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Table 33. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1990 through 2005
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                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |             |          |          |Prekinder-|          |          |Prekinder-|          |          |Prekinder-|          | Projected| Projected
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State or jurisdiction |Fall 1990 |Fall 1992 |Fall 1993 |Fall 1994 |Fall 1995 |Fall 1996 |Fall 1997 |Fall 1998 |Fall 1999    |Fall 2000 |    Total |grade 8\1\|9 to 12\2\|    Total |grade 8\1\|9 to 12\2\|    Total |grade 8\1\|9 to 12\2\|enrollment|enrollment
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   United States .....|41,216,683|42,823,312|43,464,916|44,111,482|44,840,481|45,611,046|46,126,897|46,538,585|   46,857,149|47,203,539|47,671,877|33,937,653|13,734,224|48,183,086|34,115,888|14,067,198|48,540,725|34,202,239|14,338,486|48,270,100|48,375,400
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Alabama ..............|   721,806|   731,634|   734,288|   736,531|   746,149|   747,932|   749,207|   747,980|      740,732|   739,992|   737,190|   535,580|   201,610|   739,366|   533,207|   206,159|   731,220|   525,313|   205,907|   729,100|   725,000
Alaska ...............|   113,903|   122,487|   125,948|   127,057|   127,618|   129,919|   132,123|   135,373|      134,391|   133,356|   134,358|    94,897|    39,461|   134,364|    94,380|    39,984|   133,933|    93,695|    40,238|   133,300|   133,200
Arizona ..............|   639,853|   673,477|   709,453|   737,424|   743,566|   799,250|   814,113|   848,262|      852,612|   877,696|   922,180|   671,658|   250,522|   937,755|   660,363|   277,392| 1,012,068|   704,327|   307,741|   957,300|   967,300
Arkansas .............|   436,286|   441,490|   444,271|   447,565|   453,257|   457,349|   456,497|   452,256|      451,034|   449,959|   449,805|   317,925|   131,880|   450,985|   318,828|   132,157|   454,523|   321,509|   133,014|   448,000|   447,500
California ...........| 4,950,474| 5,254,844| 5,327,231| 5,407,475| 5,536,406| 5,686,198| 5,803,887| 5,926,037|    6,038,590| 6,140,814| 6,247,726| 4,479,063| 1,768,663| 6,353,667| 4,526,030| 1,827,637| 6,413,862| 4,540,362| 1,873,500| 6,456,300| 6,518,000
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Colorado .............|   574,213|   612,635|   625,062|   640,521|   656,279|   673,438|   687,167|   699,135|      708,109|   724,508|   742,145|   529,156|   212,989|   751,862|   534,465|   217,397|   757,693|   536,325|   221,368|   761,700|   768,600
Connecticut ..........|   469,123|   488,476|   496,298|   506,824|   517,935|   527,129|   535,164|   544,698|      553,993|   562,179|   570,228|   410,017|   160,211|   570,023|   405,998|   164,025|   577,203|   407,794|   169,409|   568,900|   567,300
Delaware .............|    99,658|   104,321|   105,547|   106,813|   108,461|   110,549|   111,960|   113,262|      112,836|   114,676|   115,560|    81,303|    34,257|   116,342|    82,221|    34,121|   117,668|    82,898|    34,770|   116,200|   116,400
District of Columbia .|    80,694|    80,937|    80,678|    80,450|    79,802|    78,648|    77,111|    71,889|       77,194|    68,925|    75,392|    57,951|    17,441|    76,166|    58,794|    17,372|    78,057|    59,482|    18,575|    74,300|    73,900
Florida ..............| 1,861,592| 1,981,407| 2,040,763| 2,111,188| 2,176,222| 2,242,212| 2,294,077| 2,337,633|    2,381,396| 2,434,821| 2,500,478| 1,797,414|   703,064| 2,539,929| 1,809,279|   730,650| 2,587,628| 1,832,376|   755,252| 2,587,400| 2,609,100
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Georgia ..............| 1,151,687| 1,207,186| 1,235,304| 1,270,948| 1,311,126| 1,346,761| 1,375,980| 1,401,291|    1,422,762| 1,444,937| 1,470,634| 1,075,195|   395,439| 1,496,012| 1,088,561|   407,451| 1,522,611| 1,103,181|   419,430| 1,519,500| 1,530,700
Hawaii ...............|   171,708|   177,448|   180,410|   183,795|   187,180|   187,653|   189,887|   188,069|      185,860|   184,360|   184,546|   131,881|    52,665|   183,829|   130,862|    52,967|   183,609|   130,054|    53,555|   182,200|   181,700
