United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

138 Education
N o . 2 1 7 . E n r o l l m e n t in P u b lic a n d P r i v a t e S c h o o l s , b y L e v e l , 1 9 6 5 t o 1 9 79, and
P r o j e c t i o n s , 1 9 8 0 t o 1 9 8 9
(In thousands. As of fait. Data are for regular day schools and exclude independent nursery schools and kindergartens, residential
schools for exceptional children, subcollegiate departments of colleges. Federal schools for Indians, and federally operated
schools on Federal Installations. College data include degree-credit and nondegree-credit enrollment]
ITEM 1965 1970 1976 1978 1979 I960 1985 1987 1988 1969
Total................................... 64,394 59,853 60,976 58,895 58,249 58,192 56,340 57,097 57,456 58,044
Public........................................ 46,143 52,337 53,626 51,335 50,616 50,452 48,778 49,360 49,749 50,241
Private ..................... .............. . 8,251 7,516 7,350 7,560 7,633 7,740 7,562 7,717 7,707 7,803
Kindergarten through 8............... 36.463 36,629 34,187 32,060 31,585 31,378 30,551 31,787 32,522 33,347
P u b lic ..................................... 30,663 32,577 30,487 26,328 27,885 27,678 26,951 27,987 28,722 29,447
Private 1.......... ....... ............... 4,900 4,052 3,700 3,732 3,700 3,700 3,600 3,800 3,600 3,900
Grades 9 through 12.................. 13,010 14,643 15,604 15,576 15,094 14,717 13,615 13,317 12,836 12,553
Public..................................... 11,610 13,332 14,304 14,223 13,694 13,317 12,215 11,817 11,436 11,158
Private 1................................. . 1,400 1,311 1,300 1,353 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400
College,..................................... 5,921 0,581 11,185 11,259 11,570 12,097 12,174 13,093 12,098 12,139
P u b lic ..................................... 3 ,9 7 0 6 ,4 2 8 8 ,8 3 5 8 ,7 8 4 9 ,0 3 7 9 ,4 5 7 9,612 9,578 9,591 9,636
Private.................................... 1,051 2,153 2,350 2,475 2,533 2,640 2,562 2,517 2,507 2,503
‘Data for 1970 and later years have been revised since originally published.
Source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, P ro je c tio n s o f E d u c a tio n S ta tis tic s to 1 9 9 0 -1 9 9 1 .
No. 2 1 8 . Enrollment in Public a n d Private schools: i 9 6 0 to 1 9 8 1
(In millions, except percent. See headnote. table 219]
YEAR
Total
public
High
school
Total
PRIVATE
High
school
Nursery
Kindergarten
Elementary
College
Nursery
Kindergarten
Elementary
College
1B60................. 39.0 (NA) 2: ■5 8 .2 2.3 7.2 (NA) 4 0 1.0 1.3
1965.................. 45.5 .1 2.4 27.6 11.5 3.8 9.2 .4 .6 4.9 1.5 1.8
1970 52.2 .3 2.6 30.0 13.5 5.7 8.1 .8 .5 3.9 1.2 1.7
1 9 7 5 ................. 52.8 .6 2.9 27.2 14.5 7.7 8.2 1.2 .5 3.3 1.2 2.0
1978 50.0 .6 2.5 25.3 14.2 7.4 8.6 1.2 .5 3.2 1.2 2.4
1979 49.7 .6 2.6 24.8 14.0 7.7 8.2 1.2 .4 3.1 1.1 2.3
1980................. 4 6 .2 .6 2.7 2 4 .4 (NA) 9.2 1.4 .5 3.1 CnaI
1981 ' 46.4 .7 2.5 24.1 13.2 7.9 8.5 1.4 .5 3.0 1.1 2.5
1981 » 49.7 .6 2.6 24.8 13.5 8.2 8.7 1.4 .5 3.0 1.1 2.6
Percent White:
1960.............. 85J (NA) 8* .3 88.2 92.2 95.7 (NA) 92.3 96.7 96.3
1985.............. 85.0 73.2 85.5 83.3 86.5 92.9 95.5 91.1 90.9 96.4 95.7 95.3
1970.............. 84.5 59.5 84.4 83.1 85.6 90.7 93.4 01.1 8 8 .2 94.1 96.1 92.8
1975.............. 83.2 68.3 82.9 82.3 83.5 87.3 91.6 88.6 89.1 93.3 94.2 99.9
1979.............. 62.3 67.3 79.8 81.5 82.5 86.7 89.7 90.0 85.2 89.6 92.1 89.3
1980.............. 82.0 68.2 80.7 80.9 (NA) 89.0 89.0 87.0 90.7
1981 1........... 80.8 67.1 81.1 80.5 61.9 85,4 90.0 88.8 86.6 90.4 92.1 80.3
1981 ........... 61.3 87.4 81.4 80.5 81.6 84.5 89.1 88.7 85.7 90.2 91.8 87.6
NA Not available. ‘ Population controls based on the 1970 census; see text, pp. 1-4. ’ Population controls based on the
1960 census; see text, pp. 1-4.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, C u rre n t P o p u la tio n R e p o rts , series P-20, No. 362, and earlier reports; and unpublished data.
N o . 2 1 9 . S c h o o l E n r o l l m e n t , b y S e x and b y L e v e l : i 9 6 0 t o 1 9 8 1
(In millions. As of Oct. For I960, covers dvillian noninstitutional population 5 to 34 years old; thereafter, 3 to 34 years old
Elementary includes kindergarten and grades 1-8; high school, grades 9-12; and college, 2-year and 4-year colleges,
universities, and graduate and professional schools. Data for college represent degree-credit enrollment]
YEAR
ALL LEVELS 1 ELEMENTARY HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE
Total Male Femate Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
1980............................. 46.3 24.2 22.0 32.4 16.7 15.7 10.2 5.2 5 .1 3.6 2.3 1 .2
1965............................. 54.7 28.5 26.2 35.5 10.2 17.3 13.0 6.5 6.5 5.7 3.5 2.2
1970 „ 60.4 31.4 28.9 37.1 19.0 18.1 14.7 7.4 7.3 7.4
3.0
1974............................. 60.3 31.2 29.1 34.4 17.6 16.8 15.4 7.8 7.6 6.8 4.9 3.9
1978............................. 61.0 31.6 29.4 33.8 17.3 16.5 15.7 8.0 7.7 9.7 5.3
1978............................. 60.5 31.2 29.3 33.3 17.0 16.2 15.7 8.1 7.7 10.0 5.3 4.7
1Q 77 60.0 30.6 29.2 32.4 16.6 15.8 15.8 8.0 7.8 10.2 5.4
1978 58.6 30.1 28.6 31.5 16,1 15.3 15.5 7.8 7.6 9.8 5.1 4.7
1979............................. 57.9 29.5 26.3 30.9 15.9 15.0 15.1 7.7 7.4 10.0 5.0
1980............................. 57.3 29.2 28.2 30.6 15.8 14.9 14.6 7.3 7.2 10.2 1 5.0
19B1 > 56.9 29.0 27.9 30.1 15.5 14.7 14.3 7.3 7.1 10.4 1 5.2
1981 » 58.4 29.8 28.6 31.0 15.9 15.0 14.6 7.4 7.2 10.7 5.4 5.4
Population controls based on the 1970 census; see text,
p. 2. a Population controls oasea on tne luao census; see text, p. 2.
Source: U.S. Bureau ol the Census, C u rre n t P o p u la tio n R e p o rts, series P-20, No. 362, and earlier reports; and unpublished data.