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growth, public and private
Last
Year's Statistics
here.
Enrollments: Growth, Public and Private (4
Charts)
Enrollment has grown steadily over the
last decade (Chart 1 of 4).
Click for a Larger Chart | Data
Source:
http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
- Enrollment in the region now exceeds 3 million students.
- More than two-thirds of a million more students have entered the
system since 1990.
- Enrollment in both Los Angeles County and outlying counties has
grown steadily.
Enrollment has grown by more than a
quarter since 1990 (Chart 2 of 4).
Click for a Larger Chart | Data
Source:
http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
- Enrollment growth in Los Angeles Unified stagnated briefly in
early 1990s, then matched the rest of the region.
- The greatest cumulative increase in enrollment has been outside
Los Angeles County.
Private schools a minor component of
education system in the region (Chart 3 of 4).
- Less than 10% of all students are in private schools.
- Private enrollment is more common in Orange and Los Angeles
Counties
- Private enrollment is least common in Ventura County
| Public and Private School
Enrollment, Los Angeles Region, 2001-2002. |
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Public Enrollment |
Public Share of
Total |
Private Enrollment |
Private Share of
Total |
Total |
| Los Angeles County |
1,711,034 |
88.72% |
217,543 |
11.28% |
1,928,577 |
| Orange County |
503,301 |
88.99% |
62,245 |
11.01% |
565,546 |
| Riverside County |
333,330 |
92.25% |
27,988 |
7.75% |
361,318 |
| San Bernardino County |
394,096 |
93.71% |
26,432 |
6.29% |
420,528 |
| Ventura County |
142,664 |
98.07% |
2,806 |
1.93% |
145,470 |
| Los Angeles Region Total |
3,084,425 |
90.15% |
337,014 |
9.85% |
3,421,439 |
Data Sources:
“Statewide Enrollment in
California Public Schools by County by Grade, 2000-01.”
Educational Demographics Unit, California Department of
Education.
http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/StateEnr.asp?cChoice=StEnrGrd2&cYear=2000-01&cLevel=State&submit1=Submit.
“1999-2000 Private School Enrollment in
California.” California Department of Education.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/privateschools/report2001.html. Last
Revised December 6, 2001.
2001-2002 private data from Teresa Cantrell
from the Department of Education
Also see:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/privateschools/data.html.
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Private school growth has not kept pace
with growth in public school enrollments (Chart 4 of 4).
Click for a Larger Chart | Data
Source:
http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/ and
http://www.cde.ca.gov/privateschools/data.html
- Public school enrollment has increased by more than 500,000
- Private school enrollment has grown by less than 12,000
- Implication: educational improvement must rely on public sector
Last Updated:
January 15, 2004
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