Table 14. Actual and projected numbers for public high school graduates, by region and state: School years 2003–04 through 2021

Projections of Education Statistics to 2021

NCES 2013-008
January 2013

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Table 14. Actual and projected numbers for public high school graduates, by region and state: School years 2003–04 through 2021–22 (Table 14—Continued)

Region and state	Actual						Projected
Region and state	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13
United States	2,753,438	2,799,250	2,815,544	2,893,045	3,001,337	3,039,015	3,068,550	3,103,540	3,100,510	3,092,290

Northeast	485,670	503,528	521,015	536,697	552,289	552,973	558,750	560,500	554,690	549,890
Connecticut	34,573	35,515	36,222	37,541	38,419	34,968	38,120	38,450	37,100	36,460
Maine	13,278	13,077	12,950	13,151	14,350	14,093	13,970	14,030	13,570	13,060
Massachusetts	58,326	59,665	61,272	63,903	65,197	65,258	64,040	63,820	64,210	63,530
New Hampshire	13,309	13,775	13,988	14,452	14,982	14,757	14,830	14,300	14,310	14,060
New Jersey	83,826	86,502	90,049	93,013	94,994	95,085	96,510	95,200	94,280	93,880
New York	142,526	153,203	161,817	168,333	176,310	180,917	182,880	185,930	185,910	187,890
Pennsylvania	123,474	124,758	127,830	128,603	130,298	130,658	131,250	132,100	128,430	124,830
Rhode Island	9,258	9,881	10,108	10,384	10,347	10,028	10,090	9,880	10,020	9,650
Vermont	7,100	7,152	6,779	7,317	7,392	7,209	7,070	6,790	6,860	6,530

Midwest	680,178	676,786	684,049	702,987	721,220	717,536	707,880	702,540	698,810	692,640
Illinois	124,763	123,615	126,817	130,220	135,143	131,670	132,200	132,670	136,650	135,750
Indiana	56,008	55,444	57,920	59,887	61,901	63,663	63,830	65,460	65,490	65,990
Iowa	34,339	33,547	33,693	34,127	34,573	33,926	34,580	33,710	33,500	32,580
Kansas	30,155	30,355	29,818	30,139	30,737	30,368	31,630	31,320	31,600	31,380
Michigan	98,823	101,582	102,582	111,838	115,183	112,742	113,820	110,300	107,020	107,150
Minnesota	59,096	58,391	58,898	59,497	60,409	59,729	60,400	59,720	58,770	57,250
Missouri	57,983	57,841	58,417	60,275	61,717	62,969	63,640	62,470	62,310	61,860
Nebraska	20,309	19,940	19,764	19,873	20,035	19,501	19,640	19,620	19,750	19,660
North Dakota	7,888	7,555	7,192	7,159	6,999	7,232	7,160	7,110	7,000	6,980
Ohio	119,029	116,702	117,356	117,658	120,758	122,203	107,900	108,010	105,130	104,260
South Dakota	9,001	8,585	8,589	8,346	8,582	8,123	8,240	8,550	8,400	8,280
Wisconsin	62,784	63,229	63,003	63,968	65,183	65,410	64,840	63,600	63,190	61,500

South	946,808	953,206	962,327	986,801	1,031,773	1,068,270	1,087,000	1,108,150	1,111,310	1,120,870
Alabama	36,464	37,453	37,918	38,912	41,346	42,082	43,110	44,520	44,570	44,400
Arkansas	27,181	26,621	28,790	27,166	28,725	28,057	28,650	28,440	28,520	28,170
Delaware	6,951	6,934	7,275	7,205	7,388	7,839	8,050	8,190	8,520	8,320
District of Columbia	3,031	2,781	3,150	2,944	3,352	3,517	3,150	3,260	3,250	3,200
Florida	131,418	133,318	134,686	142,284	149,046	153,461	158,070	163,620	159,450	164,040
Georgia	68,550	70,834	73,498	77,829	83,505	88,003	89,730	92,160	90,130	91,980
Kentucky	37,787	38,399	38,449	39,099	39,339	41,851	41,310	41,930	40,950	40,310
Louisiana	37,019	36,009	33,275	34,274	34,401	35,622	34,790	34,450	34,700	35,210
Maryland	52,870	54,170	55,536	57,564	59,171	58,304	58,560	57,900	58,760	58,560
Mississippi	23,735	23,523	23,848	24,186	24,795	24,505	26,260	26,930	26,610	26,710
North Carolina	72,126	75,010	76,710	76,031	83,307	86,712	84,900	87,370	90,280	89,820
Oklahoma	36,799	36,227	36,497	37,100	37,630	37,219	38,510	38,120	38,170	37,800
South Carolina	33,235	33,439	34,970	35,108	35,303	39,114	39,560	39,880	40,480	39,960
Tennessee	46,096	47,967	50,880	54,502	57,486	60,368	61,500	62,520	61,470	60,180
Texas	244,165	239,717	240,485	241,193	252,121	264,275	273,050	279,970	285,530	292,940
Virginia	72,042	73,667	69,597	73,997	77,369	79,651	80,270	81,600	82,770	81,870
West Virginia	17,339	17,137	16,763	17,407	17,489	17,690	17,540	17,300	17,150	17,410

West	640,782	665,730	648,153	666,560	696,055	700,236	714,920	732,350	735,710	728,890
Alaska	7,236	6,909	7,361	7,666	7,855	8,008	7,820	7,720	7,750	7,450
Arizona	45,508	59,498	54,091	55,954	61,667	62,374	64,800	66,490	64,670	61,830
California	343,480	355,217	343,515	356,641	374,561	372,310	375,070	386,220	390,270	387,300
Colorado	44,777	44,532	44,424	45,628	46,082	47,459	49,780	51,820	52,580	52,830
Hawaii	10,324	10,813	10,922	11,063	11,613	11,508	10,860	11,070	11,150	10,670
Idaho	15,547	15,768	16,096	16,242	16,567	16,807	17,280	17,390	17,150	16,840
Montana	10,500	10,335	10,283	10,122	10,396	10,077	9,910	9,690	9,560	9,210
Nevada	15,201	15,740	16,455	17,149	18,815	19,904	22,190	24,990	25,790	25,680
New Mexico	17,892	17,353	17,822	16,131	18,264	17,931	18,660	19,080	19,080	18,840
Oregon	32,958	32,602	32,394	33,446	34,949	35,138	35,300	35,410	34,780	34,730
Utah	30,252	30,253	29,050	28,276	28,167	30,463	31,280	30,340	30,590	31,330
Washington	61,274	61,094	60,213	62,801	61,625	62,764	66,470	66,580	66,720	66,790
Wyoming	5,833	5,616	5,527	5,441	5,494	5,493	5,510	5,570	5,630	5,380

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

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