| Table 12. Actual and projected numbers for high school graduates, by control of school: 1994–95 through 2019–20 |
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| School year | Total | Public | Private |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | |||
| 1994–95 | 2,519,084 | 2,273,541 | 245,543 |
| 1995–96 1 | 2,518,109 | 2,273,109 | 245,000 |
| 1996–97 | 2,611,988 | 2,358,403 | 253,585 |
| 1997–98 1 | 2,704,050 | 2,439,050 | 265,000 |
| 1998–99 | 2,758,655 | 2,485,630 | 273,025 |
| 1999–2000 1 | 2,832,844 | 2,553,844 | 279,000 |
| 2000–01 | 2,847,973 | 2,569,200 | 278,773 |
| 2001–02 1 | 2,906,534 | 2,621,534 | 285,000 |
| 2002–03 | 3,015,702 | 2,719,947 | 295,755 |
| 2003–04 1 | 3,054,438 | 2,753,438 | 301,000 |
| 2004–05 | 3,106,499 | 2,799,250 | 307,249 |
| 2005–06 1 | 3,122,544 | 2,815,544 | 307,000 |
| 2006–07 | 3,198,956 | 2,892,351 | 306,605 |
| Projected | |||
| 2007–08 | 3,325,370 | 3,011,060 | 314,310 |
| 2008–09 | 3,318,770 | 3,004,570 | 314,200 |
| 2009–10 | 3,306,220 | 2,991,310 | 314,910 |
| 2010–11 | 3,251,720 | 2,937,170 | 314,550 |
| 2011–12 | 3,221,990 | 2,905,990 | 316,000 |
| 2012–13 | 3,200,130 | 2,890,740 | 309,390 |
| 2013–14 | 3,176,300 | 2,868,100 | 308,200 |
| 2014–15 | 3,170,560 | 2,872,470 | 298,090 |
| 2015–16 | 3,201,060 | 2,906,330 | 294,730 |
| 2016–17 | 3,223,000 | 2,933,220 | 289,780 |
| 2017–18 | 3,273,690 | 2,988,630 | 285,060 |
| 2018–19 | 3,265,020 | 2,984,530 | 280,490 |
| 2019–20 | 3,245,900 | 2,953,060 | 292,840 |
| 1 Since the biennial Private School Universe Survey (PSS) is collected in the fall of odd-numbered years, private school numbers for alternate years are estimated based on data from the PSS. | |||
| 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, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1995–96 through 2007–08; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), selected years, 1993–94 through 2007–08; and National Elementary and Secondary High School Graduates Model, 1972–73 through 2006–07. (This table was prepared January 2010.) |
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