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Table 40. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level and grade: Fall 1987 to fall 2001

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                       | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall
         Grade         | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001
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           1           |  2   |  3   |  4   |  5   |  6   |  7   |  8   |  9   |  10  |  11  |  12  |  13  |  14  |  15  |  16
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                       |                                   Number (in thousands)
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       All grades .....|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|47,204|47,688
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Elementary ............|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|33,688|33,952
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  Prekindergarten .....|   193|   225|   262|   303|   375|   505|   545|   603|   637|   670|   695|   729|   751|   776|   867
  Kindergarten ........| 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| 3,381
  1st grade ...........| 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| 3,636| 3,615
  2nd grade ...........| 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| 3,634| 3,595
  3rd grade ...........| 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| 3,676| 3,654
  4th grade ...........| 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| 3,711| 3,696
  5th grade ...........| 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| 3,707| 3,728
  6th grade ...........| 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| 3,663| 3,770
  7th grade ...........| 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| 3,629| 3,722
  8th grade ...........| 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| 3,538| 3,619
  Elementary ungraded .|   520|   527|   540|   543|   545|   539|   515|   494|   502|   401|   442|   451|   417|   336|   306
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Secondary .............|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|13,515|13,736
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  9th grade ...........| 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| 3,963| 4,013
  10th grade ..........| 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| 3,491| 3,529
  11th grade ..........| 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| 3,083| 3,174
  12th grade ..........| 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| 2,803| 2,863
  Secondary ungraded ..|   296|   288|   279|   282|   275|   269|   248|   242|   245|   206|   214|   212|   203|   175|   157
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                       |                                          Percent
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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 ............|  69.8|  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|  71.2
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  Prekindergarten .....|   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|   1.6|   1.8
  Kindergarten ........|   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|   7.1
  1st grade ...........|   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|   7.6
  2nd grade ...........|   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|   7.5
  3rd grade ...........|   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|   7.7
  4th grade ...........|   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|   7.8
  5th grade ...........|   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|   7.9|   7.8
  6th grade ...........|   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|   7.8|   7.9
  7th grade ...........|   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|   7.8
  8th grade ...........|   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|   7.6
  Elementary ungraded .|   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|   0.7|   0.6
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Secondary .............|  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|  28.8
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  9th grade ...........|   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|   8.4
  10th grade ..........|   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|   7.4
  11th grade ..........|   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|   6.7
  12th grade ..........|   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|   6.0
  Secondary ungraded ..|   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|   0.3
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NOTE: Because of changes in reporting practices and imputation of data for nonrespondents since 1992, 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, The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1987-88 through 2001-02. (This table was prepared July 2003.)


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