Historical Statistics of the United States Millennial Edition Online

		Bc94	Bc95		Bc96
		Average daily student attendance	Average length of school term		Average number of days attended per pupil enrolled
Row	School year beginning	Number	Days		Days
1	1869	4,077,000	132.2		78.4
2	1870	4,545,000	132.1		79.4
3	1871	4,659,000	133.4		79.5
4	1872	4,745,000	129.1		76.5
5	1873	5,051,000	128.8		77.0

6	1874	5,248,000	134.4		77.9
7	1875	5,291,000	133.1		79.4
8	1876	5,427,000	132.1		80.0
9	1877	5,783,000	132.0		80.9
10	1878	5,876,000	130.2		80.5

11	1879	6,144,000	130.3		81.1
12	1880	6,146,000	130.0		80.0
13	1881	6,331,000	131.2		81.3
14	1882	6,652,000	129.8		81.1
15	1883	7,056,000	129.1		82.9

16	1884	7,298,000	130.7		83.6
17	1885	7,526,000	130.4		84.1
18	1886	7,682,000	131.3		84.9
19	1887	7,907,000	132.3		85.9
20	1888	8,006,000	133.7		86.4

21	1889	8,154,000	134.7		86.3
22	1890	8,329,000	135.7		86.6
23	1891	8,561,000	136.9		88.4
24	1892	8,856,000	136.3		89.6
25	1893	9,188,000	139.5		91.6

26	1894	9,549,000	139.5		93.5
27	1895	9,781,000	140.5		94.8
28	1896	10,053,000	142.0		96.3
29	1897	10,356,000	143.0		98.0
30	1898	10,389,000	143.0		97.9

31	1899	10,633,000	144.3		99.0
32	1900	10,716,000	143.7		98.0
33	1901	11,064,000	144.7		100.6
34	1902	11,055,000	147.2		101.7
35	1903	11,318,000	146.7		102.1

36	1904	11,482,000	150.9		105.2
37	1905	11,712,000	150.6		106.0
38	1906	11,926,000	151.8		107.3
39	1907	12,154,000	154.1		109.8
40	1908	12,685,000	155.3		112.6

41	1909	12,827,000	157.5		113.0
42	1910	12,872,000	156.8		111.8
43	1911	13,302,000	158.8		115.6
44	1912	13,614,000	158.1		115.6
45	1913	14,216,000	158.7		117.8

46	1914	14,986,000	159.4		121.2
47	1915	15,359,000	160.3		120.9
48	1917	15,549,000	160.7		119.8
49	1919	16,150,000	161.9		121.2
50	1921	18,432,000	164.0		130.6

51	1923	19,132,000	168.3		132.5
52	1925	19,856,000	169.3		135.9
53	1927	20,608,000	171.5		140.4
54	1929	21,265,000	172.7		143.0
55	1931	22,245,000	171.2		144.9

56	1933	22,458,000	171.6		145.8
57	1935	22,299,000	173.0		146.3
58	1937	22,298,000	173.9		149.3
59	1939	22,042,000	175.0		151.7
60	1941	21,031,000	174.7		149.6

61	1943	19,603,000	175.5		147.9
62	1945	19,849,000	176.8		150.6
63	1947	20,910,000	177.6		155.1
64	1949	22,284,000	177.9		157.9
65	1951	23,257,000	178.2		156.0

66	1953	25,643,871	178.6		158.9
67	1955	27,740,149	178.0		158.5
68	1957	29,722,275	177.6		157.4
69	1959	32,477,440	178.0		160.2
70	1961	34,682,340	179.1		162.3

71	1963	37,405,058	179.0		163.2
72	1965	39,154,497	178.9		163.5
73	1967	40,827,965	178.8		163.2
74	1969	41,934,376	178.9		161.7
75	1970	42,428,000	----		----

76	1971	42,254,272	179.3		161.7
77	1972	42,179,000	----		----
78	1973	41,438,054	178.7		159.5
79	1974	41,524,000	----		----
80	1975	41,269,720	178.3		161.1

81	1976	40,832,000	----		----
82	1977	40,079,590	----		----
83	1978	39,075,000	----		----
84	1979	38,288,911	178.5	¹	160.8	¹
85	1980	37,703,744	178.2		160.7

86	1981	37,094,652	----		----
87	1982	36,635,868	----		----
88	1983	36,362,978	----		----
89	1984	36,404,261	----		----
90	1985	36,523,103	----		----

91	1986	36,863,867	----		----
92	1987	37,050,707	----		----
93	1988	37,268,072	----		----
94	1989	37,799,296	----		----
95	1990	38,426,543	179.8		----

96	1991	38,960,783	----		----
97	1992	39,570,462	----		----
98	1993	40,146,393	----		----
99	1994	40,720,763	----		----