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| Table 52. | Enrollment of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children in preprimary programs, by level of program, control of program, and attendance status: Selected years, 1965 through 2009 |
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| Year and age | Total population, 3 to 5 years old | Enrollment by level and control | Enrollment by attendance | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Percent enrolled | Nursery school | Kindergarten | Full-day | Part-day | Percent full-day | |||||||||||||||
| Public | Private | Public | Private | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Total, 3 to 5 years old | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | 12,549 | (144.5) | 3,407 | (87.1) | 27.1 | (0.69) | 127 | (19.6) | 393 | (34.1) | 2,291 | (75.6) | 596 | (41.6) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| 1970 | 10,949 | (109.4) | 4,104 | (71.5) | 37.5 | (0.65) | 332 | (25.3) | 762 | (37.6) | 2,498 | (62.0) | 511 | (31.1) | 698 | (36.1) | 3,405 | (68.3) | 17.0 | (0.83) | |
| 1975 | 10,185 | (105.8) | 4,955 | (71.2) | 48.7 | (0.70) | 570 | (32.7) | 1,174 | (45.5) | 2,682 | (62.7) | 528 | (31.6) | 1,295 | (47.4) | 3,659 | (68.3) | 26.1 | (0.88) | |
| 1980 | 9,284 | (102.6) | 4,878 | (68.8) | 52.5 | (0.74) | 628 | (34.6) | 1,353 | (48.6) | 2,438 | (60.6) | 459 | (29.9) | 1,551 | (51.4) | 3,327 | (66.1) | 31.8 | (0.95) | |
| 1985 | 10,733 | (115.6) | 5,865 | (77.6) | 54.6 | (0.72) | 846 | (42.0) | 1,631 | (56.0) | 2,847 | (68.8) | 541 | (34.1) | 2,144 | (62.3) | 3,722 | (74.2) | 36.6 | (0.95) | |
| 1990 | 11,207 | (124.2) | 6,659 | (82.3) | 59.4 | (0.73) | 1,199 | (51.8) | 2,180 | (66.4) | 2,772 | (72.3) | 509 | (34.9) | 2,577 | (70.6) | 4,082 | (80.7) | 38.7 | (0.95) | |
| 19951 | 12,518 | (131.5) | 7,739 | (86.6) | 61.8 | (0.69) | 1,950 | (64.6) | 2,381 | (69.9) | 2,800 | (74.2) | 608 | (38.3) | 3,689 | (81.2) | 4,051 | (83.4) | 47.7 | (0.90) | |
| 20001 | 11,858 | (133.0) | 7,592 | (86.3) | 64.0 | (0.70) | 2,146 | (69.2) | 2,180 | (69.7) | 2,701 | (75.4) | 565 | (38.3) | 4,008 | (85.1) | 3,584 | (82.6) | 52.8 | (0.95) | |
| 20051 | 12,134 | (144.6) | 7,801 | (82.7) | 64.3 | (0.68) | 2,409 | (68.8) | 2,120 | (65.5) | 2,804 | (72.7) | 468 | (33.2) | 4,548 | (83.5) | 3,253 | (76.4) | 58.3 | (0.87) | |
| 20061 | 12,186 | (144.9) | 8,010 | (82.1) | 65.7 | (0.67) | 2,481 | (69.6) | 2,156 | (66.0) | 2,960 | (74.1) | 413 | (31.3) | 4,723 | (84.2) | 3,286 | (76.7) | 59.0 | (0.86) | |
| 20071 | 12,326 | (145.7) | 8,056 | (82.7) | 65.4 | (0.67) | 2,532 | (70.2) | 2,037 | (64.6) | 3,088 | (75.3) | 400 | (30.8) | 4,578 | (84.0) | 3,478 | (78.3) | 56.8 | (0.86) | |
