Table 4-Percent Distribution of Public School Students by Rachial-Ethnic Origin

Table 4
Percent Distribution Of Public School Studentsa/ By Racial/Ethnic Origin
New York State
2005-06 Through 2008-09

Location

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

Black

Hispanic b/

Other Minoritiesc/

White

Black

Hispanic b/

Other Minoritiesc/

White

Black

Hispanicb/

Other Minoritiesc/

White

"Big Five" Cities

Buffalo

New York

Rochester

Syracuse

Yonkers

Total "Big Five"

Rest of State

TOTAL STATE

57.4%

32.3

65.4

54.0

27.9

34.4

8.7

19.0%

14.3%

39.4

20.7

10.5

48.5

37.7

8.8

20.4%

3.1%

14.2

2.0

4.3

6.3

13.1

4.5

7.9%

25.2%

14.1

11.9

31.2

17.3

14.8

78.0

52.6%

56.9%

31.8

65.4

54.4

26.7

33.9

8.8

18.9%

15.0%

39.6

21.1

10.7

49.5

38.0

9.3

20.8%

3.3%

14.5

2.3

4.3

6.3

13.4

4.5

8.1%

24.7%

14.1

11.2

30.7

17.6

14.7

77.3

52.2%

56.8%

31.0

64.7

54.3

25.8

33.1

8.9

18.6

14.9%

39.8

21.7

11.0

50.5

38.2

9.8

21.2%

4.4%

14.9

2.9

5.2

6.2

13.8

4.9

8.5%

24.0%

14.3

10.7

29.5

17.5

14.8

76.5

51.7%

a/ Number of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 plus ungraded classes for students with disabilities.
b/ "Hispanic" includes Mexican, Central American, South American, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Latin American and other Spanish-speaking origin.
c/ "Other Minorities" includes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian and Pacific Islander, Multi-Racial.

NOTE: Because of rounding, row totals may differ slightly from 100%.

Since 2006-07 the percentage of minority group public school students has increased throughout the State. In 2006-07, 47.3 percent of students enrolled were black, Hispanic or other minorities; that percentage increased to 48.3 percent in 2008-09. For the "Big Five" cities, the percentage of black, Hispanic or other minority students increased from 85.2 percent in 2006-07 to 85.1 percent in 2008-09.