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| Table 206.30. | Percentage distribution of students enrolled in grades 1 through 12, by public school type and charter status, private school orientation, and selected child and household characteristics: 2019 |
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| Selected child or household characteristic and public school type | Total, all schools | Public school, total | Public school type1 | Public school charter status2 | Private school, total | Private school orientation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Assigned | Chosen | Traditional3 | Charter | Religious | Nonsectarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage distribution of all enrolled students, by school type and charter status |
100.0 | (†) | 90.8 | (0.37) | 72.8 | (0.53) | 17.3 | (0.42) | 84.9 | (0.45) | 5.0 | (0.29) | 9.2 | (0.37) | 7.4 | (0.34) | 1.8 | (0.15) | |||||||||
| Percentage distribution of students in schools of each type or status, by characteristic |
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| Total, all students | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||||||||
| Sex of child | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 51.6 | (0.62) | 51.6 | (0.65) | 52.2 | (0.68) | 49.4 | (1.63) | 51.7 | (0.64) | 50.5 | (2.91) | 51.9 | (2.05) | 50.2 | (2.52) | 58.9 | (4.16) | |||||||||
| Female | 48.4 | (0.62) | 48.4 | (0.65) | 47.8 | (0.68) | 50.6 | (1.63) | 48.3 | (0.64) | 49.5 | (2.91) | 48.1 | (2.05) | 49.8 | (2.52) | 41.1 | (4.16) | |||||||||
Race/ethnicity of child |
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| White | 48.3 | (0.43) | 46.7 | (0.46) | 48.7 | (0.52) | 37.9 | (1.09) | 47.9 | (0.48) | 29.5 | (2.06) | 63.6 | (1.75) | 65.2 | (2.09) | 57.5 | (3.71) | |||||||||
| Black | 13.6 | (0.24) | 14.0 | (0.27) | 13.0 | (0.40) | 18.3 | (1.21) | 13.4 | (0.30) | 24.5 | (2.63) | 10.1 | (1.38) | 9.9 | (1.24) | 10.9 | ! | (4.09) | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 25.8 | (0.23) | 26.9 | (0.25) | 25.6 | (0.35) | 32.4 | (1.08) | 26.1 | (0.29) | 38.3 | (2.37) | 14.9 | (1.22) | 14.6 | (1.38) | 15.9 | (3.22) | |||||||||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 5.9 | (0.28) | 6.0 | (0.30) | 6.0 | (0.33) | 5.9 | (0.72) | 6.1 | (0.31) | 4.7 | (1.06) | 5.5 | (0.82) | 4.6 | (0.77) | 9.3 | (2.07) | |||||||||
| Asian | 5.7 | (0.28) | 5.7 | (0.31) | 5.7 | (0.32) | 5.9 | (0.72) | 5.7 | (0.32) | 4.7 | (1.06) | 5.4 | (0.83) | 4.5 | (0.77) | 9.0 | (2.05) | |||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 0.3 | (0.07) | 0.3 | (0.08) | 0.4 | (0.10) | ‡ | (†) | 0.3 | (0.08) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5 | (0.09) | 0.6 | (0.10) | 0.6 | (0.12) | 0.4 | ! | (0.12) | 0.6 | (0.11) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Two or more races | 5.8 | (0.29) | 5.8 | (0.33) | 6.0 | (0.39) | 5.0 | (0.54) | 6.0 | (0.36) | 2.7 | (0.42) | 5.6 | (0.70) | 5.4 | (0.76) | 6.4 | ! | (2.07) | ||||||||
Disability status of child as reported by parent |
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| Has a disability | 23.4 | (0.54) | 23.6 | (0.57) | 23.5 | (0.61) | 24.2 | (1.35) | 23.8 | (0.57) | 21.1 | (2.57) | 22.1 | (1.67) | 20.3 | (1.93) | 29.0 | (3.60) | |||||||||
| Does not have a disability | 76.6 | (0.54) | 76.4 | (0.57) | 76.5 | (0.61) | 75.8 | (1.35) | 76.2 | (0.57) | 78.9 | (2.57) | 77.9 | (1.67) | 79.7 | (1.93) | 71.0 | (3.60) | |||||||||
Grade level |
