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Table 24.-High school graduates in public schools, by region and state, with projections: 1992-93 to 2010-11-Continued
Region and state Projected
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
United States 2,631,810 2,636,330 2,640,630 2,690,920 2,753,280 2,825,800 2,823,510 2,802,130 2,764,800
Northeast 466,000 472,470 477,500 490,630 500,830 508,730 504,430 495,020 484,410
   Connecticut 32,200 33,070 33,840 34,850 35,810 36,420 36,240 35,720 35,370
   Maine 12,860 12,850 12,410 12,500 12,350 12,270 11,890 11,680 11,050
   Massachusetts 57,810 58,040 59,460 60,920 62,800 63,990 62,930 61,930 60,450
   New Hampshire 12,970 12,900 13,260 13,310 13,550 13,750 13,370 13,310 12,600
   New Jersey 72,050 74,510 76,870 80,420 83,510 84,900 85,040 84,060 83,440
   New York 145,720 145,860 147,030 152,040 155,080 157,970 156,910 153,540 150,760
   Pennsylvania 116,710 119,450 118,840 120,640 121,440 123,160 122,060 119,130 115,830
   Rhode Island 8,730 8,900 9,050 9,250 9,460 9,630 9,510 9,450 8,980
   Vermont 6,950 6,890 6,740 6,700 6,830 6,640 6,480 6,200 5,930
Midwest 660,660 657,110 648,520 653,020 668,710 684,010 681,060 671,300 659,740
   Illinois 120,120 121,140 120,910 121,840 128,230 132,610 134,340 132,590 133,190
   Indiana 56,920 56,680 56,400 58,880 60,570 61,870 62,370 61,750 60,470
   Iowa 34,570 33,930 32,630 32,910 33,710 34,470 34,080 33,740 33,080
   Kansas 29,730 29,300 28,770 28,710 28,760 29,180 28,730 28,470 27,820
   Michigan 96,630 96,050 95,920 95,970 99,120 103,360 101,870 98,620 96,690
   Minnesota 59,720 59,390 57,030 58,070 58,540 59,370 57,820 57,430 56,450
   Missouri 54,720 54,710 53,960 54,250 55,320 56,280 57,000 57,640 54,720
   Nebraska 20,500 19,890 19,350 19,060 19,120 19,780 19,280 18,910 18,470
   North Dakota 8,200 7,940 7,520 7,520 7,310 7,080 6,950 6,740 6,550
   Ohio 110,310 109,860 108,910 109,670 111,120 112,780 112,390 110,450 108,920
   South Dakota 8,360 8,190 7,830 7,560 7,550 7,410 7,120 7,020 6,740
   Wisconsin 60,880 60,030 59,290 58,580 59,360 59,820 59,110 57,940 56,640
South 886,440 882,750 887,430 901,250 922,730 942,590 947,270 947,420 938,970
   Alabama 34,850 34,470 34,690 34,910 35,550 36,540 36,250 35,810 35,080
   Arkansas 26,810 26,150 25,810 26,110 26,820 27,390 27,330 26,860 25,640
   Delaware 6,240 6,340 6,350 6,600 6,400 6,540 6,650 6,760 6,930
   District of Columbia 3,150 2,970 2,680 2,840 3,220 3,260 3,320 3,270 3,170
   Florida 119,940 118,800 120,470 124,260 127,370 130,560 131,490 130,940 130,520
   Georgia 65,770 66,620 67,980 69,880 72,550 75,280 75,300 75,030 75,570
   Kentucky 36,900 35,620 35,680 35,350 36,890 37,730 34,930 35,710 35,140
   Louisiana 36,300 36,250 35,100 34,870 34,480 34,620 34,870 34,190 34,390
   Maryland 51,600 52,040 53,150 54,220 55,520 57,360 56,030 55,700 54,010
   Mississippi 22,710 22,840 22,390 22,850 22,980 23,980 24,100 23,720 23,750
   North Carolina 66,110 66,700 68,620 71,160 74,090 75,900 76,800 77,120 77,160
   Oklahoma 36,510 35,780 35,040 34,750 35,340 35,490 35,500 35,390 33,810
   South Carolina 30,870 30,940 30,770 31,460 32,300 29,730 32,360 32,050 31,290
   Tennessee 45,190 44,940 44,980 45,340 46,170 47,300 48,090 48,480 47,460
   Texas 215,590 215,900 217,220 219,500 222,200 227,380 230,610 233,400 233,990
   Virginia 70,200 69,000 69,480 70,440 73,860 76,370 76,440 76,250 74,840
   West Virginia 17,700 17,390 17,020 16,710 16,990 17,160 17,200 16,740 16,220
West 618,710 624,000 627,180 646,020 661,010 690,470 690,750 688,390 681,680
   Alaska 7,460 7,580 7,490 7,680 7,720 8,000 7,880 7,870 7,370
   Arizona 40,740 42,510 42,550 44,310 45,610 47,910 49,040 49,590 50,110
   California 331,100 335,360 339,680 352,860 362,120 381,880 381,090 378,200 376,320
   Colorado 40,780 41,360 41,610 42,210 42,920 44,350 44,750 45,300 44,860
   Hawaii 9,610 9,530 9,710 9,750 9,920 10,260 9,980 9,590 9,280
   Idaho 15,780 15,230 15,470 15,890 15,880 16,430 16,170 16,190 16,050
   Montana 10,700 10,700 10,320 10,090 9,940 10,060 9,710 9,700 9,150
   Nevada 16,850 17,540 18,410 19,510 20,710 22,450 23,330 23,970 24,260
   New Mexico 17,190 17,030 16,710 16,690 17,180 17,230 17,470 17,040 16,580
   Oregon 30,640 30,450 30,040 30,200 31,070 31,520 31,470 30,920 29,920
   Utah 29,760 29,400 28,850 29,830 29,680 30,440 30,520 30,900 30,110
   Washington 62,130 61,500 60,820 61,630 63,120 64,740 64,280 64,290 63,010
   Wyoming 5,970 5,810 5,520 5,370 5,140 5,200 5,060 4,830 4,660
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.   Mean absolute percentage errors of selected   education statistics can be found in table A2.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data surveys and State Public High School   Graduates Model. (This table was prepared May 2001.)

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