| Table 41. | Average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: 1969-70 to 1998-99 |
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other area | 1969-70 | 1979-80 | 1980-81 | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99
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United States .....|41,934,376 |38,288,911 |37,703,744 |37,799,296 |38,426,543 |41,501,596 |42,262,004 |42,765,774 |43,187,202
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Alabama ..............| 777,123 | 711,432 | 701,925 | 683,833 | 682,524 | 687,076 | 700,837 | 703,343 | 704,001
Alaska ...............| 72,489 | 79,945 | 83,745 | 98,213 | 102,585 | 115,958 | 117,549 | 120,420 | 123,535
Arizona ..............| 391,526 | 481,905 | 476,149 | 557,252 | 573,140 | 684,740 | 714,021 | 730,292 | 757,150
Arkansas .............| 414,158 | 423,610 | 417,080 | 403,025 | 408,145 | 423,520 | 428,525 | 429,960 | 431,609
California ...........| 4,418,423 | 4,044,736 | 4,014,917 | 4,893,341 | 5,065,647 | 5,351,475 | 5,524,108 | 5,652,714 | 5,687,118
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Colorado .............| 500,388 | 513,475 | 508,750 | 519,419 | 521,899 | 608,633 | 624,546 | 637,278 | 648,378
Connecticut ..........| 618,881 | 507,362 | 501,085 | 439,524 | 450,808 | 495,188 | 508,112 | 516,750 | 527,623
Delaware .............| 120,819 | 94,058 | 89,609 | 89,838 | 91,052 | 99,941 | 101,067 | 104,328 | 104,699
District of Columbia .| 138,600 | 91,576 | 85,773 | 71,468 | 69,092 | 71,001 | 70,181 | 70,160 | 65,378
Florida ..............| 1,312,693 | 1,464,461 | 1,389,487 | 1,646,583 | 1,714,394 | 1,947,777 | 2,007,876 | 2,059,923 | 2,100,655
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Georgia ..............| 1,019,427 | 989,433 | 988,612 | 1,054,097 | 1,075,728 | 1,232,852 | 1,266,805 | 1,282,487 | 1,306,564
Hawaii ...............| 168,140 | 151,563 | 151,713 | 157,360 | 160,193 | 171,977 | 172,061 | 173,566 | 172,038
Idaho ................| 170,920 | 189,199 | 190,144 | 203,987 | 209,085 | 228,371 | 230,480 | 230,209 | 230,481
Illinois .............| 2,084,844 | 1,770,435 | 1,765,357 | 1,587,733 | 1,618,101 | 1,750,417 | 1,787,306 | 1,753,953 | 1,772,237
Indiana...............| 1,111,043 | 983,444 | 944,424 | 884,568 | 888,177 | 909,553 | 916,717 | 918,764 | 923,945
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Iowa .................| 624,403 | 510,081 | 501,403 | 450,224 | 456,614 | 477,053 | 477,221 | 477,417 | 475,034
Kansas ...............| 470,296 | 382,019 | 374,451 | 388,986 | 397,609 | 416,674 | 417,079 | 419,015 | 423,568
Kentucky .............| 647,970 | 619,868 | 614,676 | 569,795 | 569,713 | 571,934 | 570,431 | 569,694 | 568,603
Louisiana ............| 776,555 | 727,601 | 715,844 | 727,125 | 720,551 | 710,925 | 720,580 | 713,931 | 708,576
Maine ................| 225,146 | 211,400 | 207,554 | 195,089 | 196,229 | 200,700 | 199,515 | 198,007 | 196,403
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Maryland .............| 785,989 | 686,336 | 664,866 | 620,617 | 637,370 | 719,433 | 733,029 | 748,021 | 783,944
Massachusetts ........| 1,056,207 | 935,960 | 950,675 | 763,231 | 770,802 | 845,270 | 875,720 | 889,433 | 908,354
Michigan .............| 1,991,235 | 1,758,427 | 1,711,139 | 1,446,996 | 1,452,700 | 1,554,358 | 1,544,204 | 1,555,459 | 1,570,283
Minnesota ............| 864,595 | 748,606 | 710,836 | 699,001 | 714,072 | 786,241 | 798,492 | 802,455 | 812,482
Mississippi ..........| 524,623 | 454,401 | 446,515 | 476,048 | 474,029 | 470,657 | 472,066 | 473,144 | 470,765
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Missouri..............| 906,132 | 777,269 | 756,536 | 729,693 | 733,680 | 805,404 | 820,185 | 831,307 | 836,555
Montana ..............| 162,664 | 144,608 | 141,641 | 135,406 | 138,341 | 148,616 | 147,626 | 144,107 | 141,198
Nebraska .............| 314,516 | 270,524 | 263,797 | 254,754 | 257,587 | 270,938 | 263,828 | 264,844 | 265,653
