Oct 3, 2023 Education

Census - American Community Survey - B14003 School Enrollment Ages 3+

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About This Source

This table shows the estimated school enrollment for the population ages 3 years and older. The data is broken down by type of school enrollment (not enrolled, enrolled in private school, or enrolled in public school) and by sex.

Methodology
Why

The American Community Survey contains school enrollment questions in order to create enrollment statistics. The data may be used to understand the characteristics and needs of school-aged children and adult learners. For more information about this question: https://www.census.gov/acs/www/about/why-we-ask-each-question/school/

Where

Tract

How

Survey, via mail to specific addresses

Who Collected American Community Survey (ACS)
Who Owns U.S. Census Bureau
Sample Population

3.5 million addresses nationwide are randomly selected each year to respond to the American Community Survey. More information about sample sizes, including the Oklahoma sample size each year, are available here: https://www.census.gov/acs/www/methodology/sample_size_and_data_quality/

Quality

Random sampling method of data collection on a rotating basis, participants are legally obligated to answer all questions as accurately as possible. Privacy is protected by the Census Bureau. There is a 90% margin of error for the ACS in general, however, there is also a unique margin of error for each statistic.

Usage

The data is publicly available and may be used for cross-community comparisons by the public, journalists, educators, businesses, and various government and nonprofit agencies.