Pupils in Scotland, 2006

Table 1.12: Pupil ethnicity and registration for free school meals, 2003-2006 ⁽¹⁾

	2003	2004	2005	2006				Registered for free school meals	% registered for free school meals
	2003	2004	2005	Female	Male		Total	Registered for free school meals	% registered for free school meals
White - UK	667,813	662,856	656,059	317,734		326,915	644,649	100,093	16
White - Other	8,555	8,022	8,926	5,044		5,313	10,357	1,397	13
Mixed	4,412	4,814	5,208	2,681		2,777	5,458	920	17
Asian - Indian	2,069	2,163	2,223	1,142		1,246	2,388	205	9
Asian - Pakistani	8,403	8,680	8,753	4,446		4,683	9,129	1,819	20
Asian - Bangladeshi	446	473	499	253		262	515	60	12
Asian - Chinese	2,149	2,200	2,276	1,122		1,153	2,275	148	7
Asian - Other	1,238	1,531	1,906	1,115		1,084	2,199	557	25
Black - Caribbean	95	105	105	47		63	110	23	21
Black - African	1,223	1,529	1,834	1,031		1,059	2,090	775	37
Black - Other	430	490	508	207		257	464	177	38
Occupational Traveller	125	176	176	101		106	207	66	32
Gypsy / Traveller	337	349	418	211		217	428	203	47
Other Traveller	61	56	76	44		47	91	41	45
Other	2,715	2,500	2,250	1,095		1,189	2,284	508	22
Not known / not disclosed	31,638	27,066	21,663	9,439		10,308	19,747	3,577	18
Total	731,709	723,010	712,880	345,712		356,679	702,391	110,569	16

(1) Data does not include grant aided special schools.

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