Contents of EDUCATION Table --------------------------- Public school enrollment ADM 1969-1970 45024090 NCES Public school enrollment ADM 1974-1975 44894238 NCES Public school enrollment Fall 1978-1979 43128702 NCES Public school enrollment Fall 1979-1980 41715461 NCES Public school enrollment Fall 1982-1983 39727650 NCES Public school enrollment Fall 1986-1987 40024299 NCES Public school enrollment Fall 1991-1992 42088151 NCES Public school enrollment Fall 1992-1993 42724710 NCES Public school enrollment Fall 1993-1994 43369917 NCES Public school enrollment Fall 1994-1995 43993459 NCES School enrollment - persons 3 years 62054304 CENSUS and over enrolled in school 1980 School enrollment - persons 3 years 2429651 CENSUS and over enrolled in nursery school 1980 School enrollment - persons 3 years 31985450 CENSUS and over enrolled in kindergarten and elementary (1-8 years) school 1980 School enrollment - persons 3 years and over 3765146 CENSUS enrolled in private kindergarten and elementary (1-8 years) school 1980 School enrollment - persons 3 years and over 15260109 CENSUS enrolled in high (1-4 years) school 1980 School enrollment - persons 3 years and over 1358577 CENSUS enrolled in private high (1-4 years) school 1980 School enrollment - persons 3 years 12379094 CENSUS and over enrolled in college 1980 School enrollment - persons 3 years 64987101 CENSUS and over enrolled in school 1990 School enrollment - persons 3 years and over 4503285 CENSUS enrolled in preprimary school 1990 School enrollment - persons 3 years and over 2679029 CENSUS enrolled in public preprimary school 1990 School enrollment - persons 3 years and over 1824256 CENSUS enrolled in private preprimary school 1990 School enrollment - persons 3 years and over 42566788 CENSUS enrolled in elementary or high school 1990 School enrollment - persons 3 years and over 38379689 CENSUS enrolled in public elementary or high school 1990 School enrollment - persons 3 years and over 4187099 CENSUS enrolled in private elementary or high school 1990 School enrollment - persons 3 years 17917028 CENSUS and over enrolled in college 1990 School enrollment - persons 3 years and over 13805534 CENSUS enrolled in public college 1990 School enrollment - persons 3 years and over 4111494 CENSUS enrolled in private college 1990 School enrollment - persons 3 years 172798193 CENSUS and over not enrolled in school 1990 Persons 16 to 19 years 1990 (population used to 14315448 CENSUS calculate high school dropout rates) Persons 16 to 19 years not enrolled in school and 1605494 CENSUS not a high school graduate 1990 Years of school completed - median school years 12.5 CENSUS completed by persons 25 years and over 1980 Persons 25 years and over 1980 (population used to 132835687 CENSUS calculate educational attainment rates) Years of school completed - persons 25 years and over 24257683 CENSUS completing 0 to 8 years of school 1980 Years of school completed - persons 25 years and over 20277514 CENSUS completing 1 to 3 years of high school 1980 Years of school completed - persons 25 years and over 88300490 CENSUS completing 12 years or more of school 1980 Years of school completed - persons 25 years and over 45947035 CENSUS completing high school only 1980 Years of school completed - persons 25 years and over 20794975 CENSUS completing 1 to 3 years of college 1980 Years of school completed - persons 25 years and over 21558480 CENSUS completing 4 years or more of college 1980 Persons 25 years and over 1990 (population used to 158868436 CENSUS calculate educational attainment rates) Educational attainment - persons 25 years and over 16502211 CENSUS completing less than 9th grade 1990 Educational attainment - persons 25 years and over 22841507 CENSUS completing 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1990 Educational attainment - persons 25 years and over 119524718 CENSUS completing 12 years or more of school 1990 Educational attainment - persons 25 years and over 47642763 CENSUS years and over - high school graduate (includes equivalency) 1990 Educational attainment - persons 25 years and over - 39571702 CENSUS some college or associate degree 1990 Educational attainment - persons 25 years and over - 32310253 CENSUS bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree 1990