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| 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: Selected years, 1999 through 2019 |
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| Selected child, parent, or household characteristic | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2016 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public school | Private school | Home-schooled1 | Public school | Private school | Home-schooled1 | Public school | Private school | Home- schooled1 |
Public school2 | Private school | Home-schooled1 | Public school3 | Private school3 | Home-schooled1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assigned | Chosen | Assigned | Chosen | Assigned | Chosen | Assigned | Chosen | Assigned | Chosen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 3.0 | (0.23) | 68.8 | (0.62) | 18.7 | (0.52) | 9.2 | (0.32) | 3.3 | (0.23) | 70.8 | (0.51) | 16.8 | (0.39) | 9.3 | (0.35) | 2.8 | (0.18) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 69.6 | (0.88) | 18.4 | (0.78) | 8.9 | (0.42) | 3.0 | (0.30) | 71.4 | (0.70) | 16.2 | (0.56) | 9.5 | (0.49) | 2.7 | (0.23) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 68.0 | (0.93) | 19.0 | (0.83) | 9.5 | (0.48) | 3.5 | (0.29) | 70.2 | (0.77) | 17.5 | (0.67) | 9.2 | (0.48) | 2.9 | (0.25) | |||||||||||||||||||
Race/ethnicity of child |
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| 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) | 71.8 | (0.74) | 13.4 | (0.52) | 11.0 | (0.48) | 3.8 | (0.35) | 70.7 | (0.61) | 13.0 | (0.44) | 12.0 | (0.59) | 4.0 | (0.28) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 60.3 | (2.02) | 30.1 | (2.13) | 8.0 | (0.91) | 1.9 | (0.39) | 67.4 | (1.87) | 23.7 | (1.56) | 7.4 | (1.08) | 1.2 | (0.36) | |||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 66.8 | (1.40) | 23.1 | (1.35) | 6.1 | (0.59) | 3.5 | (0.50) | 71.3 | (1.03) | 21.1 | (0.91) | 5.4 | (0.47) | 1.9 | (0.32) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 68.8 | (3.13) | 18.1 | (2.74) | 11.3 | (1.68) | ‡ | (†) | 65.8 | (3.52) | 19.1 | (3.23) | 14.0 | (2.21) | ‡ | (†) | 72.1 | (3.22) | 13.6 | (2.10) | 12.1 | (2.08) | ‡ | (†) | 69.2 | (2.45) | 19.5 | (2.06) | 9.8 | (1.58) | 1.4 | (0.40) | 72.9 | (2.20) | 17.4 | (1.94) | 8.9 | (1.30) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Asian | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 71.4 | (3.15) | 12.8 | (2.11) | 13.4 | (2.25) | ‡ | (†) | 69.4 | (2.53) | 19.2 | (2.11) | 9.9 | (1.58) | 1.4 | (0.40) | 72.8 | (2.29) | 17.4 | (1.93) | 9.1 | (1.43) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 77.9 | (11.74) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 63.2 | (12.42) | 26.9 | ! | (12.19) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 83.3 | (8.03) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other4 | 70.2 | (2.90) | 17.2 | (2.50) | 10.7 | (1.96) | 1.9 | (0.56) | 68.2 | (3.75) | 18.3 | (2.87) | 8.8 | (2.14) | 4.6 | ! | (1.76) | 69.4 | (2.83) | 18.6 | (2.41) | 7.8 | (1.22) | 4.2 | (1.13) | 69.9 | (1.94) | 18.8 | (1.79) | 8.7 | (1.17) | 2.6 | (0.56) | 74.3 | (2.01) | 14.5 | (1.36) | 8.3 | (1.06) | 2.8 | (0.60) | ||||||||||||||||||
Disability status of child as reported by parent |
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| 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) | 2.7 | (0.49) | 69.0 | (1.29) | 19.8 | (1.17) | 7.2 | (0.61) | 4.1 | (0.50) | 70.7 | (1.08) | 17.1 | (0.93) | 8.6 | (0.69) | 3.3 | (0.37) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 68.7 | (0.70) | 18.5 | (0.59) | 9.6 | (0.38) | 3.1 | (0.24) | 70.8 | (0.58) | 16.7 | (0.46) | 9.5 | (0.40) | 2.7 | (0.20) | |||||||||||||||||||
Grade equivalent5 |
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| Kindergarten through grade 5 | 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) | 70.0 | (0.89) | 17.8 | (0.80) | 9.1 | (0.50) | 3.0 | (0.29) | 69.9 | (0.83) | 16.4 | (0.66) | 10.8 | (0.59) | 2.8 | (0.24) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ‡ | (†) | 70.3 | (2.54) | 17.1 | (2.24) | 9.4 | (1.17) | 3.5 | (0.80) | 68.2 | (1.82) | 15.9 | (1.52) | 13.2 | (1.33) | 2.6 | (0.61) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 69.5 | (1.35) | 18.5 | (1.16) | 8.4 | (0.84) | 2.4 | (0.28) | 68.2 | (1.45) | 16.7 | (1.00) | 12.3 | (0.98) | 2.7 | (0.30) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Grades 4 and 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) | 70.7 | (1.37) | 17.4 | (1.30) | 9.9 | (0.77) | 3.4 | (0.62) | 73.3 | (1.31) | 16.1 | (1.14) | 7.2 | (0.97) | 3.2 | (0.43) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 3.0 | (0.53) | 68.9 | (1.13) | 17.9 | (0.89) | 8.8 | (0.62) | 3.3 | (0.41) | 71.1 | (1.00) | 16.5 | (0.88) | 8.7 | (0.65) | 3.4 | (0.43) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 66.4 | (0.88) | 20.9 | (0.81) | 8.8 | (0.53) | 3.8 | (0.40) | 72.2 | (0.85) | 17.8 | (0.76) | 7.3 | (0.36) | 2.3 | (0.26) | |||||||||||||||||||