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| Grades 1 through 5 | 42.2 | (0.29) | 41.6 | (0.39) | 41.7 | (0.54) | 41.3 | (1.47) | 41.3 | (0.44) | 45.6 | (3.16) | 48.4 | (2.12) | 48.2 | (2.36) | 49.4 | (3.45) | |||||||||
| Grades 6 through 8 | 26.2 | (0.34) | 26.3 | (0.40) | 26.3 | (0.50) | 25.8 | (1.22) | 26.1 | (0.42) | 29.7 | (2.57) | 25.4 | (1.69) | 26.4 | (1.88) | 21.4 | (2.85) | |||||||||
| Grades 9 through 12 | 31.6 | (0.23) | 32.1 | (0.27) | 32.0 | (0.40) | 32.9 | (1.29) | 32.6 | (0.32) | 24.6 | (2.33) | 26.2 | (1.39) | 25.4 | (1.59) | 29.2 | (2.78) | |||||||||
Number of parents in the household |
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| Two parents | 70.7 | (0.57) | 69.6 | (0.62) | 69.6 | (0.62) | 69.3 | (1.34) | 69.8 | (0.60) | 66.9 | (2.83) | 81.8 | (1.46) | 82.2 | (1.28) | 80.4 | (3.98) | |||||||||
| One parent | 25.5 | (0.52) | 26.5 | (0.57) | 26.2 | (0.57) | 28.0 | (1.34) | 26.3 | (0.56) | 30.5 | (2.75) | 16.4 | (1.31) | 16.1 | (1.18) | 17.6 | (3.84) | |||||||||
| Nonparental guardians | 3.7 | (0.22) | 3.9 | (0.24) | 4.2 | (0.28) | 2.7 | (0.36) | 4.0 | (0.25) | 2.6 | (0.62) | 1.8 | (0.37) | 1.7 | (0.43) | 2.0 | ! | (0.84) | ||||||||
Highest education level of parents/guardians |
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| Less than a high school diploma | 10.3 | (0.19) | 10.4 | (0.28) | 10.3 | (0.37) | 10.7 | (1.28) | 10.3 | (0.30) | 12.2 | (2.14) | 9.3 | (1.76) | 11.1 | (2.19) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| High school diploma or GED | 18.9 | (0.23) | 20.0 | (0.28) | 20.8 | (0.44) | 16.2 | (1.15) | 20.0 | (0.33) | 19.7 | (2.60) | 7.9 | (1.06) | 8.6 | (1.33) | 4.7 | ! | (2.20) | ||||||||
| Vocational/technical or some college |
16.2 | (0.31) | 17.0 | (0.36) | 16.5 | (0.41) | 18.8 | (0.99) | 16.7 | (0.38) | 21.4 | (2.35) | 9.1 | (0.91) | 9.7 | (1.09) | 6.8 | ! | (2.15) | ||||||||
| Associate's degree | 9.6 | (0.34) | 10.0 | (0.37) | 10.2 | (0.47) | 9.6 | (0.68) | 10.1 | (0.40) | 8.2 | (1.24) | 5.6 | (0.80) | 5.0 | (0.72) | 8.2 | ! | (2.75) | ||||||||
| Bachelor's degree/some graduate school |
26.2 | (0.40) | 25.4 | (0.46) | 25.1 | (0.51) | 27.0 | (1.11) | 25.6 | (0.48) | 24.4 | (2.20) | 34.2 | (1.90) | 34.9 | (1.87) | 31.2 | (4.80) | |||||||||
| Graduate/professional degree | 18.7 | (0.20) | 17.2 | (0.27) | 17.1 | (0.32) | 17.7 | (0.83) | 17.3 | (0.28) | 14.2 | (1.31) | 33.9 | (1.71) | 30.7 | (1.94) | 46.6 | (4.35) | |||||||||
Poverty status of household4 |
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| Poor5 | 16.5 | (0.30) | 17.2 | (0.31) | 17.0 | (0.40) | 17.2 | (1.00) | 16.9 | (0.33) | 21.6 | (2.44) | 9.6 | (1.66) | 11.0 | (2.05) | 4.1 | ! | (1.66) | ||||||||
| Near-poor6 | 19.0 | (0.41) | 20.0 | (0.42) | 20.2 | (0.52) | 19.5 | (1.40) | 20.1 | (0.44) | 20.4 | (2.42) | 9.3 | (1.41) | 10.0 | (1.74) | 6.6 | (1.86) | |||||||||
| Nonpoor7 | 64.4 | (0.37) | 62.7 | (0.42) | 62.8 | (0.53) | 63.3 | (1.37) | 63.0 | (0.44) | 58.0 | (2.64) | 81.0 | (1.75) | 79.0 | (2.25) | 89.3 | (2.67) | |||||||||
Locale |
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| City | 31.0 | (0.57) | 30.4 | (0.59) | 26.1 | (0.62) | 48.8 | (1.25) | 28.8 | (0.58) | 55.8 | (2.67) | 36.3 | (1.80) | 35.1 | (1.93) | 41.0 | (4.28) | |||||||||
| Suburban | 42.8 | (0.50) | 43.1 | (0.54) | 44.8 | (0.66) | 36.1 | (1.17) | 43.7 | (0.56) | 33.7 | (2.68) | 39.9 | (1.84) | 39.1 | (2.01) | 42.9 | (4.11) | |||||||||
| Town | 8.9 | (0.39) | 9.3 | (0.42) | 10.4 | (0.49) | 4.3 | (0.51) | 9.7 | (0.43) | 2.9 | (0.69) | 4.6 | (0.64) | 4.3 | (0.65) | 6.0 | ! | (2.08) | ||||||||
