In 2022, there were about 14.36 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 22.06 million white students who were enrolled in that same year.
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K-12 public school enrollment numbers in the United States from 2000 to 2022 by ethnicity
(in 1,000s)
K-12 means that the school teaches grades from public elementary and secondary schools.
*Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment in California.Â
**Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment in Oregon.Â
***Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment in California and Oregon.
****Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment in California and Oregon, in addition to imputations for suppressed race/ethnicity data in California.Â
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NCES. (December 31, 2023). K-12 public school enrollment numbers in the United States from 2000 to 2022 by ethnicity (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236238/us-public-school-enrollment-by-ethnicity/
NCES. "K-12 public school enrollment numbers in the United States from 2000 to 2022 by ethnicity (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236238/us-public-school-enrollment-by-ethnicity/
NCES. (2023). K-12 public school enrollment numbers in the United States from 2000 to 2022 by ethnicity (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236238/us-public-school-enrollment-by-ethnicity/
NCES. "K-12 Public School Enrollment Numbers in The United States from 2000 to 2022 by Ethnicity (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236238/us-public-school-enrollment-by-ethnicity/
NCES, K-12 public school enrollment numbers in the United States from 2000 to 2022 by ethnicity (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236238/us-public-school-enrollment-by-ethnicity/ (last visited June 20, 2025)
K-12 public school enrollment numbers in the United States from 2000 to 2022 by ethnicity (in 1,000s) [Graph], NCES, December 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236238/us-public-school-enrollment-by-ethnicity/