Table 25. Actual and projected numbers for high school graduates of public schools, by region and state: 1999–2000 through 2017

Projections of Education Statistics to 2017

NCES 2008-078
September 2008

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Table 25. Actual and projected numbers for high school graduates of public schools, by region and state: 1999–2000 through 2017–18 (Table 25—Continued)

Region and state	Actual						Projected
Region and state	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09

United States	2,553,844	2,568,956	2,621,534	2,719,907	2,753,438	2,799,250	2,886,480	2,950,450	3,025,780	3,011,040

Northeast	453,814	457,638	461,479	477,236	485,670	503,528	519,100	529,180	537,720	529,180
Connecticut	31,562	30,388	32,327	33,665	34,573	35,515	36,040	37,450	37,730	37,580
Maine	12,211	12,654	12,593	12,947	13,278	13,077	13,490	13,390	13,250	12,660
Massachusetts	52,950	54,393	55,272	55,987	58,326	59,665	61,160	62,460	63,200	61,710
New Hampshire	11,829	12,294	12,452	13,210	13,309	13,775	13,920	14,240	14,440	14,160
New Jersey	74,420	76,130	77,664	81,391	83,826	86,502	91,810	95,590	97,830	96,930
New York	141,731	141,884	140,139	143,818	142,526	153,203	157,870	158,850	161,550	157,840
Pennsylvania	113,959	114,436	114,943	119,932	123,474	124,758	127,830	129,890	132,330	131,230
Rhode Island	8,477	8,603	9,006	9,318	9,258	9,881	9,930	10,180	10,360	10,150
Vermont	6,675	6,856	7,083	6,968	7,100	7,152	7,070	7,140	7,050	6,910

Midwest	648,020	644,770	651,640	673,241	680,178	676,786	691,400	701,390	718,770	716,040
Illinois	111,835	110,624	116,657	117,507	124,763	123,615	125,790	130,080	134,110	134,170
Indiana	57,012	56,172	56,722	57,895	56,008	55,444	59,350	61,060	62,720	63,110
Iowa	33,926	33,774	33,789	34,858	34,339	33,547	34,900	35,480	35,810	35,580
Kansas	29,102	29,360	29,541	29,963	30,155	30,355	29,450	29,550	30,030	29,290
Michigan	97,679	96,515	95,001	100,301	98,823	101,582	104,300	106,750	112,230	110,390
Minnesota	57,372	56,581	57,440	59,432	59,096	58,391	59,360	59,640	60,540	59,040
Missouri	52,848	54,138	54,487	56,925	57,983	57,841	58,700	59,680	60,530	61,830
Nebraska	20,149	19,658	19,910	20,161	20,309	19,940	19,830	19,860	20,840	20,550
North Dakota	8,606	8,445	8,114	8,169	7,888	7,555	7,380	7,220	7,080	6,990
Ohio	111,668	111,281	110,608	115,762	119,029	116,702	120,550	119,710	121,920	123,350
South Dakota	9,278	8,881	8,796	8,998	9,001	8,585	8,300	8,240	8,380	8,250
Wisconsin	58,545	59,341	60,575	63,270	62,784	63,229	63,480	64,120	64,590	63,500

South	861,498	866,693	890,643	930,458	946,808	953,206	984,650	1,014,100	1,039,720	1,033,740
Alabama	37,819	37,082	35,887	36,741	36,464	37,453	37,380	38,060	39,180	39,480
Arkansas	27,335	27,100	26,984	27,555	27,181	26,621	27,440	27,920	29,080	29,310
Delaware	6,108	6,614	6,482	6,817	6,951	6,934	7,120	7,080	7,270	7,590
District of Columbia	2,695	2,808	3,090	2,723	3,031	2,781	3,150	3,400	3,820	3,830
Florida	106,708	111,112	119,537	127,484	131,418	133,318	142,560	150,280	156,280	145,580
Georgia	62,563	62,499	65,983	66,888	68,550	70,834	74,610	76,550	80,920	81,620
Kentucky	36,830	36,957	36,337	37,654	37,787	38,399	38,010	38,850	40,040	40,450
Louisiana	38,430	38,314	37,905	37,608	37,019	36,009	33,040	31,690	29,900	29,150
Maryland	47,849	49,222	50,881	51,864	52,870	54,170	55,720	57,080	58,480	58,110
Mississippi	24,232	23,748	23,740	23,808	23,735	23,523	24,100	24,540	24,970	25,360
North Carolina	62,140	63,288	65,955	69,694	72,126	75,010	77,980	81,080	83,590	84,170
Oklahoma	37,646	37,458	36,852	36,694	36,799	36,227	36,220	36,860	37,360	37,180
South Carolina	31,617	30,026	31,302	32,480	33,235	33,439	34,970	38,080	35,480	35,340
Tennessee	41,568	40,642	40,894	44,111	46,096	47,967	48,120	50,830	51,620	51,530
Texas	212,925	215,316	225,167	238,109	244,165	239,717	252,680	255,830	263,840	265,940
Virginia	65,596	66,067	66,519	72,943	72,042	73,667	74,730	78,710	80,520	81,200
West Virginia	19,437	18,440	17,128	17,285	17,339	17,137	16,850	17,260	17,390	17,900

West	590,512	600,099	617,772	638,972	640,782	665,730	691,330	705,790	729,560	732,070
Alaska	6,615	6,812	6,945	7,297	7,236	6,909	7,780	7,930	7,990	7,470
Arizona	38,304	46,733	47,175	49,986	45,508	59,498	63,450	69,060	74,640	77,920
California	309,866	315,189	325,895	341,097	343,480	355,217	370,450	375,930	387,990	386,780
Colorado	38,924	39,241	40,760	42,379	44,777	44,532	46,660	46,890	48,450	47,170
Hawaii	10,437	10,102	10,452	10,013	10,324	10,813	10,690	10,680	11,130	11,240
Idaho	16,170	15,941	15,874	15,856	15,547	15,768	16,100	16,360	16,710	16,940
Montana	10,903	10,628	10,554	10,657	10,500	10,335	10,320	10,130	10,310	10,030
Nevada	14,551	15,127	16,270	16,378	15,201	15,740	16,350	17,450	19,430	20,860
New Mexico	18,031	18,199	18,094	16,923	17,892	17,353	17,390	17,430	17,530	17,710
Oregon	30,151	29,939	31,153	32,585	32,958	32,602	31,710	32,020	32,390	32,270
Utah	32,501	31,036	30,183	29,525	30,252	30,253	31,730	31,480	32,450	33,220
Washington	57,597	55,081	58,311	60,433	61,274	61,094	63,280	65,050	65,130	64,920
Wyoming	6,462	6,071	6,106	5,843	5,833	5,616	5,420	5,380	5,420	5,530

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