Show SCHOOL attendance the department of com commerce comme ineice ice through the bureau of census has issued a preliminary statement giving statistics of school attendance by geographic divisions and states compiled from the returns of the fourteenth decennial cens taken as of january 1 1920 the total population 5 to 20 years ot of age inclusive enumerated jn continental united states numbered of this number attended school at some time between september 1 1919 and january 1 1920 the total population 7 to 13 years of age included children attending school the percentage attending school among the population 5 to 20 years of age increased from tor for 1910 to for 1920 and the corresponding percentage for children 7 to 13 years of age increased tro aro for the earlier to for the later age among the individual states the largest proportion attending school in the 5 20 age group 73 per cent is shown for utah and the smallest 53 per cent for louisiana in six states iowa nebraska montana idaho utah and oregon the proportion of school attendance for this age group was more than 70 per cent for the 71 7 1 13 1 age group the largest proportion of school attendance per cent is that for massachusetts and the smallest per cent for louisiana in seven states massachusetts rhode island ohio iowa ioina delaware idaho and utah abe ahe proportion was 95 per cent or more |