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| Table 39. | Percentage distribution of students ages 5 through 17 attending kindergarten through 12th grade, by school type or participation in homeschooling and selected child, parent, and household characteristics: 1999, 2003, and 2007 |
| Selected characteristic | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Public school | Private school | Home-schooled1 | Public school | Private school | Home-schooled1 | Public school | Private school | Home-schooled1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assigned | Chosen | Assigned | Chosen | Assigned | Chosen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 74.1 | (0.45) | 14.3 | (0.33) | 10.0 | (0.28) | 1.7 | (0.14) | 72.1 | (0.57) | 15.0 | (0.41) | 10.8 | (0.39) | 2.2 | (0.18) | 70.6 | (0.70) | 15.0 | (0.55) | 11.4 | (0.45) | 2.9 | (0.23) | ||||||||||||
| Sex of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 74.8 | (0.60) | 13.9 | (0.44) | 9.7 | (0.34) | 1.6 | (0.17) | 72.1 | (0.70) | 15.0 | (0.56) | 10.7 | (0.48) | 2.2 | (0.24) | 70.7 | (1.05) | 15.3 | (0.79) | 11.5 | (0.73) | 2.4 | (0.28) | ||||||||||||
| Female | 73.4 | (0.61) | 14.6 | (0.45) | 10.3 | (0.41) | 1.8 | (0.19) | 72.1 | (0.78) | 14.9 | (0.54) | 10.8 | (0.51) | 2.1 | (0.23) | 70.5 | (0.88) | 14.7 | (0.64) | 11.2 | (0.54) | 3.5 | (0.39) | ||||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 75.0 | (0.54) | 11.2 | (0.35) | 11.8 | (0.39) | 2.0 | (0.19) | 72.7 | (0.67) | 12.4 | (0.47) | 12.2 | (0.48) | 2.7 | (0.25) | 69.9 | (0.80) | 12.0 | (0.46) | 14.2 | (0.61) | 3.9 | (0.34) | ||||||||||||
| Black | 70.2 | (1.24) | 22.6 | (1.22) | 6.2 | (0.47) | 1.0 | (0.31) | 66.6 | (1.49) | 23.4 | (1.45) | 8.6 | (0.85) | 1.3 | ! | (0.42) | 68.4 | (2.30) | 23.0 | (2.20) | 7.8 | (1.33) | 0.8 | ! | (0.28) | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 76.0 | (1.02) | 17.6 | (0.91) | 5.2 | (0.40) | 1.1 | (0.25) | 77.2 | (1.17) | 15.0 | (0.99) | 7.1 | (0.66) | 0.7 | ! | (0.26) | 74.6 | (1.41) | 17.5 | (1.25) | 6.3 | (0.57) | 1.5 | (0.29) | |||||||||||
| Other | 69.5 | (2.20) | 17.6 | (1.99) | 11.0 | (1.35) | 1.9 | ! | (0.65) | 67.1 | (2.59) | 18.7 | (1.94) | 11.3 | (1.61) | 3.0 | ! | (1.02) | 70.4 | (2.23) | 16.7 | (1.79) | 9.4 | (1.12) | 3.3 | (0.86) | ||||||||||
| Disability status of child as reported by parent |
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| Has a disability | 74.8 | (0.93) | 15.3 | (0.78) | 8.0 | (0.49) | 1.8 | (0.27) | 72.4 | (1.12) | 16.2 | (0.75) | 9.2 | (0.70) | 2.2 | (0.35) | 72.7 | (1.35) | 14.0 | (0.91) | 10.5 | (0.96) | 2.6 | (0.48) | ||||||||||||
| Does not have a disability | 73.9 | (0.51) | 14.0 | (0.36) | 10.5 | (0.34) | 1.7 | (0.16) | 72.0 | (0.67) | 14.5 | (0.51) | 11.3 | (0.44) | 2.1 | (0.21) | 69.9 | (0.76) | 15.3 | (0.63) | 11.7 | (0.48) | 3.1 | (0.28) | ||||||||||||
| Grade equivalent2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kindergarten through 5th grade | 71.5 | (0.61) | 15.1 | (0.43) | 11.6 | (0.41) | 1.8 | (0.20) | 70.1 | (0.70) | 16.2 | (0.56) | 11.8 | (0.53) | 1.9 | (0.23) | 68.5 | (1.16) | 16.2 | (1.04) | 12.2 | (0.69) | 3.0 | (0.36) | ||||||||||||