Idaho ................|   220,840|   231,668|   236,774|   240,448|   243,097|   245,252|   244,403|   244,722|      245,136|   245,117|   246,521|   171,423|    75,098|   248,604|   173,249|    75,355|   252,120|   175,424|    76,696|   251,800|   254,200
Illinois .............| 1,821,407| 1,873,567| 1,893,078| 1,916,172| 1,943,623| 1,973,040| 1,998,289| 2,011,530|    2,027,600| 2,048,792| 2,071,391| 1,484,207|   587,184| 2,084,187| 1,487,654|   596,533| 2,100,961| 1,492,730|   608,231| 2,086,700| 2,091,000
Indiana ..............|   954,525|   960,630|   965,633|   969,022|   977,263|   982,876|   986,836|   989,001|      988,702|   989,267|   996,133|   711,471|   284,662| 1,003,875|   714,013|   289,862| 1,011,130|   716,825|   294,305| 1,011,900| 1,015,900
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Iowa .................|   483,652|   494,839|   498,519|   500,440|   502,343|   502,941|   501,054|   498,214|      497,301|   495,080|   485,932|   329,670|   156,262|   482,210|   325,879|   156,331|   481,226|   326,846|   154,380|   470,500|   466,700
Kansas ...............|   437,034|   451,536|   457,614|   460,838|   463,008|   466,293|   468,687|   472,353|      472,188|   470,610|   470,205|   322,426|   147,779|   470,957|   321,886|   149,071|   470,490|   322,575|   147,915|   461,600|   459,400
Kentucky .............|   636,401|   655,041|   655,265|   657,642|   659,821|   656,089|   669,322|   655,687|      648,180|   665,850|   654,363|   473,499|   180,864|   660,782|   476,758|   184,024|   663,885|   478,258|   185,627|   645,700|   642,500
Louisiana ............|   784,757|   797,985|   800,560|   797,933|   797,366|   793,296|   776,813|   768,734|      756,579|   743,089|   731,328|   536,951|   194,377|   730,464|   536,881|   193,583|   727,709|   536,390|   191,319|   713,600|   709,100
Maine ................|   215,149|   216,453|   216,995|   212,601|   213,569|   213,593|   212,579|   211,051|      209,253|   207,037|   205,586|   143,864|    61,722|   204,337|   141,785|    62,552|   202,084|   139,420|    62,664|   195,800|   192,500
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Maryland .............|   715,176|   751,850|   772,638|   790,938|   805,544|   818,583|   830,744|   841,671|      846,582|   852,920|   860,640|   610,907|   249,733|   866,743|   610,384|   256,359|   869,113|   605,905|   263,208|   864,900|   862,600
Massachusetts ........|   834,314|   859,948|   877,726|   893,727|   915,007|   933,898|   949,006|   962,317|      971,425|   975,150|   973,139|   699,495|   273,644|   982,989|   701,050|   281,939|   980,459|   692,130|   288,329|   972,200|   966,400
Michigan .............| 1,584,431| 1,603,610| 1,599,377| 1,614,784| 1,641,456| 1,685,714| 1,702,717| 1,720,287|    1,725,639| 1,720,626| 1,730,669| 1,222,763|   507,906| 1,785,160| 1,253,811|   531,349| 1,757,604| 1,229,121|   528,483| 1,788,800| 1,789,700
Minnesota ............|   756,374|   793,724|   810,233|   821,693|   835,166|   847,204|   853,621|   856,455|      854,034|   854,340|   851,384|   573,028|   278,356|   846,891|   567,701|   279,190|   842,854|   564,049|   278,805|   827,600|   822,600
Mississippi ..........|   502,417|   506,668|   505,907|   505,962|   506,272|   503,967|   504,792|   502,379|      500,716|   497,871|   493,507|   361,648|   131,859|   492,645|   360,287|   132,358|   493,540|   360,913|   132,627|   486,200|   484,000
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Missouri .............|   816,558|   859,357|   866,378|   878,541|   889,881|   900,517|   910,613|   913,494|      914,110|   912,744|   909,792|   642,513|   267,279|   906,499|   634,675|   271,824|   905,941|   632,230|   273,711|   913,400|   911,800
Montana ..............|   152,974|   160,011|   163,009|   164,341|   165,547|   164,627|   162,335|   159,988|      157,556|   154,875|   151,947|   102,721|    49,226|   149,995|   101,177|    48,818|   148,356|   100,160|    48,196|   144,800|   142,900
Nebraska .............|   274,081|   282,414|   285,097|   287,100|   289,744|   291,967|   292,681|   291,140|      288,261|   286,199|   285,095|   194,653|    90,442|   285,402|   195,113|    90,289|   285,542|   195,417|    90,125|   280,600|   279,800
