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Table 203.30. Public school enrollment in grades 9 through 12, by region, state, and jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 1990 through fall 2025
Region, state, and jurisdiction Actual enrollment Percent change in enroll-ment, 2008 to 2013 Projected enrollment Percent change in enroll-ment, 2013 to 2025
Fall 1990 Fall 2000 Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2020 Fall 2025
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
United States 11,340,769 13,517,118 14,339,474 14,617,900 14,909,336 15,081,091 15,086,478 14,980,008 14,951,722 14,859,651 14,748,918 14,753,225 14,793,730 -1.2 14,882,600 14,970,400 14,983,400 15,026,300 15,214,600 15,367,900 3.9
                                           
Region                                          
Northeast 2,092,968 2,382,157 2,540,754 2,582,165 2,617,205 2,684,160 2,617,622 2,576,761 2,597,949 2,531,059 2,474,807 2,465,820 2,459,228 -4.6 2,446,900 2,437,000 2,422,000 2,417,300 2,409,200 2,375,100 -3.4
Midwest 2,814,260 3,206,741 3,307,398 3,336,735 3,393,507 3,414,670 3,411,182 3,369,582 3,310,212 3,260,270 3,215,000 3,190,746 3,178,779 -5.7 3,190,900 3,203,300 3,198,300 3,199,500 3,210,600 3,150,700 -0.9
South 3,948,216 4,693,085 4,997,566 5,111,827 5,221,330 5,303,937 5,337,728 5,323,790 5,351,246 5,370,447 5,377,721 5,417,092 5,468,585 2.7 5,548,900 5,623,100 5,652,500 5,674,900 5,756,000 6,002,200 9.8
West 2,485,325 3,235,135 3,493,756 3,587,173 3,677,294 3,678,324 3,719,946 3,709,875 3,692,315 3,697,875 3,681,390 3,679,567 3,687,138 -0.6 3,695,900 3,707,000 3,710,600 3,734,600 3,838,800 3,839,800 4.1
                                           
State                                          
Alabama 194,709 201,358 205,907 208,383 212,414 214,968 216,941 217,590 219,495 221,940 217,615 217,203 218,705 0.5 219,600 218,300 216,300 213,700 208,800 211,900 -3.1
Alaska 28,606 38,914 40,238 40,989 42,063 42,441 42,049 41,399 40,837 40,114 39,110 38,420 38,230 -7.7 37,900 37,800 37,500 37,000 38,000 40,100 4.8
Arizona 160,807 237,132 307,746 321,095 354,919 308,593 316,391 316,068 317,411 319,759 320,825 321,650 327,165 3.5 324,300 322,800 321,400 325,100 343,200 359,600 9.9
Arkansas 122,781 131,936 133,015 134,928 138,460 139,857 139,096 137,362 136,350 136,306 137,092 138,526 140,270 2.1 141,000 141,200 141,000 140,500 138,600 143,300 2.2
California 1,336,740 1,733,779 1,874,090 1,934,202 1,971,587 1,996,645 2,014,503 2,016,270 1,999,416 1,995,610 1,979,387 1,967,644 1,954,634 -3.1 1,951,000 1,946,100 1,940,100 1,948,800 1,987,500 1,901,800 -2.7
                                           
Colorado 154,303 207,942 221,368 225,281 229,951 234,985 236,141 238,139 240,990 242,239 243,411 246,051 249,380 4.7 254,400 259,900 264,400 269,500 280,100 284,700 14.1
Connecticut 121,727 155,734 169,409 173,221 175,354 177,037 176,592 174,980 174,004 173,071 171,060 170,245 169,038 -3.4 166,800 165,600 163,400 162,100 157,200 145,500 -13.9
Delaware 27,052 33,875 34,770 35,492 36,298 37,258 37,555 38,619 39,091 39,124 38,322 38,022 38,483 -0.4 38,600 38,900 39,300 40,000 42,300 42,300 10.0
District of Columbia 19,412 15,233 18,568 19,596 21,230 20,459 22,586 17,902 17,777 17,736 17,716 17,867 17,774 -0.7 18,000 18,000 17,800 17,700 18,800 23,900 34.2
Florida 491,658 674,919 755,252 781,538 801,629 804,951 810,952 781,725 783,621 784,849 792,054 799,602 807,034 3.2 817,800 825,600 827,800 826,700 842,000 900,300 11.6
                                           
Georgia 302,605 384,954 419,430 435,058 453,015 462,649 471,012 470,108 472,934 474,588 473,766 481,043 490,032 4.2 500,100 508,900 512,300 513,200 518,300 537,100 9.6
Hawaii 48,868 52,067 53,555 54,397 55,346 54,720 54,341 53,568 52,719 52,076 51,701 51,170 50,900 -5.0 51,100 50,700 51,200 52,100 54,200 55,900 9.8
Idaho 60,749 74,696 76,696 77,863 79,153 80,375 80,948 81,497 81,571 81,715 81,809 82,631 87,143 6.9 89,200 92,000 93,500 94,200 100,500 109,400 25.5
Illinois 511,891 574,859 608,236 613,859 631,386 640,597 639,896 640,512 640,462 636,861 629,941 624,679 621,531 -3.0 626,100 629,700 632,700 638,400 649,700 610,000 -1.9
Indiana 278,721 286,006 294,311 301,342 310,607 315,832 317,214 316,126 316,062 317,818 316,160 316,329 316,350 0.1 316,600 319,400 318,500 315,100 305,700 302,800 -4.3
                                           
