U.S. public school enrollment, by ethnicity 2021

In 2021, there were about 14.06 million students of Hispanic background enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States, up from about 12.1 million in 2012. This is compared to about 22.37 million white students who were enrolled in that same year.

K-12 public school enrollment numbers in the United States from 2000 to 2021 by ethnicity (in 1,000s)

Year	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian/Alaskan Native	Pacific Islander	Two or more races
2021******	22,368	7,388	14,059	2,666	453	181	2,337
2020*****	22,597	7,402	13,832	2,676	459	180	2,229
2019***	23,573	7,605	14,055	2,701	481	186	2,196
2018*	23,845	7,669	13,775	2,675	490	186	2,055
2017*	24,124	7,709	13,571	2,640	498	185	1,959
2016**	24,413	7,765	13,329	2,571	511	184	1,842
2015*	24,644	7,784	13,080	2,521	510	177	1,723
2014	24,923	7,807	12,805	2,470	519	176	1,612
2013	25,160	7,805	12,452	2,417	523	176	1,511
2012	25,386	7,803	12,104	2,372	534	180	1,393
2011	25,602	7,827	11,759	2,334	547	179	1,272
2010	25,933	7,917	11,439	2,296	566	171	1,164
2009	26,702	8,245	10,991	2,435	601	49	338
2008	27,057	8,358	10,563	2,405	589	46	247
2007	27,454	8,392	10,454	2,396	594	-	-
2006	27,801	8,422	10,166	2,332	595	-	-
2005	28,005	8,445	9,787	2,279	598	-	-
2004	28,318	8,386	9,317	2,183	591	-	-
2003	28,442	8,349	9,011	2,145	593	-	-
2002	28,618	8,299	8,594	2,088	583	-	-
2001	28,735	8,177	8,169	2,028	564	-	-
2000	28,878	8,100	7,726	1,950	550	-	-

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Release date

July 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2021

Supplementary notes

K-12 means that the school teaches grades from public elementary and secondary schools.
* Includes imputations for prekindergarten enrollment in California and Oregon.
**Includes imputations for prekindergarten enrollment in California.
***Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment in California.
****Includes imputations for nonreported enrollment for all grades in Illinois, and imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment in California and Oregon.
*****Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment in Oregon.
******Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment in California, Oregon, and Washington.

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