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Mobile Digest of Education Statistics, 2017

Elementary and Secondary Schools

Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Enrollment

In 2016, about 65 percent of 3- to 5-year-olds were enrolled in prekindergarten or kindergarten programs. About 65 percent of these children in prekindergarten and kindergarten programs attended a full-day program, up from 53 percent in 2000.

Table 4. Enrollment of 3- to 5-year-olds in prekindergarten and kindergarten programs, by control, level of school, and attendance status: Selected years, October 1990 through October 2016

[In thousands]
Control, level of school, and attendance status 1990 2000 2010 2016
Total6,6597,5928,2467,776
Percent enrolled59.464.063.764.6
Control        
Public3,9714,8475,8295,586
Private2,6882,7452,4172,190
Level of school        
Prekindergarten3,3794,3264,7974,701
Kindergarten3,2803,2663,4493,075
Attendance status        
Full-day2,5774,0084,8135,038
Part-day4,0823,5843,4322,738
Percent full-day38.752.858.464.8

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