Table 206.20.

Percentage distribution of students ages 5 through 17 attending kindergarten through 12th grade, by school type or participation in homeschooling and selected child, parent, and household characteristics: 1999, 2003, and 2007

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected child, parent, or household characteristic	1999												2003												2007
	Public school						Private school			Home-schooled1			Public school						Private school			Home-schooled1			Public school						Private school			Home-schooled1
	Assigned			Chosen									Assigned			Chosen									Assigned			Chosen
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			13
Total	74.1		(0.45)	14.3		(0.33)	10.0		(0.28)	1.7		(0.14)	72.1		(0.57)	15.0		(0.41)	10.8		(0.39)	2.2		(0.18)	70.6		(0.70)	15.0		(0.55)	11.4		(0.45)	2.9		(0.23)
Sex of child
Male	74.8		(0.60)	13.9		(0.44)	9.7		(0.34)	1.6		(0.17)	72.1		(0.70)	15.0		(0.56)	10.7		(0.48)	2.2		(0.24)	70.7		(1.05)	15.3		(0.79)	11.5		(0.73)	2.4		(0.28)
Female	73.4		(0.61)	14.6		(0.45)	10.3		(0.41)	1.8		(0.19)	72.1		(0.78)	14.9		(0.54)	10.8		(0.51)	2.1		(0.23)	70.5		(0.88)	14.7		(0.64)	11.2		(0.54)	3.5		(0.39)
Race/ethnicity of child
White	75.0		(0.54)	11.2		(0.35)	11.8		(0.39)	2.0		(0.19)	72.7		(0.67)	12.4		(0.47)	12.2		(0.48)	2.7		(0.25)	69.9		(0.80)	12.0		(0.46)	14.2		(0.61)	3.9		(0.34)
Black	70.2		(1.24)	22.6		(1.22)	6.2		(0.47)	1.0		(0.31)	66.6		(1.49)	23.4		(1.45)	8.6		(0.85)	1.3	!	(0.42)	68.4		(2.30)	23.0		(2.20)	7.8		(1.33)	0.8	!	(0.28)
Hispanic	76.0		(1.02)	17.6		(0.91)	5.2		(0.40)	1.1		(0.25)	77.2		(1.17)	15.0		(0.99)	7.1		(0.66)	0.7	!	(0.26)	74.6		(1.41)	17.5		(1.25)	6.3		(0.57)	1.5		(0.29)
Other	69.5		(2.20)	17.6		(1.99)	11.0		(1.35)	1.9	!	(0.65)	67.1		(2.59)	18.7		(1.94)	11.3		(1.61)	3.0	!	(1.02)	70.4		(2.23)	16.7		(1.79)	9.4		(1.12)	3.3		(0.86)
Disability status of child as      reported by parent
Has a disability	74.8		(0.93)	15.3		(0.78)	8.0		(0.49)	1.8		(0.27)	72.4		(1.12)	16.2		(0.75)	9.2		(0.70)	2.2		(0.35)	72.7		(1.35)	14.0		(0.91)	10.5		(0.96)	2.6		(0.48)
Does not have a disability	73.9		(0.51)	14.0		(0.36)	10.5		(0.34)	1.7		(0.16)	72.0		(0.67)	14.5		(0.51)	11.3		(0.44)	2.1		(0.21)	69.9		(0.76)	15.3		(0.63)	11.7		(0.48)	3.1		(0.28)
Grade equivalent2
Kindergarten through 5th grade	71.5		(0.61)	15.1		(0.43)	11.6		(0.41)	1.8		(0.20)	70.1		(0.70)	16.2		(0.56)	11.8		(0.53)	1.9		(0.23)	68.5		(1.16)	16.2		(1.04)	12.2		(0.69)	3.0		(0.36)
Kindergarten	66.2		(1.67)	15.4		(1.13)	15.9		(1.29)	2.4		(0.52)	69.0		(1.50)	15.5		(1.18)	12.8		(1.21)	2.7		(0.64)	66.4		(2.20)	14.7		(1.60)	15.8		(1.61)	3.1	!	(0.96)
Grades 1 through 3	72.2		(0.87)	15.3		(0.67)	10.9		(0.53)	1.6		(0.29)	70.0		(1.18)	16.2		(0.96)	12.1		(0.73)	1.8		(0.28)	68.4		(1.68)	15.9		(1.63)	12.3		(0.93)	3.4		(0.54)
Grades 4 through 5	72.9		(1.17)	14.6		(0.79)	10.7		(0.77)	1.7		(0.28)	70.7		(1.12)	16.5		(0.96)	10.9		(0.76)	1.9		(0.35)	69.7		(1.62)	17.5		(1.34)	10.3		(1.08)	2.5		(0.52)
Grades 6 through 8	77.4		(0.79)	11.5		(0.65)	9.5		(0.47)	1.6		(0.24)	73.3		(1.03)	14.1		(0.81)	10.2		(0.59)	2.4		(0.36)	74.4		(1.44)	11.6		(0.81)	11.0		(1.14)	2.9		(0.52)
Grades 9 through 12	75.7		(0.75)	15.1		(0.60)	7.5		(0.44)	1.7		(0.24)	74.6		(0.97)	13.6		(0.76)	9.5		(0.63)	2.3		(0.33)	70.8		(1.07)	15.9		(0.84)	10.5		(0.75)	2.8		(0.38)
Number of parents in the household
Two parents	74.5		(0.54)	12.0		(0.35)	11.5		(0.37)	2.1		(0.21)	71.8		(0.67)	13.6		(0.51)	12.1		(0.47)	2.5		(0.23)	69.5		(0.73)	13.8		(0.49)	12.9		(0.52)	3.6		(0.30)
One parent	73.5		(0.78)	18.2		(0.55)	7.3		(0.47)	0.9		(0.16)	72.9		(1.09)	18.0		(0.98)	7.6		(0.67)	1.5		(0.32)	73.6		(1.39)	17.2		(1.14)	8.1		(1.18)	1.0		(0.24)