| 20081 | 12,583 | (147.1) | 7,928 | (84.8) | 63.0 | (0.67) | 2,609 | (71.2) | 1,961 | (63.7) | 2,982 | (74.7) | 376 | (29.9) | 4,615 | (84.7) | 3,313 | (77.4) | 58.2 | (0.87) | |
| 20091 | 12,718 | (147.8) | 8,076 | (85.0) | 63.5 | (0.67) | 2,703 | (72.3) | 1,945 | (63.6) | 3,144 | (76.2) | 284 | (26.1) | 4,916 | (86.0) | 3,160 | (76.3) | 60.9 | (0.85) | |
| 3 years old | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | 4,149 | (84.9) | 203 | (24.3) | 4.9 | (0.59) | 41 | (11.1) | 153 | (21.2) | 5 | (3.9) | 4 | (3.5) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| 1970 | 3,516 | (63.2) | 454 | (28.1) | 12.9 | (0.80) | 110 | (14.6) | 322 | (24.1) | 12 | (4.9) | 10 | (4.5) | 142 | (16.5) | 312 | (23.8) | 31.3 | (3.07) | |
| 1975 | 3,177 | (60.2) | 683 | (32.7) | 21.5 | (1.03) | 179 | (18.3) | 474 | (28.3) | 11 | (4.7) | 18 | (6.0) | 259 | (21.8) | 423 | (27.0) | 37.9 | (2.62) | |
| 1980 | 3,143 | (60.7) | 857 | (35.7) | 27.3 | (1.14) | 221 | (20.5) | 604 | (31.6) | 16 | (5.7) | 17 | (5.9) | 321 | (24.3) | 536 | (30.2) | 37.5 | (2.36) | |
| 1985 | 3,594 | (68.2) | 1,035 | (40.8) | 28.8 | (1.14) | 278 | (24.1) | 679 | (35.3) | 52 | (10.8) | 26 | (7.6) | 350 | (26.7) | 685 | (35.4) | 33.8 | (2.21) | |
| 1990 | 3,692 | (72.7) | 1,205 | (45.1) | 32.6 | (1.22) | 347 | (28.1) | 840 | (40.3) | 11 | (5.4) | 7 | (4.2) | 447 | (31.4) | 758 | (38.9) | 37.1 | (2.20) | |
| 19951 | 4,148 | (77.4) | 1,489 | (49.2) | 35.9 | (1.19) | 511 | (33.7) | 947 | (43.0) | 15 | (6.1) | 17 | (6.5) | 754 | (39.6) | 736 | (39.2) | 50.6 | (2.06) | |
| 20001 | 3,929 | (78.2) | 1,541 | (50.5) | 39.2 | (1.29) | 644 | (38.3) | 854 | (42.7) | 27 | (8.5) | 16 | (6.7) | 761 | (40.9) | 779 | (41.3) | 49.4 | (2.10) | |
| 20051 | 4,151 | (86.3) | 1,715 | (49.7) | 41.3 | (1.20) | 777 | (39.4) | 869 | (41.1) | 54 | (11.4) | 15 | (6.0) | 901 | (41.6) | 814 | (40.1) | 52.5 | (1.89) | |
| 20061 | 4,043 | (85.2) | 1,716 | (49.2) | 42.4 | (1.22) | 733 | (38.4) | 912 | (41.6) | 54 | (11.5) | 17 | (6.4) | 884 | (41.2) | 833 | (40.3) | 51.5 | (1.89) | |
| 20071 | 4,142 | (86.2) | 1,717 | (49.7) | 41.5 | (1.20) | 766 | (39.1) | 832 | (40.4) | 106 | (15.9) | 13 | (5.7) | 883 | (41.3) | 834 | (40.4) | 51.4 | (1.89) | |
| 20081 | 4,204 | (86.9) | 1,655 | (49.6) | 39.4 | (1.18) | 755 | (39.0) | 802 | (39.9) | 90 | (14.7) | 7 | (4.1) | 852 | (40.8) | 803 | (39.9) | 51.5 | (1.92) | |
| 20091 | 4,361 | (88.4) | 1,776 | (50.8) | 40.7 | (1.17) | 837 | (40.7) | 861 | (41.2) | 61 | (12.2) | 17 | (6.5) | 1,024 | (43.8) | 752 | (39.1) | 57.7 | (1.84) | |
