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Boston, MA Historical School Enrollment Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 639,594
| Boston, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 16,392 | 67.22% | 32.78% | 64.27% | 35.73% | 71.30% | 28.70% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 44,051 | 86.73%, see rank | 13.27%, see rank | 90.62% | 9.38% | 89.86% | 10.14% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 24,721 | 86.83%, see rank | 13.17%, see rank | 88.48% | 11.52% | 90.60% | 9.40% |
| College | 82,601 | 27.03%, see rank | 72.97%, see rank | 53.76% | 46.24% | 78.37% | 21.63% |
| Graduate School | 28,696 | 15.24%, see rank | 84.76%, see rank | 30.49% | 69.51% | 58.86% | 41.14% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 619,662
| Boston, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 15,851 | 68.83% | 31.17% | 62.64% | 37.36% | 70.05% | 29.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 43,450 | 83.43%, see rank | 16.57%, see rank | 89.88% | 10.12% | 89.62% | 10.38% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 24,587 | 85.43%, see rank | 14.57%, see rank | 87.79% | 12.21% | 90.52% | 9.48% |
| College | 81,474 | 26.06%, see rank | 73.94%, see rank | 52.20% | 47.80% | 77.79% | 22.21% |
| Graduate School | 27,668 | 17.05%, see rank | 82.95%, see rank | 30.40% | 69.60% | 58.62% | 41.38% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 602,609
| Boston, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 14,466 | 68.22% | 31.78% | 62.23% | 37.77% | 69.28% | 30.72% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 43,768 | 81.61%, see rank | 18.39%, see rank | 89.45% | 10.55% | 89.31% | 10.69% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 27,110 | 87.12%, see rank | 12.88%, see rank | 87.12% | 12.88% | 90.48% | 9.52% |
| College | 75,141 | 26.01%, see rank | 73.99%, see rank | 49.81% | 50.19% | 77.07% | 22.93% |
| Graduate School | 26,399 | 17.47%, see rank | 82.53%, see rank | 29.70% | 70.30% | 58.85% | 41.15% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 625,304
| Boston, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 14,768 | 67.30% | 32.70% | 61.11% | 38.89% | 68.32% | 31.68% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 46,499 | 80.46%, see rank | 19.54%, see rank | 89.01% | 10.99% | 88.96% | 11.04% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 27,714 | 85.91%, see rank | 14.09%, see rank | 86.39% | 13.61% | 90.33% | 9.67% |
| College | 62,403 | 27.49%, see rank | 72.51%, see rank | 50.72% | 49.28% | 76.92% | 23.08% |
| Graduate School | 25,913 | 17.61%, see rank | 82.39%, see rank | 29.64% | 70.36% | 58.97% | 41.03% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 589,141
| Boston, MA | Massachusetts | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 14,767 | 66.05% | 33.95% | 62.08% | 37.92% | 68.05% | 31.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 55,372 | 80.59%, see rank | 19.41%, see rank | 89.17% | 10.83% | 89.11% | 10.89% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 29,398 | 85.30%, see rank | 14.70%, see rank | 87.83% | 12.17% | 90.65% | 9.35% |
| College | 62,740 | 29.32%, see rank | 70.68%, see rank | 51.76% | 48.24% | 77.59% | 22.41% |
| Graduate School | 23,107 | 16.65%, see rank | 83.35%, see rank | 31.20% | 68.80% | 60.73% | 39.27% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.