About Our Region
Four Mid-Atlantic states—Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania—along with the District of Columbia make up the REL Mid-Atlantic region. More than 4 million students in this region are served by close to 7,500 schools and 1,600 local education agencies. The student population in the region is demographically diverse: 50 percent White, 20 percent Black, 19 percent Hispanic, and 6 percent Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander. Geographically, the region includes heavily populated and industrialized areas around cities such as Baltimore, Philadelphia, and the District of Columbia. It also encompasses many rural areas; public school enrollment in rural areas ranges from 15 percent of total enrollment in New Jersey to 27 percent in Pennsylvania.
4,252,203
7,462
1,610
±
5.67%
16.51%
85.00%
| White | 50.67% | |
| Black | 20.48% | |
| Hispanic | 18.70% | |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 6.44% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | < 1% | |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | < 1% | |
| Two or more races | 3.37% |
136,293
229
46
±
9.02%
17.02%
86.90%
| White | 44.16% | |
| Black | 30.28% | |
| Hispanic | 17.43% | |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 3.87% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | < 1% | |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | < 1% | |
| Two or more races | 3.74% |
87,315
228
70
±
9.33%
15.35%
73.20%
| White | 11.15% | |
| Black | 68.51% | |
| Hispanic | 16.31% | |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 1.58% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | < 1% | |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | < 1% | |
| Two or more races | 2.21% |
893,684
1,420
25
46.48%
8.91%
12.05%
87.70%
| White | 37.32% | |
| Black | 33.74% | |
| Hispanic | 17.38% | |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 6.58% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | < 1% | |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | < 1% | |
| Two or more races | 4.56% |
1,408,102
2,595
681
36.81%
5.65%
16.91%
90.50%
| White | 43.63% | |
| Black | 15.32% | |
| Hispanic | 28.72% | |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 10.03% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | < 1% | |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | < 1% | |
| Two or more races | 1.95% |
1,726,809
2,990
788
44.80%
3.57%
18.52%
86.60%
| White | 65.82% | |
| Black | 14.67% | |
| Hispanic | 11.44% | |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 3.90% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | < 1% | |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | < 1% | |
| Two or more races | 3.93% |
Data sources:
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey", 2017-18 v.1a; "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Geographic Data (EDGE)", 2017-18 v.1a; "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey", 2017-18 v.1a; "State Nonfiscal Public Elementary/Secondary Education Survey", 2017-18 v.1a.
https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/elsi/tableGenerator.aspx
EDFacts Data Groups 695, School year 2016–17; September 28, 2018;
https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/tables/ACGR_RE_and_characteristics_2016-17.asp
Notes:
The percentages of students by race/ethnicity, students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, students with individualized education programs, and students with limited-English proficiency programs were calculated by using total number of students from Common Core of Data (CCD) and reported district amounts.
± indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards