This document is a collection of racial/ethnic data on the school population of New York State for l989-90. Such data have been collected annually since 1966 and are part of the State Department of Education's Basic Educational Data System. Table 1 gives racial/ethnic student distribution in the State's five major school districts (Buffalo, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, and Yonkers), for the rest of the State, and for the State as a whole. Table 2 presents the distribution of Black and Hispanic students by location in the State. It shows that 69.9 percent of all Black students and 83.5 percent of Hispanic students attend school in New York City. Table 3 shows a percent distribution of students by racial/ethnic origin for the years 1986-87 through 1989-90. Table 4 presents the number of schools and number and percent of minority students in schools of differing racial compositions. Tables 5 and 6 present data on numbers and percents of Black and Hispanic students, respectively, in schools of differing racial composition. Tables 7 and 8 show the distribution of school professional staff by racial/ethnic origin, with current year data in Table 7 and trend data in Table 8. The tables that follow detail the distribution of public school students by racial/ethnic origin for each school district in the State, and distribution of school professional staff by racial/ethnic origin for each school district. Figures are given for American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders as one category, and for Blacks (non-Hispanic), Hispanics, and Whites (non-Hispanic). (DM)