Table 2. Actual and projected numbers for enrollment in elementary and secondary schools, by organizational level and control of school: Fall 1990 through fall 2015

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Table 2. Actual and projected numbers for enrollment in elementary and secondary schools, by organizational level and control of school: Fall 1990 through fall 2015 [In thousands]
Year	Total			Public			Private
Year	PK-12¹	Elementary	Secondary	PK-12	Elementary	Secondary	PK-12¹	Elementary	Secondary
Actual
1990	46,451	31,134	15,317	41,217	27,050	14,167	5,234	4,084	1,150
1991²	47,322	31,604	15,719	42,047	27,490	14,557	5,275	4,113	1,162
1992²	48,145	32,125	16,020	42,823	27,950	14,874	5,322	4,175	1,147
1993²	48,812	32,484	16,328	43,465	28,269	15,196	5,348	4,215	1,132
1994²	49,610	32,620	16,990	44,111	28,285	15,827	5,498	4,335	1,163
1995	50,503	33,080	17,423	44,840	28,614	16,226	5,662	4,465	1,197
1996²	51,375	33,293	18,083	45,611	28,741	16,870	5,764	4,551	1,213
1997	51,968	33,732	18,237	46,127	29,109	17,018	5,841	4,623	1,218
1998²	52,475	33,959	18,516	46,539	29,257	17,281	5,937	4,702	1,235
1999	52,875	34,183	18,692	46,857	29,419	17,439	6,018	4,765	1,254
2000²	53,357	34,371	18,986	47,204	29,504	17,700	6,154	4,867	1,287
2001	53,992	34,736	19,255	47,672	29,743	17,929	6,320	4,993	1,326
2002²	54,576	34,858	19,718	48,183	29,824	18,359	6,393	5,034	1,359
2003²	54,989	34,944	20,045	48,541	29,879	18,662	6,448	5,065	1,383
Projected
2004	54,964	34,556	20,408	48,560	29,566	18,994	6,404	4,990	1,414
2005	55,148	34,485	20,662	48,710	29,488	19,222	6,438	4,997	1,441
2006	55,460	34,673	20,787	48,948	29,617	19,331	6,512	5,055	1,456
2007	55,628	34,806	20,822	49,091	29,732	19,359	6,536	5,074	1,463
2008	55,726	35,024	20,702	49,167	29,919	19,248	6,559	5,105	1,454
2009	55,852	35,266	20,586	49,267	30,126	19,140	6,585	5,139	1,446
2010	56,034	35,600	20,434	49,415	30,419	18,996	6,619	5,181	1,437
2011	56,296	35,962	20,334	49,637	30,739	18,898	6,659	5,224	1,435
2012	56,647	36,376	20,271	49,938	31,096	18,842	6,709	5,280	1,429
2013	57,058	36,744	20,315	50,294	31,403	18,891	6,765	5,341	1,424
2014	57,561	37,128	20,433	50,735	31,727	19,008	6,826	5,401	1,425
2015	58,107	37,455	20,652	51,220	32,007	19,213	6,888	5,448	1,440
¹ Includes private nursery and prekindergarten enrollment in schools that offer first or higher grades.
² Private school numbers are estimated based on data from the Private School Universe Survey.
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. For private schools, it was assumed that numbers for elementary are the same as those in table 1 for grades PK-8, and numbers for secondary are the same as those in table 1 for grades 9–12. Designation of grades as elementary or secondary varies from school to school. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Mean absolute percentage errors of selected education statistics can be found in table A-2, appendix A.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1990–91 through 2003–04; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), selected years 1990–91 through 2001–02; and National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Model, 1972–2003. (This table was prepared November 2005.)

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