Nevada ...............|   201,316|   222,974|   235,800|   250,747|   265,041|   282,131|   296,621|   311,061|      325,610|   340,706|   356,814|   262,473|    94,341|   369,498|   270,941|    98,557|   385,401|   280,735|   104,666|   399,200|   410,600
New Hampshire ........|   172,785|   181,247|   185,360|   189,319|   194,171|   198,308|   201,629|   204,713|      206,783|   208,461|   206,847|   144,489|    62,358|   207,671|   143,618|    64,053|   207,417|   142,033|    65,384|   203,300|   201,100
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New Jersey ...........| 1,089,646| 1,130,560| 1,151,307| 1,174,206| 1,197,381| 1,227,832| 1,250,276| 1,268,996|    1,289,256| 1,313,405| 1,341,656|   971,934|   369,722| 1,367,438|   978,762|   388,676| 1,380,753|   978,589|   402,164| 1,394,000| 1,399,800
New Mexico ...........|   301,881|   315,668|   322,292|   327,248|   329,640|   332,632|   331,673|   328,753|      324,495|   320,306|   320,260|   225,036|    95,224|   320,234|   224,497|    95,737|   323,066|   226,032|    97,034|   317,000|   316,400
New York .............| 2,598,337| 2,689,686| 2,733,813| 2,766,208| 2,813,230| 2,843,131| 2,861,823| 2,877,143|    2,887,776| 2,882,188| 2,872,132| 2,017,342|   854,790| 2,888,233| 2,016,810|   871,423| 2,864,775| 1,978,673|   886,102| 2,858,500| 2,842,800
North Carolina .......| 1,086,871| 1,114,083| 1,133,231| 1,156,767| 1,183,090| 1,210,108| 1,236,083| 1,254,821|    1,275,925| 1,293,638| 1,315,363|   955,965|   359,398| 1,335,954|   963,967|   371,987| 1,360,209|   974,019|   386,190| 1,349,200| 1,354,500
North Dakota .........|   117,825|   118,734|   119,127|   119,288|   119,100|   120,123|   118,572|   114,927|      112,751|   109,201|   106,047|    70,454|    35,593|   104,225|    69,089|    35,136|   102,233|    67,870|    34,363|    99,300|    97,600
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Ohio .................| 1,771,089| 1,795,199| 1,807,319| 1,814,290| 1,836,015| 1,844,698| 1,847,114| 1,842,163|    1,836,554| 1,835,049| 1,830,985| 1,286,632|   544,353| 1,838,285| 1,283,795|   554,490| 1,845,428| 1,278,202|   567,226| 1,812,900| 1,804,300
Oklahoma .............|   579,087|   597,096|   604,076|   609,718|   616,393|   620,695|   623,681|   628,492|      627,032|   623,110|   622,139|   445,997|   176,142|   624,548|   449,039|   175,509|   626,160|   450,319|   175,841|   610,600|   608,500
Oregon ...............|   472,394|   510,122|   516,611|   521,945|   527,914|   537,854|   541,346|   542,809|      545,033|   546,231|   551,480|   381,695|   169,785|   554,071|   382,005|   172,066|   551,273|   378,072|   173,201|   554,200|   555,700
Pennsylvania .........| 1,667,834| 1,717,613| 1,744,082| 1,764,946| 1,787,533| 1,804,256| 1,815,151| 1,816,414|    1,816,716| 1,814,311| 1,821,627| 1,254,692|   566,935| 1,816,747| 1,241,636|   575,111| 1,821,146| 1,235,624|   585,522| 1,798,600| 1,785,000
Rhode Island .........|   138,813|   143,798|   145,676|   147,487|   149,799|   151,324|   153,321|   154,785|      156,454|   157,347|   158,046|   112,783|    45,263|   159,205|   112,544|    46,661|   159,375|   111,209|    48,166|   160,100|   159,600
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South Carolina .......|   622,112|   640,464|   643,696|   648,725|   645,586|   652,816|   659,273|   664,600|      666,780|   677,411|   676,198|   486,723|   189,475|   694,389|   500,427|   193,962|   699,198|   500,743|   198,455|   688,000|   688,800
South Dakota .........|   129,164|   134,573|   142,825|   143,482|   144,685|   143,331|   142,443|   132,495|      131,037|   128,603|   127,542|    86,982|    40,560|   130,048|    89,450|    40,598|   125,537|    86,015|    39,522|   123,900|   122,700
Tennessee ............|   824,595|   855,231|   866,557|   881,425|   893,770|   904,818|   893,044|   905,454|      916,202|   909,161|   924,899|   674,507|   250,392|   927,608|   673,337|   254,271|   936,681|   675,276|   261,405|   923,500|   923,900
Texas ................| 3,382,887| 3,541,769| 3,608,262| 3,677,171| 3,748,167| 3,828,975| 3,891,877| 3,945,367|    3,991,783| 4,059,619| 4,163,447| 3,016,214| 1,147,233| 4,259,823| 3,079,665| 1,180,158| 4,331,751| 3,132,584| 1,199,167| 4,317,600| 4,365,200
