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Table 94. Public elementary and secondary schools, by type of school: Selected years, 1967–68 through 2006–07
Year Total, all public schools Schools with reported grade spans Other schools1 
Total Elementary schools Secondary schools Combined elementary/ secondary schools6 
Total2  Middle schools3  One-teacher schools Other elementary schools Total4  Junior high5  3-year or 4-year high schools 5-year or 6-year high schools Other secondary schools
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1967–68 94,197 67,186 4,146 63,040 23,318 7,437 10,751 4,650 480 3,693  
1970–71 89,372 64,020 2,080 1,815 60,125 23,572 7,750 11,265 3,887 670 1,780  
1972–73 88,864 62,942 2,308 1,475 59,159 23,919 7,878 11,550 3,962 529 2,003  
1974–75 87,456 61,759 3,224 1,247 57,288 23,837 7,690 11,480 4,122 545 1,860  
1975–76 88,597 87,034 61,704 3,916 1,166 56,622 23,792 7,521 11,572 4,113 586 1,538 1,563  
                             
1976–77 86,501 61,123 4,180 1,111 55,832 23,857 7,434 11,658 4,130 635 1,521  
1978–79 84,816 60,312 5,879 1,056 53,377 22,834 6,282 11,410 4,429 713 1,670  
1980–81 85,982 83,688 59,326 6,003 921 52,402 22,619 5,890 10,758 4,193 1,778 1,743 2,294  
1982–83 84,740 82,039 58,051 6,875 798 50,378 22,383 5,948 11,678 4,067 690 1,605 2,701  
1983–84 84,178 81,418 57,471 6,885 838 49,748 22,336 5,936 11,670 4,046 684 1,611 2,760  
                             
1984–85 84,007 81,147 57,231 6,893 825 49,513 22,320 5,916 11,671 4,021 712 1,596 2,860  
1986–87 83,455 82,190 58,801 7,452 763 50,586 21,406 5,142 11,453 4,197 614 1,983 1,265 7 
1987–88 83,248 81,416 57,575 7,641 729 49,205 21,662 4,900 11,279 4,048 1,435 2,179 1,832 7 
1988–89 83,165 81,579 57,941 7,957 583 49,401 21,403 4,687 11,350 3,994 1,372 2,235 1,586 7 
1989–90 83,425 81,880 58,419 8,272 630 49,517 21,181 4,512 11,492 3,812 1,365 2,280 1,545 7 
                             
1990–91 84,538 82,475 59,015 8,545 617 49,853 21,135 4,561 11,537 3,723 1,314 2,325 2,063  
1991–92 84,578 82,506 59,258 8,829 569 49,860 20,767 4,298 11,528 3,699 1,242 2,481 2,072  
1992–93 84,497 82,896 59,676 9,152 430 50,094 20,671 4,115 11,651 3,613 1,292 2,549 1,601  
1993–94 85,393 83,431 60,052 9,573 442 50,037 20,705 3,970 11,858 3,595 1,282 2,674 1,962  
1994–95 86,221 84,476 60,808 9,954 458 50,396 20,904 3,859 12,058 3,628 1,359 2,764 1,745  
                             
1995–96 87,125 84,958 61,165 10,205 474 50,486 20,997 3,743 12,168 3,621 1,465 2,796 2,167  
1996–97 88,223 86,092 61,805 10,499 487 50,819 21,307 3,707 12,424 3,614 1,562 2,980 2,131  
1997–98 89,508 87,541 62,739 10,944 476 51,319 21,682 3,599 12,734 3,611 1,738 3,120 1,967  
1998–99 90,874 89,259 63,462 11,202 463 51,797 22,076 3,607 13,457 3,707 1,305 3,721 1,615  
1999–2000 92,012 90,538 64,131 11,521 423 52,187 22,365 3,566 13,914 3,686 1,199 4,042 1,474  
                             
2000–01 93,273 91,691 64,601 11,696 411 52,494 21,994 3,318 13,793 3,974 909 5,096 1,582  
2001–02 94,112 92,696 65,228 11,983 408 52,837 22,180 3,285 14,070 3,917 908 5,288 1,416  
2002–03 95,615 93,869 65,718 12,174 366 53,178 22,599 3,263 14,330 4,017 989 5,552 1,746  
2003–04 95,726 93,977 65,758 12,341 376 53,041 22,782 3,251 14,595 3,840 1,096 5,437 1,749  
2004–05 96,513 95,001 65,984 12,530 338 53,116 23,445 3,250 14,854 3,945 1,396 5,572 1,512  
                             
2005–06 97,382 96,798 67,291 12,545 335 54,411 23,800 3,249 15,103 3,910 1,538 5,707 584  
2006–07 98,793 98,410 68,990 12,773 327 55,890 23,436 3,112 15,043 4,048 1,233 5,984 383  
— Not available.
1 Includes special education, alternative, and other schools not reported by grade span.
2 Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.
3 Includes schools with grade spans beginning with 4, 5, or 6 and ending with 6, 7, or 8.
4 Includes schools with no grade lower than 7.
5 Includes schools with grades 7 and 8 or grades 7 through 9.
6 Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or lower and ending with grade 9 or above.
7 Because of revision in data collection procedures, figures not comparable to data for other years.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems, 1967–68 and 1975–76; Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary Day Schools, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75, and 1976–77 through 1980–81; and Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 1982–83 through 2006–07. (This table was prepared September 2008.)

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