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Table 95.Public elementary and secondary schools, by type and state: 1989-90 to 1993-94

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                      |           |           |           |           |                              Number of schools, 1993-94
                      |           |           |           |           |__________________________________________________________________________________
                      |  Total,   |  Total,   |  Total,   |  Total,   |          |          |          |Combined elementary/secondary schools\4\|
       State or       |    all    |    all    |    all    |    all    |          |Elementary|Secondary |________________________________________|
      other area      |schools,\1\|schools,\1\|schools,\1\|schools,\1\| Total\1\ |schools\2\|schools\3\|        | Prekinder-  | Other  |        |
                      |  1989-90  |  1990-91  |  1991-92  |  1992-93  |          |          |          |        |garten, kin- |schools | Other  |Other\5\
                      |           |           |           |           |          |          |          | Total  |dergarten, or| ending |combined|
                      |           |           |           |           |          |          |          |        | first grade |  with  |schools |
                      |           |           |           |           |          |          |          |        | to grade 12 |grade 12|        |
______________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|________|_____________|________|________|________
          1           |     2     |     3     |     4     |     5     |    6     |    7     |    8     |   9    |     10      |   11   |   12   |   13
______________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|________|_____________|________|________|________
   United States .....|    83,425 |    84,538 |    84,578 |    84,501 |   85,393 |   60,052 |   20,059 |  2,674 |       1,514 |    591 |    569 |  2,608
                      |___________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|________|_____________|________|________|________
Alabama ..............|     1,292 |     1,297 |     1,291 |     1,294 |    1,294 |      849 |      289 |    156 |         124 |      9 |     23 |      0
Alaska ...............|       495 |       498 |       495 |       494 |      496 |      190 |       89 |    204 |         151 |      4 |     49 |     13
Arizona ..............|     1,026 |     1,049 |     1,091 |     1,118 |    1,133 |      829 |      261 |     13 |           7 |      4 |      2 |     30
Arkansas .............|     1,097 |     1,098 |     1,098 |     1,090 |    1,070 |      646 |      416 |      8 |           6 |      0 |      2 |      0
California ...........|     7,433 |     7,913 |     7,927 |     7,665 |    7,734 |    5,588 |    1,882 |    173 |         111 |     43 |     19 |     91
                      |           |           |           |           |          |          |          |        |             |        |        |
Colorado .............|     1,337 |     1,344 |     1,397 |     1,399 |    1,419 |    1,005 |      341 |     15 |           2 |      7 |      6 |     58
Connecticut ..........|       983 |       985 |       988 |       993 |    1,000 |      764 |      204 |     16 |           9 |      5 |      2 |     16
Delaware .............|       170 |       173 |       175 |       176 |      177 |      118 |       41 |     18 |          14 |      2 |      2 |      0
District of Columbia .|       184 |       181 |       180 |       181 |      173 |      117 |       39 |      6 |           2 |      0 |      4 |     11
Florida ..............|     2,505 |     2,516 |     2,517 |     2,594 |    2,615 |    1,824 |      415 |    317 |         178 |     73 |     66 |     59
                      |           |           |           |           |          |          |          |        |             |        |        |
Georgia ..............|     1,732 |     1,734 |     1,728 |     1,724 |    1,755 |    1,364 |      319 |     72 |          15 |     41 |     16 |      0
Hawaii ...............|       234 |       235 |       238 |       238 |      241 |      184 |       47 |     10 |           7 |      1 |      2 |      0
Idaho ................|       574 |       582 |       597 |       605 |      603 |      378 |      202 |     15 |           9 |      1 |      5 |      8
Illinois .............|     4,225 |     4,239 |     4,238 |     4,185 |    4,195 |    3,095 |      890 |     27 |          22 |      5 |      0 |    183
Indiana...............|     1,923 |     1,915 |     1,908 |     1,902 |    1,912 |    1,397 |      423 |     35 |          15 |      9 |     11 |     57
                      |           |           |           |           |          |          |          |        |             |        |        |
Iowa .................|     1,607 |     1,588 |     1,577 |     1,560 |    1,556 |    1,075 |      451 |     22 |           6 |     16 |      0 |      8
Kansas ...............|     1,459 |     1,477 |     1,472 |     1,483 |    1,482 |    1,042 |      430 |      7 |           2 |      2 |      3 |      3
Kentucky .............|     1,385 |     1,400 |     1,400 |     1,395 |    1,372 |      991 |      319 |     23 |           2 |     11 |     10 |     39
Louisiana ............|     1,536 |     1,533 |     1,518 |     1,453 |    1,459 |      983 |      313 |    113 |          89 |     13 |     11 |     50
Maine ................|       748 |       747 |       743 |       742 |      706 |      555 |      133 |     14 |           9 |      3 |      2 |      4
                      |           |           |           |           |          |          |          |        |             |        |        |
Maryland .............|     1,217 |     1,220 |     1,228 |     1,263 |    1,271 |    1,016 |      211 |     18 |           9 |      4 |      5 |     26
Massachusetts ........|     1,817 |     1,842 |     1,764 |     1,772 |    1,791 |    1,416 |      332 |     30 |          20 |      8 |      2 |     13
Michigan .............|     3,314 |     3,313 |     3,360 |     3,340 |    3,356 |    2,304 |      688 |     67 |          33 |     19 |     15 |    297
