Table 40. | Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade: Fall 1985 to fall 1999 |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall Grade | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 _______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 _______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ | In thousands |_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All grades .....|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 |46,539 |46,857 |=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|======= Elementary ............|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 |33,346 |33,488 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ Prekindergarten .....| 151 | 183 | 193 | 225 | 262 | 303 | 375 | 505 | 545 | 603 | 637 | 670 | 695 | 729 | 751 Kindergarten ........| 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 | 3,397 1st grade ...........| 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 | 3,684 2nd grade ...........| 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 | 3,681 | 3,655 3rd grade ...........| 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 | 3,690 4th grade ...........| 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 | 3,686 5th grade ...........| 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 | 3,604 6th grade ...........| 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 | 3,564 7th grade ...........| 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 | 3,541 8th grade ...........| 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 | 3,497 Elementary ungraded .| 511 | 520 | 520 | 527 | 540 | 543 | 545 | 539 | 515 | 494 | 502 | 401 | 442 | 451 | 418 |=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|======= Secondary .............|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 |13,193 |13,369 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ 9th grade ...........| 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 | 3,935 10th grade ..........| 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 | 3,415 11th grade ..........| 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 | 3,021 | 3,034 12th grade ..........| 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 | 2,722 | 2,782 Secondary ungraded ..| 303 | 308 | 296 | 288 | 279 | 282 | 275 | 269 | 248 | 242 | 245 | 206 | 214 | 212 | 203 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ | |_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 |=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|======= Elementary ............| 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 | 71.5 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ Prekindergarten .....| 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 | 1.6 Kindergarten ........| 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 | 7.3 1st grade ...........| 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 | 7.9 2nd grade ...........| 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 | 7.8 3rd grade ...........| 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 | 7.9 4th grade ...........| 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 | 7.9 5th grade ...........| 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 | 7.7 6th grade ...........| 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 | 7.6 7th grade ...........| 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 | 7.6 8th grade ...........| 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 | 7.5 Elementary ungraded .| 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 | 0.9 |=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|======= Secondary .............| 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 | 28.5 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ 9th grade ...........| 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 | 8.4 10th grade ..........| 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 | 7.3 11th grade ..........| 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 | 6.5 12th grade ..........| 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 | 5.8 | 5.9 Secondary ungraded ..| 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 | 0.4 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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 January 2001.)
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