | Asian (1%) Hispanic (15%) Black (67%) White (10%) Two or more races (2%) |
| Florida | 61% | Asian (3%) Hispanic (32%) Black (23%) White (39%) Two or more races (3%) |
| Georgia | 59% | Asian (4%) Hispanic (15%) Black (37%) White (41%) Two or more races (3%) |
| Hawaii | 87% | Asian (30%) Hispanic (12%) Black (2%) White (13%) Hawaiian (30%) Two or more races (12%) |
| Idaho | 24% | American Indian (1%) Asian (1%) Hispanic (18%) Black (1%) White (76%) Two or more races (2%) |
| Illinois | 51% | Asian (5%) Hispanic (26%) Black (17%) White (49%) Two or more races (3%) |
| Indiana | 31% | Asian (2%) Hispanic (11%) Black (12%) White (69%) Two or more races (5%) |
| Iowa | 22% | Asian (2%) Hispanic (10%) Black (6%) White (78%) Two or more races (4%) |
| Kansas | 35% | American Indian (1%) Asian (3%) Hispanic (19%) Black (7%) White (65%) Two or more races (5%) |
| Kentucky | 22% | Asian (2%) Hispanic (6%) Black (11%) White (78%) Two or more races (3%) |
| Louisiana | 55% | American Indian (1%) Asian (2%) Hispanic (6%) Black (44%) White (45%) Two or more races (2%) |
| Maine | 10% | American Indian (1%) Asian (1%) Hispanic (2%) Black (3%) White (90%) Two or more races (2%) |
| Maryland | 61% | Asian (6%) Hispanic (15%) Black (34%) White (39%) Two or more races (4%) |
| Massachusetts | 37% | Asian (6%) Hispanic (19%) Black (9%) White (63%) Two or more races (3%) |
| Michigan | 32% | American Indian (1%) Asian (3%) Hispanic (7%) Black (18%) White (68%) Two or more races (3%) |
| Minnesota | 32% | American Indian (2%) Asian (7%) Hispanic (9%) Black (10%) White (68%) Two or more races (4%) |
| Mississippi | 55% | Asian (1%) Hispanic (3%) Black (49%) White (45%) Two or more races (1%) |
| Missouri | 28% | Asian (2%) Hispanic (6%) Black (16%) White (72%) Two or more races (3%) |
| Montana | 21% | American Indian (11%) Asian (1%) Hispanic (4%) Black (1%) White (79%) Two or more races (3%) |
| Nebraska | 32% | American Indian (1%) Asian (3%) Hispanic (18%) Black (7%) White (68%) Two or more races (3%) |
| Nevada | 66% | American Indian (1%) Asian (5%) Hispanic (42%) Black (10%) White (34%) Hawaiian (1%) Two or more races (6%) |
| New Hampshire | 13% | Asian (3%) Hispanic (5%) Black (2%) White (87%) Two or more races (3%) |
| New Jersey | 54% | Asian (10%) Hispanic (26%) Black (16%) White (46%) Two or more races (2%) |
| New Mexico | 76% | American Indian (10%) Asian (1%) Hispanic (61%) Black (2%) White (24%) Two or more races (2%) |
| New York | 56% | American Indian (1%) Asian (9%) Hispanic (26%) Black (18%) White (44%) Two or more races (2%) |
| North Carolina | 50% | American Indian (1%) Asian (3%) Hispanic (16%) Black (26%) White (50%) Two or more races (4%) |
| North Dakota | 21% | American Indian (9%) Asian (1%) Hispanic (5%) Black (4%) White (79%) Two or more races (2%) |
| Ohio | 29% | Asian (2%) Hispanic (5%) Black (16%) White (71%) Two or more races (5%) |
| Oklahoma | 50% | American Indian (14%) Asian (2%) Hispanic (16%) Black (9%) White (50%) Two or more races (8%) |
| Oregon | 37% | American Indian (1%) Asian (4%) Hispanic (22%) Black (2%) White (63%) Hawaiian (1%) Two or more races (6%) |
| Pennsylvania | 32% | Asian (4%) Hispanic (10%) Black (15%) White (68%) Two or more races (3%) |
| Rhode Island | 40% | American Indian (1%) Asian (3%) Hispanic (24%) Black (8%) White (60%) Two or more races (4%) |
| South Carolina | 48% | Asian (1%) Hispanic (9%) Black (34%) White (52%) Two or more races (4%) |
| South Dakota | 25% | American Indian (11%) Asian (2%) Hispanic (5%) Black (3%) White (75%) Two or more races (3%) |
| Tennessee | 36% | Asian (2%) Hispanic (9%) Black (22%) White (64%) Two or more races (2%) |
| Texas | 71% | Asian (4%) Hispanic (52%) Black (13%) White (29%) Two or more races (2%) |
| Utah | 25% | American Indian (1%) Asian (2%) Hispanic (17%) Black (1%) White (75%) Hawaiian (2%) Two or more races (2%) |
| Vermont | 9% | Asian (2%) Hispanic (2%) Black (2%) White (91%) Two or more races (3%) |
| Virginia | 50% | Asian (7%) Hispanic (14%) Black (23%) White (50%) Two or more races (5%) |
| Washington | 44% | American Indian (1%) Asian (7%) Hispanic (22%) Black (4%) White (56%) Hawaiian (1%) Two or more races (7%) |
| West Virginia | 10% | Asian (1%) Hispanic (2%) Black (4%) White (90%) Two or more races (3%) |
| Wisconsin | 29% | American Indian (1%) Asian (4%) Hispanic (11%) Black (9%) White (71%) Two or more races (3%) |
| Wyoming | 22% | American Indian (4%) Asian (1%) Hispanic (14%) Black (1%) White (78%) Two or more races (2%) |
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