
| Table 10. Actual and projected numbers for enrollment in grades 9–12 in public schools, by region and state: Fall 2002 through fall 2020 |
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| [In thousands] | |||||||||||
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| Region and state | Actual | Projected | |||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ||
| United States | 14,069 | 14,339 | 14,618 | 14,909 | 15,081 | 15,087 | 14,980 | 14,842 | 14,668 | 14,530 | |
| Northeast | 2,487 | 2,541 | 2,582 | 2,617 | 2,684 | 2,618 | 2,576 | 2,525 | 2,474 | 2,428 | |
| Connecticut | 164 | 169 | 173 | 175 | 177 | 177 | 175 | 172 | 169 | 167 | |
| Maine | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 60 | |
| Massachusetts | 282 | 288 | 293 | 297 | 298 | 296 | 292 | 289 | 284 | 281 | |
| New Hampshire | 64 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | |
| New Jersey | 389 | 402 | 417 | 425 | 425 | 428 | 425 | 421 | 419 | 417 | |
| New York | 872 | 887 | 894 | 907 | 922 | 909 | 898 | 877 | 855 | 834 | |
| Pennsylvania | 575 | 586 | 593 | 603 | 651 | 597 | 581 | 566 | 553 | 538 | |
| Rhode Island | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 43 | |
| Vermont | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | |
| Midwest | 3,284 | 3,307 | 3,337 | 3,394 | 3,415 | 3,411 | 3,370 | 3,317 | 3,261 | 3,208 | |
| Illinois | 597 | 608 | 614 | 631 | 641 | 640 | 641 | 638 | 636 | 627 | |
| Indiana | 290 | 294 | 301 | 311 | 316 | 317 | 316 | 314 | 313 | 312 | |
| Iowa | 156 | 154 | 154 | 157 | 157 | 156 | 152 | 149 | 146 | 145 | |
| Kansas | 149 | 148 | 148 | 147 | 143 | 142 | 140 | 139 | 138 | 137 | |
| Michigan | 531 | 528 | 540 | 551 | 552 | 556 | 541 | 524 | 507 | 490 | |
| Minnesota | 279 | 279 | 280 | 281 | 282 | 279 | 276 | 271 | 266 | 263 | |
| Missouri | 272 | 274 | 277 | 283 | 286 | 285 | 282 | 278 | 272 | 267 | |
| Nebraska | 90 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 86 | |
| North Dakota | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |
| Ohio | 554 | 567 | 573 | 578 | 584 | 586 | 578 | 567 | 555 | 544 | |
| South Dakota | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |
| Wisconsin | 290 | 290 | 287 | 291 | 292 | 289 | 284 | 278 | 272 | 268 | |
| South | 4,898 | 4,998 | 5,112 | 5,221 | 5,304 | 5,338 | 5,324 | 5,301 | 5,260 | 5,241 | |
| Alabama | 206 | 206 | 208 | 212 | 215 | 218 | 218 | 216 | 213 | 211 | |
| Arkansas | 132 | 133 | 135 | 138 | 140 | 139 | 137 | 136 | 135 | 135 | |
| Delaware | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | |
| District of Columbia | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
| Florida | 731 | 755 | 782 | 802 | 805 | 811 | 782 | 766 | 751 | 743 | |
| Georgia | 407 | 419 | 435 | 453 | 463 | 471 | 470 | 468 | 466 | 463 | |
| Kentucky | 184 | 185 | 189 | 192 | 196 | 197 | 198 | 196 | 194 | 192 | |
| Louisiana | 194 | 191 | 191 | 172 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 180 | 180 | 177 | |
| Maryland | 256 | 263 | 268 | 271 | 273 | 269 | 267 | 264 | 260 | 255 | |
| Mississippi | 132 | 133 | 134 | 137 | 139 | 141 | 140 | 139 | 137 | 134 | |
| North Carolina | 372 | 386 | 400 | 413 | 417 | 417 | 430 | 434 | 436 | 436 | |
| Oklahoma | 176 | 176 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 179 | 177 | 176 | 174 | 173 | |
| South Carolina | 194 | 198 | 199 | 204 | 207 | 208 | 211 | 209 | 206 | 204 | |
| Tennessee | 254 | 261 | 270 | 277 | 286 | 283 | 287 | 284 | 281 | 281 | |
| Texas | 1,180 | 1,199 | 1,221 | 1,257 | 1,280 | 1,300 | 1,306 | 1,315 | 1,319 | 1,335 | |
| Virginia | 346 | 355 | 365 | 372 | 379 | 380 | 381 | 377 | 373 | 367 | |
| West Virginia | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 80 | |
| West | 3,399 | 3,494 | 3,587 | 3,677 | 3,678 | 3,720 | 3,710 | 3,698 | 3,673 | 3,654 | |
| Alaska | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 39 | |
| Arizona | 277 | 308 | 321 | 355 | 309 | 316 | 316 | 312 | 312 | 314 | |
| California | 1,828 | 1,874 | 1,934 | 1,972 | 1,997 | 2,015 | 2,016 | 2,018 | 2,002 | 1,982 | |
| Colorado | 217 | 221 | 225 | 230 | 235 | 236 | 238 | 240 | 241 | 242 | |
| Hawaii | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 51 | |
| Idaho | 75 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | |
| Montana | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | |
| Nevada | 99 | 105 | 111 | 116 | 122 | 122 | 125 | 127 | 129 | 131 | |
| New Mexico | 96 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 96 | 95 | |
| Oregon | 172 | 173 | 176 | 173 | 182 | 182 | 180 | 177 | 176 | 176 | |
| Utah | 147 | 147 | 148 | 151 | 152 | 166 | 155 | 152 | 149 | 149 | |
| Washington | 318 | 322 | 325 | 333 | 332 | 333 | 332 | 330 | 327 | 326 | |
| Wyoming | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
| See notes at end of table. (Table 10—Continued) |