| 4 years old | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | 4,238 | (85.8) | 683 | (41.8) | 16.1 | (0.99) | 68 | (14.3) | 213 | (24.9) | 284 | (28.4) | 118 | (18.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| 1970 | 3,620 | (64.1) | 1,007 | (38.0) | 27.8 | (1.05) | 176 | (18.3) | 395 | (26.5) | 318 | (24.0) | 117 | (15.0) | 230 | (20.7) | 776 | (34.8) | 22.8 | (1.87) | |
| 1975 | 3,499 | (63.1) | 1,418 | (41.0) | 40.5 | (1.17) | 332 | (24.5) | 644 | (32.3) | 313 | (23.8) | 129 | (15.7) | 411 | (26.9) | 1,008 | (37.8) | 29.0 | (1.70) | |
| 1980 | 3,072 | (60.0) | 1,423 | (39.5) | 46.3 | (1.29) | 363 | (25.6) | 701 | (33.3) | 239 | (21.2) | 120 | (15.4) | 467 | (28.5) | 956 | (36.7) | 32.8 | (1.78) | |
| 1985 | 3,598 | (68.2) | 1,766 | (45.1) | 49.1 | (1.25) | 496 | (31.1) | 859 | (38.5) | 276 | (24.0) | 135 | (17.1) | 643 | (34.6) | 1,123 | (41.8) | 36.4 | (1.72) | |
| 1990 | 3,723 | (73.0) | 2,087 | (48.0) | 56.1 | (1.29) | 695 | (37.7) | 1,144 | (44.6) | 157 | (19.4) | 91 | (14.9) | 716 | (38.1) | 1,371 | (46.6) | 34.3 | (1.65) | |
| 19951 | 4,145 | (77.4) | 2,553 | (49.9) | 61.6 | (1.20) | 1,054 | (44.6) | 1,208 | (46.6) | 207 | (22.3) | 84 | (14.5) | 1,104 | (45.3) | 1,449 | (48.9) | 43.3 | (1.56) | |
| 20001 | 3,940 | (78.3) | 2,556 | (49.5) | 64.9 | (1.26) | 1,144 | (47.0) | 1,121 | (46.8) | 227 | (24.2) | 65 | (13.2) | 1,182 | (47.5) | 1,374 | (49.4) | 46.2 | (1.63) | |
| 20051 | 4,028 | (85.1) | 2,668 | (47.0) | 66.2 | (1.17) | 1,295 | (46.4) | 1,083 | (44.1) | 215 | (22.3) | 75 | (13.5) | 1,332 | (46.8) | 1,336 | (46.8) | 49.9 | (1.52) | |
| 20061 | 4,095 | (85.8) | 2,817 | (46.4) | 68.8 | (1.13) | 1,401 | (47.5) | 1,067 | (44.0) | 306 | (26.4) | 43 | (10.3) | 1,418 | (47.7) | 1,399 | (47.5) | 50.3 | (1.48) | |
| 20071 | 4,092 | (85.7) | 2,774 | (46.8) | 67.8 | (1.14) | 1,417 | (47.7) | 993 | (42.9) | 295 | (25.9) | 69 | (12.9) | 1,297 | (46.6) | 1,476 | (48.1) | 46.8 | (1.48) | |
| 20081 | 4,241 | (87.2) | 2,804 | (48.3) | 66.1 | (1.14) | 1,525 | (48.9) | 995 | (43.2) | 234 | (23.3) | 49 | (10.9) | 1,332 | (47.3) | 1,472 | (48.6) | 47.5 | (1.48) | |
| 20091 | 4,176 | (86.6) | 2,698 | (48.4) | 64.6 | (1.16) | 1,512 | (48.6) | 905 | (41.7) | 256 | (24.3) | 25 | (7.8) | 1,372 | (47.5) | 1,326 | (47.1) | 50.9 | (1.51) | |
| 5 years old2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | 4,162 | (85.1) | 2,521 | (55.1) | 60.6 | (1.32) | 18 | (7.4) | 27 | (9.1) | 2,002 | (56.3) | 474 | (35.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| 1970 | 3,814 | (65.8) | 2,643 | (40.2) | 69.3 | (1.05) | 45 | (9.4) | 45 | (9.4) | 2,168 | (43.2) | 384 | (26.2) | 326 | (24.4) | 2,317 | (42.5) | 12.3 | (0.90) | |
