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Wilkes County

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 13,770 100.0% (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,024 7.4% (X)
   Public 586 4.3% (X)
Kindergarten 839 6.1% (X)
   Public 803 5.8% (X)
Elementary: grade 1 to 4 3,194 23.2% (X)
   Public 3,109 22.6% (X)
Elementary: grade 5 to 8 3,502 25.4% (X)
   Public 3,436 25.0% (X)
High school: grade 9 to 12 3,187 23.1% (X)
   Public 3,116 22.6% (X)
College, undergraduate 1,848 13.4% (X)
   Public 1,646 12.0% (X)
Graduate, professional school 176 1.3% (X)
   Public 131 1.0% (X)
       
         Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 13,770 100.0% 21.8%
3 and 4 years 884 6.4% 51.1%
5 to 14 years 8,040 58.4% 96.9%
15 to 17 years 2,256 16.4% 93.6%
18 and 19 years 899 6.5% 60.1%
20 to 24 years 628 4.6% 16.5%
25 to 34 years 492 3.6% 5.3%
35 years and over 571 4.1% 1.6%
       
         Population 18 to 24 years 5,292 100.0% (X)
High school graduates 3,372 63.7% (X)
Enrolled in college or graduate school 1,078 20.4% (X)
       
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS      
         Population 16 to 19 years 3,082 100.0% (X)
Enrolled in school 2,350 76.2% (X)
      Employed civilian 891 28.9% (X)
      Unemployed 153 5.0% (X)
      Not in labor force 1,306 42.4% (X)
Not enrolled in school 732 23.8% (X)
   High school graduate 318 10.3% (X)
      Employed civilian 232 7.5% (X)
      Unemployed 57 1.8% (X)
      Not in labor force 29 0.9% (X)
   Not high school graduate 414 13.4% (X)
      Employed civilian 228 7.4% (X)
      Unemployed 53 1.7% (X)
      Not in labor force 133 4.3% (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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