Number of parents in the household |
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| 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) | 68.5 | (0.75) | 17.2 | (0.54) | 10.5 | (0.42) | 3.7 | (0.28) | 69.4 | (0.59) | 16.3 | (0.50) | 10.8 | (0.43) | 3.3 | (0.22) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 68.9 | (1.39) | 22.7 | (1.30) | 6.2 | (0.55) | 2.3 | (0.30) | 73.4 | (0.86) | 18.8 | (0.82) | 5.9 | (0.52) | 1.6 | (0.27) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ‡ | (†) | 74.2 | (2.92) | 19.5 | (2.83) | 4.0 | (0.84) | 2.0 | (0.54) | 81.0 | (2.41) | 12.5 | (1.91) | 4.1 | (0.88) | 2.1 | ! | (0.68) | ||||||||||||||||||
Highest education level of parents/guardians |
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| Less than a high school diploma | 79.1 | (1.38) | 18.0 | (1.46) | 2.7 | (0.51) | ‡ | (†) | 76.9 | (2.06) | 18.9 | (1.76) | 2.9 | ! | (1.18) | ‡ | (†) | 83.5 | (2.77) | 11.9 | (1.93) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 71.7 | (2.53) | 19.2 | (2.03) | 4.2 | (1.00) | 4.4 | (1.02) | 71.8 | (2.33) | 16.9 | (2.22) | 8.0 | (1.65) | 2.9 | (0.69) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 79.3 | (1.74) | 15.1 | (1.66) | 3.8 | (0.56) | 1.8 | (0.32) | 73.9 | (1.59) | 19.6 | (1.36) | 3.7 | (0.68) | 2.7 | (0.39) | 79.8 | (1.34) | 14.6 | (1.11) | 3.5 | (0.49) | 1.8 | (0.34) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vocational/technical, associate's degree, 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) | 71.7 | (0.97) | 19.0 | (0.90) | 6.1 | (0.56) | 3.1 | (0.36) | 72.8 | (0.96) | 18.8 | (0.82) | 5.4 | (0.51) | 2.9 | (0.30) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 67.3 | (1.28) | 14.6 | (1.11) | 14.2 | (0.85) | 3.9 | (0.57) | 65.8 | (1.06) | 17.9 | (0.84) | 12.8 | (0.61) | 3.6 | (0.45) | 66.8 | (1.09) | 17.4 | (0.77) | 12.3 | (0.83) | 3.3 | (0.32) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 59.3 | (1.35) | 16.0 | (0.95) | 21.8 | (1.13) | 2.9 | (0.46) | 61.5 | (1.09) | 18.2 | (0.87) | 17.6 | (0.81) | 3.0 | (0.35) | 64.6 | (1.07) | 15.6 | (0.63) | 16.7 | (0.86) | 3.1 | (0.34) | |||||||||||||||||||
Poverty status of household6 |
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| Poor7 | 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) | 72.9 | (1.54) | 19.2 | (1.31) | 3.6 | (0.68) | 3.9 | (0.58) | 74.9 | (1.44) | 17.1 | (1.01) | 5.2 | (0.95) | 2.6 | (0.49) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Near-poor8 | 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) | 73.8 | (1.51) | 16.8 | (1.19) | 5.3 | (0.73) | 4.1 | (0.66) | 68.6 | (1.26) | 21.1 | (1.32) | 5.4 | (0.67) | 4.7 | (0.51) | 74.2 | (1.41) | 17.3 | (1.24) | 4.4 | (0.63) | 3.8 | (0.43) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nonpoor9 | 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) | 67.9 | (0.74) | 13.6 | (0.48) | 15.5 | (0.54) | 3.0 | (0.30) | 67.7 | (0.79) | 17.7 | (0.61) | 12.1 | (0.43) | 2.6 | (0.24) | 68.8 | (0.62) | 16.6 | (0.43) | 11.8 | (0.44) | 2.6 | (0.18) | |||||||||||||||||||
Locale |
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| City | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 61.7 | (1.46) | 22.1 | (1.38) | 14.2 | (0.97) | 2.0 | (0.26) | 57.7 | (1.22) | 15.9 | (0.71) | 10.7 | (0.58) | 3.0 | (0.33) | 60.2 | (1.13) | 26.1 | (0.88) | 10.9 | (0.66) | 2.5 | (0.29) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Suburban | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 72.7 | (0.95) | 11.8 | (0.67) | 12.8 | (0.68) | 2.6 | (0.41) | 71.2 | (0.92) | 13.6 | (1.39) | 10.2 | (0.57) | 2.9 | (0.33) | 74.4 | (0.74) | 14.2 | (0.54) | 8.7 | (0.47) | 2.4 | (0.26) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Town | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 77.3 | (1.77) | 12.4 | (1.43) | 7.1 | (0.75) | 3.0 | (0.65) | 78.6 | (1.69) | 9.9 | (0.67) | 3.5 | (0.56) | 4.3 | (0.70) | 84.0 | (1.36) | 8.4 | (0.93) | 5.1 | (0.73) | 2.2 | (0.39) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rural | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 76.7 | (1.36) | 11.5 | (1.03) | 6.8 | (1.09) | 4.9 | (0.71) | 79.0 | (1.05) | 9.9 | (0.67) | 6.4 | (0.61) | 4.4 | (0.54) | 74.5 | (1.28) | 10.6 | (0.81) | 10.1 | (1.08) | 4.7 | (0.54) | |||||||||||||||||||
