Table 14. Actual and projected numbers for public high school graduates, by region and state: School years 2002–03 through 2020

Projections of Education Statistics to 2020

NCES 2011-026
September 2011

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Table 14. Actual and projected numbers for public high school graduates, by region and state: School years 2002–03 through 2020–21 (Table 14—Continued)

Region and state	Actual							Projected
Region and state	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12

United States	2,719,947	2,753,438	2,799,250	2,815,544	2,892,351	2,999,508	3,021,530	3,013,400	2,981,520	2,926,440

Northeast	477,241	485,670	503,528	521,015	536,697	552,289	545,240	540,220	528,450	518,650
Connecticut	33,667	34,573	35,515	36,222	37,541	38,419	38,340	37,750	37,130	36,220
Maine	12,947	13,278	13,077	12,950	13,151	14,350	13,570	13,970	13,280	13,200
Massachusetts	55,987	58,326	59,665	61,272	63,903	65,197	64,040	63,650	61,470	61,270
New Hampshire	13,210	13,309	13,775	13,988	14,452	14,982	14,440	14,480	13,890	13,680
New Jersey	81,391	83,826	86,502	90,049	93,013	94,994	95,510	94,660	94,480	93,790
New York	143,818	142,526	153,203	161,817	168,333	176,310	176,380	177,260	172,390	167,610
Pennsylvania	119,933	123,474	124,758	127,830	128,603	130,298	125,850	121,890	119,940	117,300
Rhode Island	9,318	9,258	9,881	10,108	10,384	10,347	10,140	9,480	9,330	9,290
Vermont	6,970	7,100	7,152	6,779	7,317	7,392	6,980	7,070	6,540	6,290

Midwest	673,248	680,178	676,786	684,049	702,987	721,220	724,990	715,570	711,730	690,710
Illinois	117,507	124,763	123,615	126,817	130,220	135,143	137,860	133,710	139,390	138,140
Indiana	57,897	56,008	55,444	57,920	59,887	61,901	63,020	62,440	61,860	61,650
Iowa	34,860	34,339	33,547	33,693	34,127	34,573	33,660	33,510	32,500	31,700
Kansas	29,963	30,155	30,355	29,818	30,139	30,737	29,950	30,060	29,520	29,370
Michigan	100,301	98,823	101,582	102,582	111,838	115,183	116,470	112,740	112,110	102,890
Minnesota	59,432	59,096	58,391	58,898	59,497	60,409	60,280	59,700	58,190	56,890
Missouri	56,925	57,983	57,841	58,417	60,275	61,717	62,300	63,720	62,130	59,220
Nebraska	20,161	20,309	19,940	19,764	19,873	20,035	20,260	20,070	19,660	19,120
North Dakota	8,169	7,888	7,555	7,192	7,159	6,999	6,960	6,780	6,650	6,320
Ohio	115,762	119,029	116,702	117,356	117,658	120,758	121,000	120,180	118,240	115,560
South Dakota	8,999	9,001	8,585	8,589	8,346	8,582	8,400	8,640	8,890	8,890
Wisconsin	63,272	62,784	63,229	63,003	63,968	65,183	64,830	64,040	62,600	60,960

South	930,476	946,808	953,206	962,327	986,801	1,031,610	1,046,660	1,051,540	1,045,530	1,023,570
Alabama	36,741	36,464	37,453	37,918	38,912	41,346	41,310	40,630	41,650	41,010
Arkansas	27,555	27,181	26,621	28,790	27,166	28,725	28,400	28,510	27,680	27,870
Delaware	6,817	6,951	6,934	7,275	7,205	7,388	7,820	8,140	8,000	8,110
District of Columbia	2,725	3,031	2,781	3,150	2,944	3,352	3,260	3,010	2,940	2,890
Florida	127,484	131,418	133,318	134,686	142,284	149,046	147,290	144,250	140,250	130,660
Georgia	66,890	68,550	70,834	73,498	77,829	83,505	84,160	85,370	85,600	83,900
Kentucky	37,654	37,787	38,399	38,449	39,099	39,339	41,480	40,980	40,900	39,620
Louisiana	37,610	37,019	36,009	33,275	34,274	34,401	34,190	34,570	32,620	33,260
Maryland	51,864	52,870	54,170	55,536	57,564	59,171	58,010	58,150	57,370	57,120
Mississippi	23,810	23,735	23,523	23,848	24,186	24,795	25,630	25,970	26,240	25,470
North Carolina	69,696	72,126	75,010	76,710	76,031	83,307	84,050	85,490	89,700	91,520
Oklahoma	36,694	36,799	36,227	36,497	37,100	37,630	37,230	38,110	37,040	36,850
South Carolina	32,482	33,235	33,439	34,970	35,108	35,140	37,690	38,590	38,270	37,350
Tennessee	44,113	46,096	47,967	50,880	54,502	57,486	60,410	58,180	57,600	56,280
Texas	238,111	244,165	239,717	240,485	241,193	252,121	259,190	265,660	263,680	257,550
Virginia	72,943	72,042	73,667	69,597	73,997	77,369	78,790	78,440	78,670	76,920
West Virginia	17,287	17,339	17,137	16,763	17,407	17,489	17,770	17,520	17,330	17,190

West	638,982	640,782	665,730	648,153	665,866	694,389	704,650	706,070	695,800	693,520
Alaska	7,297	7,236	6,909	7,361	7,666	7,855	7,700	8,360	7,780	7,590
Arizona	49,986	45,508	59,498	54,091	55,954	61,667	62,180	60,610	59,170	58,350
California	341,097	343,480	355,217	343,515	356,641	374,561	381,190	383,680	379,340	378,140
Colorado	42,379	44,777	44,532	44,424	45,628	46,082	46,620	47,740	47,400	47,740
Hawaii	10,013	10,324	10,813	10,922	11,063	11,613	11,700	10,700	11,130	10,930
Idaho	15,858	15,547	15,768	16,096	16,242	16,567	16,950	17,220	16,840	16,840
Montana	10,657	10,500	10,335	10,283	10,122	10,396	9,970	9,940	9,430	9,260
Nevada	16,378	15,201	15,740	16,455	16,455	17,149	18,300	18,540	18,810	19,450
New Mexico	16,923	17,892	17,353	17,822	16,131	18,264	18,480	18,130	18,160	18,370
Oregon	32,587	32,958	32,602	32,394	33,446	34,949	35,580	34,860	33,720	33,230
Utah	29,527	30,252	30,253	29,050	28,276	28,167	26,410	26,390	25,930	26,460
Washington	60,435	61,274	61,094	60,213	62,801	61,625	64,150	64,510	62,920	62,020
Wyoming	5,845	5,833	5,616	5,527	5,441	5,494	5,430	5,390	5,200	5,140

See notes at end of table. (Table 14—Continued)

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