Dear bsofsky,
The most up-to-date publically accessible data concerning school
enrollment derives from October 2000, giving the following figures:
1. HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Total High School enrollment: 15,539,000
Enrolled in public High Schools: 14,240,000
Enrolled in private High Schools: 1,299,000
2. COLLEGE ENROLLMENT
Total undergraduate college enrollment: 14,758,000
Enrolled in public colleges: 12,401,000
Enrolled in private colleges: 2,357,000
This is official data as recorded by the United States Census Bureau.
Newer figures have not been published yet. The tables and statistics
concerning school enrollment matters offered on the Census Bureau's
website provide a huge amout of additional, highly detailed valuable
information on virtually any aspect of enrollment. Therefore you might
want to visit the site; it is listed in the sources section below.
Sources:
School Enrollment - October 2000, by the US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school/ppl-148.html
Census Data - Level of Enrollment Below College for People 3 to 24
Years Old, by the US Census Bureau, released June 1, 2001
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/ppl-148/tab05.txt
Census Data - School Enrollment of the Population 15 Years Old and
Over, by the US Census Bureau, released June 1, 2001
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/ppl-148/tab09.txt
US Census Bureau Home Page, United States Department of Commerce, 2002
http://www.census.gov/
I hope this is what you were looking for!
Regards,
Scriptor |
