State-by-state YRS history and other information
This page will be continually updated, as time permits, with
state-by-state information on YRS developments and histories. (Also
see The Reject List for state-by-state list of school districts that
rejected YRS.)
Below you will find:
 | Texas retreats from YR calendar. |
| State-by-state YRS legislation. |
Last updated May 30, 2002
Texas Says Adios to Year-round School
Evidence
of the declining popularity of the year-round calendar can be
found in the following data from the Texas Education Agency.
Enrollment peaked in 1997-98 school year, with 187,774 and dwindled to
63,037 four years later. For more information see the Texas Education
Agency web site www.tea.state.tx.us/field/yre.html
YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION IN TEXAS
| School Year | No. YR Districts | No. YR Campuses | YR Student Enrollment |
| 1991-92 | 22 | unknown | 25,782 |
| 1992-93 | 45 | 163 | 62,675 |
| 1993-94 | 58 | 228 | 95,092 |
| 1994-95 | 67 | 313 | 152,761 |
| 1995-96 | 63 | 351 | 182,118 |
| 1996-97 | 63 | 359 | 159,885 |
| 1997-98 | 61 | 337 | 187,774 |
| 1998-99 | 56 | 274 | 151,924 |
| 1999-00 | 46 | 158 plus 6 charter schools |
82,410 |
| 2000-01 | 35 | 114 plus 12 charter schools |
63,037 |
| Information provided by the Texas Education Agency | |||
States with YRS-related legislation
A report issued by the Education Commission of the States in 1997 found 25 states that had passed some kind of year-round school-related state law. The report with a state-by-state summary of the laws can be found at the following web address:
www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/14/29/1429.htm