Projections of Education Statistics to 2010 : Table 1

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Table 1.-Enrollment in grades K-8 and 9-12 of elementary and secondary schools, by control of institution, with projections: Fall 1985 to fall 2010
(In thousands)
Year	Total			Public			Private
Year	K-12¹	K-8¹	9-12	K-12¹	K-8¹	9-12	K-12¹	K-8¹	9-12
1985 ²	44,979	31,229	13,750	39,422	27,034	12,388	5,557	4,195	1,362
1986	45,205	31,536	13,669	39,753	27,420	12,333	5,452	4,116	1,336
1987²	45,487	32,165	13,323	40,008	27,933	12,076	5,479	4,232	1,247
1988²	45,430	32,537	12,893	40,188	28,501	11,687	5,242	4,036	1,206
1989³	45,898	33,314	12,583	40,543	29,152	11,390	5,355	4,162	1,193
1990³	46,449	33,973	12,475	41,217	29,878	11,338	5,232	4,095	1,137
1991³	47,246	34,580	12,666	42,047	30,506	11,541	5,199	4,074	1,125
1992³	48,198	35,300	12,898	42,823	31,088	11,735	5,375	4,212	1,163
1993³	48,936	35,784	13,152	43,465	31,504	11,961	5,471	4,280	1,191
1994⁴	49,707	36,258	13,449	44,111	31,898	12,213	5,596	4,360	1,236
1995⁴	50,502	36,806	13,697	44,840	32,341	12,500	5,662	4,465	1,197
1996	51,394	37,250	14,144	45,611	32,764	12,847	5,783	4,486	1,297
1997⁴	51,987	37,625	14,362	46,127	33,073	13,054	5,860	4,552	1,308
1998⁴	52,459	37,941	14,518	46,535	33,344	13,191	5,924	4,597	1,327
	Projected
1999	52,750	38,037	14,714	46,812	33,437	13,375	5,938	4,599	1,339
2000	52,989	38,132	14,857	47,026	33,521	13,505	5,963	4,611	1,352
2001	53,155	38,172	14,982	47,176	33,557	13,619	5,979	4,616	1,363
2002	53,287	38,157	15,130	47,296	33,543	13,753	5,991	4,614	1,377
2003	53,367	38,042	15,325	47,373	33,442	13,931	5,995	4,600	1,395
2004	53,429	37,809	15,620	47,436	33,237	14,199	5,993	4,572	1,422
2005	53,465	37,598	15,868	47,475	33,051	14,423	5,990	4,546	1,444
2006	53,435	37,442	15,992	47,452	32,915	14,537	5,983	4,527	1,455
2007	53,336	37,352	15,985	47,365	32,835	14,530	5,971	4,517	1,455
2008	53,174	37,340	15,834	47,218	32,825	14,393	5,956	4,515	1,441
2009	53,056	37,399	15,657	47,109	32,877	14,232	5,947	4,522	1,425
2010	53,016	37,538	15,478	47,068	32,999	14,069	5,948	4,539	1,409
¹ Includes most kindergarten and some nursery school enrollment. ² Private school numbers are estimated on the basis of past data. ³ Private school numbers are from the Early Estimates survey. ⁴ Private school numbers are projected. NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detailmay not sum to totals due to rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools; Common Core of Datasurveys; 1985 Private School Survey; Private School Universe Survey, 1995-96;Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Education Statistics, EarlyEstimates; and National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Model. (Thistable was prepared March 2000.)

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