United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

132 Education
Regular schools are those which advance a person toward a diploma or degree. They include
public and private nursery schools, kindergartens, graded schools, colleges, universities, and professional
schools. Public schools are schools controlled and supported by local, State, or Federal
governmental agencies; private schools are those controlled and supported mainly by religious organizations
or by private persons or organizations.
The Bureau of the Census defines elementary schools as including grades 1 through 8; high
schools as including grades 9 through 12; and colleges as including junior o r com m unity colleges,
regular 4-year colleges, and graduate or professional schools. Statistics reported by NCES and the
National Education Association by type o f organization, such as elem entary level and secondary
level, may not be strictly comparable with those from the Bureau o f the Census because the grades
included at the two levels vary, depending on the level assigned to the middle or junior high school
by the local school systems.
S ch o o l year.— Except as otherwise indicated in the tables, data refer to the school year which,
for elementary and secondary schools, generally begins In September o f the preceding year and
ends in June of the year stated. For the m ost part, statistics concerning school finances are fo r a
'12-month period, usually July 1 to June 30. Enrollment data generally refer to a specific point in
time, such as fall, as indicated in the tables.
S ta tistica l relia b ility.—For a discussion of statistical collection, estimation, and sampling procedures
and measures of statistical reliability applicable to Census Bureau and NCES data, see A p­
pendix III.
H istorical s ta tistics.—Tabular headnotes provide cross-references, where applicable, to Historical
Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 19/0. See Appendix I.
No. 209. P u b lic and P riv a te S c h o o ls — Number, b y L e v e l; 1940 t o 1980
[As of fall of preceding year. Prior to I960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii, Schools classified by type ot organization, rather than by
grade-group; elementary excludes kindergarten and secondary includes ]unior high schools. See Appendix III and also
H is to ric a l s ta tis tic s . C o lo n ia l Timas to 1970, series H 413-417 and H 609]
TYPE OF SCHOOL UNIT 1940 1950 1960 1966 1970 1975 1978 1979 1980
E lem entary 1,000......... 194.4 138.6 105.4 68.6 81.2 (NA) 61.6 79.2 .(NA)
innn *183.1 128.2 91.9 73.2 66.8 363.6 364.4 362.0 363.4
One-teacher......................... ........................... 1,000.......... 2107.7 59.7 20.2 6.5 2.1 1.2 1.0 1.1
Private 18............................................................ 1,000......... 11.3 10.4 13.6 15.3 14.4 (NA) 16.4 16.1 (NA)
Secondary 1,000........... 28.7 27.9 2 9.8 , 31.2 30.5 (NA) 29.9 30.3 (NA)
t,non *25.1 24.5 25.8 26.6 26.3 325.7 324.0 *24.5 *22.7
1,000.......... 3.6 3.3 4.1 4.6 4.2 (NA) 5.9 5.8 (NA)
1,708 1,851 2,008 2,230 2,525 3,004 3,095 3,134 3,152
603 641 701 821 1,060 1,433 1,473 1,474 1,475
Private............ . Number.... 1,105 1 ,2 1 0 1,307 1,409 1,465 1,571 1,622 1,660 1,677
NA Not available, includes combined elementary-secondary schools. M942 data. Excludes special education
schools for the handicapped and, beginning 1978, excludes alternative schools. ^Preliminary. JPartially estimated
6 Beginning in 1975, branch campuses are counted as separate institutions.
Source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, 194Q and 1950, B iennia/ S urvey o f E d u c a tio n in th e U n ite d S tatas,
chapter on Statistical Summary of Education; thereafter. D ig e s t o f E ducation S tatistics, annual, and unpublished data.
No. 210. P u b l ic El e m e n t a r y a n d Se c o n d a r y Sc h o o l s , b y En r o l l m e n t S iz e a n d T y p e o f
S c h o o l: 1970 and 1978
[As of fall]
ENROLLMENT SIZE
ALL SCH00L8 1 ELEMENTARY * ju n io r / m id d le nigh 3 SENIOR HIGH 4
1970 1978 1970 1978 1970 1978 1970 1978
Tolal, number........................... . 6 9 ,3 7 2 87,365 4 7 ,4 3 4 4 4 ,8 8 0 9 ,7 7 1 10,581 15,144 16,003
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Fewer than 50 students..... ..... 6.4 5.7 4.5 2.9 1.3 .9 2.4 5.0
50 to 99 students................... 6.0 5.2 5.2 4.7 2.8 1.9 6.9 5.6
100 to 249 students................ 19.0 18.8 19.9 21.6 10.9 10.0 18.7 15.6
250 to 499 students................ 29.0 34.4 35.7 43.9 19.4 24.7 20.4 18.1
500 to 749 students................ 20.6 19.5 24.3 20.6 23.0 28.4 13.9 13.9
750 to 999 students................ 9.2 7.7 7.5 4.9 19.8 19.9 9.8 10.3
1,000 to 1,999 students.......... 8.2 7.4 2.8 1.5 21.8 13.9 20.3 24.1
2,000 or more students........... 1.4 1.4 (Z) (Z) 1.0 .3 7.4 7.3
Z Less than .05 percent. 'Includes other schools, not shown separately. * Grade span: Pre-kindergarten through 6,
3Grade span: 5 through 9. 4Grade span: 7 through 12.
Source: U.S, National Center for Education Statistics, The C ondition o f Education, 1982.