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Scale Range: 0.0% – 97.3%
Definition: Racial/ethnic composition of public school enrollment.
Notes: Racial/ethnic shares of enrollment are based on total number of students for whom race/ethnicity was reported, which may not sum to total school enrollment reported separately. Data for 1999-2001 geocoded from zip codes to metropolitan areas. Data for multi-racial students only collected for all states as of 2010-2011. Excludes metro areas in which 10% or more of students attended schools for which race/ethnicity data was not reported. Pre-K students not included for metros in the following states in the specified years: 1999-2000: AL, CA, KY, WY. 2000-2001: AL, CA, KY, WY, TN. 2007-2008: CA, MI, SD. 2010-2011: CA, OR, MI.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey.