Table 1
Elementary And Secondary
Public And Non-Public School Enrollment
New York State
1970-71 Through 2009-10
Sector/Grade Group | 1970-71 | 1980-81 | 1990-91 | 2000-01 | 2007-08 | 2008-09a/ |
2009-10a/ |
Total K-6 Public K-6 Nonpublic K-6 |
4,277,098 2,402,858 3,489,245 1,939,976 787,853 462,882 |
3,418,257 1,716,317 2,838,393 1,384,286 579,864 332,031 |
3,024,365 1,703,037 2,547,258 1,419,001 477,107 284,036 |
3,324,100 1,855,456 2,828,362 b/ 1,562,045 495,738 293,411 |
3,163,171 1,642,991 2,714,385 b/ 1,401,912 448,786 241,079 |
3,131,000 1,622,000 2,688,000 1,387,000 443,000 235,000 |
3,100,000 1,602,000 2,662,000 1,372,000 438,000 230,000 |
Nonpublic Enrollment |
18.4% |
17.0% |
15.8% |
14.9% |
14.2% |
14.1% |
14.1% |
a/ Estimated
b/ Includes Charter School enrollment.
After an 11-year upward trend, total enrollment in elementary and secondary schools is declining.
It should be noted that public school enrollment figures reported above do not include students in special classes for handicapped children operated by Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). The number of full-time students in BOCES classes has decreased from 17,058 in 1970-71 to 16,736 in 2007-08.