Enrollment in K-12 Schools, By Nativity(Numbers in thousands) |
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|
1998 |
2001 |
Change, 1998-2001 |
% Change, 1998-2001 |
|
Total Enrollment |
50,734 |
51,355 |
621 |
1.2% |
|
Foreign Born |
2,203 |
2,299 |
96 |
4.4% |
|
U.S.-born children of Foreign born parents |
7,794 |
8,299 |
505 |
6.5% |
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Source: Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Enrollment Status of the Population, October 2001. (Table 1.) Note: Figures reflect school-age enrollment, aged 5 to 17. |
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School Age Population, 2000 to 2002(Ranked by Numerical Change) |
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| Rank |
State |
2000 |
2002 |
Change |
% Change |
|
|
United States |
53,118,168 |
53,285,336 |
167,168 |
0.3% |
|
1 |
Florida |
2,700,519 |
2,847,094 |
146,575 |
5.4% |
|
2 |
California |
6,762,646 |
6,907,398 |
144,560 |
2.5% |
|
3 |
Texas |
4,262,127 |
4,383,860 |
121,733 |
2.9% |
|
4 |
Arizona |
984,561 |
1,057.116 |
72,555 |
7.4% |
|
5 |
North Carolina |
1,424,562 |
1,483,860 |
59,173 |
4.2% |
|
|
Other 45 States |
36,983,551 |
36,606,133 |
-377,418 |
-1.0% |
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Source: Census Bureau, "Florida Leads in Growth of School-Age Population," Press Release, September 18, 2003. http://www.census.gov/Press-release/www/releases/archives/population/001342.html Note: "School age" refers to persons aged 5 to 17. |
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Edwin S. Rubenstein (email him) is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
