02/19/2010

Preschool Enrollment

In their 2010 annual edition of "Quality Counts", Education Week (January 14, 2010) reported on the percent of 3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschools.  Here are the 12 highest and lowest enrollment states:

Highest Enrollment		Lowest Enrollment
Washington, DC = 68.6%		North Dakota = 27.7%
New Jersey = 64.2		Nevada = 28.7
Connecticut = 60.5		Idaho = 33.0
Massachusetts = 60.4		Arizona = 33.9
New York = 56.9		Nebraska = 36.1
Hawaii = 54.6		Tennessee = 37.4
Vermont = 53.5		Utah = 37.5
Illinois = 52.1		West Virginia = 37.7
Florida = 50.9		Maine = 37.8
Georgia = 50.7		New Mexico = 37.8
Louisiana = 50.7		South Dakota = 38.9
Mississippi = 50.6		Alaska = 39.3

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