Nevada ...............| 113,421 | 134,995 | 138,481 | 173,149 | 185,755 | 243,718 | 258,888 | 272,786 | 292,885
New Hampshire ........| 140,203 | 154,187 | 150,316 | 154,915 | 156,579 | 187,067 | 188,256 | 191,333 | 194,250
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New Jersey ...........| 1,322,124 | 1,140,111 | 1,121,272 | 997,561 | 1,016,159 | 1,125,877 | 1,152,855 | 1,178,223 | 1,197,828
New Mexico ...........| 259,997 | 253,453 | 240,496 | 290,245 | 291,215 | 330,851 | 333,230 | 333,075 | 333,439
New York .............| 3,099,192 | 2,530,289 | 2,475,055 | 2,244,110 | 2,278,531 | 2,463,349 | 2,509,622 | 2,541,022 | 2,557,030
North Carolina .......| 1,104,295 | 1,072,150 | 1,055,651 | 1,012,274 | 1,012,613 | 1,096,812 | 1,122,240 | 1,146,519 | 1,165,885
North Dakota .........| 141,961 | 118,986 | 111,759 | 109,659 | 109,691 | 111,870 | 111,102 | 111,978 | 107,458
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Ohio .................| 2,246,282 | 1,849,283 | 1,801,914 | 1,584,735 | 1,603,025 | 1,661,014 | 1,680,044 | 1,681,773 | 1,673,309
Oklahoma .............| 560,993 | 548,065 | 542,800 | 543,170 | 548,387 | 574,538 | 580,572 | 582,459 | 586,310
Oregon ...............| 436,736 | 418,593 | 417,009 | 419,771 | 431,806 | 462,108 | 468,775 | 472,908 | 475,898
Pennsylvania .........| 2,169,225 | 1,808,630 | 1,754,782 | 1,524,839 | 1,542,077 | 1,651,741 | 1,668,163 | 1,682,615 | 1,686,098
Rhode Island .........| 163,205 | 139,195 | 135,096 | 125,934 | 129,856 | 137,870 | 138,671 | 140,906 | 141,881
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South Carolina .......| 600,292 | 569,612 | 580,132 | 569,029 | 573,138 | 605,526 | 613,761 | 621,508 | 626,199
South Dakota .........| 158,543 | 124,934 | 121,663 | 119,823 | 121,403 | 127,754 | 127,387 | 125,939 | 124,129
Tennessee ............| 836,010 | 806,696 | 797,237 | 761,766 | 767,738 | 819,831 | 827,308 | 836,120 | 840,188
Texas ................| 2,432,420 | 2,608,817 | 2,647,288 | 3,075,333 | 3,085,648 | 3,435,010 | 3,516,175 | 3,585,364 | 3,640,540
Utah .................| 287,405 | 312,813 | 323,048 | 408,917 | 417,609 | 444,679 | 450,592 | 450,381 | 452,379
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Vermont ..............| 97,772 | 95,045 | 90,884 | 87,832 | 88,901 | 100,166 | 100,136 | 99,967 | 99,282
Virginia .............| 995,580 | 955,105 | 938,794 | 989,197 | 1,011,513 | 1,098,862 | 1,117,402 | 1,134,876 | 1,164,595
Washington ...........| 764,735 | 710,929 | 704,655 | 755,141 | 781,371 | 888,142 | 903,870 | 916,215 | 924,636
West Virginia.........| 372,278 | 353,264 | 351,823 | 301,947 | 300,067 | 285,548 | 283,391 | 281,136 | 276,839
Wisconsin ............| 880,609 | 770,554 | 743,505 | 711,466 | 731,088 | 799,391 | 807,668 | 817,795 | 821,176
Wyoming ..............| 81,293 | 89,471 | 91,381 | 91,277 | 92,506 | 93,190 | 91,729 | 89,895 | 88,139
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American Samoa .......| --- | --- | --- | 11,448 | 12,272 | 14,074 | 14,114 | 14,750 | 14,905
Guam .................| 20,315 | --- | 22,343 | 23,883 | 25,330 | 31,998 | 30,555 | 31,916 | ---
Northern Marianas ....| --- | --- | --- | 6,809 | 6,062 | 7,511 | 7,784 | 8,055 | 8,446
Puerto Rico ..........| --- | 656,709 | 671,661 | 597,436 | 597,418 | 548,788 | 538,878 | 543,164 | 536,875
Virgin Islands .......| --- | --- | 23,312 | 18,924 | 19,984 | 19,867 | 19,474 | 19,430 | 18,988
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---Not available. NOTE: Data for California are not strictly comparable with those for other states because California's attendance figures through 1990-91 include excused absences. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education; Statistics of State School Systems; and Common Core of Data survey. (This table was prepared May 2001.) |
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