ENROLLMENT Enrollment information presented in this section is collected from the Basic Educational Data Survey (BEDS), certified enrollment, the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), and Special Education counts. Information pertaining to state enrollment totals as well as by district enrollment categories is summarized in this section. Data included in this section are enrollment trends, enrollment changes for the nation, distribution <strong>of</strong> public school students and districts, enrollment distribution by Area Education Agency and counties, racial/ethnic distribution <strong>of</strong> students, information pertaining to English Language Learners (ELL), open enrollment, and special education enrollment. Enrollment Trends Public school K-12 enrollments continued to decrease in 2002-2003. The decrease represents the sixth consecutive year <strong>of</strong> declining public school K-12 enrollments from the 1996-1997 school year. During that period, public school K-12 enrollments have declined 18,502 students (3.7 percent). The total public K-12 school enrollment in 2002-2003 was 2,502 students below (-0.5 percent) public school K-12 enrollments in 2001-2002. The 1972-1973 school year had the historical high in public school K-12 enrollment <strong>of</strong> 645,000 (Table 1 and Figure 1). udents Table 1 Elementary/Secondary Enrollment IOWA PUBLIC AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL K-12 ENROLLMENTS 1972-1973 AND 1985-1986 TO 2002-2003 Combined Total Combined Change From Year Public Nonpublic Total Previous Year 1972-1973 645,000 66,000 711,000 1985-1986 485,332 49,026 534,358 -24.8%* 1986-1987 481,205 48,520 529,725 -0.9 1987-1988 478,859 47,228 526,087 -0.7 1988-1989 476,771 47,373 524,144 -0.4 1989-1990 478,210 46,033 524,243 0.0 1990-1991 483,399 45,562 528,961 0.9 1991-1992 491,451 45,865 537,316 1.6 1992-1993 495,342 45,229 540,571 0.6 1993-1994 497,009 45,328 542,337 0.3 1994-1995 500,592 44,752 545,344 0.6 1995-1996 504,505 44,563 549,068 0.7 1996-1997 505,523 44,302 549,825 0.1 1997-1998 505,130 43,417 548,547 -0.2 1998-1999 502,534 42,758 545,292 -0.6 1999-2000 498,607 42,280 540,887 -0.8 2000-2001 494,291 41,064 535,355 -1.0 2001-2002 489,523 39,881 529,404 -1.1 2002-2003 487,021 38,998 526,019 -0.6 Source: <strong>Iowa</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Education, Division <strong>of</strong> Financial and Information Services, Certified Enrollment Files, and Bureau <strong>of</strong> Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Basic Educational Data Survey, Enrollment Files. Note: *Base year for comparison. Change from 1972-1973 to 1985-1986. 31
Figure 1 IOWA PUBLIC SCHOOL K-12 ENROLLMENTS 1985-1986 TO 2002-2003 520,000 500,000 480,000 460,000 440,000 485,332 481,205 478,859 476,771 478,210 483,399 491,451 495,342 497,009 500,592 504,505 505,523 505,130 502,534 498,607 494,291 489,523 487,021 420,000 400,000 1985-1986 1986-1987 1987-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 Number <strong>of</strong> Students 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 Year Source: <strong>Iowa</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Education, Division <strong>of</strong> Financial and Information Services, Certified Enrollment Files. Nonpublic K-12 enrollments continued to decline as well. In the 2002-2003 school year, nonpublic enrollment decreased by 883 students (2.2 percent), continuing the downward trend shown in Table 1 and Figure 2. Figure 2 IOWA NONPUBLIC SCHOOL K-12 ENROLLMENTS 1985-1986 TO 2002-2003 50,000 Number <strong>of</strong> Students 45,000 40,000 35,000 49,026 48,520 47,228 47,373 46,033 45,562 45,865 45,229 45,328 44,752 44,563 44,302 43,417 42,758 42,280 41,064 39,881 38,998 30,000 1985-1986 1986-1987 1987-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 . 32 Source: Year <strong>Iowa</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Education, Bureau <strong>of</strong> Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Basic Educational Data Survey, Enrollment Files.
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