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St. James Parish: Educational Attainment
Data Tables: People
& Household Characteristics, Housing
& Housing Costs, Income & Poverty,
Transportation, Employment,
Educational Attainment, Schools &
Testing, Immigration & Language,
Disabilities, Health,
Public Safety, Voting,
Parish Characteristics
Educational
attainment
Definitions
and source links
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Level
of schooling (2000)
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St. James Parish
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Louisiana
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United
States
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Total population 18 years and over |
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14,951
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3,250,523
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209,279,149
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Less than 9th grade |
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8.2%
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8.4%
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7.1%
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma |
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18.0%
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17.2%
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13.2%
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High school diploma or GED |
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43.8%
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32.0%
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28.6%
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Some college or Associate degree |
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20.5%
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25.6%
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28.8%
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Bachelor's degree to higher
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9.5%
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16.8%
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22.3%
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Residents
without high school diplomas
(2000)
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St. James Parish
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Louisiana
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United
States
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Total population 16-19 |
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1,450
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289,111
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15,930,458
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% not enrolled in school and not a high school graduate |
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9.9%
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11.7%
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9.8%
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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
Definitions
and source links
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Public
vs. private enrollment K-12
(2000)
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St. James Parish
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Louisiana
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United
States
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Total population enrolled in grades K-12 |
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4,953
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923,702
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54,192,083
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Enrolled in public school (Preschool-12th grade) |
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80.3%
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83.1%
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89.3%
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Enrolled in private school (Preschool-12th grade) |
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19.7%
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16.9%
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10.7%
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Public
vs. private enrollment by grade
(2000)
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St. James Parish
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Louisiana
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United
States
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Total population enrolled in Kindergarten |
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373
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69,264
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4,157,491
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Kindergarteners enrolled in public school (%) |
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75.3%
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80.2%
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85.1%
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Kindergarteners enrolled in private school (%) |
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24.7%
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19.8%
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14.9%
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Total population enrolled in grades 1-4 |
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1,512
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284,465
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16,943,832
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1st-4th graders enrolled in public school (%) |
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79.8%
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82.7%
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88.6%
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1st-4th graders enrolled in private school (%) |
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20.2%
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17.3%
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11.4%
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Total population enrolled in grades 5-8 |
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1,455
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287,083
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16,709,809
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5th-8th graders enrolled in public school (%) |
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78.4%
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82.9%
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89.6%
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5th-8th graders enrolled in private school (%) |
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21.6%
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17.1%
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10.4%
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Total population enrolled in grades 9-12 |
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1,613
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282,890
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16,380,951
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9th-12th graders enrolled in public school (%) |
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83.6%
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84.5%
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90.6%
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9th-12th graders enrolled in private school (%) |
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16.4%
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15.5%
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9.4%
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College
enrollment
(2000)
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St. James Parish
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Louisiana
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United
States
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Total population 18 years and over |
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14,951
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3,250,523
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209,279,149
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Enrolled in college, undergraduate years |
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4.1%
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6.7%
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6.9%
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Enrolled in graduate or professional school |
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0.6%
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1.3%
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1.5%
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Not enrolled in school |
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95.3%
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92.0%
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91.6%
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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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Transportation, Employment,
Educational Attainment, Schools &
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Disabilities, Health,
Public Safety, Voting,
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