Nonparental guardians	71.6		(2.70)	21.9		(2.72)	5.1		(0.84)	‡		(†)	73.2		(3.05)	20.1		(2.59)	5.8		(1.36)	‡		(†)	72.2		(5.91)	23.0		(6.19)	2.6		(0.74)	2.1	!	(0.81)
Highest education level of parents
Less than a high school diploma	79.1		(1.38)	18.0		(1.46)	2.7		(0.51)	0.2	!	(0.10)	76.9		(2.06)	18.9		(1.76)	2.9	!	(1.18)	‡		(†)	83.3		(2.03)	12.7		(1.53)	3.5	!	(1.81)	0.5	!	(0.23)
High school diploma or GED	79.0		(0.84)	14.3		(0.72)	5.6		(0.44)	1.1		(0.19)	77.8		(1.01)	15.5		(0.89)	4.9		(0.45)	1.8		(0.34)	78.8		(1.90)	15.1		(1.84)	4.1		(0.63)	1.9		(0.36)
Vocational/technical or some college	75.8		(0.72)	14.7		(0.63)	7.7		(0.40)	1.9		(0.24)	74.0		(0.97)	15.5		(0.74)	8.3		(0.58)	2.1		(0.36)	72.0		(1.03)	15.3		(0.99)	8.8		(0.70)	3.8		(0.52)
Bachelor's degree/some graduate school	68.6		(1.06)	13.2		(0.75)	15.8		(0.75)	2.4		(0.37)	67.1		(1.00)	13.2		(0.84)	16.8		(0.90)	2.8		(0.45)	66.8		(1.24)	14.8		(1.02)	14.3		(0.87)	4.1		(0.57)
Graduate/professional degree	65.0		(1.14)	12.4		(0.77)	20.2		(0.91)	2.4		(0.54)	63.6		(1.50)	13.5		(1.14)	20.5		(1.28)	2.3		(0.55)	59.2		(1.37)	15.9		(1.01)	22.4		(1.22)	2.5		(0.41)
Poverty status of household
Below poverty	74.8		(1.16)	19.2		(1.06)	4.3		(0.50)	1.7		(0.34)	76.3		(1.28)	17.7		(1.10)	3.7		(0.67)	2.3		(0.58)	76.6		(2.48)	17.8		(2.35)	3.7		(1.04)	1.8		(0.40)
Between poverty and 200 percent of    poverty	76.8		(0.79)	15.3		(0.70)	5.9		(0.48)	2.0		(0.31)	75.1		(1.17)	16.0		(0.87)	5.9		(0.69)	3.1		(0.50)	74.4		(1.45)	16.2		(1.15)	5.2		(0.69)	4.1		(0.69)
At or above 200 percent of poverty	72.5		(0.57)	11.8		(0.34)	14.0		(0.47)	1.6		(0.18)	69.8		(0.70)	13.8		(0.54)	14.6		(0.54)	1.8		(0.21)	67.6		(0.75)	13.8		(0.48)	15.7		(0.54)	2.9		(0.30)
Urbanicity
City	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	61.7		(1.46)	22.1		(1.38)	14.2		(0.97)	2.0		(0.26)
Suburb	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	72.7		(0.95)	11.8		(0.67)	12.8		(0.68)	2.6		(0.41)
Town	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	77.3		(1.77)	12.4		(1.43)	7.1		(0.75)	3.0		(0.66)
Rural	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	76.7		(1.36)	11.5		(1.03)	6.8		(1.09)	4.9		(0.71)
Region
Northeast	72.8		(1.06)	13.4		(0.78)	12.6		(0.63)	1.1		(0.30)	71.6		(1.42)	11.9		(1.02)	14.6		(1.03)	1.8	!	(0.58)	72.5		(1.42)	11.8		(1.11)	13.6		(0.98)	2.1		(0.47)
South	75.4		(0.65)	13.2		(0.52)	9.3		(0.43)	2.0		(0.28)	74.2		(0.88)	14.9		(0.72)	8.3		(0.58)	2.6		(0.39)	71.9		(1.15)	13.6		(0.96)	10.8		(0.58)	3.7		(0.46)
Midwest	74.3		(0.80)	13.4		(0.72)	10.9		(0.61)	1.4		(0.24)	69.9		(1.27)	14.4		(0.92)	13.8		(1.04)	2.0		(0.37)	70.8		(1.54)	14.2		(1.06)	12.8		(1.14)	2.2		(0.53)
West	72.7		(0.95)	17.7		(0.73)	7.5		(0.49)	2.0		(0.34)	71.9		(1.07)	17.9		(0.97)	8.3		(0.59)	2.0		(0.34)	67.0		(1.40)	20.3		(1.17)	9.4		(0.75)	3.1		(0.42)

—Not available.

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.

1 Excludes students who were enrolled in school for more than 25 hours a week; also excluded in 1999 and 2003 are students who were homeschooled only due to a temporary illness and, in 2007, students who were homeschooled primarily due to a temporary illness.

2 Students whose grade equivalent was "ungraded" were excluded from the grade analysis. The percentage of students with an "ungraded" grade equivalent was 0.03 percent in 1999 and 0.02 percent in 2003 and 2007.

NOTE: Data are based on parent reports. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent Survey (Parent:1999) and Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI:2003 and PFI:2007) of the National Household Education Surveys Program. (This table was prepared July 2010.)