This statistic shows the percentage of students from different ethnic backgrounds that were enrolled in U.S. public schools from prekindergarten to grade 8 from 2000 to 2016, and with projections to 2028. In 2016, about 26.9 percent of all children enrolled in preK-8 programs were of Hispanic origin.
PreK-8 public school enrollment breakdown in the United States from 2000 to 2028, by race/ethnicity
(in 1,000)
PreK-8 means all enrollment from prekindergarten to grade 8.
Data for students of two or more races in 2008 and 2009 was only reported by a small number of states and is not comparable to later figures. Data collection for students of two or more races started in 2008.
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NCES. (May 31, 2020). PreK-8 public school enrollment breakdown in the United States from 2000 to 2028, by race/ethnicity (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/646475/us-public-school-enrollment-distribution-by-ethnicity-prek-8/
NCES. "PreK-8 public school enrollment breakdown in the United States from 2000 to 2028, by race/ethnicity (in 1,000)." Chart. May 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/646475/us-public-school-enrollment-distribution-by-ethnicity-prek-8/
NCES. (2020). PreK-8 public school enrollment breakdown in the United States from 2000 to 2028, by race/ethnicity (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/646475/us-public-school-enrollment-distribution-by-ethnicity-prek-8/
NCES. "Prek-8 Public School Enrollment Breakdown in The United States from 2000 to 2028, by Race/Ethnicity (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/646475/us-public-school-enrollment-distribution-by-ethnicity-prek-8/
NCES, PreK-8 public school enrollment breakdown in the United States from 2000 to 2028, by race/ethnicity (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/646475/us-public-school-enrollment-distribution-by-ethnicity-prek-8/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
PreK-8 public school enrollment breakdown in the United States from 2000 to 2028, by race/ethnicity (in 1,000) [Graph], NCES, May 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/646475/us-public-school-enrollment-distribution-by-ethnicity-prek-8/