Minnesota ............|     1,564 |     1,590 |     1,635 |     1,622 |    2,083 |    1,126 |      624 |     84 |          20 |     31 |     33 |    249
Mississippi ..........|       954 |       972 |       973 |       978 |    1,009 |      565 |      230 |     79 |          66 |     10 |      3 |    135
                      |           |           |           |           |          |          |          |        |             |        |        |
Missouri..............|     2,151 |     2,199 |     2,205 |     2,188 |    2,217 |    1,413 |      587 |     29 |           4 |     16 |      9 |    188
Montana ..............|       758 |       900 |       898 |       899 |      900 |      541 |      358 |      1 |           0 |      1 |      0 |      0
Nebraska .............|     1,524 |     1,506 |     1,495 |     1,454 |    1,427 |    1,018 |      363 |     25 |          13 |      7 |      5 |     21
Nevada ...............|       331 |       354 |       375 |       383 |      407 |      303 |       90 |      8 |           3 |      5 |      0 |      6
New Hampshire ........|       444 |       439 |       449 |       450 |      461 |      357 |      103 |      1 |           0 |      0 |      1 |      0
                      |           |           |           |           |          |          |          |        |             |        |        |
New Jersey ...........|     2,264 |     2,272 |     2,284 |     2,292 |    2,287 |    1,778 |      388 |      4 |           1 |      2 |      1 |    117
New Mexico ...........|       658 |       681 |       686 |       700 |      709 |      521 |      170 |      9 |           5 |      3 |      1 |      9
New York .............|     3,996 |     4,010 |     4,009 |     4,032 |    4,082 |    2,926 |      911 |    153 |          91 |     40 |     22 |     92
North Carolina .......|     1,952 |     1,955 |     1,950 |     1,948 |    1,958 |    1,504 |      400 |     32 |          18 |      5 |      9 |     22
North Dakota .........|       679 |       663 |       651 |       642 |      640 |      369 |      223 |      9 |           4 |      2 |      3 |     39
                      |           |           |           |           |          |          |          |        |             |        |        |
Ohio .................|     3,715 |     3,731 |     3,805 |     3,821 |    3,818 |    2,667 |      879 |    125 |          49 |     22 |     54 |    147
Oklahoma .............|     1,859 |     1,880 |     1,817 |     1,829 |    1,820 |    1,200 |      613 |      1 |           0 |      0 |      1 |      6
Oregon ...............|     1,190 |     1,199 |     1,196 |     1,217 |    1,219 |      893 |      273 |     40 |          31 |      7 |      2 |     13
Pennsylvania .........|     3,276 |     3,260 |     3,252 |     3,197 |    3,193 |    2,364 |      711 |     29 |           9 |      9 |     11 |     89
Rhode Island .........|       294 |       309 |       314 |       313 |      311 |      242 |       61 |      3 |           2 |      0 |      1 |      5
                      |           |           |           |           |          |          |          |        |             |        |        |
South Carolina .......|     1,103 |     1,097 |     1,102 |     1,104 |    1,094 |      788 |      248 |     11 |           5 |      4 |      2 |     47
South Dakota .........|       799 |       802 |       673 |       733 |      777 |      455 |      299 |      0 |           0 |      0 |      0 |     23
Tennessee ............|     1,535 |     1,543 |     1,519 |     1,514 |    1,523 |    1,108 |      323 |     52 |          38 |      5 |      9 |     40
Texas ................|     5,937 |     5,991 |     6,052 |     6,184 |    6,324 |    4,408 |    1,510 |    406 |         227 |     88 |     91 |      0
Utah .................|       718 |       714 |       712 |       714 |      718 |      469 |      215 |     14 |           5 |      5 |      4 |     20
                      |           |           |           |           |          |          |          |        |             |        |        |
Vermont ..............|       336 |       397 |       395 |       399 |      400 |      302 |       55 |     18 |          15 |      3 |      0 |     25
Virginia .............|     1,779 |     1,811 |     1,810 |     1,816 |    1,828 |    1,352 |      344 |     15 |           4 |      6 |      5 |    117
Washington ...........|     1,858 |     1,936 |     1,956 |     2,017 |    2,030 |    1,256 |      505 |     99 |          43 |     27 |     29 |    170
West Virginia.........|     1,035 |     1,015 |       987 |       949 |      907 |      633 |      196 |     24 |           9 |      0 |     15 |     54
Wisconsin ............|     2,019 |     2,018 |     2,029 |     2,030 |    2,032 |    1,481 |      527 |     24 |          10 |     13 |      1 |      0
Wyoming ..............|       404 |       415 |       419 |       410 |      409 |      283 |      118 |      0 |           0 |      0 |      0 |      8
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  Outlying areas      |           |           |           |           |          |          |          |        |             |        |        |
American Samoa .......|        30 |        30 |        27 |        30 |       31 |       24 |        6 |      0 |           0 |      0 |      0 |      1
Guam .................|        37 |        35 |        35 |        35 |       35 |       29 |        5 |      0 |           0 |      0 |      0 |      1
Northern Marianas ....|        26 |        26 |        24 |        24 |       25 |       21 |        4 |      0 |           0 |      0 |      0 |      0
Puerto Rico ..........|     1,661 |     1,619 |     1,590 |     1,593 |    1,584 |    1,012 |      330 |    200 |           4 |      4 |    192 |     42
Virgin Islands .......|        34 |        33 |        33 |        33 |       32 |       23 |        8 |      1 |           0 |      0 |      1 |      0
______________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|________|_____________|________|________|________

\1\Includes special education, alternative, and other schools not classified by grade span.
\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 classified by grade span.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey. (This table was prepared June 1995.)


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