Table 9.-Percent change in grades 9-12 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
14.0
6.2
-0.9
5.2
Northeast
10.3
8.5
-5.4
2.7
Connecticut
18.0
13.6
-6.4
6.3
Maine
0.4
-3.2
-11.6
-14.4
Massachusetts
15.3
13.2
-5.9
6.6
New Hampshire
24.9
9.2
-6.6
2.0
New Jersey
7.3
11.4
-2.5
8.7
New York
7.6
8.7
-5.1
3.2
Pennsylvania
10.5
4.9
-6.0
-1.3
Rhode Island
12.8
7.5
-8.2
-1.3
Vermont
33.7
-3.5
-8.5
-11.7
Midwest
10.2
2.3
-2.6
-0.4
Illinois
8.9
9.9
1.2
11.2
Indiana
2.0
3.6
1.7
5.4
Iowa
11.0
-4.0
-3.7
-7.6
Kansas
17.3
-2.0
-1.3
-3.3
Michigan
8.6
3.7
-5.9
-2.4
Minnesota
21.7
0.5
-4.9
-4.4
Missouri
11.6
2.7
-1.5
1.1
Nebraska
13.8
-3.9
-2.0
-5.8
North Dakota
8.7
-14.0
-6.6
-19.6
Ohio
5.8
0.6
-4.5
-3.9
South Dakota
11.3
-14.9
-6.0
-20.1
Wisconsin
17.1
0.2
-4.3
-4.1
South
14.2
5.7
0.7
6.4
Alabama
3.3
0.7
2.0
2.6
Arkansas
6.8
-0.5
-1.6
-2.2
Delaware
19.1
5.6
1.5
7.2
District of Columbia
-27.0
-4.5
-14.0
-17.8
Florida
28.3
12.3
-2.7
9.2
Georgia
19.8
11.4
4.8
16.7
Kentucky
2.9
-4.0
1.0
-3.0
Louisiana
1.3
-6.2
-3.8
-9.7
Maryland
23.7
10.5
-2.7
7.5
Mississippi
-1.3
-1.6
2.3
0.7
North Carolina
12.7
14.8
-0.3
14.5
Oklahoma
14.1
-4.1
-5.9
-9.7
South Carolina
8.6
2.6
-3.0
-0.5
Tennessee
3.8
6.8
2.8
9.7
Texas
20.7
5.4
4.2
9.9
Virginia
14.7
6.0
1.7
7.7
West Virginia
-9.6
-6.8
-3.7
-10.3
West
20.8
9.0
1.7
10.8
Alaska
28.3
9.6
0.6
10.3
Arizona
33.7
18.2
9.8
29.9
California
20.3
11.3
-0.8
10.4
Colorado
25.6
7.5
3.8
11.6
Hawaii
10.3
1.9
3.7
5.7
Idaho
12.9
-1.3
10.5
9.1
Montana
12.6
-8.1
-1.6
-9.6
Nevada
49.6
31.0
13.5
48.7
New Mexico
2.4
3.4
6.0
9.6
Oregon
14.4
1.7
-0.6
1.1
Utah
12.3
-2.9
6.7
3.6
Washington
25.9
4.0
-0.1
3.9
Wyoming
8.9
-11.8
-0.6
-12.3
NOTE: Calculations are based on unrounded numbers. 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.)
