U.S. Census Bureau

Historical School Enrollment Reports

Listed by date of issue, from oldest to newest date. All historical reports issued before 1994 are scanned images of the old paper reports.

Current Population Survey

Definitions and Explanations

Report Issued 1947

  1. School Enrollment of the Civilian Population: October 1946 (P20-1)
    Issued: September 5, 1947

Reports Issued from 1962 to 1969

  1. Enrollment of Nonwhite Youths Rose Sharply in Last Five Years (P20-115) (Advance data, October 1961 sample survey) [PDF 185k]
    Issued: February 7, 1962

  2. School Enrollment: October 1961 (P20-117)
    Issued: July 11, 1962

  3. School Enrollment: October 1962 (P20-126)
    Issued: September 24, 1963

  4. School Enrollment Increases 17 Percent 1958 to 1963 (P20-128) (Advance data, October 1963 survey) [PDF 465k]
    Issued: January 16, 1964

  5. Fall 1964 School Enrollment Approximately 52 Million (P20-133) (Advance data, October 1964 survey) [PDF 246k]
    Issued: February 18, 1965

  6. School Enrollment: October 1963 (P20-129)
    Issued: July 24, 1965

  7. School Enrollment: October 1964 (P20-148)
    Issued: February 8, 1966

  8. Fall School Enrollment Approximately 53.8 Million (P20-149) (Advance data, October 1965 survey) [PDF 421k]
    Issued: February 11, 1966

  9. Fall School Enrollment Approximately 55 Million (P20-161) (Advance data, October 1966 survey) [PDF 385k]
    Issued: February 28, 1967

  10. School Enrollment: October 1965 (P20-162)
    Issued: March 24, 1967

  11. School Enrollment: October 1966 (P20-167)
    Issued: August 30, 1967

  12. Fall School Enrollment Approximately 58.8 Million (P20-179) (Advance data, October 1968 survey) [PDF 389k]
    Issued: March 4, 1969

  13. Characteristics of Students and Their Colleges October 1966 (P20-183)
    Issued: May 22, 1969

  14. Factors Related to High School Graduation and College Attendance: 1967 (P20-185) [PDF 2.2M]
    Issued: July 11, 1969

  15. School Enrollment: October 1968 and 1967 (P20-190)
    Issued: 1969

Reports Issued from 1970 to 1979

  1. School Enrollment In The United States: 1969 (P20-199) (Advance data, October 1969 survey) [PDF 226k]
    Issued: April 22, 1970

  2. School Enrollment: October 1969 (P20-206)
    Issued: October 5, 1970

  3. School Enrollment In The United States: 1970 (P20-215) (Advance data, October 1970 survey) [PDF 219k]
    Issued: March 5, 1971

  4. School Enrollment: October 1970 (P20-222)
    Issued: June 28, 1971

  5. Undergraduate Enrollment In Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges: October 1970 (P20-231)
    Issued: February 1972

  6. School Enrollment In The United States: 1971 (P20-234) (Advance data, October 1971 survey)
    Issued: March 1972

  7. Undergraduate Enrollment In Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges: October 1971 (P20-236)
    Issued: June 1972

  8. Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1971 (P20-241)
    Issued: October 1972

  9. Living Arrangements of College Students: October 1971 (P20-245)
    Issued: January 1973

  10. School Enrollment in the United States: 1972 (P20-247) (Advance data, October 1972 survey)
    Issued: February 1973

  11. College Plans of High School Seniors: October 1972 (P20-252)
    Issued: August 1973

  12. Undergraduate Enrollment in 2-Year and 4-Year Colleges: October 1972 (P20-257)
    Issued: November 1973

  13. Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1972 (P20-260)
    Issued: February 1974

  14. School Enrollment in the United States: October 1973 (P20-261) (Advance report)
    Issued: March 1974

  15. Nursery School and Kindergarten Enrollment: October 1973 (P20-268)
    Issued: August 1974

  16. College Plans of High School Seniors: October 1973 (P20-270)
    Issued: October 1974

  17. Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1973 (P20-272)
    Issued: November 1974

  18. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1974 (Advance report) (P20-278)
    Issued: February 1975

  19. Income and Expenses of Students Enrolled in Postsecondary Schools: October 1973 (P20-281)
    Issued: June 1975

  20. College Plans of High School Seniors: October 1974 (P20-284)
    Issued: September 1975

  21. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1974 (P20-286)
    Issued: November 1975

  22. Major Field of Study of College Students: October 1974 (P20-289)
    Issued: February 1976

  23. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1975 (Advance report) (P20-294)
    Issued: June 1976

  24. College Plans of High School Seniors: October 1975 (P20-299)
    Issued: November 1976

  25. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1975 (P20-303)
    Issued: December 1976

  26. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1976 (Advance Report) (P20-309)
    Issued: July 1977

  27. Nursery School and Kindergarten Enrollment of Children and Labor Force Status of Their Mothers: October 1967 to October 1976 (P20-318)
    Issued: February 1978

  28. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1976 (P20-319)
    Issued: February 1978

  29. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1977 (Advance Report) (P20-321)
    Issued: March 1978

  30. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1977 (P20-333)
    Issued: February 1979

  31. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1978 (Advance Report) (P20-335)
    Issued: April 1979

  32. Relative Progress of Children in School: 1976 (P20-337)
    Issued: April 1979
    Source: Survey of Income and Education (SIE)

  33. Travel to School: October 1978 (P20-342)
    Issued: September 1979

  34. Vocational School Experience: October 1976 (P20-343)
    Issued: September 1979

  35. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1978 (P20-346)
    Issued: October 1979

  36. Living Arrangements of College Students: October 1976 (P20-348)
    Issued: November 1979

Reports Issued from 1980 to 1989

  1. Major Field of Study of College Students: October 1978 (P20-351)
    Issued: May 1980

  2. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1979 (Advance Report) (P20-355)
    Issued: August 1980

  3. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1979 (P20-360)
    Issued: April 1981

  4. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1980 (Advance Report) (P20-362)
    Issued: May 1981

  5. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1981 (Advance Report) (P20-373)
    Issued: February 1983

  6. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1982 (Advance Report) (P20-392)
    Issued: September 1984

  7. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1983 (Advance Report) (P20-394)
    Issued: October 1984

  8. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1981 and 1980 (P20-400)
    Issued: July 1985

  9. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1984 (Advance Report) (P20-404)
    Issued: November 1985

  10. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1982 (P20-408)
    Issued: September 1986

  11. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1985 (Advance Report) (P20-409)
    Issued: September 1986

  12. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1983 (P20-413)
    Issued: March 1987

  13. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1985 and 1984 (P20-426)
    Issued: April 1988

  14. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1986 (P20-429)
    Issued: August 1988

Reports Issued from 1990 to 1999

  1. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1988 and 1987 (P20-443)
    Issued: April 1990

  2. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1989 (P20-452)
    Issued: October 1991

  3. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1990 (P20-460)
    Issued: April 1992

  4. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1991 (P20-469)
    Issued: February 1993

  5. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1992 (P20-474)
    Issued: October 1993

  6. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1993 (P20-479)
    Issued: October 1994

  7. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1994 (P20-487)
    Issued: September 1996

  8. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1995 (Update) (P20-492)
    Issued: April 1997

  9. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1996 (Update) (P20-500)
    Issued: June 1998

  10. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1997 (P20-516)
    Issued: July 1999

  11. School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students (Update): October 1998 (P20-521)
    Issued: September 1999

Current School Enrollment Reports

For Further Information

Contact: The Education and Social Stratification Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, 301-763-2464.

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Education & Social Stratification Branch
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Created: April 4, 2001
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