Table 6.--Estimated school-age population and public school enrollment, by state: 1980 to 1996 [Numbers in thousands] _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | 5- to 17-year-old resident population\1\ |5- to 17-year-old population as | Public elementary and secondary enrollment as | |a percent of total population\1\| a percent of 5- to 17-year-old population State |_______________________________________________|________________________________|_______________________________________________ |1980\2\|1985\3\|1990\3\|1994\3\|1995\3\|1996\3\|1970\2\|1980\2\|1990\3\|1996\3\ | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 ______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 ______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ United States .....|47,407 |44,782 |45,166 |48,155 |48,974 |49,762 | 25.8 | 20.9 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 86.2 | 88.0 | 91.3 | 91.6 | 91.6 | 90.9 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ Alabama ..............| 866 | 798 | 774 | 774 | 778 | 780 | 27.1 | 22.2 | 19.2 | 18.3 | 87.6 | 91.5 | 93.3 | 95.2 | 95.8 | 95.1 Alaska ...............| 92 | 112 | 117 | 134 | 135 | 135 | 29.0 | 22.9 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 94.0 | 96.0 | 97.4 | 95.1 | 94.8 | 93.3 Arizona ..............| 578 | 601 | 686 | 781 | 795 | 807 | 27.4 | 21.3 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 88.9 | 91.3 | 93.3 | 94.4 | 93.5 | 92.9 Arkansas .............| 496 | 461 | 455 | 469 | 478 | 484 | 25.9 | 21.7 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 90.3 | 93.9 | 95.9 | 95.3 | 94.9 | 94.4 California ...........| 4,681 | 4,752 | 5,337 | 5,831 | 5,969 | 6,132 | 25.0 | 19.8 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 87.1 | 89.5 | 92.8 | 92.7 | 92.8 | 90.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............| 592 | 599 | 607 | 692 | 709 | 728 | 26.7 | 20.5 | 18.4 | 19.0 | 92.2 | 92.0 | 94.6 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 Connecticut ..........| 638 | 549 | 520 | 555 | 565 | 575 | 25.3 | 20.5 | 15.8 | 17.6 | 83.3 | 84.2 | 90.2 | 91.4 | 91.7 | 91.0 Delaware .............| 125 | 113 | 114 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 27.0 | 21.0 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 79.5 | 82.4 | 87.4 | 86.0 | 86.6 | 87.7 District of Columbia .| 109 | 88 | 80 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 21.7 | 17.1 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 91.8 | 98.6 | 100.9 | 108.3 | 105.7 | 105.5 Florida ..............| 1,789 | 1,792 | 2,011 | 2,319 | 2,392 | 2,467 | 23.7 | 18.4 | 15.5 | 17.1 | 84.4 | 87.2 | 92.6 | 91.1 | 91.0 | 90.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............| 1,231 | 1,195 | 1,230 | 1,335 | 1,370 | 1,401 | 26.7 | 22.5 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 86.8 | 90.4 | 93.6 | 95.2 | 95.7 | 94.3 Hawaii ...............| 198 | 194 | 196 | 209 | 212 | 215 | 26.5 | 20.5 | 17.7 | 18.2 | 83.4 | 84.4 | 87.6 | 88.2 | 88.3 | 87.7 Idaho ................| 213 | 223 | 228 | 252 | 255 | 258 | 28.1 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 21.7 | 95.4 | 93.5 | 96.9 | 95.4 | 95.2 | 95.1 Illinois .............| 2,401 | 2,192 | 2,095 | 2,168 | 2,206 | 2,241 | 25.7 | 21.0 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 82.6 | 83.3 | 86.9 | 88.4 | 88.1 | 87.5 Indiana...............| 1,200 | 1,087 | 1,056 | 1,066 | 1,079 | 1,089 | 26.7 | 21.9 | 19.0 | 18.6 | 88.0 | 88.9 | 90.4 | 90.9 | 90.6 | 90.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................| 604 | 543 | 525 | 538 | 539 | 537 | 26.3 | 20.7 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 88.4 | 89.3 | 92.1 | 93.0 | 93.2 | 93.9 Kansas ...............| 468 | 452 | 472 | 503 | 505 | 507 | 25.5 | 19.8 | 19.0 | 19.7 | 88.7 | 90.8 | 92.6 | 91.7 | 91.7 | 91.7 Kentucky .............| 800 | 745 | 703 | 708 | 710 | 710 | 26.2 | 21.9 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 83.7 | 86.4 | 90.5 | 92.9 | 93.0 | 93.4 Louisiana ............| 969 | 937 | 890 | 896 | 901 | 906 | 28.6 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 80.2 | 84.1 | 88.2 | 89.1 | 88.5 | 85.8 Maine ................