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| Table 12. Actual and projected numbers for high school graduates, by control of school: School years 1996–97 through 2021–22 |
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| School year | Total | Public | Private |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | |||
| 1996–97 | 2,611,988 | 2,358,403 | 253,585 |
| 1997–98 1 | 2,704,133 | 2,439,050 | 265,083 |
| 1998–99 | 2,758,655 | 2,485,630 | 273,025 |
| 1999–2000 1 | 2,832,656 | 2,553,844 | 278,812 |
| 2000–01 | 2,847,973 | 2,569,200 | 278,773 |
| 2001–02 1 | 2,906,287 | 2,621,534 | 284,753 |
| 2002–03 | 3,015,702 | 2,719,947 | 295,755 |
| 2003–04 1 | 3,054,247 | 2,753,438 | 300,809 |
| 2004–05 | 3,106,499 | 2,799,250 | 307,249 |
| 2005–06 1 | 3,119,258 | 2,815,544 | 303,714 |
| 2006–07 | 3,199,650 | 2,893,045 | 306,605 |
| 2007–08 1 | 3,312,870 | 3,001,337 | 311,533 |
| 2008–09 | 3,347,828 | 3,039,015 | 308,813 |
| Projected | |||
| 2009–10 | 3,375,200 | 3,068,550 | 306,650 |
| 2010–11 | 3,402,920 | 3,103,540 | 299,380 |
| 2011–12 | 3,392,650 | 3,100,510 | 292,140 |
| 2012–13 | 3,375,660 | 3,092,290 | 283,370 |
| 2013–14 | 3,314,600 | 3,037,040 | 277,560 |
| 2014–15 | 3,307,080 | 3,043,290 | 263,790 |
| 2015–16 | 3,325,230 | 3,066,000 | 259,230 |
| 2016–17 | 3,347,990 | 3,096,730 | 251,260 |
| 2017–18 | 3,396,230 | 3,148,670 | 247,560 |
| 2018–19 | 3,396,260 | 3,155,320 | 240,940 |
| 2019–20 | 3,368,740 | 3,136,780 | 231,960 |
| 2020–21 | 3,392,510 | 3,163,350 | 229,160 |
| 2021–22 | 3,415,830 | 3,183,360 | 232,470 |
| 1 Since the biennial Private School Universe Survey (PSS) is collected in the fall of odd-numbered years and the numbers collected for high school graduates are for the preceding year, private school numbers for odd 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,” 1997–98 through 2009–10; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), selected years, 1997–98 through 2009–10; and National Elementary and Secondary High School Graduates Model, 1972–73 through 2008–09. (This table was prepared January 2012.) |
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