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" During both the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years, Grade 9 had the highest enrollment
(Figure 4), in part because of the high rate of grade-level retention in Grade 9 compared to
other grades (TEA, 2008a). In 2008-09, just under 388,000 students were enrolled in Grade 9.
Across Grades K-12 in 2008-09, the percentages of total enrollment accounted for by grade
ranged from a low of 5.9 percent in Grade 12 to a high of 8.2 percent in Grade 9 (Table 8).
Between 2007-08 and 2008-09, enrollment increased in each grade except Grade 9. Enrollment
decreased by 2.3 percent in Grade 9.
The distribution of students across grades changed from the previous year. Students in Grades 3,
4, 6, 8, and 11 accounted for larger percentages of total public school enrollment, and students in
Grades 2, 7, 9, and 10 accounted for smaller percentages.
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Table 8
Enrollment by Grade, Texas Public Schools, 2007-08 and 2008-092007-08 2008-09 2007-08 2008-09
Grade Number Percent Number Percent Grade Number Percent Number Percent
Early education 23,852 0.5 24,198 0.5 6 336,583 7.2 345,673 7.3
Prekindergarten 193,869 4.2 200,529 4.2 7 340,429 7.3 342,981 7.2
Kindergarten 356,694 7.6 362,308 7.6 8 332,576 7.1 343,471 7.2
1 375,984 8.0 379,263 8.0 9 397,085 8.5 387,951 8.2
2 366,802 7.9 371,555 7.8 10 332,017 7.1 332,101 7.0
3 355,351 7.6 368,296 7.8 11 294,422 6.3 303,267 6.4
4 346,470 7.4 355,563 7.5 12 273,606 5.9 280,044 5.9
5 345,753 7.4 352,371 7.4
All grades 4,671,493 100 4,749,571 100
Note. Parts may not add to 100 percent because of rounding.Enrollment in Texas Public Schools, 2008-09
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Texas Education Agency. Division of Accountability Research. Enrollment in Texas Public Schools: 2008-2009, report, November 2009; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1594018/m1/25/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.