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Projections of Education Statistics to 2015

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Table 32. Actual and alternative projected numbers for elementary and secondary teachers, by control of school: Fall 1990 through fall 2015
 
[In thousands]
Year Total Public Private
Actual
1990 1 2,753 2,398 355
1991 2,787 2,432 355
1992 1 2,822 2,459 363
1993 2,870 2,504 366
1994 1 2,926 2,552 374
1995 2,978 2,598 380
1996 1 3,054 2,667 387
1997 3,134 2,746 388
1998 1 3,221 2,830 391
1999 3,306 2,911 395
2000 1 3,331 2,941 390
2001 3,390 3,000 390
2002 1 3,428 3,034 394
2003 1 3,444 3,049 396
 
Middle alternative projections
2004 3,504 3,111 393
2005 3,534 3,139 395
2006 3,575 3,176 400
2007 3,608 3,207 401
2008 3,639 3,237 403
2009 3,670 3,266 404
2010 3,706 3,299 406
2011 3,746 3,337 409
2012 3,796 3,384 412
2013 3,850 3,435 415
2014 3,911 3,492 419
2015 3,974 3,551 423
 
Low alternative projections
2004 3,504 3,111 393
2005 3,531 3,136 395
2006 3,569 3,169 400
2007 3,599 3,198 401
2008 3,627 3,225 403
2009 3,654 3,250 404
2010 3,685 3,279 406
2011 3,725 3,316 409
2012 3,775 3,363 412
2013 3,829 3,414 415
2014 3,890 3,471 419
2015 3,955 3,532 423
 
High alternative projections
2004 3,504 3,111 393
2005 3,539 3,144 395
2006 3,588 3,188 400
2007 3,626 3,224 401
2008 3,660 3,257 403
2009 3,695 3,291 404
2010 3,736 3,329 406
2011 3,781 3,372 409
2012 3,834 3,422 412
2013 3,890 3,475 415
2014 3,952 3,533 419
2015 4,016 3,593 423
1 Private school numbers are estimated.
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 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, 1991–92 through 2001–02; and Elementary and Secondary Teacher Model, 1968-2002. (This table was prepared November 2005.)
 
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