<P> By 1900 , 34 states had compulsory schooling laws ; four were in the South . 30 states with compulsory schooling laws required attendance until age 14 ( or higher ) . As a result , by 1910 , 72 percent of American children attended school . Half the nation 's children attended one - room schools . In 1918 , every state required students to complete elementary school . </P>
<P> By 1900 , 34 states had compulsory schooling laws ; four were in the South . 30 states with compulsory schooling laws required attendance until age 14 ( or higher ) . As a result , by 1910 , 72 percent of American children attended school . Half the nation 's children attended one - room schools . In 1918 , every state required students to complete elementary school . </P>
when was it made compulsory to go to school
when was it made compulsory to go to school
1918
1918