This document comprises the following tables of statistical data illustrating the racial/ethnic distribution of public school students and staff in New York State during the 1988/89 school year: (1) racial/ethnic distribution of students; (2) distribution of Black and Hispanic students; (3) percent distribution of students by racial/ethnic origin, 1985/86 through 1988/89; (4) number of schools and number and percent of minority students in schools of different racial composition; (5) number of schools and number and percent of Black students in schools of differing racial composition; (6) number of schools and number and percent of Hispanic students in schools of differing racial composition; (7) percent distribution of professional staff by racial/ethnic origin; (8) percent distribution of professional staff by racial/ethnic origin, 1985/86 through 1988/89; (9) percent distribution of classroom teachers by racial/ethnic origin; (10) percent distribution of classroom teachers by racial/ethnic origin, 1985/86 through 1988/89; (11) percent distribution of students by racial/ethnic origin, listed by school district within county; (12) percent distribution of full-time Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) students by racial/ethnic origin, listed by Board; (13) percent distribution of professional staff by racial/ethnic origin, listed by school district within county; (14) percent distribution of BOCES professional staff by racial/ethnic origin, listed by Board; (15) percent distribution of classroom teachers by racial/ethnic origin, listed by school district within county; and (16) percent distribution of BOCES classroom teachers by racial/ethnic origin, listed by Board. Tables 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, and 10 also contrast the "Big Five" cities of Buffalo, New York, Rochester, Syracuse, and Yonkers with the rest of the state. (FMW)