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                        Reported     Reported     Reported      Estimated       Estimated
State                   1992-93      1993-94      1994-95        1995-96         1996-97
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  United States        2,234,649    2,220,849    2,273,541      2,292,528 /a/   2,358,085 /a/
Alabama                   36,007       34,447       36,268         35,043 /b/      35,253
Alaska                     5,535        5,747        5,765          5,709           6,376
Arizona                   31,747       31,799       30,989         30,995 /a/      31,815 /a/
Arkansas                  25,655       24,990       24,636         24,628          24,874
California               249,320      253,083      255,200        262,441         265,400
Colorado                  31,839       31,867       32,409         32,607 /b/      34,688
Connecticut               26,799       26,330       26,445         26,445 /b/      26,560
Delaware                   5,492        5,230        5,234          5,609 /b/       5,822
District of Columbia       3,136        3,207        2,974          2,926 /a/       2,955 /a/
Florida                   89,428       88,032       89,827         89,242          96,070
Georgia                   57,602       56,356       56,660         57,797 /b/      59,421
Hawaii                     8,854        9,369        9,407          9,993          10,143
Idaho                     12,974       13,281       14,198         14,667 /b/      15,562
Illinois                 103,628      102,126      105,164        104,626 /b/     107,766
Indiana                   56,982       54,650       56,058         56,575          57,720
Iowa                      30,677       30,247       31,268         31,689 /b/      32,479
Kansas                    24,720       25,319       26,125         25,803 /b/      26,450
Kentucky                  36,361       38,454       37,626         37,245          37,453
Louisiana                 33,682       34,822       36,480         36,881 /b/      36,620 /a/
Maine                     12,103       11,384       11,501         13,470 /b/      13,250
Maryland                  39,523       39,091       41,387         41,785 /b/      42,482
Massachusetts             48,321       47,453       47,679         48,421 /a/      50,464 /a/
Michigan                  85,302       83,385       84,628         84,300          90,600
Minnesota                 48,002       47,514       49,354         50,300          52,500
Mississippi               23,597       23,379       23,837         23,040          23,185
Missouri                  46,864       46,566       48,862         48,870          49,986
Montana                    9,389        9,601       10,134         10,234          10,645
Nebraska                  17,569       17,072       17,969         18,591 /b/      20,682
Nevada                     9,042        9,485       10,038         10,374          11,257
New Hampshire             10,065        9,933       10,145          9,478           9,353
New Jersey                67,134       66,125       67,403         68,179 /a/      70,774 /a/
New Mexico                15,172       14,892       14,928         15,446 /b/      15,871
New York                 132,963      132,708      132,401        134,500         137,420
North Carolina            60,460       57,738       59,540         56,770 /b/      58,000
North Dakota               7,310        7,522        7,817          7,967 /b/       8,063
Ohio                     109,200      107,700      109,418        102,755         103,755
Oklahoma                  30,542       31,872       33,319         32,843          30,628
Oregon                    26,301       26,338       26,713         27,093 /b/      27,200
Pennsylvania             103,715      101,958      104,146        108,520         112,920
Rhode Island               7,640        7,450        7,826          7,693           7,695
South Carolina            31,297       30,603       30,680         34,300          35,800
South Dakota               7,952        8,442        8,355          8,671 /b/       9,385
Tennessee                 44,166       40,643       43,556         43,556 /b/      43,902
Texas                    162,270      163,191      170,322        171,321         175,996
Utah                      24,197       26,407       27,670         27,819          30,248
Vermont                    5,697        5,414        5,871          5,881 /a/       6,046 /a/
Virginia                  56,948       56,140       58,260         59,633 /b/      61,388
Washington                45,262       47,235       49,294         50,670          53,843
West Virginia             20,228       19,884       20,131         20,531 /b/      19,947
Wisconsin                 50,027       48,371       51,735         52,710          55,473
Wyoming                    5,953        5,997        5,889          5,886 /b/       5,900
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  Outlying Areas
American Samoa               712          738          695            696 /a/         715 /a/
Guam                         912          985          987          1,003 /a/       1,045 /a/
Northern Marianas            245          328          319            322 /b/         288
Puerto Rico               29,064       27,718       29,747         29,875 /b/      30,003
Virgin Islands               927          886          995            940             935
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a/   Data estimated by NCES based on previous year's data.
b/   Actual preliminary count by states.

NOTE: Data labeled "reported" may differ from data reported in other NCES publications. All school year 1995-96 and 1996-97 data are state estimates, except where noted. Estimates are as of March 1997.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Common Core of Data.

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