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This chart shows how many kids across the United States are heading back to school this month. It also shows the enrollments for U.S. schools in past years. |
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THE YEAR |
NUMBER OF STUDENTS KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 12 |
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1997 | 52,000,000 students |
1987 | 45,000,000 students |
1977 | 49,000,000 students |
1967 | 50,000,000 students |
1957 | 41,000,000 students |
1947 | 28,000,000 students |
1937 | 28,000,000 students |
1927 | 28,000,000 students |
1917 | 23,000,000 students |
1907 | 19,000,000 students |
Use the chart above to help you answer the following questions.
Source: Digest of Education Statistics 1996. All numbers rounded. Data for years prior to 1967 are estimated based on enrollment figures for 1909, 1919, 1929, 1939, 1949, 1959. Beginning in the fall of 1980, data include an expanded universe of private schools. 1997 enrollment projected. Copyright 1997 by Education World. Permission is granted to teachers to reproduce this skill page for classroom use.