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Table 40. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade: Fall 1986 to fall 2000

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                       | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall
         Grade         | 1986  | 1987  | 1988  | 1989  | 1990  | 1991  | 1992  | 1993  | 1994  | 1995  | 1996  | 1997  | 1998  | 1999  | 2000
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           1           |   2   |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13   |  14   |  15   |  16
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                       |                                  In thousands
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       All grades .....|39,753 |40,008 |40,189 |40,543 |41,217 |42,047 |42,823 |43,465 |44,111 |44,840 |45,611 |46,127 |46,539 |46,857 |47,223
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Elementary ............|27,420 |27,933 |28,501 |29,152 |29,878 |30,506 |31,088 |31,504 |31,898 |32,341 |32,764 |33,073 |33,346 |33,488 |33,709
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  Prekindergarten .....|   183 |   193 |   225 |   262 |   303 |   375 |   505 |   545 |   603 |   637 |   670 |   695 |   729 |   751 |   796
  Kindergarten ........| 3,127 | 3,196 | 3,208 | 3,225 | 3,306 | 3,311 | 3,313 | 3,377 | 3,444 | 3,536 | 3,532 | 3,503 | 3,443 | 3,397 | 3,382
  1st grade ...........| 3,358 | 3,407 | 3,460 | 3,485 | 3,499 | 3,556 | 3,542 | 3,529 | 3,593 | 3,671 | 3,770 | 3,755 | 3,727 | 3,684 | 3,635
  2nd grade ...........| 3,054 | 3,173 | 3,223 | 3,289 | 3,327 | 3,360 | 3,431 | 3,429 | 3,440 | 3,507 | 3,600 | 3,689 | 3,681 | 3,656 | 3,633
  3rd grade ...........| 2,933 | 3,046 | 3,167 | 3,235 | 3,297 | 3,334 | 3,361 | 3,437 | 3,439 | 3,445 | 3,524 | 3,597 | 3,696 | 3,691 | 3,673
  4th grade ...........| 2,896 | 2,938 | 3,051 | 3,182 | 3,248 | 3,315 | 3,342 | 3,361 | 3,426 | 3,431 | 3,454 | 3,507 | 3,592 | 3,686 | 3,708
  5th grade ...........| 2,775 | 2,901 | 2,945 | 3,067 | 3,197 | 3,268 | 3,325 | 3,350 | 3,372 | 3,438 | 3,453 | 3,458 | 3,520 | 3,604 | 3,703
  6th grade ...........| 2,806 | 2,811 | 2,937 | 2,987 | 3,110 | 3,239 | 3,303 | 3,356 | 3,381 | 3,395 | 3,494 | 3,492 | 3,497 | 3,564 | 3,658
  7th grade ...........| 2,899 | 2,910 | 2,905 | 3,027 | 3,067 | 3,181 | 3,299 | 3,355 | 3,404 | 3,422 | 3,464 | 3,520 | 3,530 | 3,541 | 3,624
  8th grade ...........| 2,870 | 2,839 | 2,853 | 2,853 | 2,979 | 3,020 | 3,129 | 3,249 | 3,302 | 3,356 | 3,403 | 3,415 | 3,480 | 3,497 | 3,532
  Elementary ungraded .|   520 |   520 |   527 |   540 |   543 |   545 |   539 |   515 |   494 |   502 |   401 |   442 |   451 |   417 |   366
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Secondary .............|12,333 |12,076 |11,687 |11,390 |11,338 |11,541 |11,735 |11,961 |12,213 |12,500 |12,847 |13,054 |13,193 |13,369 |13,514
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  9th grade ...........| 3,256 | 3,143 | 3,106 | 3,141 | 3,169 | 3,313 | 3,352 | 3,487 | 3,604 | 3,704 | 3,801 | 3,819 | 3,856 | 3,935 | 3,958
  10th grade ..........| 3,215 | 3,020 | 2,895 | 2,868 | 2,896 | 2,915 | 3,027 | 3,050 | 3,131 | 3,237 | 3,323 | 3,376 | 3,382 | 3,415 | 3,487
  11th grade ..........| 2,954 | 2,936 | 2,749 | 2,629 | 2,612 | 2,645 | 2,656 | 2,751 | 2,748 | 2,826 | 2,930 | 2,972 | 3,021 | 3,034 | 3,080
  12th grade ..........| 2,601 | 2,681 | 2,650 | 2,473 | 2,381 | 2,392 | 2,431 | 2,424 | 2,488 | 2,487 | 2,586 | 2,673 | 2,722 | 2,782 | 2,799
  Secondary ungraded ..|   308 |   296 |   288 |   279 |   282 |   275 |   269 |   248 |   242 |   245 |   206 |   214 |   212 |   203 |   189