Iowa 138,848 161,330 154,395 154,150 157,322 156,904 155,611 151,993 150,509 147,663 145,718 144,784 145,011 -4.6 146,000 146,500 146,900 147,600 150,900 154,400 6.5
Kansas 117,386 147,453 147,999 147,960 147,012 143,305 141,524 139,981 141,492 140,774 138,979 139,348 140,511 0.4 142,100 144,100 144,800 146,300 149,900 153,200 9.0
Kentucky 177,201 194,421 185,115 189,002 192,449 195,987 196,852 197,826 195,623 192,794 193,531 194,102 192,388 -2.7 191,900 192,300 190,800 190,900 188,600 185,300 -3.7
Louisiana 198,555 196,510 191,319 190,530 172,444 183,735 181,489 180,660 181,032 184,292 184,588 186,111 188,181 4.2 190,600 192,300 192,600 192,500 189,800 194,700 3.5
Maine 59,946 61,336 62,664 62,545 62,007 61,648 65,503 63,611 60,579 60,148 58,923 57,815 56,924 -10.5 56,400 55,700 54,700 54,000 53,300 50,400 -11.5
                                           
Maryland 188,432 243,877 263,251 268,144 271,449 272,575 269,221 267,388 266,627 264,055 259,870 256,836 253,589 -5.2 253,200 252,800 254,900 258,400 270,000 284,100 12.0
Massachusetts 230,080 272,575 288,329 293,399 296,511 298,033 296,032 292,372 290,502 289,161 287,055 287,506 287,478 -1.7 288,100 288,400 286,900 286,700 283,800 275,700 -4.1
Michigan 439,553 498,144 528,483 539,592 550,885 552,098 555,916 541,352 534,471 511,483 502,664 493,440 488,776 -9.7 487,800 485,600 478,800 473,700 459,700 436,600 -10.7
Minnesota 210,818 276,574 278,805 280,056 281,486 282,120 279,398 275,864 272,392 268,074 264,194 262,041 261,409 -5.2 264,100 266,300 268,700 272,100 286,000 291,200 11.4
Mississippi 130,776 133,998 132,659 134,319 136,924 138,644 140,610 140,155 140,829 139,641 137,620 137,286 136,154 -2.9 136,700 136,400 135,500 133,300 129,700 132,600 -2.6
                                           
Missouri 228,488 267,978 273,714 276,782 282,563 286,078 285,442 282,460 279,900 275,719 271,208 270,370 269,227 -4.7 269,400 269,000 266,800 265,400 265,300 267,200 -0.8
Montana 41,805 49,649 48,196 48,032 47,646 47,397 46,469 45,030 43,939 43,202 42,624 42,089 42,138 -6.4 41,900 41,900 42,000 42,100 43,600 45,400 7.7
Nebraska 76,001 90,713 90,125 90,945 91,591 91,811 91,149 89,678 88,508 88,208 87,792 88,073 88,555 -1.3 90,100 91,600 93,300 95,000 98,800 95,900 8.3
Nevada 51,435 89,986 104,667 111,330 116,406 121,813 121,789 125,043 123,435 129,852 130,274 131,977 132,591 6.0 133,100 135,100 136,400 137,400 141,800 153,800 16.0
New Hampshire 46,484 61,340 65,386 66,611 67,183 67,384 66,413 64,939 64,372 63,135 62,268 60,805 59,377 -8.6 58,500 57,500 56,600 55,900 54,000 49,600 -16.4
                                           
New Jersey 306,224 345,872 402,313 417,491 425,010 425,432 427,930 424,655 427,697 421,293 408,855 416,133 413,916 -2.5 413,700 412,900 411,100 411,100 410,900 405,800 -2.0
New Mexico 93,794 95,427 97,034 98,202 97,206 98,129 99,322 98,830 99,076 98,777 97,744 97,242 97,716 -1.1 98,300 98,800 99,500 99,300 100,000 99,800 2.1
New York 770,919 853,282 886,594 893,762 906,553 922,365 909,120 897,512 919,049 865,805 847,144 842,142 847,925 -5.5 847,300 844,600 841,000 841,700 846,200 854,700 0.8
North Carolina 303,739 348,168 386,190 400,014 413,318 417,414 417,168 429,719 429,596 432,196 433,801 438,375 441,263 2.7 446,600 452,700 454,400 455,800 449,900 467,600 6.0
North Dakota 32,882 36,780 34,363 33,391 32,645 32,275 31,567 30,773 30,497 30,288 29,758 30,116 30,420 -1.1 30,500 31,000 31,300 31,900 36,200 42,700 40.5
                                           
