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Table 42. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade: Fall 1984 to fall 1998 
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                       | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall
         Grade         | 1984  | 1985  | 1986  | 1987  | 1988  | 1989  | 1990  | 1991  | 1992  | 1993  | 1994  | 1995  | 1996  | 1997  | 1998
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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 .....|39,208 |39,422 |39,753 |40,008 |40,189 |40,543 |41,217 |42,047 |42,823 |43,465 |44,111 |44,840 |45,611 |46,127 |46,535
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Elementary ............|26,905 |27,034 |27,420 |27,933 |28,501 |29,152 |29,878 |30,506 |31,088 |31,504 |31,898 |32,341 |32,764 |33,073 |33,344
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  Prekindergarten .....|   109 |   151 |   183 |   193 |   225 |   262 |   303 |   375 |   505 |   545 |   603 |   637 |   670 |   695 |   728
  Kindergarten ........| 2,900 | 3,041 | 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
  1st grade ...........| 3,113 | 3,239 | 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
  2nd grade ...........| 2,904 | 2,941 | 3,054 | 3,173 | 3,223 | 3,289 | 3,327 | 3,360 | 3,431 | 3,429 | 3,440 | 3,507 | 3,600 | 3,689 | 3,682
  3rd grade ...........| 2,765 | 2,895 | 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
  4th grade ...........| 2,772 | 2,771 | 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
  5th grade ...........| 2,761 | 2,776 | 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
  6th grade ...........| 2,831 | 2,789 | 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
  7th grade ...........| 3,036 | 2,938 | 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
  8th grade ...........| 3,186 | 2,982 | 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
  Elementary ungraded .|   528 |   511 |   520 |   520 |   527 |   540 |   543 |   545 |   539 |   515 |   494 |   502 |   401 |   442 |   450
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Secondary .............|12,304 |12,388 |12,333 |12,076 |11,687 |11,390 |11,338 |11,541 |11,735 |11,961 |12,213 |12,500 |12,847 |13,054 |13,191
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  9th grade ...........| 3,440 | 3,439 | 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
  10th grade ..........| 3,145 | 3,230 | 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
  11th grade ..........| 2,819 | 2,866 | 2,954 | 2,936 | 2,749 | 2,629 | 2,612 | 2,645 | 2,656 | 2,751 | 2,748 | 2,826 | 2,930 | 2,972 | 3,018
  12th grade ..........| 2,599 | 2,550 | 2,601 | 2,681 | 2,650 | 2,473 | 2,381 | 2,392 | 2,431 | 2,424 | 2,488 | 2,487 | 2,586 | 2,673 | 2,724
  Secondary ungraded ..|   300 |   303 |   308 |   296 |   288 |   279 |   282 |   275 |   269 |   248 |   242 |   245 |   206 |   214 |   211
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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 ............|  68.6 |  68.6 |  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
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  Prekindergarten .....|   0.3 |   0.4 |   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
  Kindergarten ........|   7.4 |   7.7 |   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
  1st grade ...........|   7.9 |   8.2 |   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
  2nd grade ...........|   7.4 |   7.5 |   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
  3rd grade ...........|   7.1 |   7.3 |   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
  4th grade ...........|   7.1 |   7.0 |   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
  5th grade ...........|   7.0 |   7.0 |   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
  6th grade ...........|   7.2 |   7.1 |   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
  7th grade ...........|   7.7 |   7.5 |   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
  8th grade ...........|   8.1 |   7.6 |   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
  Elementary ungraded .|   1.3 |   1.3 |   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
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Secondary .............|  31.4 |  31.4 |  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
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  9th grade ...........|   8.8 |   8.7 |   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
  10th grade ..........|   8.0 |   8.2 |   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
  11th grade ..........|   7.2 |   7.3 |   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
  12th grade ..........|   6.6 |   6.5 |   6.5 |   6.7 |   6.6 |   6.1 |   5.8 |   5.7 |   5.7 |   5.6 |   5.6 |   5.5 |   5.7 |   5.8 |   5.9
  Secondary ungraded ..|   0.8 |   0.8 |   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
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NOTE: 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 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 March 2000.)


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