Table 3. Actual and projected numbers for enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade: Fall 1990 to fall 2015

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Table 3. Actual and projected numbers for enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by grade: Fall 1990 to fall 2015 [In thousands]
Year	Total	Grade
Year	Total	PK	K	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Elementary unclassified	Secondary unclassified
Actual
1990	41,217	303	3,306	3,499	3,327	3,297	3,248	3,197	3,110	3,067	2,979	3,169	2,896	2,612	2,381	543	282
1991	42,047	375	3,311	3,556	3,360	3,334	3,315	3,268	3,239	3,181	3,020	3,313	2,915	2,645	2,392	545	275
1992	42,823	505	3,313	3,542	3,431	3,361	3,342	3,325	3,303	3,299	3,129	3,352	3,027	2,656	2,431	539	269
1993	43,465	545	3,377	3,529	3,429	3,437	3,361	3,350	3,356	3,355	3,249	3,487	3,050	2,751	2,424	515	248
1994	44,111	603	3,444	3,593	3,440	3,439	3,426	3,372	3,381	3,404	3,302	3,604	3,131	2,748	2,488	494	242
1995	44,840	637	3,536	3,671	3,507	3,445	3,431	3,438	3,395	3,422	3,356	3,704	3,237	2,826	2,487	502	245
1996	45,611	670	3,532	3,770	3,600	3,524	3,454	3,453	3,494	3,464	3,403	3,801	3,323	2,930	2,586	401	206
1997	46,127	695	3,503	3,755	3,689	3,597	3,507	3,458	3,492	3,520	3,415	3,819	3,376	2,972	2,673	442	214
1998	46,539	729	3,443	3,727	3,681	3,696	3,592	3,520	3,497	3,530	3,480	3,856	3,382	3,021	2,722	451	212
1999	46,857	751	3,397	3,684	3,656	3,691	3,686	3,604	3,564	3,541	3,497	3,935	3,415	3,034	2,782	417	203
2000	47,204	776	3,382	3,636	3,634	3,676	3,711	3,707	3,663	3,629	3,538	3,963	3,491	3,083	2,803	336	175
2001	47,672	865	3,379	3,614	3,593	3,653	3,695	3,727	3,769	3,720	3,616	4,012	3,528	3,174	2,863	306	157
2002	48,183	915	3,434	3,594	3,565	3,623	3,669	3,711	3,788	3,821	3,709	4,105	3,584	3,229	2,990	287	160
2003	48,541	950	3,503	3,613	3,544	3,611	3,619	3,685	3,772	3,841	3,809	4,191	3,675	3,277	3,047	256	149
Projected
2004	48,560	875	3,417	3,555	3,561	3,574	3,617	3,635	3,743	3,826	3,825	4,311	3,741	3,347	3,067	299	169
2005	48,710	889	3,472	3,560	3,503	3,591	3,580	3,632	3,692	3,797	3,811	4,329	3,848	3,407	3,132	295	172
2006	48,948	928	3,622	3,610	3,509	3,534	3,597	3,595	3,690	3,745	3,781	4,313	3,864	3,504	3,188	295	173
2007	49,091	929	3,627	3,766	3,558	3,539	3,539	3,612	3,652	3,743	3,730	4,279	3,850	3,519	3,279	295	174
2008	49,167	935	3,651	3,770	3,711	3,588	3,545	3,555	3,670	3,705	3,728	4,221	3,820	3,506	3,293	296	173
2009	49,267	942	3,679	3,795	3,716	3,743	3,594	3,560	3,611	3,722	3,690	4,219	3,768	3,479	3,280	297	171
2010	49,415	951	3,711	3,823	3,740	3,748	3,749	3,610	3,616	3,663	3,707	4,176	3,766	3,432	3,255	299	168
2011	49,637	959	3,746	3,857	3,768	3,773	3,754	3,765	3,667	3,668	3,648	4,196	3,728	3,429	3,211	302	166
2012	49,938	969	3,782	3,892	3,801	3,801	3,779	3,770	3,825	3,719	3,653	4,128	3,745	3,395	3,209	306	164
2013	50,294	979	3,820	3,930	3,836	3,834	3,807	3,795	3,830	3,880	3,705	4,135	3,685	3,411	3,176	309	163
2014	50,735	989	3,860	3,970	3,873	3,870	3,840	3,823	3,855	3,885	3,865	4,192	3,691	3,356	3,191	313	162
2015	51,220	999	3,899	4,011	3,913	3,907	3,876	3,857	3,884	3,910	3,869	4,373	3,742	3,361	3,140	315	163
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 A-2, appendix A.
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," 1991–2004; and National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Model, 1972–2003. (This table was prepared November 2005.)

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