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Orleans Parish: Educational Attainment

Data Tables:  People & Household CharacteristicsHousing & Housing Costs, Income & Poverty, Transportation, Employment, Educational Attainment, Schools & Testing, Immigration & Language, Disabilities, Health, Public Safety, Voting, Parish Characteristics

Educational attainment

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Level of schooling (2000)
 
Orleans Parish
Louisiana
United
States
Total population 18 years and over  
355,507
3,250,523
209,279,149
  Less than 9th grade  
7.2%
8.4%
7.1%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma  
18.2%
17.2%
13.2%
  High school diploma or GED  
24.0%
32.0%
28.6%
  Some college or Associate degree  
27.5%
25.6%
28.8%
 

Bachelor's degree to higher

 
23.1%
16.8%
22.3%
Residents without high school diplomas (2000)
 
Orleans Parish
Louisiana
United
States
Total population 16-19  
30,841
289,111
15,930,458
  % not enrolled in school and not a high school graduate  
10.2%
11.7%
9.8%

Source Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000 Sample Characteristics (SF3). From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>

Enrollment in school

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Public vs. private enrollment K-12 (2000)
 
Orleans Parish
Louisiana
United
States
Total population enrolled in grades K-12  
  99,998
  923,702
  54,192,083
  Enrolled in public school (Preschool-12th grade)  
81.9%
83.1%
89.3%
  Enrolled in private school (Preschool-12th grade)  
18.1%
16.9%
10.7%
Public vs. private enrollment by grade (2000)
 
Orleans Parish
Louisiana
United
States
Total population enrolled in Kindergarten  
  6,947
  69,264
  4,157,491
  Kindergarteners enrolled in public school (%)  
81.0%
80.2%
85.1%
  Kindergarteners enrolled in private school (%)  
19.0%
19.8%
14.9%
Total population enrolled in grades 1-4  
  31,381
  284,465
  16,943,832
  1st-4th graders enrolled in public school (%)  
82.8%
82.7%
88.6%
  1st-4th graders enrolled in private school (%)  
17.2%
17.3%
11.4%
Total population enrolled in grades 5-8  
  30,791
  287,083
  16,709,809
  5th-8th graders enrolled in public school (%)  
80.3%
82.9%
89.6%
  5th-8th graders enrolled in private school (%)  
19.7%
17.1%
10.4%
Total population enrolled in grades 9-12  
  30,879
  282,890
  16,380,951
  9th-12th graders enrolled in public school (%)  
82.7%
84.5%
90.6%
  9th-12th graders enrolled in private school (%)  
17.3%
15.5%
9.4%
College enrollment (2000)
 
Orleans Parish
Louisiana
United
States
Total population 18 years and over  
  355,507
  3,250,523
  209,279,149
  Enrolled in college, undergraduate years  
8.5%
6.7%
6.9%
  Enrolled in graduate or professional school  
2.6%
1.3%
1.5%
  Not enrolled in school  
88.9%
92.0%
91.6%

Source Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000 Sample Characteristics (SF3). From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org>
Note:
This data is from the 2000 Census, so student populations will be different depending on the current year and the rates of student advancement.


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Data Tables:  People & Household CharacteristicsHousing & Housing Costs, Income & Poverty, Transportation, Employment, Educational Attainment, Schools & Testing, Immigration & Language, Disabilities, Health, Public Safety, Voting, Parish Characteristics

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