| Rural | 17.4 | (0.45) | 17.2 | (0.45) | 18.7 | (0.55) | 10.9 | (0.81) | 17.8 | (0.47) | 7.5 | (1.24) | 19.3 | (2.02) | 21.5 | (2.48) | 10.1 | (2.41) | |||||||||
Region |
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| Northeast | 17.6 | (0.59) | 17.1 | (0.63) | 18.4 | (0.73) | 11.6 | (0.90) | 17.5 | (0.66) | 13.1 | (1.83) | 22.2 | (1.76) | 20.5 | (1.98) | 29.4 | (4.35) | |||||||||
| South | 35.4 | (0.53) | 35.9 | (0.58) | 35.2 | (0.65) | 38.7 | (1.21) | 35.9 | (0.60) | 35.8 | (2.56) | 30.6 | (1.52) | 30.1 | (1.75) | 32.7 | (2.90) | |||||||||
| Midwest | 22.2 | (0.54) | 21.5 | (0.55) | 22.6 | (0.60) | 17.3 | (0.99) | 21.8 | (0.56) | 18.0 | (2.39) | 28.8 | (1.74) | 33.0 | (2.04) | 11.6 | (2.50) | |||||||||
| West | 24.8 | (0.52) | 25.4 | (0.56) | 23.8 | (0.59) | 32.4 | (1.38) | 24.8 | (0.57) | 33.1 | (2.44) | 18.3 | (1.33) | 16.4 | (1.43) | 26.4 | (3.66) | |||||||||
Public school type1 |
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| Assigned | 72.8 | (0.53) | 80.8 | (0.46) | 100.0 | (†) | † | (†) | 85.7 | (0.39) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | |||||||||
| Chosen | 17.3 | (0.42) | 19.2 | (0.46) | † | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 14.3 | (0.39) | 100.0 | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | |||||||||
| †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 Students with missing data on whether their school was assigned or chosen were not included with assigned public schools or with chosen public schools; however, they were included in the public school totals and could still be accurately classified as either traditional or charter schools based on administrative data. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Students with missing administrative data on whether their school was a charter school were not included with traditional public schools or with charter schools; however, they were included in the public school totals. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes all types of public noncharter schools. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 The Census Bureau's poverty threshold is a dollar amount that varies depending on a family's size and composition and is updated annually to account for inflation. In 2019, for example, the poverty threshold for a family of four with two children was $25,926. Survey respondents are asked to select the range within which their income falls, rather than giving the exact amount of their income; therefore, the measure of poverty status is an approximation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Poor children are those whose family incomes were below the poverty threshold in the year prior to data collection. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Near-poor children are those whose family incomes ranged from the poverty threshold to 199 percent of the poverty threshold. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Nonpoor children are those whose family incomes were at or above 200 percent of the poverty threshold. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: For the 2019 National Household Education Surveys Program, the majority of data were collected using a web-based survey instrument that respondents accessed with credentials they received in a mailed invitation. Paper surveys were used for nonresponse follow-up and for a small experiment. Data exclude homeschooled children who attended school in a physical building for 24 hours or less. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program (PFI-NHES:2019). (This table was prepared April 2021.) |
