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Table 96. Average enrollment and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools, by type and size: Selected years, 1982–83 through 2006–07
Year Average enrollment in schools, by type Percentage distribution of schools, by enrollment size
Total1  Elementary2  Secondary3  Combined elementary/ secondary4  Other5  Under 200 200 to 299 300 to 399 400 to 499 500 to 599 600 to 699 700 to 999 1,000
or more
All schools Regular schools6 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1982–83 478 399 719 478 142 21.9 13.8 15.5 13.1 10.2 7.1 10.2 8.3
1983–84 480 401 720 475 145 21.7 13.7 15.5 13.2 10.2 7.1 10.3 8.3
1984–85 482 403 721 476 146 21.5 13.6 15.5 13.2 10.3 7.1 10.4 8.4
1987–88 490 424 695 711 420 122 20.3 12.9 14.9 13.8 11.1 7.8 11.2 8.0
1988–89 494 433 689 697 412 142 20.0 12.5 14.7 13.8 11.4 8.0 11.6 8.0
1989–90 493 441 669 689 402 142 19.8 12.2 14.5 13.7 11.5 8.3 12.0 7.9
                             
1990–91 497 449 663 684 398 150 19.7 11.9 14.2 13.6 11.7 8.5 12.3 8.1
1991–92 507 458 677 717 407 152 19.1 11.7 14.1 13.5 11.8 8.6 12.8 8.5
1992–93 513 464 688 733 423 135 18.6 11.6 13.9 13.5 11.9 8.7 13.1 8.7
1993–94 518 468 693 748 418 136 18.6 11.5 13.6 13.5 11.7 8.8 13.3 9.0
1994–95 520 471 696 759 412 131 18.6 11.4 13.6 13.4 11.8 8.7 13.3 9.2
                             
1995–96 525 476 703 771 401 136 18.5 11.2 13.5 13.4 11.8 8.8 13.4 9.4
1996–97 527 478 703 777 387 135 18.7 11.3 13.2 13.2 11.8 8.8 13.6 9.5
1997–98 525 478 699 779 374 121 19.3 11.2 13.1 13.3 11.6 8.6 13.4 9.6
1998–99 524 478 707 786 290 135 19.6 11.2 13.1 13.2 11.5 8.5 13.3 9.6
1999–2000 521 477 706 785 282 123 20.0 11.3 13.3 13.2 11.2 8.4 13.1 9.5
                             
2000–01 519 477 714 795 274 136 20.4 11.4 13.2 13.3 11.0 8.2 12.9 9.6
2001–02 520 477 718 807 270 138 20.5 11.5 13.3 13.1 10.9 8.1 12.7 9.7
2002–03 519 476 720 813 265 136 20.7 11.6 13.4 13.0 10.9 8.1 12.4 9.8
2003–04 521 476 722 816 269 142 20.7 11.6 13.5 13.2 10.8 8.0 12.3 9.9
2004–05 521 474 713 815 298 143 20.7 11.6 13.5 13.2 10.8 8.1 12.2 9.9
                             
2005–06 521 473 709 819 318 128 20.7 11.5 13.6 13.2 11.0 8.1 12.2 9.8
2006–07 521 473 711 811 325 138 20.3 11.5 13.8 13.4 11.0 8.2 12.2 9.6
— Not available.
1 Includes elementary, secondary, combined elementary/secondary, and other schools.
2 Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.
3 Includes schools with no grade lower than 7.
4 Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and ending with grade 9 or above.
5 Includes special education, alternative, and other schools not reported by grade span.
6 Excludes special education schools, vocational schools, and alternative schools.
NOTE: Data reflect reports by schools rather than by states or school districts. Percentage distribution and average enrollment calculations exclude data for schools not reporting enrollment. Enrollment data were available for 94,164 out of 98,793 schools in 2006–07. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 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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