| Kindergarten | 66.2 | (1.67) | 15.4 | (1.13) | 15.9 | (1.29) | 2.4 | (0.52) | 69.0 | (1.50) | 15.5 | (1.18) | 12.8 | (1.21) | 2.7 | (0.64) | 66.4 | (2.20) | 14.7 | (1.60) | 15.8 | (1.61) | 3.1 | ! | (0.96) | |||||||||||
| Grades 1 through 3 | 72.2 | (0.87) | 15.3 | (0.67) | 10.9 | (0.53) | 1.6 | (0.29) | 70.0 | (1.18) | 16.2 | (0.96) | 12.1 | (0.73) | 1.8 | (0.28) | 68.4 | (1.68) | 15.9 | (1.63) | 12.3 | (0.93) | 3.4 | (0.54) | ||||||||||||
| Grades 4 through 5 | 72.9 | (1.17) | 14.6 | (0.79) | 10.7 | (0.77) | 1.7 | (0.28) | 70.7 | (1.12) | 16.5 | (0.96) | 10.9 | (0.76) | 1.9 | (0.35) | 69.7 | (1.62) | 17.5 | (1.34) | 10.3 | (1.08) | 2.5 | (0.52) | ||||||||||||
| Grades 6 through 8 | 77.4 | (0.79) | 11.5 | (0.65) | 9.5 | (0.47) | 1.6 | (0.24) | 73.3 | (1.03) | 14.1 | (0.81) | 10.2 | (0.59) | 2.4 | (0.36) | 74.4 | (1.44) | 11.6 | (0.81) | 11.0 | (1.14) | 2.9 | (0.52) | ||||||||||||
| Grades 9 through 12 | 75.7 | (0.75) | 15.1 | (0.60) | 7.5 | (0.44) | 1.7 | (0.24) | 74.6 | (0.97) | 13.6 | (0.76) | 9.5 | (0.63) | 2.3 | (0.33) | 70.8 | (1.07) | 15.9 | (0.84) | 10.5 | (0.75) | 2.8 | (0.38) | ||||||||||||
| Number of parents in the household | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Two parents | 74.5 | (0.54) | 12.0 | (0.35) | 11.5 | (0.37) | 2.1 | (0.21) | 71.8 | (0.67) | 13.6 | (0.51) | 12.1 | (0.47) | 2.5 | (0.23) | 69.5 | (0.73) | 13.8 | (0.49) | 12.9 | (0.52) | 3.6 | (0.30) | ||||||||||||
| One parent | 73.5 | (0.78) | 18.2 | (0.55) | 7.3 | (0.47) | 0.9 | (0.16) | 72.9 | (1.09) | 18.0 | (0.98) | 7.6 | (0.67) | 1.5 | (0.32) | 73.6 | (1.39) | 17.2 | (1.14) | 8.1 | (1.18) | 1.0 | (0.24) | ||||||||||||
| Nonparental guardians | 71.6 | (2.70) | 21.9 | (2.72) | 5.1 | (0.84) | 1.4 | ! | (0.82) | 73.2 | (3.05) | 20.1 | (2.59) | 5.8 | (1.36) | 0.9 | ! | (0.74) | 72.2 | (5.91) | 23.0 | (6.19) | 2.6 | (0.74) | 2.1 | ! | (0.81) | |||||||||
| Highest education level of parents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than a high school diploma. | 79.1 | (1.38) | 18.0 | (1.46) | 2.7 | (0.51) | 0.2 | ! | (0.10) | 76.9 | (2.06) | 18.9 | (1.76) | 2.9 | ! | (1.18) | 1.3 | ! | (0.73) | 83.3 | (2.03) | 12.7 | (1.53) | 3.5 | ! | (1.81) | 0.5 | ! | (0.23) | |||||||
| High school diploma or GED | 79.0 | (0.84) | 14.3 | (0.72) | 5.6 | (0.44) | 1.1 | (0.19) | 77.8 | (1.01) | 15.5 | (0.89) | 4.9 | (0.45) | 1.8 | (0.34) | 78.8 | (1.90) | 15.1 | (1.84) | 4.1 | (0.63) | 1.9 | (0.36) | ||||||||||||
| Vocational/technical or some college | 75.8 | (0.72) | 14.7 | (0.63) | 7.7 | (0.40) | 1.9 | (0.24) | 74.0 | (0.97) | 15.5 | (0.74) | 8.3 | (0.58) | 2.1 | (0.36) | 72.0 | (1.03) | 15.3 | (0.99) | 8.8 | (0.70) | 3.8 | (0.52) | ||||||||||||
| Bachelor's degree/some graduate school | 68.6 | (1.06) | 13.2 | (0.75) | 15.8 | (0.75) | 2.4 | (0.37) | 67.1 | (1.00) | 13.2 | (0.84) | 16.8 | (0.90) | 2.8 | (0.45) | 66.8 | (1.24) | 14.8 | (1.02) | 14.3 | (0.87) | 4.1 | (0.57) | ||||||||||||
| Graduate/professional degree | 65.0 | (1.14) | 12.4 | (0.77) | 20.2 | (0.91) | 2.4 | (0.54) | 63.6 | (1.50) | 13.5 | (1.14) | 20.5 | (1.28) | 2.3 | (0.55) | 59.2 | (1.37) | 15.9 | (1.01) | 22.4 | (1.22) | 2.5 | (0.41) | ||||||||||||
