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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 3,841 100.0% (X)
Nursery school, preschool 208 5.4% (X)
   Public 181 4.7% (X)
Kindergarten 188 4.9% (X)
   Public 188 4.9% (X)
Elementary: grade 1 to 4 705 18.4% (X)
   Public 660 17.2% (X)
Elementary: grade 5 to 8 783 20.4% (X)
   Public 727 18.9% (X)
High school: grade 9 to 12 933 24.3% (X)
   Public 831 21.6% (X)
College, undergraduate 916 23.8% (X)
   Public 456 11.9% (X)
Graduate, professional school 108 2.8% (X)
   Public 71 1.8% (X)
       
         Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 3,841 100.0% 23.0%
3 and 4 years 176 4.6% 44.1%
5 to 14 years 1,798 46.8% 95.2%
15 to 17 years 541 14.1% 91.9%
18 and 19 years 332 8.6% 71.2%
20 to 24 years 518 13.5% 39.8%
25 to 34 years 223 5.8% 8.7%
35 years and over 253 6.6% 2.7%
       
         Population 18 to 24 years 1,769 100.0% (X)
High school graduates 1,351 76.4% (X)
Enrolled in college or graduate school 710 40.1% (X)
       
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS      
         Population 16 to 19 years 825 100.0% (X)
Enrolled in school 643 77.9% (X)
      Employed civilian 204 24.7% (X)
      Unemployed 142 17.2% (X)
      Not in labor force 297 36.0% (X)
Not enrolled in school 182 22.1% (X)
   High school graduate 101 12.2% (X)
      Employed civilian 82 9.9% (X)
      Unemployed 13 1.6% (X)
      Not in labor force 6 0.7% (X)
   Not high school graduate 81 9.8% (X)
      Employed civilian 41 5.0% (X)
      Unemployed 23 2.8% (X)
      Not in labor force 17 2.1% (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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