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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 3,102 100.0% (X)
Nursery school, preschool 142 4.6% (X)
   Public 107 3.4% (X)
Kindergarten 193 6.2% (X)
   Public 186 6.0% (X)
Elementary: grade 1 to 4 779 25.1% (X)
   Public 742 23.9% (X)
Elementary: grade 5 to 8 819 26.4% (X)
   Public 768 24.8% (X)
High school: grade 9 to 12 717 23.1% (X)
   Public 667 21.5% (X)
College, undergraduate 384 12.4% (X)
   Public 316 10.2% (X)
Graduate, professional school 68 2.2% (X)
   Public 42 1.4% (X)
       
         Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 3,102 100.0% 20.4%
3 and 4 years 119 3.8% 39.5%
5 to 14 years 1,877 60.5% 97.8%
15 to 17 years 565 18.2% 93.2%
18 and 19 years 128 4.1% 37.5%
20 to 24 years 128 4.1% 17.5%
25 to 34 years 91 2.9% 4.8%
35 years and over 194 6.3% 2.1%
       
         Population 18 to 24 years 1,072 100.0% (X)
High school graduates 833 77.7% (X)
Enrolled in college or graduate school 203 18.9% (X)
       
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS      
         Population 16 to 19 years 740 100.0% (X)
Enrolled in school 494 66.8% (X)
      Employed civilian 164 22.2% (X)
      Unemployed 10 1.4% (X)
      Not in labor force 320 43.2% (X)
Not enrolled in school 246 33.2% (X)
   High school graduate 158 21.4% (X)
      Employed civilian 131 17.7% (X)
      Unemployed 6 0.8% (X)
      Not in labor force 21 2.8% (X)
   Not high school graduate 88 11.9% (X)
      Employed civilian 46 6.2% (X)
      Unemployed 9 1.2% (X)
      Not in labor force 33 4.5% (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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