| Poverty status of household | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Below poverty | 74.8 | (1.16) | 19.2 | (1.06) | 4.3 | (0.50) | 1.7 | (0.34) | 76.3 | (1.28) | 17.7 | (1.10) | 3.7 | (0.67) | 2.3 | (0.58) | 76.6 | (2.48) | 17.8 | (2.35) | 3.7 | (1.04) | 1.8 | (0.40) | ||||||||||||
| Between poverty and 200 percent of poverty |
76.8 | (0.79) | 15.3 | (0.70) | 5.9 | (0.48) | 2.0 | (0.31) | 75.1 | (1.17) | 16.0 | (0.87) | 5.9 | (0.69) | 3.1 | (0.50) | 74.4 | (1.45) | 16.2 | (1.15) | 5.2 | (0.69) | 4.1 | (0.69) | ||||||||||||
| At or above 200 percent of poverty | 72.5 | (0.57) | 11.8 | (0.34) | 14.0 | (0.47) | 1.6 | (0.18) | 69.8 | (0.70) | 13.8 | (0.54) | 14.6 | (0.54) | 1.8 | (0.21) | 67.6 | (0.75) | 13.8 | (0.48) | 15.7 | (0.54) | 2.9 | (0.30) | ||||||||||||
| Urbanicity3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 71.2 | (0.52) | 15.6 | (0.37) | 11.7 | (0.33) | 1.5 | (0.15) | 70.1 | (0.61) | 15.6 | (0.46) | 12.4 | (0.42) | 2.0 | (0.22) | 69.0 | (0.83) | 15.9 | (0.66) | 12.6 | (0.52) | 2.5 | (0.23) | ||||||||||||
| Rural | 82.6 | (0.74) | 10.3 | (0.60) | 5.0 | (0.46) | 2.2 | (0.31) | 79.9 | (1.35) | 12.6 | (1.16) | 4.6 | (0.69) | 2.9 | (0.55) | 76.7 | (1.36) | 11.5 | (1.03) | 6.8 | (1.09) | 4.9 | (0.71) | ||||||||||||
| Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 72.8 | (1.06) | 13.4 | (0.78) | 12.6 | (0.63) | 1.1 | (0.30) | 71.6 | (1.42) | 11.9 | (1.02) | 14.6 | (1.03) | 1.8 | ! | (0.58) | 72.5 | (1.42) | 11.8 | (1.11) | 13.6 | (0.98) | 2.1 | (0.47) | |||||||||||
| South | 75.4 | (0.65) | 13.2 | (0.52) | 9.3 | (0.43) | 2.0 | (0.28) | 74.2 | (0.88) | 14.9 | (0.72) | 8.3 | (0.58) | 2.6 | (0.39) | 71.9 | (1.15) | 13.6 | (0.96) | 10.8 | (0.58) | 3.7 | (0.46) | ||||||||||||
| Midwest | 74.3 | (0.80) | 13.4 | (0.72) | 10.9 | (0.61) | 1.4 | (0.24) | 69.9 | (1.27) | 14.4 | (0.92) | 13.8 | (1.04) | 2.0 | (0.37) | 70.8 | (1.54) | 14.2 | (1.06) | 12.8 | (1.14) | 2.2 | (0.53) | ||||||||||||
| West | 72.7 | (0.95) | 17.7 | (0.73) | 7.5 | (0.49) | 2.0 | (0.34) | 71.9 | (1.07) | 17.9 | (0.97) | 8.3 | (0.59) | 2.0 | (0.34) | 67.0 | (1.40) | 20.3 | (1.17) | 9.4 | (0.75) | 3.1 | (0.42) | ||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Excludes students who were enrolled in school for more than 25 hours a week; also excluded in 1999 and 2003 are students who were homeschooled only due to a temporary illness and, in 2007, students who were homeschooled primarily due to a temporary illness. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Students whose grade-equivalent was "ungraded" were excluded from the grade analysis. The percentage of students with an "ungraded" grade equivalent was 0.03 percent in 1999 and 0.02 percent in 2003 and 2007. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Urbanicity is based on a U.S. Census Bureau classification of places. Urban is a place with at least 50,000 people. Rural is a place not classified as urban. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data are based on parent reports. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent Survey (Parent:1999) and Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI:2003 and PFI:2007) of the National Household Education Surveys Program. (This table was prepared August 2009.) |
