Table 36-1a. Number and percentage distribution of students in grades 1–12, by type of school attended and student and household characteristics: Various years, 1993–2003
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Type of school attended by student
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Public, assigned
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Public, chosen
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| Student or household characteristic |
1993 |
1996 |
1999 |
2003 |
|
1993 |
1996 |
1999 |
2003 |
|
| Number of students (thousands) |
33,900 |
34,600 |
35,800 |
35,300 |
|
4,700 |
6,200 |
6,800 |
7,400 |
| Total (percent) |
79.9 |
76.0 |
75.9 |
73.9 |
|
11.0 |
13.7 |
14.5 |
15.4 |
| Grade level |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1–5 |
78.6 |
74.1 |
73.7 |
71.6 |
|
11.6 |
14.8 |
15.3 |
16.6 |
| 6–8 |
81.3 |
79.4 |
78.6 |
75.0 |
|
9.9 |
11.2 |
11.7 |
14.5 |
| 9–12 |
80.6 |
75.9 |
76.9 |
76.0 |
|
11.2 |
14.1 |
15.6 |
14.4 |
| Race/ethnicity1 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
81.0 |
77.1 |
77.1 |
74.7 |
|
8.6 |
11.1 |
11.5 |
12.9 |
| Black |
77.2 |
72.9 |
71.5 |
68.1 |
|
18.6 |
21.5 |
22.6 |
24.0 |
| Hispanic |
79.2 |
76.4 |
77.0 |
77.9 |
|
13.7 |
16.1 |
18.0 |
15.1 |
| Other |
73.0 |
69.3 |
72.6 |
70.1 |
|
14.9 |
19.0 |
17.4 |
19.3 |
| Family type |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Two-parent household |
80.1 |
76.3 |
76.8 |
73.6 |
|
9.3 |
11.7 |
12.2 |
14.1 |
| One-parent household |
78.9 |
74.6 |
74.4 |
74.5 |
|
15.2 |
18.4 |
18.4 |
18.3 |
| Nonparent guardians |
83.7 |
80.2 |
72.9 |
74.7 |
|
13.5 |
14.6 |
21.7 |
20.0 |
| Poverty status |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Poor |
82.6 |
77.8 |
76.5 |
78.2 |
|
13.9 |
17.6 |
19.3 |
18.4 |
| Near-poor |
82.5 |
78.6 |
78.4 |
77.0 |
|
11.1 |
14.0 |
15.7 |
16.7 |
| Nonpoor |
77.2 |
74.0 |
74.6 |
71.4 |
|
9.7 |
11.7 |
11.9 |
14.0 |
| Parents’ education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Less than high school |
83.6 |
78.8 |
79.6 |
77.6 |
|
13.7 |
17.4 |
17.8 |
19.7 |
| High school diploma or equivalent |
83.5 |
82.1 |
80.3 |
79.3 |
|
11.4 |
12.3 |
14.3 |
15.8 |
Some college, including
vocational/technical |
79.8 |
76.4 |
77.4 |
75.8 |
|
11.1 |
14.7 |
15.2 |
15.8 |
| Bachelor’s degree |
75.8 |
70.7 |
71.5 |
69.0 |
|
9.2 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
13.7 |
| Graduate/professional degree |
72.7 |
66.1 |
68.1 |
66.2 |
|
9.8 |
12.6 |
13.1 |
14.1 |
| Region |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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| Northeast |
77.8 |
74.3 |
74.1 |
73.5 |
|
9.3 |
12.9 |
13.7 |
11.6 |
| South |
82.0 |
78.7 |
77.6 |
75.9 |
|
10.9 |
12.5 |
13.5 |
15.8 |
| Midwest |
79.6 |
75.4 |
76.0 |
71.6 |
|
10.4 |
12.4 |
13.5 |
14.4 |
| West |
78.7 |
74.0 |
74.8 |
73.6 |
|
13.4 |
17.7 |
18.1 |
18.6 |
| Community type |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Urban, inside of urbanized areas |
75.1 |
71.0 |
71.2 |
70.6 |
|
13.5 |
16.3 |
16.6 |
16.6 |
| Urban, outside of urbanized areas |
86.6 |
81.2 |
81.6 |
78.8 |
|
7.7 |
10.7 |
12.0 |
13.5 |
| Rural |
87.7 |
84.9 |
84.6 |
82.0 |
|
6.8 |
9.2 |
10.6 |
13.1 |
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1Black includes African American and Hispanic includes Latino. Other includes Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and more than one race. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin unless specified.
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NOTE: Includes homeschooled students enrolled in public or private schools for 9 or more hours per week. Excludes students classified as “ungraded.” Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. See supplemental note 1 for information on poverty status, parents’ level of education, region, and community type.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, School Readiness Survey of the 1993 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES), School Safety and Discipline Survey of the 1993 NHES, Parent and Family Involvement/Civic Involvement Survey of the 1996 NHES, Parent Survey of the 1999 NHES, and Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the 2003 NHES, previously unpublished tabulations (May 2004).
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