Table 42. | Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade: Fall 1984 to fall 1998 |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall Grade | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 _______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 _______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ | In thousands |_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All grades .....|39,208 |39,422 |39,753 |40,008 |40,189 |40,543 |41,217 |42,047 |42,823 |43,465 |44,111 |44,840 |45,611 |46,127 |46,535 |=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|======= Elementary ............|26,905 |27,034 |27,420 |27,933 |28,501 |29,152 |29,878 |30,506 |31,088 |31,504 |31,898 |32,341 |32,764 |33,073 |33,344 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ Prekindergarten .....| 109 | 151 | 183 | 193 | 225 | 262 | 303 | 375 | 505 | 545 | 603 | 637 | 670 | 695 | 728 Kindergarten ........| 2,900 | 3,041 | 3,127 | 3,196 | 3,208 | 3,225 | 3,306 | 3,311 | 3,313 | 3,377 | 3,444 | 3,536 | 3,532 | 3,503 | 3,443 1st grade ...........| 3,113 | 3,239 | 3,358 | 3,407 | 3,460 | 3,485 | 3,499 | 3,556 | 3,542 | 3,529 | 3,593 | 3,671 | 3,770 | 3,755 | 3,727 2nd grade ...........| 2,904 | 2,941 | 3,054 | 3,173 | 3,223 | 3,289 | 3,327 | 3,360 | 3,431 | 3,429 | 3,440 | 3,507 | 3,600 | 3,689 | 3,682 3rd grade ...........| 2,765 | 2,895 | 2,933 | 3,046 | 3,167 | 3,235 | 3,297 | 3,334 | 3,361 | 3,437 | 3,439 | 3,445 | 3,524 | 3,597 | 3,696 4th grade ...........| 2,772 | 2,771 | 2,896 | 2,938 | 3,051 | 3,182 | 3,248 | 3,315 | 3,342 | 3,361 | 3,426 | 3,431 | 3,454 | 3,507 | 3,592 5th grade ...........| 2,761 | 2,776 | 2,775 | 2,901 | 2,945 | 3,067 | 3,197 | 3,268 | 3,325 | 3,350 | 3,372 | 3,438 | 3,453 | 3,458 | 3,520 6th grade ...........| 2,831 | 2,789 | 2,806 | 2,811 | 2,937 | 2,987 | 3,110 | 3,239 | 3,303 | 3,356 | 3,381 | 3,395 | 3,494 | 3,492 | 3,497 7th grade ...........| 3,036 | 2,938 | 2,899 | 2,910 | 2,905 | 3,027 | 3,067 | 3,181 | 3,299 | 3,355 | 3,404 | 3,422 | 3,464 | 3,520 | 3,530 8th grade ...........| 3,186 | 2,982 | 2,870 | 2,839 | 2,853 | 2,853 | 2,979 | 3,020 | 3,129 | 3,249 | 3,302 | 3,356 | 3,403 | 3,415 | 3,480 Elementary ungraded .| 528 | 511 | 520 | 520 | 527 | 540 | 543 | 545 | 539 | 515 | 494 | 502 | 401 | 442 | 450 |=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|======= Secondary .............|12,304 |12,388 |12,333 |12,076 |11,687 |11,390 |11,338 |11,541 |11,735 |11,961 |12,213 |12,500 |12,847 |13,054 |13,191 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ 9th grade ...........| 3,440 | 3,439 | 3,256 | 3,143 | 3,106 | 3,141 | 3,169 | 3,313 | 3,352 | 3,487 | 3,604 | 3,704 | 3,801 | 3,819 | 3,856 10th grade ..........| 3,145 | 3,230 | 3,215 | 3,020 | 2,895 | 2,868 | 2,896 | 2,915 | 3,027 | 3,050 | 3,131 | 3,237 | 3,323 | 3,376 | 3,382 11th grade ..........| 2,819 | 2,866 | 2,954 | 2,936 | 2,749 | 2,629 | 2,612 | 2,645 | 2,656 | 2,751 | 2,748 | 2,826 | 2,930 | 2,972 | 3,018 12th grade ..........| 2,599 | 2,550 | 2,601 | 2,681 | 2,650 | 2,473 | 2,381 | 2,392 | 2,431 | 2,424 | 2,488 | 2,487 | 2,586 | 2,673 | 2,724 Secondary ungraded ..| 300 | 303 | 308 | 296 | 288 | 279 | 282 | 275 | 269 | 248 | 242 | 245 | 206 | 214 | 211 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ | Percentage distribution |_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All grades .....| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|======= Elementary ............| 68.6 | 68.6 | 69.0 | 69.8 | 70.9 | 71.9 | 72.5 | 72.6 | 72.6 | 72.5 | 72.3 | 72.1 | 71.8 | 71.7 | 71.7 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ Prekindergarten .....| 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 Kindergarten ........| 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 1st grade ...........| 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 2nd grade ...........| 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 3rd grade ...........| 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 4th grade ...........| 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 5th grade ...........| 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 6th grade ...........| 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 7th grade ...........| 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 8th grade ...........| 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 Elementary ungraded .| 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 |=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|======= Secondary .............| 31.4 | 31.4 | 31.0 | 30.2 | 29.1 | 28.1 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 27.7 | 27.9 | 28.2 | 28.3 | 28.3 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ 9th grade ...........| 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 10th grade ..........| 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 11th grade ..........| 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 12th grade ..........| 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 Secondary ungraded ..| 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 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NOTE: Because of changes in reporting practices and imputation of data for nonrespondents in later years, data for prekindergarten enrollment are not comparable over time. Some data revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems; and Common Core of Data surveys. (This table was prepared March 2000.)
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