Table 1.
Counts of Students Belonging to Different Racial, Ethnic, Poverty, and Urbanicity From the NCES Data Set
| Category | Number of students |
|---|---|
| Total number in CONUS | 49,528,556 |
| Racial/ethnic demographics | |
| White | 23,010,769 (46.5%) |
| Hispanic | 13,766,440 (27.8%) |
| Black or African American | 7,472,589 (15.1%) |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 2,611,033 (5.3%) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 429,722 (0.9%) |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | 129,881 (0.3%) |
| Two or more races | 2,106,522 (4.3%) |
| Poverty indicators | |
| Eligible for free or reduced lunch program | 23,880,131 (48.2%) |
| Locale categorization | |
| Urban | 15,198,470 (30.7%) |
| Suburban | 19,486,154 (39.3%) |
| Town | 5,325,761 (10.8%) |
| Rural | 9,518,171 (19.2%) |
Note. The percentages of students in each demographic relative to the total number of students are in parentheses.