Census Product Update

August 21, 2009

Back to School

As millions of people begin to think about school this fall, here are some back-to-school facts to consider:

• 76 million children and adults enrolled in school throughout the country in October 2007 – from nursery school to college. They comprised 27 percent of the entire population 3 and older.
• 55 percent of 3- and 4-year olds enrolled in school in October 2007.
• Sales at bookstores in August 2008 totaled 2.4 billion.

For more back-to-school facts, see our Facts for Features on this topic!