Table 7.-Percent change in grades K-8 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
7.6
-0.6
-0.7
-1.3
Northeast
7.8
-3.3
-4.0
-7.2
Connecticut
11.8
-5.1
-5.3
-10.1
Maine
-6.0
-5.2
0.8
-4.5
Massachusetts
12.3
-3.4
-4.5
-7.8
New Hampshire
9.7
-2.5
0.4
-2.0
New Jersey
14.5
-1.7
-3.3
-5.0
New York
6.7
-3.3
-4.9
-8.0
Pennsylvania
3.8
-3.6
-3.8
-7.2
Rhode Island
6.2
-4.9
-3.6
-8.3
Vermont
-4.1
-2.3
0.9
-1.4
Midwest
3.3
-2.0
-2.1
-4.0
Illinois
9.6
-0.7
-3.7
-4.3
Indiana
4.2
0.7
-2.5
-1.8
Iowa
-3.7
-2.8
-1.5
-4.3
Kansas
-0.9
-0.7
1.4
0.7
Michigan
5.4
-3.8
-3.6
-7.3
Minnesota
2.3
-3.3
0.0
-3.3
Missouri
4.4
-1.0
-1.2
-2.2
Nebraska
-2.1
-0.6
2.0
1.4
North Dakota
-11.1
-3.4
2.4
-1.0
Ohio
0.7
-3.2
-3.2
-6.3
South Dakota
-9.0
-1.7
5.1
3.3
Wisconsin
1.2
-2.5
-0.1
-2.6
South
8.0
0.1
-1.0
-0.9
Alabama
1.3
1.4
-2.1
-0.7
Arkansas
0.9
-1.3
-2.6
-3.8
Delaware
5.5
0.9
-2.7
-1.9
District of Columbia
-11.1
-8.1
3.1
-5.3
Florida
16.7
-2.4
-2.5
-4.9
Georgia
16.6
3.3
0.2
3.5
Kentucky
-0.9
-0.8
-4.3
-5.1
Louisiana
-6.3
-3.0
-0.9
-3.9
Maryland
9.9
-0.9
-1.6
-2.4
Mississippi
-1.0
1.2
-3.1
-1.9
North Carolina
16.1
-1.0
-5.2
-6.1
Oklahoma
0.0
-4.5
-0.7
-5.2
South Carolina
1.3
-1.9
-3.0
-4.8
Tennessee
7.7
2.1
-1.1
1.0
Texas
9.9
2.0
2.8
4.9
Virginia
7.8
1.1
-2.0
-0.9
West Virginia
-6.9
-3.0
-4.5
-7.3
West
11.1
1.7
3.2
4.9
Alaska
6.2
3.3
8.9
12.5
Arizona
28.5
4.9
0.3
5.3
California
11.4
0.2
3.3
3.5
Colorado
12.2
2.4
1.7
4.1
Hawaii
4.7
5.8
7.8
14.1
Idaho
2.8
9.6
8.8
19.3
Montana
-6.9
2.2
7.0
9.3
Nevada
45.7
6.2
-3.0
3.0
New Mexico
7.0
7.0
8.4
16.0
Oregon
4.3
-0.2
1.8
1.6
Utah
0.6
4.4
5.9
10.6
Washington
7.2
0.2
2.1
2.2
Wyoming
-13.0
3.7
13.2
17.3
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.)
