| Topic Area: | Early Childhood |
| Source: | Fast Response Survey System |
| Year of Data: | 2001 |
Percent of all public elementary school prekindergarten children who were limited English proficient, percent who were low income, and percent with Individualized Education Programs, by selected school characteristics: 2000–01
| School characteristic | Percent of prekindergarten children | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited English proficient1 | Low income2 | With Individualized Education Programs3 | |
|
All public elementary schools with prekindergarten
classes |
15 | 61 | 30 |
School size |
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Less than 300 |
10 | 54 | 33 |
|
300 to 599 |
12 | 59 | 28 |
|
600 or more |
22 | 68 | 30 |
Locale |
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City |
22 | 72 | 26 |
|
Urban fringe/large town |
16 | 55 | 32 |
|
Rural/small town |
6 | 53 | 32 |
Region |
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Northeast |
9 | 47 | 28 |
|
Southeast |
7 | 71 | 34 |
|
Central |
8 | 51 | 31 |
|
West |
30 | 70 | 27 |
Percent minority enrollment |
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Less than 6 percent |
# | 33 | 36 |
|
6 to 20 percent |
4 | 44 | 38 |
|
21 to 49 percent |
12 | 54 | 31 |
|
50 percent or more |
26 | 79 | 23 |
Percent of students eligible
for free or reduced-price lunch |
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Less than 35 percent |
5 | 21 | 40 |
|
35 to 49 percent |
10 | 40 | 38 |
|
50 to 74 percent |
11 | 63 | 30 |
|
75 percent or more |
25 | 87 | 20 |
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#Rounds to zero. 1Or “English language learners.” 2Eligible for free or reduced-price lunch benefits. 3Includes children in special education and general education classes. NOTE: Data presented in this table are based on the estimated number of schools with at least one prekindergarten class—19,900. Data on the number of prekindergarten children with limited English proficiency were not reported for 8 cases in the sample. Data on the number of prekindergarten children eligible for free or reduced-price lunch were not reported for 44 cases in the sample. Data on the number of prekindergarten children with Individualized Education Programs were not reported for 1 case in the sample. Percent minority enrollment was missing for 11 cases and percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch was missing for 7 cases in the sample. Those cases were included in the totals and in analyses by other school characteristics. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System, “Survey of Classes That Serve Children Prior to Kindergarten in Public Schools,” FRSS 78, 2001. (Originally published as table 7 on p. 22 of the complete report from which this article is excerpted.) |
