California Historical School Enrollment Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 38,066,920
| California | U.S. | ||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,104,696 | 71.91% | 28.09% | 71.30% | 28.70% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 4,049,321 | 91.40%, see rank | 8.60%, see rank | 89.86% | 10.14% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 2,242,397 | 92.33%, see rank | 7.67%, see rank | 90.60% | 9.40% |
| College | 2,704,095 | 83.91%, see rank | 16.09%, see rank | 78.37% | 21.63% |
| Graduate School | 502,465 | 55.14%, see rank | 44.86%, see rank | 58.86% | 41.14% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 37,325,068
| California | U.S. | ||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,101,581 | 71.35% | 28.65% | 70.05% | 29.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 4,060,027 | 91.23%, see rank | 8.77%, see rank | 89.62% | 10.38% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 2,295,531 | 92.19%, see rank | 7.81%, see rank | 90.52% | 9.48% |
| College | 2,623,904 | 84.00%, see rank | 16.00%, see rank | 77.79% | 22.21% |
| Graduate School | 505,502 | 56.31%, see rank | 43.69%, see rank | 58.62% | 41.38% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 36,637,290
| California | U.S. | ||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,085,571 | 70.81% | 29.19% | 69.28% | 30.72% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 4,072,193 | 90.90%, see rank | 9.10%, see rank | 89.31% | 10.69% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 2,337,406 | 92.05%, see rank | 7.95%, see rank | 90.48% | 9.52% |
| College | 2,477,881 | 83.99%, see rank | 16.01%, see rank | 77.07% | 22.93% |
| Graduate School | 482,308 | 57.34%, see rank | 42.66%, see rank | 58.85% | 41.15% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 36,308,527
| California | U.S. | ||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,106,763 | 69.90% | 30.10% | 68.32% | 31.68% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 4,093,190 | 90.60%, see rank | 9.40%, see rank | 88.96% | 11.04% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 2,275,771 | 91.88%, see rank | 8.12%, see rank | 90.33% | 9.67% |
| College | 2,379,355 | 83.99%, see rank | 16.01%, see rank | 76.92% | 23.08% |
| Graduate School | 476,349 | 57.39%, see rank | 42.61%, see rank | 58.97% | 41.03% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 33,871,648
| California | U.S. | ||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,101,427 | 70.02% | 29.98% | 68.05% | 31.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 4,349,867 | 90.14%, see rank | 9.86%, see rank | 89.11% | 10.89% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 2,122,098 | 92.25%, see rank | 7.75%, see rank | 90.65% | 9.35% |
| College | 2,116,277 | 84.57%, see rank | 15.43%, see rank | 77.59% | 22.41% |
| Graduate School | 440,321 | 59.86%, see rank | 40.14%, see rank | 60.73% | 39.27% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.