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NOTE: To estimate the margin of error, the standard error is scaled based on the desired level of confidence in the estimate. Throughout the Condition of Education, margins of error are produced based on a 95 percent level of confidence. Margin of error is calculated as 1.96*standard error. Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population residing within the United States (defined as the 50 states and the District of Columbia), including those living in group quarters (e.g., shelters, healthcare facilities, or correctional facilities). Data for 2020 are not presented in this figure due to collection issues associated with the coronavirus pandemic. While the 2020 ACS data are not available, data were collected throughout the 12 months of 2021. In addition, the school enrollment question asked about enrollment during the previous 3 months in 2021 ACS. Thus, respondents to the 2021 ACS could be reporting on school enrollment from late 2020 to fall 2021, throughout much of the 2020–21 school year. For additional information, see https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about.html and the 2021 questionnaire at https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/forms-and-instructions.2021.html#list-tab-9466845. Figures are plotted based on unrounded data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, 2012 through 2022. See Digest of Education Statistics 2023, table 202.20.
1 Includes homeschooled children.
NOTE: To estimate the margin of error, the standard error is scaled based on the desired level of confidence in the estimate. Throughout the Condition of Education, margins of error are produced based on a 95 percent level of confidence. Margin of error is calculated as 1.96*standard error. Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population residing within the United States (defined as the 50 states and the District of Columbia), including those living in group quarters (e.g., shelters, healthcare facilities, or correctional facilities). Figures are plotted based on unrounded data. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding in the data labels.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, 2022. See Digest of Education Statistics 2023, table 202.20.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1 Respondents who wrote in some other race that was not included as an option on the questionnaire.
2 Includes homeschooled children.
NOTE: To estimate the margin of error, the standard error is scaled based on the desired level of confidence in the estimate. Throughout the Condition of Education, margins of error are produced based on a 95 percent level of confidence. Margin of error is calculated as 1.96*standard error. Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population residing within the United States (defined as the 50 states and the District of Columbia), including those living in group quarters (e.g., shelters, healthcare facilities, or correctional facilities). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Figures are plotted based on unrounded data. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding in the data labels.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, 2022. See Digest of Education Statistics 2023, table 202.20.
1 Includes related adults who completed a high school diploma or an equivalency credential such as a GED.
2 Includes homeschooled children.
NOTE: To estimate the margin of error, the standard error is scaled based on the desired level of confidence in the estimate. Throughout the Condition of Education, margins of error are produced based on a 95 percent level of confidence. Margin of error is calculated as 1.96*standard error. Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population residing within the United States (defined as the 50 states and the District of Columbia), including those living in group quarters (e.g., shelters, healthcare facilities, or correctional facilities). Refers to the highest education level of any related adult residing with the child. Related adults include adults who are related to the child and the householder or are themselves the householder. Includes related householders who are under age 18. Excludes adults who are related to the child but not to the householder. Figures are plotted based on unrounded data. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding in the data labels.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, 2022. See Digest of Education Statistics 2023, table 202.20.
1 Includes homeschooled children.
NOTE: To estimate the margin of error, the standard error is scaled based on the desired level of confidence in the estimate. Throughout the Condition of Education, margins of error are produced based on a 95 percent level of confidence. Margin of error is calculated as 1.96*standard error. Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population residing within the United States (defined as the 50 states and the District of Columbia), including those living in group quarters (e.g., shelters, healthcare facilities, or correctional facilities). In this analysis, (1) “mother" includes a biological, adoptive, or stepmother and excludes a foster mother; (2) in two-mother households, children are categorized as having their mother employed if at least one mother is employed; and (3) children living with foster mothers are included in the “Not applicable (no mother in household)” category. Figures are plotted based on unrounded data. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding in the data labels.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, 2022. See Digest of Education Statistics 2023, table 202.20.
1 Includes homeschooled children.
NOTE: To estimate the margin of error, the standard error is scaled based on the desired level of confidence in the estimate. Throughout the Condition of Education, margins of error are produced based on a 95 percent level of confidence. Margin of error is calculated as 1.96*standard error. Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population residing within the United States (defined as the 50 states and the District of Columbia), including those living in group quarters (e.g., shelters, healthcare facilities, or correctional facilities). Includes only children who are related to the householder. Children are considered to be in poverty if their family income falls below the Census Bureau's poverty threshold, which is a dollar amount that varies depending on a family's size and composition and is updated annually to account for inflation. For example, the poverty threshold for a family of four with two children was $29,678 in 2022. Respondents were interviewed throughout the year and reported on the income they received during the previous 12 months. Poverty status cannot be determined for unrelated children (e.g., foster children) because their family income is not known. Figures are plotted based on unrounded data. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding in the data labels.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, 2022. See Digest of Education Statistics 2023, table 202.20.
NOTE: To estimate the margin of error, the standard error is scaled based on the desired level of confidence in the estimate. Throughout the Condition of Education, margins of error are produced based on a 95 percent level of confidence. Margin of error is calculated as 1.96*standard error. Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population residing within the United States, including those living in group quarters (e.g., shelters, healthcare facilities, or correctional facilities). U.S. average is for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, 2022. See Digest of Education Statistics 2023, table 202.25.
1 Unless otherwise noted, data in this indicator represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
2 For general technical notes related to data analysis, data interpretation, rounding, and other considerations, please refer to the Reader’s Guide.
3 The 2020 American Community Survey (ACS) data are not available due to collection issues associated with the coronavirus pandemic. While the 2020 ACS data are not available, data were collected throughout the 12 months of 2021. In the ACS, the school enrollment question asked about enrollment during the previous 3 months. Thus, respondents to the 2021 ACS could be reporting on school enrollment from late 2020 to fall 2021, throughout much of the 2020–21 school year. For additional information, see https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about.html and the 2021 questionnaire at https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/forms-and-instructions.2021.html#list-tab-9466845.
4 Enrollment drops during the coronavirus pandemic were also observed in data collected by NCES (see indicators Public School Enrollment and Racial/Ethnic Enrollment in Public Schools).
5 As of 2020, there were 47 states—plus the District of Columbia—that required that free education be offered by age 5; however, schooling was only compulsory for 5-year-olds in 11 states and the District of Columbia (see Table 1.2. Compulsory school attendance laws, minimum and maximum age limits for required free education, by state: 2020).
6 “Some other race” includes respondents who wrote in some other race that was not included as an option on the questionnaire.
7 Refers to the highest education level of any related adult residing with the child. In this indicator, “related adult” is defined as adults who are related to the child and the householder or are themselves the householder. Includes related householders who are under age 18. Excludes adults who are related to the child but not to the householder.
8 Refers to those whose highest level of education completed is a high school diploma or an equivalency credential such as a GED.
9 In two-mother households, children are categorized as having their mother employed if at least one mother is employed.
10 Includes only children who are related to the householder. Children are considered to be in poverty if their family income falls below the Census Bureau's poverty threshold, which is a dollar amount that varies depending on a family’s size and composition and is updated annually to account for inflation. For example, the poverty threshold for a family of four with two children was $29,678 in 2022. Respondents were interviewed throughout the year and reported on the income they received during the previous 12 months. Poverty status cannot be determined for unrelated children (e.g., foster children) because their family income is not known.