Ohio 513,509 541,403 567,226 572,944 578,352 583,529 585,862 577,669 538,951 531,383 522,804 518,617 515,611 -10.7 515,400 516,300 512,800 510,000 501,600 489,700 -5.0
Oklahoma 154,188 177,708 175,850 176,534 177,785 179,447 179,436 177,148 177,840 176,447 175,924 177,339 180,344 1.8 183,600 186,400 187,900 189,600 194,500 203,300 12.7
Oregon 132,151 166,967 173,221 175,572 172,514 181,998 181,988 179,972 178,388 178,119 176,898 178,239 178,595 -0.8 178,500 178,900 178,200 178,300 181,400 189,800 6.3
Pennsylvania 495,670 556,487 585,522 593,261 603,059 650,986 596,620 580,702 585,547 583,518 566,545 558,945 554,067 -4.6 546,800 543,400 539,700 536,900 535,100 527,300 -4.8
Rhode Island 37,016 43,802 48,166 49,458 49,552 49,616 48,470 47,359 46,934 46,059 45,195 44,672 43,270 -8.6 42,500 42,400 42,400 43,100 43,100 41,800 -3.5
                                           
South Carolina 170,079 184,185 198,455 199,472 203,514 206,748 207,751 210,511 211,019 210,257 207,797 208,648 211,835 0.6 216,700 220,800 222,000 222,000 226,200 242,300 14.4
South Dakota 33,999 40,765 39,522 38,907 38,482 38,021 38,182 38,952 37,968 38,192 37,487 37,267 36,639 -5.9 36,800 36,700 36,800 37,100 39,500 42,000 14.7
Tennessee 226,484 241,038 261,405 270,211 277,352 286,397 282,508 287,401 285,881 285,715 286,944 281,971 283,888 -1.2 285,500 286,900 286,800 285,800 288,700 296,400 4.4
Texas 871,932 1,116,572 1,199,167 1,220,980 1,257,055 1,279,727 1,300,148 1,305,637 1,329,862 1,349,106 1,363,618 1,387,513 1,411,436 8.1 1,447,900 1,487,000 1,507,800 1,529,600 1,580,100 1,659,500 17.6
Utah 121,670 148,381 147,141 148,162 150,786 152,114 165,986 155,309 158,243 160,573 164,296 169,077 174,129 12.1 179,600 184,600 189,000 193,100 203,900 213,200 22.4
                                           
Vermont 24,902 31,729 32,371 32,417 31,976 31,659 30,942 30,631 29,265 28,869 27,762 27,557 27,233 -11.1 26,900 26,500 26,200 25,700 25,600 24,400 -10.5
Virginia 270,321 329,167 354,834 365,052 372,317 378,755 380,413 380,787 381,320 379,994 376,658 375,975 377,252 -0.9 381,300 385,300 387,000 388,100 394,800 403,900 7.1
Washington 227,112 310,403 322,101 324,600 332,503 331,916 332,840 332,224 329,960 329,616 327,269 327,134 328,068 -1.3 330,200 331,500 330,500 330,600 335,400 355,700 8.4
West Virginia 98,292 85,166 82,379 82,574 83,677 84,366 83,990 83,252 82,349 81,407 80,805 80,673 79,957 -4.0 79,900 79,300 78,300 77,100 74,900 73,800 -7.7
Wisconsin 232,164 284,736 290,219 286,807 291,176 292,100 289,421 284,222 279,000 273,807 268,295 265,682 264,739 -6.9 266,000 267,200 266,800 266,600 267,300 265,000 0.1
Wyoming 27,285 29,792 27,703 27,448 27,214 27,198 27,179 26,526 26,330 26,223 26,042 26,243 26,449 -0.3 26,600 26,800 26,900 27,300 29,200 30,700 16.0
                                           
Jurisdiction                                          
Bureau of Indian
       Education
11,192 12,157 12,157 14,805 10,315 9,970 9,977
DoD, overseas 14,282 14,827 14,607 13,852 13,302 12,829 12,837
DoD, domestic 3,477 3,103 2,956 2,771 2,579 2,741 2,758
Other jurisdictions                                          
American Samoa 3,073 3,807 4,121 4,253 4,672 4,637
Guam 7,115 8,775 9,021 8,919 9,040 10,057 10,020 10,020 10,113
Northern Marianas 1,531 2,195 3,052 3,185 3,291 3,191 3,159 3,097 3,218 3,417 3,308 3,250 3,298 6.5
Puerto Rico 164,378 167,201 166,267 166,977 164,043 161,491 154,051 148,520 145,755 139,122 133,816 129,561 128,958 -13.2
U.S. Virgin Islands 5,501 5,549 4,978 4,779 5,022 5,047 5,133 5,201 5,084 4,977 5,135 4,890 4,670 -10.2
—Not available.
NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1990-91 through 2013-14; and State Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, 1980 through 2025. (This table was prepared January 2016.)

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