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DEFINITION
The number of students in a state who are enrolled in eighth grade. These data are taken from the CCD State Nonfiscal survey.
Education Statistics > Elementary & Secondary > Eighth Grade Students (most recent) by state
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| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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California: |
500,143
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# 2
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Texas: |
324,381
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# 3
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New York: |
219,335
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# 4
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Florida: |
205,443
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# 5
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Illinois: |
160,271
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# 6
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Pennsylvania: |
150,652
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# 7
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Ohio: |
147,064
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# 8
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Michigan: |
139,797
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# 9
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Georgia: |
120,694
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# 10
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North Carolina: |
108,717
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# 11
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New Jersey: |
103,603
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# 12
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Virginia: |
95,586
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# 13
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Washington: |
82,274
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# 14
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Indiana: |
81,494
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# 15
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Massachusetts: |
78,635
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# 16
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Arizona: |
76,376
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# 17
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Missouri: |
72,806
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# 18
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Tennessee: |
72,505
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# 19
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Maryland: |
68,967
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# 20
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Wisconsin: |
68,663
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# 21
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Minnesota: |
67,909
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# 22
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Louisiana: |
60,013
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# 23
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Alabama: |
59,663
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# 24
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Colorado: |
58,897
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# 25
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South Carolina: |
53,384
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# 26
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Kentucky: |
50,186
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# 27
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Oklahoma: |
47,258
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# 28
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Connecticut: |
45,854
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# 29
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Oregon: |
44,711
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# 30
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Iowa: |
38,428
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# 31
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Mississippi: |
38,231
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# 32
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Arkansas: |
37,004
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# 33
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Kansas: |
36,602
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# 34
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Utah: |
36,386
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# 35
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Nevada: |
31,392
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# 36
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New Mexico: |
25,857
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# 37
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Nebraska: |
22,792
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# 38
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West Virginia: |
22,255
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# 39
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Idaho: |
20,091
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# 40
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New Hampshire: |
17,703
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# 41
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Maine: |
17,321
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# 42
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Hawaii: |
14,543
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# 43
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Rhode Island: |
13,018
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# 44
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Montana: |
12,409
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# 45
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Alaska: |
11,140
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# 46
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Delaware: |
10,222
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# 47
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South Dakota: |
10,082
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# 48
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North Dakota: |
8,245
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# 49
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Vermont: |
8,098
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# 50
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Wyoming: |
7,173
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# 51
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District of Columbia: |
5,158
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Weighted average: |
74,694.7
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DEFINITION: The number of students in a state who are enrolled in eighth grade. These data are taken from the CCD State Nonfiscal survey.
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