Utah .................|   446,652|   463,870|   471,365|   474,675|   477,121|   481,812|   482,957|   481,176|      480,255|   481,485|   484,677|   338,016|   146,661|   489,262|   342,655|   146,607|   495,981|   348,890|   147,091|   492,700|   498,200
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Vermont ..............|    95,762|    98,558|   102,755|   104,533|   105,565|   106,341|   105,984|   105,120|      104,559|   102,049|   101,179|    69,299|    31,880|    99,978|    68,034|    31,944|    99,103|    66,732|    32,371|    95,600|    93,700
Virginia .............|   998,601| 1,031,925| 1,045,471| 1,060,809| 1,079,854| 1,096,093| 1,110,815| 1,124,022|    1,133,994| 1,144,915| 1,163,091|   826,184|   336,907| 1,177,229|   831,504|   345,725| 1,192,092|   837,258|   354,834| 1,189,900| 1,193,200
Washington ...........|   839,709|   896,475|   915,952|   938,314|   956,572|   974,504|   991,235|   998,053|    1,003,714| 1,004,770| 1,009,200|   696,257|   312,943| 1,014,798|   697,191|   317,607| 1,021,349|   699,248|   322,101| 1,008,200| 1,008,500
West Virginia ........|   322,389|   318,296|   314,383|   310,511|   307,112|   304,052|   301,419|   297,530|      291,811|   286,367|   282,885|   199,803|    83,082|   282,455|   200,002|    82,453|   281,215|   198,836|    82,379|   275,700|   273,500
Wisconsin ............|   797,621|   829,415|   844,001|   860,581|   870,175|   879,259|   881,780|   879,542|      877,753|   879,476|   879,361|   591,804|   287,557|   881,231|   591,703|   289,528|   880,031|   589,812|   290,219|   863,600|   858,700
Wyoming ..............|    98,226|   100,313|   100,899|   100,314|    99,859|    99,058|    97,115|    95,241|       92,105|    89,940|    88,128|    59,093|    29,035|    88,116|    59,926|    28,190|    87,462|    59,759|    27,703|    84,200|    83,400
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   Affairs ...........|      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |    50,125|       49,076|    46,938|    46,476|    35,021|    11,455|    46,126|    34,392|    11,734|    45,828|    33,671|    12,157|      --- |      ---
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  Overseas schools ...|      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |    80,715|    78,254|    78,170|\3\   108,035|    73,581|    73,212|    58,750|    14,462|    72,889|    58,214|    14,675|    71,053|    56,226|    14,827|      --- |      ---
  Domestic schools ...|      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |         --- |    34,058|    32,847|    29,389|     3,458|    32,115|    28,759|     3,356|    30,603|    27,500|     3,103|      --- |      ---
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  American Samoa .....|    12,463|    13,994|    14,484|    14,445|    14,576|    14,766|    15,214|    15,372|       15,477|    15,702|    15,897|    11,911|     3,986|    15,984|    11,838|     4,146|    15,893|    11,772|     4,121|      --- |      ---
  Guam ...............|    26,391|    30,077|    30,920|    32,185|    32,960|    33,393|    32,444|    32,222|       32,951|    32,473|    31,992|    23,133|     8,859|       ---|       ---|       ---|    31,572|    22,551|     9,021|      --- |      ---
  Northern Marianas ..|     6,449|     8,086|     8,188|     8,429|     8,809|     9,041|     9,246|     9,498|        9,732|    10,004|    10,479|     8,015|     2,464|    11,251|     8,379|     2,872|    11,244|     8,192|     3,052|      --- |      ---
  Puerto Rico ........|   644,734|   637,034|   631,460|   621,121|   627,620|   618,861|   617,157|   613,862|      613,019|   612,725|   604,177|   438,053|   166,124|   596,502|   429,351|   167,151|   584,916|   418,588|   166,328|      --- |      ---
  Virgin Islands .....|    21,750|    22,887|    22,752|    23,126|    22,737|    22,385|    22,136|    20,976|       20,866|    19,459|    18,780|    13,421|     5,359|    18,333|    12,933|     5,400|    17,716|    12,738|     4,978|      --- |      ---
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\1\Includes elementary unclassified.
\2\Includes secondary unclassified.
\3\Includes both overseas and domestic schools.
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1990-91 through 2003-04, and Projections of Education Statistics to 2014. (This table was prepared August 2005.)


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