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Table 42.Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade: Fall 1979 to fall 1993

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                       | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall  | Fall
         Grade         | 1979  | 1980  | 1981  | 1982  | 1983  | 1984  | 1985  | 1986  | 1987  | 1988  | 1989  | 1990  | 1991  | 1992  | 1993
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           1           |   2   |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13   |  14   |  15   |  16
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                       |                                      In thousands
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       All grades .....|41,651 |40,877 |40,044 |39,566 |39,252 |39,208 |39,422 |39,753 |40,008 |40,189 |40,543 |41,217 |42,047 |42,816 |43,476
                       |=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======
Elementary ............|28,034 |27,647 |27,280 |27,161 |26,981 |26,905 |27,034 |27,420 |27,933 |28,501 |29,152 |29,878 |30,506 |31,081 |31,515
                       |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
  Kindergarten\1\ .....| 2,675 | 2,689 | 2,687 | 2,845 | 2,859 | 3,010 | 3,192 | 3,310 | 3,388 | 3,433 | 3,486 | 3,610 | 3,686 | 3,810 | 3,934
  lst grade ...........| 2,937 | 2,894 | 2,951 | 2,937 | 3,080 | 3,113 | 3,239 | 3,358 | 3,407 | 3,460 | 3,485 | 3,499 | 3,556 | 3,542 | 3,529
  2nd grade ...........| 2,909 | 2,800 | 2,782 | 2,790 | 2,781 | 2,904 | 2,941 | 3,054 | 3,173 | 3,223 | 3,289 | 3,327 | 3,360 | 3,431 | 3,429
  3rd grade ...........| 3,120 | 2,893 | 2,806 | 2,763 | 2,772 | 2,765 | 2,895 | 2,933 | 3,046 | 3,167 | 3,235 | 3,297 | 3,334 | 3,361 | 3,437
  4th grade ...........| 3,148 | 3,107 | 2,918 | 2,798 | 2,758 | 2,772 | 2,771 | 2,896 | 2,938 | 3,051 | 3,182 | 3,248 | 3,315 | 3,342 | 3,361
  5th grade ...........| 3,055 | 3,130 | 3,127 | 2,912 | 2,798 | 2,761 | 2,776 | 2,775 | 2,901 | 2,945 | 3,067 | 3,197 | 3,268 | 3,325 | 3,350
  6th grade ...........| 2,999 | 3,038 | 3,180 | 3,142 | 2,928 | 2,831 | 2,789 | 2,806 | 2,811 | 2,937 | 2,987 | 3,110 | 3,239 | 3,303 | 3,356
  7th grade ...........| 3,128 | 3,085 | 3,183 | 3,288 | 3,247 | 3,036 | 2,938 | 2,899 | 2,910 | 2,905 | 3,027 | 3,067 | 3,181 | 3,299 | 3,355
  8th grade ...........| 3,171 | 3,086 | 3,059 | 3,123 | 3,222 | 3,186 | 2,982 | 2,870 | 2,839 | 2,853 | 2,853 | 2,979 | 3,020 | 3,129 | 3,249
  Elementary ungraded .|   894 |   924 |   587 |   563 |   535 |   528 |   511 |   520 |   520 |   527 |   540 |   543 |   545 |   539 |   515
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Secondary .............|13,616 |13,231 |12,764 |12,405 |12,271 |12,304 |12,388 |12,333 |12,076 |11,687 |11,390 |11,338 |11,541 |11,735 |11,961
                       |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
  9th grade ...........| 3,526 | 3,377 | 3,286 | 3,248 | 3,330 | 3,440 | 3,439 | 3,256 | 3,143 | 3,106 | 3,141 | 3,169 | 3,313 | 3,352 | 3,487
  10th grade ..........| 3,532 | 3,368 | 3,218 | 3,137 | 3,103 | 3,145 | 3,230 | 3,215 | 3,020 | 2,895 | 2,868 | 2,896 | 2,915 | 3,027 | 3,050
  11th grade ..........| 3,241 | 3,195 | 3,039 | 2,917 | 2,861 | 2,819 | 2,866 | 2,954 | 2,936 | 2,749 | 2,629 | 2,612 | 2,645 | 2,656 | 2,751
