Table 5.-Percent change in grades K-12 enrollment in public schools, by region and state, with projections: Fall 1992 to fall 2010
Region and state
Actual
Projected
1992 to 1999
1999 to 2004
2004 to 2010
1999 to 2010
United States
9.3
1.3
-0.8
0.5
Northeast
8.5
0.1
-4.4
-4.3
Connecticut
13.4
-0.1
-5.6
-5.7
Maine
-4.2
-4.6
-2.9
-7.4
Massachusetts
13.1
1.1
-4.9
-3.9
New Hampshire
13.7
0.9
-1.8
-0.9
New Jersey
12.5
1.8
-3.1
-1.4
New York
7.0
0.3
-4.9
-4.7
Pennsylvania
5.8
-1.0
-4.5
-5.4
Rhode Island
8.0
-1.5
-5.0
-6.4
Vermont
5.4
-2.7
-2.0
-4.7
Midwest
5.2
-0.7
-2.2
-2.9
Illinois
9.4
2.3
-2.2
0.0
Indiana
3.5
1.5
-1.2
0.3
Iowa
0.6
-3.2
-2.2
-5.4
Kansas
4.1
-1.1
0.6
-0.5
Michigan
6.3
-1.7
-4.3
-5.9
Minnesota
7.8
-2.1
-1.6
-3.6
Missouri
6.4
0.1
-1.3
-1.2
Nebraska
2.4
-1.6
0.8
-0.9
North Dakota
-5.4
-6.9
-0.3
-7.2
Ohio
2.2
-2.1
-3.6
-5.6
South Dakota
-3.5
-5.9
1.9
-4.1
Wisconsin
5.8
-1.6
-1.5
-3.1
South
9.6
1.6
-0.5
1.1
Alabama
1.8
1.2
-1.0
0.2
Arkansas
2.6
-1.0
-2.3
-3.3
Delaware
9.2
2.3
-1.4
0.8
District of Columbia
-15.0
-7.4
-0.6
-7.9
Florida
19.7
1.7
-2.6
-1.0
Georgia
17.4
5.5
1.5
7.0
Kentucky
0.2
-1.7
-2.8
-4.5
Louisiana
-4.3
-3.9
-1.6
-5.5
Maryland
13.5
2.4
-1.9
0.4
Mississippi
-1.1
0.4
-1.6
-1.2
North Carolina
15.2
3.2
-3.7
-0.6
Oklahoma
3.8
-4.4
-2.2
-6.5
South Carolina
3.2
-0.6
-3.0
-3.6
Tennessee
6.6
3.3
-0.1
3.3
Texas
12.7
3.0
3.2
6.3
Virginia
9.6
2.4
-0.9
1.5
West Virginia
-7.8
-4.2
-4.2
-8.2
West
13.7
3.8
2.8
6.6
Alaska
11.7
5.1
6.4
11.9
Arizona
29.9
8.5
3.1
11.9
California
13.8
3.4
2.0
5.4
Colorado
15.7
3.8
2.3
6.3
Hawaii
6.2
4.7
6.6
11.7
Idaho
5.7
6.3
9.3
16.2
Montana
-1.5
-1.1
4.4
3.3
Nevada
46.7
12.7
2.0
15.0
New Mexico
5.6
5.9
7.7
14.0
Oregon
7.2
0.4
1.0
1.4
Utah
4.0
2.2
6.1
8.4
Washington
12.3
1.3
1.4
2.8
Wyoming
-6.8
-1.5
9.1
7.5
NOTE: Calculations are based on unrounded numbers. Includes most kindergarten and some nursery school enrollment. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data surveys and State Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Model. (This table was prepared June 2000.)