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Table 3. Enrollment in educational institutions, by level and control of institution: 1869-70 to fall 2012 [In thousands]

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              |       |Elemen-| Public elementary and    |   Private elementary and     |    Degree-granting
              |       | tary  |   secondary schools      |    secondary schools\1\      |    institutions\2\
              | Total |  and  |__________________________|______________________________|_______________________
     Year     |enroll-|secon- |       |Prekinder-|Grades |         |Prekinder-|Grades 9 |       |       |
              | ment, | dary, | Total |  garten  |   9   |  Total  |garten    | through | Total |Public |Private
              |  all  | total |       | through  |through|         |through   |         |       |       |
              |levels |       |       | grade 8  |  12   |         |grade 8   |   12    |       |       |
______________|_______|_______|_______|__________|_______|_________|__________|_________|_______|_______|_______
      1       |   2   |   3   |   4   |    5     |   6   |      7  |      8   |     9   |  10   |  11   |  12
______________|_______|_______|_______|__________|_______|_________|__________|_________|_______|_______|_______
1869-70 ......|   --- |   --- | 6,872 |    6,792 |    80 |     --- |      --- |     --- |    52 |   --- |   ---
1879-80 ......|   --- |   --- | 9,868 |    9,757 |   110 |     --- |      --- |     --- |   116 |   --- |   ---
1889-90 ......|14,491 |14,334 |12,723 |   12,520 |   203 |   1,611 |    1,516 |      95 |   157 |   --- |   ---
1899-1900 ....|17,092 |16,855 |15,503 |   14,984 |   519 |   1,352 |    1,241 |     111 |   238 |   --- |   ---
1909-10 ......|19,728 |19,372 |17,814 |   16,899 |   915 |   1,558 |    1,441 |     117 |   355 |   --- |   ---
              |       |       |       |          |       |         |          |         |       |       |
1919-20 ......|23,876 |23,278 |21,578 |   19,378 | 2,200 |   1,699 |    1,486 |     214 |   598 |   --- |   ---
1929-30 ......|29,430 |28,329 |25,678 |   21,279 | 4,399 |   2,651 |    2,310 |     341 | 1,101 |   --- |   ---
1939-40 ......|29,539 |28,045 |25,434 |   18,832 | 6,601 |   2,611 |    2,153 |     458 | 1,494 |   797 |   698
1949-50 ......|31,151 |28,492 |25,111 |   19,387 | 5,725 |   3,380 |    2,708 |     672 | 2,659 | 1,355 | 1,304
Fall 1959 ....|44,497 |40,857 |35,182 |   26,911 | 8,271 |   5,675 |    4,640 |   1,035 | 3,640 | 2,181 | 1,459
              |       |       |       |          |       |         |          |         |       |       |
Fall 1964 ....|52,996 |47,716 |41,416 |   30,025 |11,391 |\3\6,300 |\3\ 5,000 |   1,300 | 5,280 | 3,468 | 1,812
Fall 1965 ....|54,394 |48,473 |42,173 |   30,563 |11,610 |   6,300 |    4,900 |   1,400 | 5,921 | 3,970 | 1,951
Fall 1966 ....|55,629 |49,239 |43,039 |   31,145 |11,894 |\3\6,200 |\3\ 4,800 |\3\1,400 | 6,390 | 4,349 | 2,041
Fall 1967 ....|56,803 |49,891 |43,891 |   31,641 |12,250 |\3\6,000 |\3\ 4,600 |\3\1,400 | 6,912 | 4,816 | 2,096
Fall 1968 ....|58,257 |50,744 |44,944 |   32,226 |12,718 |   5,800 |    4,400 |   1,400 | 7,513 | 5,431 | 2,082
              |       |       |       |          |       |         |          |         |       |       |
Fall 1969 ....|59,055 |51,050 |45,550 |   32,513 |13,037 |\3\5,500 |\3\ 4,200 |\3\1,300 | 8,005 | 5,897 | 2,108
Fall 1970 ....|59,838 |51,257 |45,894 |   32,558 |13,336 |   5,363 |    4,052 |   1,311 | 8,581 | 6,428 | 2,153
Fall 1971 ....|60,220 |51,271 |46,071 |   32,318 |13,753 |\3\5,200 |\3\ 3,900 |\3\1,300 | 8,949 | 6,804 | 2,144
