Projections of Education Statistics to 2014, Thirty-third Edition, September 2005 - Actual and projected numbers for enrollment in elementary and secondary schools, by control of school: Fall 1989 to fall 2014

Table 1. Actual and projected numbers for enrollment in grades PK–12 and 9–12 in elementary and secondary schools, by control of school: Fall 1989 to fall 2014 [In thousands]
Year	Total			Public			Private
Year	PK–12¹	PK–8¹	9–12	PK–12¹	PK–8¹	9–12	PK–12¹	PK–8¹	9–12
Actual
1989²	45,741	33,187	12,554	40,543	29,152	11,390	5,198	4,035	1,163
1990	46,451	33,962	12,488	41,217	29,878	11,338	5,234	4,084	1,150
1991²	47,322	34,619	12,703	42,047	30,506	11,541	5,275	4,113	1,162
1992²	48,145	35,264	12,882	42,823	31,088	11,735	5,322	4,175	1,147
1993²	48,812	35,719	13,093	43,465	31,504	11,961	5,348	4,215	1,132
1994²	49,610	36,233	13,376	44,111	31,898	12,213	5,498	4,335	1,163
1995	50,503	36,806	13,697	44,840	32,341	12,500	5,662	4,465	1,197
1996²	51,375	37,316	14,060	45,611	32,764	12,847	5,764	4,551	1,213
1997	51,968	37,696	14,272	46,127	33,073	13,054	5,841	4,623	1,218
1998²	52,475	38,048	14,427	46,539	33,346	13,193	5,937	4,702	1,235
1999	52,876	38,253	14,623	46,857	33,488	13,369	6,018	4,765	1,254
2000²	53,358	38,556	14,802	47,204	33,688	13,515	6,155	4,868	1,287
2001	53,992	38,931	15,061	47,672	33,938	13,734	6,320	4,993	1,326
2002²	54,604	39,177	15,426	48,202	34,135	14,067	6,401	5,042	1,359
Projected
2003	54,532	38,852	15,680	48,213	33,917	14,296	6,319	4,935	1,384
2004	54,593	38,596	15,998	48,270	33,686	14,584	6,323	4,910	1,414
2005	54,725	38,439	16,286	48,375	33,528	14,847	6,349	4,910	1,439
2006	54,993	38,528	16,465	48,574	33,565	15,010	6,419	4,963	1,456
2007	55,102	38,581	16,521	48,664	33,603	15,060	6,439	4,978	1,461
2008	55,154	38,704	16,450	48,696	33,702	14,994	6,458	5,002	1,457
2009	55,221	38,900	16,321	48,740	33,870	14,871	6,481	5,030	1,450
2010	55,352	39,160	16,192	48,842	34,097	14,745	6,510	5,064	1,446
2011	55,551	39,553	15,998	49,004	34,439	14,565	6,547	5,114	1,433
2012	55,839	40,018	15,821	49,248	34,846	14,402	6,591	5,171	1,419
2013	56,225	40,499	15,725	49,584	35,268	14,315	6,641	5,231	1,410
2014	56,688	40,971	15,717	49,993	35,681	14,312	6,695	5,290	1,405
¹Includes most nursery school enrollment.
²Private school numbers are estimated based on data from the Private School Universe Survey.
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Mean absolute percentage errors of selected education statistics can be found in table A2, appendix A.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics: Common Core of Data (CCD), “State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education,” 1989–90 through 2002–2003; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), selected years 1989–90 through 2002–2002; and National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Model, 1972–2002. (This table was prepared August 2004.)

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