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Percent Black Students: 2015-16 1

The percentage of black, non-Hispanic students enrolled in public schools in the state. [More about...]

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National  15.3%
US 15.3%
Alabama  33.2%
AL 33.2%
Alaska  3.2%
AK 3.2%
Arizona  5.3%
AZ 5.3%
Arkansas  20.8%
AR 20.8%
California  5.8%
CA 5.8%
Colorado  4.6%
CO 4.6%
Connecticut  12.8%
CT 12.8%
Delaware  30.6%
DE 30.6%
District of Columbia  70.9%
DC 70.9%
Florida  22.5%
FL 22.5%
Georgia  36.9%
GA 36.9%
Hawaii  1.9%
HI 1.9%
Idaho  1.0%
ID 1.0%
Illinois  17.3%
IL 17.3%
Indiana  12.4%
IN 12.4%
Iowa  5.6%
IA 5.6%
Kansas  7.0%
KS 7.0%
Kentucky  10.6%
KY 10.6%
Louisiana  44.2%
LA 44.2%
Maine  3.3%
ME 3.3%
Maryland  34.4%
MD 34.4%
Massachusetts  8.8%
MA 8.8%
Michigan  18.2%
MI 18.2%
Minnesota  10.3%
MN 10.3%
Mississippi  49.2%
MS 49.2%
Missouri  16.1%
MO 16.1%
Montana  0.9%
MT 0.9%
Nebraska  6.7%
NE 6.7%
Nevada  10.5%
NV 10.5%
New Hampshire  1.9%
NH 1.9%
New Jersey  16.1%
NJ 16.1%
New Mexico  1.9%
NM 1.9%
New York  17.7%
NY 17.7%
North Carolina  25.8%
NC 25.8%
North Dakota  4.2%
ND 4.2%
Ohio  16.4%
OH 16.4%
Oklahoma  8.9%
OK 8.9%
Oregon  2.4%
OR 2.4%
Pennsylvania  14.8%
PA 14.8%
Puerto Rico  #
PR #
Rhode Island  8.2%
RI 8.2%
South Carolina  34.4%
SC 34.4%
South Dakota  2.9%
SD 2.9%
Tennessee  22.5%
TN 22.5%
Texas  12.6%
TX 12.6%
Utah  1.4%
UT 1.4%
Vermont  2.0%
VT 2.0%
Virginia  22.9%
VA 22.9%
Washington  4.4%
WA 4.4%
West Virginia  4.5%
WV 4.5%
Wisconsin  9.5%
WI 9.5%
Wyoming  1.1%
WY 1.1%

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1 Description: The percentage of black, non-Hispanic students enrolled in public schools in the state.; Academic Year: 2015-16; Grade: N/A; Note: The percentage of black, non-Hispanic students enrolled in public schools in the state, based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics' State Nonfiscal Public Elementary/Secondary Education Survey. A dash (-) indicates that the data are not available. A # symbol indicates that data rounds to zero.; Source: Common Core of Data, State Nonfiscal Public Elementary/Secondary Education Survey, https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/stnfis.asp; Data Uploaded On: 01/08/2018