Fall 1972 ....|59,941 |50,726 |45,726 |   31,879 |13,848 |\3\5,000 |\3\ 3,700 |\3\1,300 | 9,215 | 7,071 | 2,144
Fall 1973 ....|60,047 |50,445 |45,445 |   31,401 |14,044 |\3\5,000 |\3\ 3,700 |\3\1,300 | 9,602 | 7,420 | 2,183
              |       |       |       |          |       |         |          |         |       |       |
Fall 1974 ....|60,297 |50,073 |45,073 |   30,971 |14,103 |\3\5,000 |\3\ 3,700 |\3\1,300 |10,224 | 7,989 | 2,235
Fall 1975 ....|61,004 |49,819 |44,819 |   30,515 |14,304 |\3\5,000 |\3\ 3,700 |\3\1,300 |11,185 | 8,835 | 2,350
Fall 1976 ....|60,490 |49,478 |44,311 |   29,997 |14,314 |   5,167 |    3,825 |   1,342 |11,012 | 8,653 | 2,359
Fall 1977 ....|60,003 |48,717 |43,577 |   29,375 |14,203 |   5,140 |    3,797 |   1,343 |11,286 | 8,847 | 2,439
Fall 1978 ....|58,897 |47,637 |42,551 |   28,463 |14,088 |   5,086 |    3,732 |   1,353 |11,260 | 8,786 | 2,474
              |       |       |       |          |       |         |          |         |       |       |
Fall 1979 ....|58,221 |46,651 |41,651 |   28,034 |13,616 |\3\5,000 |\3\ 3,700 |\3\1,300 |11,570 | 9,037 | 2,533
Fall 1980 ....|58,305 |46,208 |40,877 |   27,647 |13,231 |   5,331 |    3,992 |   1,339 |12,097 | 9,457 | 2,640
Fall 1981 ....|57,916 |45,544 |40,044 |   27,280 |12,764 |\3\5,500 |\3\ 4,100 |\3\1,400 |12,372 | 9,647 | 2,725
Fall 1982 ....|57,591 |45,166 |39,566 |   27,161 |12,405 |\3\5,600 |\3\ 4,200 |\3\1,400 |12,426 | 9,696 | 2,730
Fall 1983 ....|57,432 |44,967 |39,252 |   26,981 |12,271 |   5,715 |    4,315 |   1,400 |12,465 | 9,683 | 2,782
              |       |       |       |          |       |         |          |         |       |       |
Fall 1984 ....|57,150 |44,908 |39,208 |   26,905 |12,304 |\3\5,700 |\3\ 4,300 |\3\1,400 |12,242 | 9,477 | 2,765
Fall 1985 ....|57,226 |44,979 |39,422 |   27,034 |12,388 |   5,557 |    4,195 |   1,362 |12,247 | 9,479 | 2,768
Fall 1986 ....|57,709 |45,205 |39,753 |   27,420 |12,333 |\3\5,452 |\3\ 4,116 |\3\1,336 |12,504 | 9,714 | 2,790
Fall 1987 ....|58,253 |45,487 |40,008 |   27,933 |12,076 |   5,479 |    4,232 |   1,247 |12,767 | 9,973 | 2,793
Fall 1988 ....|58,485 |45,430 |40,189 |   28,501 |11,687 |\3\5,242 |\3\ 4,036 |\3\1,206 |13,055 |10,161 | 2,894
              |       |       |       |          |       |         |          |         |       |       |
Fall 1989 ....|59,279 |45,741 |40,543 |   29,152 |11,390 |\3\5,198 |\3\ 4,035 |\3\1,163 |13,539 |10,578 | 2,961
Fall 1990 ....|60,269 |46,451 |41,217 |   29,878 |11,338 |   5,234 |    4,084 |   1,150 |13,819 |10,845 | 2,974
Fall 1991 ....|61,681 |47,322 |42,047 |   30,506 |11,541 |\3\5,275 |\3\ 4,113 |\3\1,162 |14,359 |11,310 | 3,049
Fall 1992 ....|62,633 |48,145 |42,823 |   31,088 |11,735 |\3\5,322 |\3\ 4,175 |\3\1,147 |14,487 |11,385 | 3,103
Fall 1993 ....|63,118 |48,813 |43,465 |   31,504 |11,961 |\3\5,348 |\3\ 4,215 |\3\1,132 |14,305 |11,189 | 3,116
              |       |       |       |          |       |         |          |         |       |       |
Fall 1994 ....|63,888 |49,609 |44,111 |   31,898 |12,213 |\3\5,498 |\3\ 4,335 |\3\1,163 |14,279 |11,134 | 3,145
Fall 1995 ....|64,764 |50,502 |44,840 |   32,341 |12,500 |   5,662 |    4,465 |   1,197 |14,262 |11,092 | 3,169
Fall 1996 ....|65,743 |51,375 |45,611 |   32,764 |12,847 |\3\5,764 |\3\ 4,551 |\3\1,213 |14,368 |11,120 | 3,247
Fall 1997 ....|66,470 |51,968 |46,127 |   33,073 |13,054 |   5,841 |    4,623 |   1,218 |14,502 |11,196 | 3,306
Fall 1998 ....|66,983 |52,476 |46,539 |   33,346 |13,193 |\3\5,937 |\3\ 4,702 |\3\1,235 |14,507 |11,138 | 3,369
              |       |       |       |          |       |         |          |         |       |       |