| 1975 | 3,509 | (63.2) | 2,854 | (32.6) | 81.3 | (0.93) | 59 | (10.7) | 57 | (10.6) | 2,358 | (39.2) | 381 | (26.0) | 625 | (32.0) | 2,228 | (40.2) | 21.9 | (1.09) | |
| 1980 | 3,069 | (60.0) | 2,598 | (28.6) | 84.7 | (0.93) | 44 | (9.4) | 48 | (9.8) | 2,183 | (35.9) | 322 | (24.3) | 763 | (34.2) | 1,835 | (38.8) | 29.4 | (1.28) | |
| 1985 | 3,542 | (67.7) | 3,065 | (30.6) | 86.5 | (0.86) | 73 | (12.7) | 94 | (14.4) | 2,519 | (40.6) | 379 | (27.7) | 1,151 | (41.9) | 1,914 | (44.6) | 37.6 | (1.32) | |
| 1990 | 3,792 | (73.7) | 3,367 | (30.8) | 88.8 | (0.81) | 157 | (19.4) | 196 | (21.6) | 2,604 | (45.2) | 411 | (30.3) | 1,414 | (47.2) | 1,953 | (48.7) | 42.0 | (1.35) | |
| 19951 | 4,224 | (78.1) | 3,697 | (34.2) | 87.5 | (0.81) | 385 | (29.8) | 226 | (23.3) | 2,578 | (50.5) | 507 | (33.7) | 1,830 | (51.3) | 1,867 | (51.4) | 49.5 | (1.31) | |
| 20001 | 3,989 | (78.7) | 3,495 | (34.3) | 87.6 | (0.86) | 359 | (29.8) | 206 | (23.1) | 2,447 | (50.8) | 484 | (34.1) | 2,065 | (52.1) | 1,431 | (50.0) | 59.1 | (1.37) | |
| 20051 | 3,955 | (84.3) | 3,418 | (33.7) | 86.4 | (0.85) | 337 | (27.5) | 168 | (19.9) | 2,535 | (47.3) | 378 | (29.0) | 2,316 | (48.5) | 1,102 | (44.2) | 67.7 | (1.25) | |
| 20061 | 4,049 | (85.3) | 3,476 | (34.7) | 85.9 | (0.86) | 346 | (27.9) | 178 | (20.4) | 2,599 | (47.8) | 353 | (28.1) | 2,422 | (48.9) | 1,054 | (43.7) | 69.7 | (1.22) | |
| 20071 | 4,091 | (85.7) | 3,565 | (33.5) | 87.1 | (0.82) | 349 | (28.0) | 212 | (22.2) | 2,687 | (47.6) | 317 | (26.8) | 2,397 | (49.3) | 1,168 | (45.2) | 67.2 | (1.23) | |
| 20081 | 4,137 | (86.2) | 3,470 | (37.1) | 83.9 | (0.90) | 329 | (27.2) | 163 | (19.6) | 2,659 | (48.3) | 320 | (26.9) | 2,432 | (49.6) | 1,038 | (43.7) | 70.1 | (1.22) | |
| 20091 | 4,180 | (86.6) | 3,601 | (35.0) | 86.1 | (0.84) | 354 | (28.2) | 179 | (20.5) | 2,827 | (47.4) | 242 | (23.6) | 2,519 | (49.6) | 1,082 | (44.3) | 70.0 | (1.20) | |
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Data collected using new procedures. Data may not be comparable with figures prior to 1994. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Enrollment data include only those students in preprimary programs. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population. Although cells with fewer than 75,000 children are subject to wide sampling variation, they are included in the table to permit various types of aggregations. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Preprimary Enrollment, 1965, 1970, and 1975. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 1980 through 2009. (This table was prepared August 2010.) | |||||||||||||||||||||