  12th grade ..........| 2,969 | 2,925 | 2,907 | 2,787 | 2,678 | 2,599 | 2,550 | 2,601 | 2,681 | 2,650 | 2,473 | 2,381 | 2,392 | 2,431 | 2,424
  Secondary ungraded ..|   348 |   366 |   314 |   315 |   299 |   300 |   303 |   308 |   296 |   288 |   279 |   282 |   275 |   269 |   248
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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 ............|  67.3 |  67.6 |  68.1 |  68.6 |  68.7 |  68.6 |  68.6 |  69.0 |  69.8 |  70.9 |  71.9 |  72.5 |  72.6 |  72.6 |  72.5
                       |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
  Kindergarten\1\ .....|   6.4 |   6.6 |   6.7 |   7.2 |   7.3 |   7.7 |   8.1 |   8.3 |   8.5 |   8.5 |   8.6 |   8.8 |   8.8 |   8.9 |   9.0
  lst grade ...........|   7.1 |   7.1 |   7.4 |   7.4 |   7.8 |   7.9 |   8.2 |   8.4 |   8.5 |   8.6 |   8.6 |   8.5 |   8.5 |   8.3 |   8.1
  2nd grade ...........|   7.0 |   6.8 |   6.9 |   7.1 |   7.1 |   7.4 |   7.5 |   7.7 |   7.9 |   8.0 |   8.1 |   8.1 |   8.0 |   8.0 |   7.9
  3rd grade ...........|   7.5 |   7.1 |   7.0 |   7.0 |   7.1 |   7.1 |   7.3 |   7.4 |   7.6 |   7.9 |   8.0 |   8.0 |   7.9 |   7.9 |   7.9
  4th grade ...........|   7.6 |   7.6 |   7.3 |   7.1 |   7.0 |   7.1 |   7.0 |   7.3 |   7.3 |   7.6 |   7.8 |   7.9 |   7.9 |   7.8 |   7.7
  5th grade ...........|   7.3 |   7.7 |   7.8 |   7.4 |   7.1 |   7.0 |   7.0 |   7.0 |   7.2 |   7.3 |   7.6 |   7.8 |   7.8 |   7.8 |   7.7
  6th grade ...........|   7.2 |   7.4 |   7.9 |   7.9 |   7.5 |   7.2 |   7.1 |   7.1 |   7.0 |   7.3 |   7.4 |   7.5 |   7.7 |   7.7 |   7.7
  7th grade ...........|   7.5 |   7.5 |   7.9 |   8.3 |   8.3 |   7.7 |   7.5 |   7.3 |   7.3 |   7.2 |   7.5 |   7.4 |   7.6 |   7.7 |   7.7
  8th grade ...........|   7.6 |   7.5 |   7.6 |   7.9 |   8.2 |   8.1 |   7.6 |   7.2 |   7.1 |   7.1 |   7.0 |   7.2 |   7.2 |   7.3 |   7.5
  Elementary ungraded .|   2.1 |   2.3 |   1.5 |   1.4 |   1.4 |   1.3 |   1.3 |   1.3 |   1.3 |   1.3 |   1.3 |   1.3 |   1.3 |   1.3 |   1.2
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Secondary .............|  32.7 |  32.4 |  31.9 |  31.4 |  31.3 |  31.4 |  31.4 |  31.0 |  30.2 |  29.1 |  28.1 |  27.5 |  27.4 |  27.4 |  27.5
                       |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
  9th grade ...........|   8.5 |   8.3 |   8.2 |   8.2 |   8.5 |   8.8 |   8.7 |   8.2 |   7.9 |   7.7 |   7.7 |   7.7 |   7.9 |   7.8 |   8.0
  10th grade ..........|   8.5 |   8.2 |   8.0 |   7.9 |   7.9 |   8.0 |   8.2 |   8.1 |   7.5 |   7.2 |   7.1 |   7.0 |   6.9 |   7.1 |   7.0
  11th grade ..........|   7.8 |   7.8 |   7.6 |   7.4 |   7.3 |   7.2 |   7.3 |   7.4 |   7.3 |   6.8 |   6.5 |   6.3 |   6.3 |   6.2 |   6.3
  12th grade ..........|   7.1 |   7.2 |   7.3 |   7.0 |   6.8 |   6.6 |   6.5 |   6.5 |   6.7 |   6.6 |   6.1 |   5.8 |   5.7 |   5.7 |   5.6
  Secondary ungraded ..|   0.8 |   0.9 |   0.8 |   0.8 |   0.8 |   0.8 |   0.8 |   0.8 |   0.7 |   0.7 |   0.7 |   0.7 |   0.7 |   0.6 |   0.6
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\1\Includes a relatively small number of prekindergarten pupils. Beginning in fall 1992, includes total prekindergarten pupils.

NOTE.--Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems; and Common Core of Data surveys. (This table was prepared March 1995.)


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