Fall 1999 ....|67,666 |52,875 |46,857 |   33,488 |13,369 |   6,018 |    4,765 |   1,254 |14,791 |11,309 | 3,482
Fall 2000 ....|68,479 |53,167 |47,223 |   33,709 |13,514 |\3\5,944 |\3\ 4,678 |\3\1,266 |15,312 |11,753 | 3,560
Fall 2001 \4\ |68,962 |53,520 |47,576 |   33,854 |13,722 |   5,944 |    4,668 |   1,276 |15,442 |11,864 | 3,578
Fall 2002 \4\ |69,174 |53,566 |47,613 |   33,756 |13,857 |   5,953 |    4,660 |   1,292 |15,608 |11,986 | 3,622
Fall 2003 \4\ |69,456 |53,700 |47,746 |   33,677 |14,069 |   5,954 |    4,644 |   1,310 |15,756 |12,101 | 3,655
              |       |       |       |          |       |         |          |         |       |       |
Fall 2004 \4\ |69,747 |53,800 |47,846 |   33,500 |14,346 |   5,954 |    4,620 |   1,334 |15,947 |12,247 | 3,699
Fall 2005 \4\ |70,001 |53,866 |47,912 |   33,315 |14,597 |   5,954 |    4,603 |   1,351 |16,135 |12,388 | 3,746
Fall 2006 \4\ |70,183 |53,862 |47,912 |   33,174 |14,739 |   5,950 |    4,592 |   1,358 |16,321 |12,528 | 3,793
Fall 2007 \4\ |70,292 |53,789 |47,847 |   33,078 |14,768 |   5,942 |    4,588 |   1,355 |16,503 |12,665 | 3,839
Fall 2008 \4\ |70,390 |53,652 |47,719 |   33,069 |14,649 |   5,933 |    4,592 |   1,341 |16,738 |12,842 | 3,896
              |       |       |       |          |       |         |          |         |       |       |
Fall 2009 \4\ |70,516 |53,538 |47,607 |   33,122 |14,485 |   5,931 |    4,604 |   1,327 |16,978 |13,023 | 3,955
Fall 2010 \4\ |70,683 |53,498 |47,561 |   33,244 |14,317 |   5,937 |    4,625 |   1,313 |17,185 |13,179 | 4,007
Fall 2011 \4\ |70,956 |53,538 |47,586 |   33,389 |14,197 |   5,952 |    4,649 |   1,303 |17,418 |13,351 | 4,068
Fall 2012 \4\ |71,365 |53,692 |47,715 |   33,578 |14,137 |   5,977 |    4,680 |   1,297 |17,673 |13,537 | 4,136
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\1\Beginning in fall 1980, data include estimates for an expanded universe of private schools. Therefore, direct comparisons with earlier years should be avoided.
\2\Data for 1869-70 through 1949-50 include resident degree-credit students enrolled at any time during the academic year. Beginning in 1959, data include all resident and extension students enrolled at the beginning of the fall term.
\3\Estimated.
\4\Projected.

NOTE: Elementary and secondary enrollment includes pupils in local public school systems and in most private schools (religiously affiliated and nonsectarian), but generally excludes pupils in subcollegiate departments of colleges, federal schools, and home-schooled children. Based on the National Household Education Survey, the home-schooled children numbered approximately 850,000 in the spring of 1999. Public elementary enrollment includes most preprimary school pupils. Private elementary enrollment includes some preprimary students. Public elementary and secondary enrollment for 2001 are state estimates. Higher education enrollment includes students in colleges, universities, professional schools, and 2-year colleges. Degree-granting institutions are 2-year and 4-year institutions that were eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Data for degree-granting institutions for 1999 are imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) 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 State School Systems; Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems; Statistics of Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Schools; Projections of Education Statistics to 2011; Common Core of Data; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared August 2002.)


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