Table 92. | Average enrollment and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools, by type and size: Selected years, 1982–83 through 2004–05 |
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 |
—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 classified 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 93,295 out of 96,513 institutions in 2004–05. 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 2004–05. (This table was prepared August 2006.) |