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QT-P19. School Enrollment: 2000

Subject Number Percent Percent of age group enrolled in school
       
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL      
         Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 4,610 100.0% (X)
Nursery school, preschool 249 5.4% (X)
   Public 217 4.7% (X)
Kindergarten 241 5.2% (X)
   Public 224 4.9% (X)
Elementary: grade 1 to 4 1,022 22.2% (X)
   Public 984 21.3% (X)
Elementary: grade 5 to 8 1,135 24.6% (X)
   Public 1,100 23.9% (X)
High school: grade 9 to 12 1,168 25.3% (X)
   Public 1,109 24.1% (X)
College, undergraduate 701 15.2% (X)
   Public 668 14.5% (X)
Graduate, professional school 94 2.0% (X)
   Public 68 1.5% (X)
       
         Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 4,610 100.0% 19.5%
3 and 4 years 182 3.9% 36.7%
5 to 14 years 2,593 56.2% 97.4%
15 to 17 years 852 18.5% 95.4%
18 and 19 years 228 4.9% 45.1%
20 to 24 years 213 4.6% 16.3%
25 to 34 years 211 4.6% 7.1%
35 years and over 331 7.2% 2.2%
       
         Population 18 to 24 years 1,813 100.0% (X)
High school graduates 1,324 73.0% (X)
Enrolled in college or graduate school 319 17.6% (X)
       
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS      
         Population 16 to 19 years 1,108 100.0% (X)
Enrolled in school 789 71.2% (X)
      Employed civilian 238 21.5% (X)
      Unemployed 36 3.2% (X)
      Not in labor force 515 46.5% (X)
Not enrolled in school 319 28.8% (X)
   High school graduate 186 16.8% (X)
      Employed civilian 157 14.2% (X)
      Unemployed 8 0.7% (X)
      Not in labor force 21 1.9% (X)
   Not high school graduate 133 12.0% (X)
      Employed civilian 79 7.1% (X)
      Unemployed 20 1.8% (X)
      Not in labor force 34 3.1% (X)

 

Date: October 2, 2002

[Data based on a sample]
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P36, P38, PCT23, PCT24, and PCT25.
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