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School Enrollment

Census Bureau data on enrollment ask about elementary school, high school, college, or professional school. Public, private & homeschool are all included.

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2022 CPS October Enrollment Tables
October 23, 2023
Detailed Tables from the 2022 October CPS School Enrollment Supplement.
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CPS Historical Time Series Visualizations on School Enrollment
October 23, 2023
The visualization of the historical CPS time series tables for School Enrollment.
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School Enrollment in the United States: 2021
June 08, 2023
This report provides a comprehensive picture of the state of school enrollment using recently released data from the American Community Survey (ACS).

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American Education Week: November 13-17, 2023
November 13, 2023
In FY2021, spending per U.S. student (public pre-K through 12th grade) was $14,347 and enrollment was 49.6 million.
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Census Bureau Releases New Data Showing the Highest School Enrollment Count in Years
October 11, 2023
Total school enrollment experienced a growth of 1.3 million from 2021 to 2022, reaching a total of 75.2 million students enrolled, according to new CPS data..
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Women’s Equality Day: August 26, 2023
August 26, 2023
According to the Current Population Survey, 2020 voter turnout was 68.4% for women and 65.0% for men. About 9.7 million more women than men voted.

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School Enrollment in the United States: October 2020 - Detailed Tables
October 19, 2021
These CPS October 2020 - Detailed tables are from School Enrollment.
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School Enrollment in the United States: October 2019 - Detailed Tables
February 02, 2021
These CPS October 2019 - Detailed tables are from School Enrollment.
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School Enrollment in the United States: October 2016 - Detailed Tables
August 23, 2017
These CPS October 2016 - Detailed tables are from School Enrollment.

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School Enrollment in the United States: 2021
June 08, 2023
This report provides a comprehensive picture of the state of school enrollment using recently released data from the American Community Survey (ACS).
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School Enrollment in the United States 2018
October 2020
The publication School Enrollment in the United States: 2018 is CPS and ACS.
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Postsecondary Enrollment Before, During, and Since the Great Recession
April 2018
This report provides an overview of postsecondary enrollment during the years preceding and following the recession period of 2007 to 2009, as recorded by CPS.

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Preschool Enrollment in the United States: 2005-2019
November 2021
This paper uses ACS data from 2005 to 2019 to examine levels of preschool enrollment, compare against benchmarks, and identify factors associated with trends.
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Mapping the Transition to Adulthood
April 2017
A visual summary of the transition to adulthood, showing the living situation, marriage, enrollment, and employment of the population aged 16 to 34.
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College Enrollment Before, During and After the Great Recession
April 2017
This research examines the components of change in college enrollment before during and after the Great Recession.

Other Subtopics Within 'Education'

Educational Attainment

Educational attainment refers to the highest level of education that an individual has completed.

Educational Services

The Educational Services sector comprises establishments that provide instruction and training in a wide variety of subjects.

Public School System Finances

Education finance data include revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets [cash and security holdings] of elementary and secondary public school systems.

School Districts

School districts are public school systems that provide regular, special, and/or vocational education services for children in Pre-K through 12th grade.

Teaching about Statistics

Statistics in Schools brings school subjects to life using real-world Census Bureau statistics to create materials for use year after year for K-12 students.

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