Region |
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| 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) | 2.2 | (0.47) | 73.4 | (1.70) | 28.4 | (1.04) | 12.1 | (0.98) | 1.8 | (0.38) | 75.3 | (1.43) | 10.8 | (0.91) | 11.7 | (1.03) | 2.0 | (0.35) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 3.8 | (0.46) | 67.5 | (1.05) | 15.9 | (0.71) | 8.2 | (0.47) | 3.9 | (0.42) | 70.0 | (0.75) | 18.3 | (0.63) | 8.1 | (0.42) | 3.4 | (0.29) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 71.0 | (1.44) | 13.6 | (1.39) | 11.0 | (0.83) | 2.9 | (0.48) | 71.9 | (1.11) | 13.3 | (0.77) | 12.2 | (0.98) | 2.3 | (0.30) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 65.5 | (1.30) | 9.9 | (0.67) | 7.1 | (0.58) | 3.7 | (0.40) | 67.9 | (1.03) | 21.8 | (0.89) | 6.9 | (0.53) | 3.1 | (0.36) | |||||||||||||||||||
| ---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. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Data in 2019 exclude students who were enrolled in school for more than 24 hours a week, while data prior to 2019 exclude students who were enrolled in school for more than 25 hours a week. Caution should be used when comparing the 2019 homeschooling estimates with those of earlier years. Data for all years also exclude students who were homeschooled only due to a temporary illness. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 In 2016 and 2019, questions about whether a student's school was assigned were not asked for a small number of students because parents reported the school as a private school, and it was only later identified as a public school based on administrative data. Due to the missing data on whether the school was assigned or chosen, these cases were excluded from the analysis of public chosen and assigned schools. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 In 2019, there were a small number of virtual schooled students for whom information on whether the school was public or private could not be determined. These students were excluded from the analysis of public and private schools. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Includes American Indian/Alaska Native, Two or more races, and race/ethnicity not reported. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 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. There were no students with an "ungraded" grade equivalent in 2016 and 2019. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Poor children are those whose family incomes were below the poverty threshold in the year prior to data collection. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 Near-poor children are those whose family incomes ranged from the poverty threshold to 199 percent of the poverty threshold. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 Nonpoor children are those whose family incomes were at or above 200 percent of the poverty threshold. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) administrations in 1999, 2003, and 2007 were administered via telephone with an interviewer. For NHES:2016, initial contact with all respondents was by mail, and the majority of respondents received paper-and-pencil questionnaires. However, as an experiment with web use, a small sample of NHES:2016 respondents received mailed invitations to complete the survey online. For NHES:2019, 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. Before 2007, NHES requested that the parent most knowledgeable about the sampled child answer the survey. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and suppression of estimates that did not meet reporting standards. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent Survey and Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program (Parent-NHES:1999 and PFI-NHES:2003, 2007, 2016, and 2019). (This table was prepared December 2021.) |
