| Table 40. | Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade: Fall 1985 to fall 1999 |
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| Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall
Grade | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16
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All grades .....|39,422 |39,753 |40,008 |40,189 |40,543 |41,217 |42,047 |42,823 |43,465 |44,111 |44,840 |45,611 |46,127 |46,539 |46,857
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Elementary ............|27,034 |27,420 |27,933 |28,501 |29,152 |29,878 |30,506 |31,088 |31,504 |31,898 |32,341 |32,764 |33,073 |33,346 |33,488
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Prekindergarten .....| 151 | 183 | 193 | 225 | 262 | 303 | 375 | 505 | 545 | 603 | 637 | 670 | 695 | 729 | 751
Kindergarten ........| 3,041 | 3,127 | 3,196 | 3,208 | 3,225 | 3,306 | 3,311 | 3,313 | 3,377 | 3,444 | 3,536 | 3,532 | 3,503 | 3,443 | 3,397
1st grade ...........| 3,239 | 3,358 | 3,407 | 3,460 | 3,485 | 3,499 | 3,556 | 3,542 | 3,529 | 3,593 | 3,671 | 3,770 | 3,755 | 3,727 | 3,684
2nd grade ...........| 2,941 | 3,054 | 3,173 | 3,223 | 3,289 | 3,327 | 3,360 | 3,431 | 3,429 | 3,440 | 3,507 | 3,600 | 3,689 | 3,681 | 3,655
3rd grade ...........| 2,895 | 2,933 | 3,046 | 3,167 | 3,235 | 3,297 | 3,334 | 3,361 | 3,437 | 3,439 | 3,445 | 3,524 | 3,597 | 3,696 | 3,690
4th grade ...........| 2,771 | 2,896 | 2,938 | 3,051 | 3,182 | 3,248 | 3,315 | 3,342 | 3,361 | 3,426 | 3,431 | 3,454 | 3,507 | 3,592 | 3,686
5th grade ...........| 2,776 | 2,775 | 2,901 | 2,945 | 3,067 | 3,197 | 3,268 | 3,325 | 3,350 | 3,372 | 3,438 | 3,453 | 3,458 | 3,520 | 3,604
6th grade ...........| 2,789 | 2,806 | 2,811 | 2,937 | 2,987 | 3,110 | 3,239 | 3,303 | 3,356 | 3,381 | 3,395 | 3,494 | 3,492 | 3,497 | 3,564
7th grade ...........| 2,938 | 2,899 | 2,910 | 2,905 | 3,027 | 3,067 | 3,181 | 3,299 | 3,355 | 3,404 | 3,422 | 3,464 | 3,520 | 3,530 | 3,541
8th grade ...........| 2,982 | 2,870 | 2,839 | 2,853 | 2,853 | 2,979 | 3,020 | 3,129 | 3,249 | 3,302 | 3,356 | 3,403 | 3,415 | 3,480 | 3,497
Elementary ungraded .| 511 | 520 | 520 | 527 | 540 | 543 | 545 | 539 | 515 | 494 | 502 | 401 | 442 | 451 | 418
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Secondary .............|12,388 |12,333 |12,076 |11,687 |11,390 |11,338 |11,541 |11,735 |11,961 |12,213 |12,500 |12,847 |13,054 |13,193 |13,369
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9th grade ...........| 3,439 | 3,256 | 3,143 | 3,106 | 3,141 | 3,169 | 3,313 | 3,352 | 3,487 | 3,604 | 3,704 | 3,801 | 3,819 | 3,856 | 3,935
10th grade ..........| 3,230 | 3,215 | 3,020 | 2,895 | 2,868 | 2,896 | 2,915 | 3,027 | 3,050 | 3,131 | 3,237 | 3,323 | 3,376 | 3,382 | 3,415
11th grade ..........| 2,866 | 2,954 | 2,936 | 2,749 | 2,629 | 2,612 | 2,645 | 2,656 | 2,751 | 2,748 | 2,826 | 2,930 | 2,972 | 3,021 | 3,034
12th grade ..........| 2,550 | 2,601 | 2,681 | 2,650 | 2,473 | 2,381 | 2,392 | 2,431 | 2,424 | 2,488 | 2,487 | 2,586 | 2,673 | 2,722 | 2,782
Secondary ungraded ..| 303 | 308 | 296 | 288 | 279 | 282 | 275 | 269 | 248 | 242 | 245 | 206 | 214 | 212 | 203
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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 ............| 68.6 | 69.0 | 69.8 | 70.9 | 71.9 | 72.5 | 72.6 | 72.6 | 72.5 | 72.3 | 72.1 | 71.8 | 71.7 | 71.7 | 71.5
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Prekindergarten .....| 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6
Kindergarten ........| 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.3
1st grade ...........| 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9
2nd grade ...........| 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8
3rd grade ...........| 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9
4th grade ...........| 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9
5th grade ...........| 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7
6th grade ...........| 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6
7th grade ...........| 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6
8th grade ...........| 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5
Elementary ungraded .| 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9
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Secondary .............| 31.4 | 31.0 | 30.2 | 29.1 | 28.1 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 27.7 | 27.9 | 28.2 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 28.5
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9th grade ...........| 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4
10th grade ..........| 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3
11th grade ..........| 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5
12th grade ..........| 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9
Secondary ungraded ..| 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4
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NOTE: Because of changes in reporting practices and imputation of data for nonrespondents in later years, data for prekindergarten enrollment are not comparable over time. Some data revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. 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 January 2001.)
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