Participation in Education

Elementary/Secondary Enrollment

Table A-3-1. Actual and projected public school enrollment in grades prekindergarten (preK) through 12, by grade level and region: Selected school years, 1970–71 through 2021–22

[Totals in thousands]
School year	Total enrollment			Total and percent enrollment for grades preK–12, by region
	Grades preK–12	Grades preK–8	Grades 9–12	Northeast		Midwest		South		West
	Grades preK–12	Grades preK–8	Grades 9–12	Total	Percent	Total	Percent	Total	Percent	Total	Percent
1970–71	45,894	32,558	13,336	9,860	21.5	12,936	28.2	14,759	32.2	8,339	18.2
1975–76	44,819	30,515	14,304	9,679	21.6	12,295	27.4	14,654	32.7	8,191	18.3
1980–81	40,877	27,647	13,231	8,215	20.1	10,698	26.2	14,134	34.6	7,831	19.2
1985–86	39,422	27,034	12,388	7,318	18.6	9,862	25.0	14,117	35.8	8,124	20.6
1990–91	41,217	29,876	11,341	7,282	17.7	9,944	24.1	14,807	35.9	9,184	22.3

1991–92	42,047	30,503	11,544	7,407	17.6	10,080	24.0	15,081	35.9	9,479	22.5
1992–93	42,823	31,086	11,737	7,526	17.6	10,198	23.8	15,357	35.9	9,742	22.7
1993–94	43,465	31,502	11,963	7,654	17.6	10,289	23.7	15,591	35.9	9,931	22.8
1994–95	44,111	31,896	12,215	7,760	17.6	10,386	23.5	15,851	35.9	10,114	22.9
1995–96	44,840	32,338	12,502	7,894	17.6	10,512	23.4	16,118	35.9	10,316	23.0

1996–97	45,611	32,762	12,849	8,006	17.6	10,638	23.3	16,373	35.9	10,594	23.2
1997–98	46,127	33,071	13,056	8,085	17.5	10,704	23.2	16,563	35.9	10,775	23.4
1998–99	46,539	33,344	13,195	8,145	17.5	10,722	23.0	16,713	35.9	10,959	23.5
1999–2000	46,857	33,486	13,371	8,196	17.5	10,726	22.9	16,842	35.9	11,093	23.7
2000–01	47,204	33,686	13,517	8,222	17.4	10,730	22.7	17,007	36.0	11,244	23.8

2001–02	47,672	33,936	13,736	8,250	17.3	10,745	22.5	17,237	36.2	11,440	24.0
2002–03	48,183	34,114	14,069	8,297	17.2	10,819	22.5	17,471	36.3	11,596	24.1
2003–04	48,540	34,201	14,339	8,292	17.1	10,809	22.3	17,673	36.4	11,766	24.2
2004–05	48,795	34,178	14,618	8,271	17.0	10,775	22.1	17,892	36.7	11,857	24.3
2005–06	49,113	34,204	14,909	8,240	16.8	10,819	22.0	18,103	36.9	11,951	24.3

2006–07	49,316	34,235	15,081	8,258	16.7	10,819	21.9	18,294	37.1	11,945	24.2
2007–08	49,293	34,205	15,087	8,122	16.5	10,770	21.8	18,425	37.4	11,976	24.3
2008–09	49,266	34,286	14,980	8,053	16.3	10,743	21.8	18,491	37.5	11,979	24.3
2009–10	49,373	34,418	14,955	8,093	16.4	10,672	21.6	18,652	37.8	11,956	24.2
2010–11	49,484	34,625	14,860	8,071	16.3	10,610	21.4	18,805	38.0	11,998	24.2

Projected
2011–12	49,636	34,849	14,787	8,110	16.3	10,581	21.3	18,896	38.1	12,049	24.3
2012–13	49,828	35,076	14,752	8,104	16.3	10,575	21.2	19,028	38.2	12,121	24.3
2013–14	50,067	35,301	14,766	8,106	16.2	10,580	21.1	19,165	38.3	12,216	24.4
2014–15	50,407	35,502	14,905	8,114	16.1	10,613	21.1	19,333	38.4	12,347	24.5
2015–16	50,773	35,735	15,038	8,127	16.0	10,652	21.0	19,505	38.4	12,489	24.6

2016–17	51,146	36,029	15,116	8,140	15.9	10,688	20.9	19,669	38.5	12,648	24.7
2017–18	51,524	36,329	15,195	8,158	15.8	10,728	20.8	19,828	38.5	12,809	24.9
2018–19	51,880	36,639	15,241	8,175	15.8	10,759	20.7	19,972	38.5	12,974	25.0
2019–20	52,260	36,956	15,304	8,197	15.7	10,789	20.6	20,124	38.5	13,150	25.2
2020–21	52,688	37,278	15,410	8,224	15.6	10,830	20.6	20,297	38.5	13,337	25.3
2021–22	53,113	37,598	15,515	8,248	15.5	10,868	20.5	20,481	38.6	13,516	25.4

NOTE: The most recent year of actual data is 2010–11, and 2021–22 is the last year for which projected data are available. For more information on projections, see NCES 2012-044. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. For a list of states in each region, see Appendix C - Commonly Used Measures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary Day Schools, 1970–71 through 1984–85; Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1985–86 through 2010–11, and National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Model, 1972–2010.

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