Public Elementary and Secondary School Enrollment, by State: 1980 to 1993

[In thousands, except rate. As of fall. Includes unclassified students]

                               ENROLLMENT                                           ENROLLMENT RATE(2)
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                        K through Grade 8(1)            Grades 9 through 12     |
                      1980   1985  1990    1993,     1980   1985   1990  1993,  | 1980  1985  1990  1993,
   STATE                                   est.                           est.  |                    est.
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United States.....  27,647 27,034 29,878  31,372   13,231 12,388 11,338 11,981    86.5  87.7  91.3  91.4
 Arizona..........     357    386    479     512      157    162    161    183    88.9  90.8  93.3  91.2
 Colorado.........     374    379    420     459      172    172    154    167    92.2  92.7  94.6  92.5
 Idaho ...........     144    149    160     164       59     59     61     70    95.4  93.6  96.9  95.5
 Montana .........     106    108    111     116       50     46     42     46    92.9  93.8  93.8  93.1
 Nevada ..........     101    107    150     174       49     48     51     61    93.4  93.3  98.7  95.5
 New Mexico ......     186    187    208     219       85     90     94    100    89.5  91.6  94.3  91.9
 Utah ...........      250    299    325     328       93    105    122    141    98.2  96.3  97.7  97.3
 Wyoming ........       70     74     71      71       28     29     27     29    97.3  97.0  97.3  97.1
 

Notes: (1)Data include a small number of pre-kindergarten students. 2 Percent of persons 5-17 years old. Based on enumerated resident population as of April 1, 1980, and 1990, and estimated resident population as of July 1 for other years. Data not adjusted for revisions based of the 1990 Census of Population.

Source: Table No. 248 of the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1995. U.S. Census Bureau.

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