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                       |                           			 Percentage distribution
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       All grades .....| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0
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Elementary ............|  69.0 |  69.8 |  70.9 |  71.9 |  72.5 |  72.6 |  72.6 |  72.5 |  72.3 |  72.1 |  71.8 |  71.7 |  71.7 |  71.5 |  71.4
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  Prekindergarten .....|   0.5 |   0.5 |   0.6 |   0.6 |   0.7 |   0.9 |   1.2 |   1.3 |   1.4 |   1.4 |   1.5 |   1.5 |   1.6 |   1.6 |   1.7
  Kindergarten ........|   7.9 |   8.0 |   8.0 |   8.0 |   8.0 |   7.9 |   7.7 |   7.8 |   7.8 |   7.9 |   7.7 |   7.6 |   7.4 |   7.3 |   7.2
  1st grade ...........|   8.4 |   8.5 |   8.6 |   8.6 |   8.5 |   8.5 |   8.3 |   8.1 |   8.1 |   8.2 |   8.3 |   8.1 |   8.0 |   7.9 |   7.7
  2nd grade ...........|   7.7 |   7.9 |   8.0 |   8.1 |   8.1 |   8.0 |   8.0 |   7.9 |   7.8 |   7.8 |   7.9 |   8.0 |   7.9 |   7.8 |   7.7
  3rd grade ...........|   7.4 |   7.6 |   7.9 |   8.0 |   8.0 |   7.9 |   7.8 |   7.9 |   7.8 |   7.7 |   7.7 |   7.8 |   7.9 |   7.9 |   7.8
  4th grade ...........|   7.3 |   7.3 |   7.6 |   7.8 |   7.9 |   7.9 |   7.8 |   7.7 |   7.8 |   7.7 |   7.6 |   7.6 |   7.7 |   7.9 |   7.9
  5th grade ...........|   7.0 |   7.2 |   7.3 |   7.6 |   7.8 |   7.8 |   7.8 |   7.7 |   7.6 |   7.7 |   7.6 |   7.5 |   7.6 |   7.7 |   7.8
  6th grade ...........|   7.1 |   7.0 |   7.3 |   7.4 |   7.5 |   7.7 |   7.7 |   7.7 |   7.7 |   7.6 |   7.7 |   7.6 |   7.5 |   7.6 |   7.7
  7th grade ...........|   7.3 |   7.3 |   7.2 |   7.5 |   7.4 |   7.6 |   7.7 |   7.7 |   7.7 |   7.6 |   7.6 |   7.6 |   7.6 |   7.6 |   7.7
  8th grade ...........|   7.2 |   7.1 |   7.1 |   7.0 |   7.2 |   7.2 |   7.3 |   7.5 |   7.5 |   7.5 |   7.5 |   7.4 |   7.5 |   7.5 |   7.5
  Elementary ungraded .|   1.3 |   1.3 |   1.3 |   1.3 |   1.3 |   1.3 |   1.3 |   1.2 |   1.1 |   1.1 |   0.9 |   1.0 |   1.0 |   0.9 |   0.8
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Secondary .............|  31.0 |  30.2 |  29.1 |  28.1 |  27.5 |  27.4 |  27.4 |  27.5 |  27.7 |  27.9 |  28.2 |  28.3 |  28.3 |  28.5 |  28.6
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  9th grade ...........|   8.2 |   7.9 |   7.7 |   7.7 |   7.7 |   7.9 |   7.8 |   8.0 |   8.2 |   8.3 |   8.3 |   8.3 |   8.3 |   8.4 |   8.4
  10th grade ..........|   8.1 |   7.5 |   7.2 |   7.1 |   7.0 |   6.9 |   7.1 |   7.0 |   7.1 |   7.2 |   7.3 |   7.3 |   7.3 |   7.3 |   7.4
  11th grade ..........|   7.4 |   7.3 |   6.8 |   6.5 |   6.3 |   6.3 |   6.2 |   6.3 |   6.2 |   6.3 |   6.4 |   6.4 |   6.5 |   6.5 |   6.5
  12th grade ..........|   6.5 |   6.7 |   6.6 |   6.1 |   5.8 |   5.7 |   5.7 |   5.6 |   5.6 |   5.5 |   5.7 |   5.8 |   5.8 |   5.9 |   5.9
  Secondary ungraded ..|   0.8 |   0.7 |   0.7 |   0.7 |   0.7 |   0.7 |   0.6 |   0.6 |   0.5 |   0.5 |   0.5 |   0.5 |   0.5 |   0.4 |   0.4
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NOTE: Allocation of ungraded students to elementary and secondary levels based on proportions derived from prior years. Because of changes in reporting practices and imputation of data for nonrespondents in later years, data for prekindergarten enrollment are not comparable over time. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems; and Common Core of Data surveys. (This table was prepared February 2002.)


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