| 243 | 222 | 223 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 26.2 | 21.6 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 91.6 | 92.7 | 96.5 | 93.3 | 93.5 | 95.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............| 895 | 788 | 803 | 882 | 905 | 927 | 26.5 | 21.2 | 16.8 | 18.3 | 83.9 | 85.2 | 89.1 | 89.7 | 89.0 | 88.3 Massachusetts ........| 1,153 | 989 | 940 | 995 | 1,015 | 1,031 | 24.7 | 20.1 | 15.6 | 16.9 | 88.6 | 85.4 | 88.8 | 89.8 | 90.2 | 90.9 Michigan .............| 2,067 | 1,824 | 1,754 | 1,812 | 1,845 | 1,865 | 27.6 | 22.3 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 86.9 | 87.9 | 90.3 | 89.1 | 88.9 | 89.1 Minnesota ............| 865 | 796 | 828 | 907 | 920 | 931 | 27.6 | 21.2 | 18.9 | 20.0 | 87.2 | 88.5 | 91.3 | 90.6 | 90.8 | 89.9 Mississippi ..........| 599 | 576 | 550 | 548 | 551 | 552 | 28.6 | 23.8 | 21.4 | 20.3 | 79.6 | 81.9 | 91.3 | 92.3 | 91.8 | 91.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri..............| 1,008 | 941 | 944 | 996 | 1,013 | 1,027 | 25.3 | 20.5 | 18.4 | 19.2 | 83.8 | 84.5 | 86.5 | 88.2 | 87.9 | 86.0 Montana ..............| 167 | 167 | 163 | 176 | 177 | 177 | 28.4 | 21.2 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 92.9 | 92.0 | 93.8 | 93.1 | 93.6 | 94.3 Nebraska .............| 324 | 305 | 309 | 324 | 327 | 329 | 26.2 | 20.6 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 86.6 | 87.1 | 88.7 | 88.6 | 88.6 | 88.8 Nevada ...............| 160 | 166 | 204 | 262 | 277 | 293 | 26.0 | 20.0 | 17.0 | 18.3 | 93.4 | 93.2 | 98.7 | 95.9 | 95.7 | 96.3 New Hampshire ........| 196 | 182 | 194 | 212 | 217 | 220 | 25.6 | 21.3 | 17.5 | 18.9 | 85.3 | 88.4 | 89.1 | 89.4 | 89.6 | 88.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........| 1,528 | 1,340 | 1,265 | 1,354 | 1,385 | 1,415 | 25.1 | 20.7 | 16.4 | 17.7 | 81.5 | 83.3 | 86.1 | 86.7 | 86.5 | 86.3 New Mexico ...........| 303 | 304 | 320 | 353 | 359 | 365 | 30.6 | 23.3 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 89.5 | 91.3 | 94.3 | 92.7 | 91.7 | 90.6 New York .............| 3,552 | 3,173 | 3,000 | 3,131 | 3,174 | 3,220 | 23.9 | 20.2 | 16.7 | 17.7 | 80.8 | 82.6 | 86.6 | 88.3 | 88.6 | 87.7 North Carolina .......| 1,254 | 1,175 | 1,147 | 1,249 | 1,285 | 1,321 | 26.0 | 21.3 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 90.1 | 92.5 | 94.8 | 92.6 | 92.0 | 90.8 North Dakota .........| 136 | 133 | 127 | 128 | 128 | 127 | 28.3 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 85.9 | 89.2 | 92.8 | 93.2 | 93.2 | 93.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................| 2,307 | 2,090 | 2,012 | 2,064 | 2,078 | 2,089 | 26.5 | 21.4 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 84.8 | 85.8 | 88.0 | 87.9 | 88.4 | 88.1 Oklahoma .............| 622 | 635 | 609 | 639 | 646 | 653 | 25.0 | 20.6 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 92.9 | 93.3 | 95.1 | 95.5 | 95.5 | 95.0 Oregon ...............| 525 | 504 | 521 | 575 | 586 | 597 | 25.5 | 19.9 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 88.5 | 88.7 | 90.7 | 90.8 | 90.1 | 90.1 Pennsylvania .........| 2,376 | 2,079 | 1,996 | 2,093 | 2,114 | 2,133 | 24.8 | 20.0 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 80.4 | 81.0 | 83.6 | 84.3 | 84.6 | 84.7 Rhode Island .........| 186 | 163 | 159 | 167 | 170 | 172 | 23.7 | 19.6 | 15.9 | 17.4 | 80.1 | 82.4 | 87.3 | 88.3 | 88.1 | 87.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......| 703 | 663 | 663 | 674 | 680 | 684 | 27.8 | 22.5 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 88.1 | 91.4 | 93.8 | 96.2 | 94.9 | 94.9 South Dakota .........| 147 | 139 | 144 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 28.1 | 21.3 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 87.4 | 89.2 | 89.7 | 93.9 | 94.5 | 93.4 Tennessee ............| 972 | 903 | 882 | 928 | 944 | 958 | 25.5 | 21.2 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 87.8 | 90.2 | 93.5 | 95.0 | 94.7 | 93.0 Texas ................| 3,137 | 3,318 | 3,437 | 3,725 | 3,792 | 3,870 | 26.8 | 22.0 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 92.4 | 94.4 | 98.4 | 98.7 | 98.9 | 98.4 Utah .................| 350 | 418 | 457 | 487 | 490 | 490 | 29.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 24.5 | 98.2 | 96.5 | 97.7 | 97.4 | 97.4 | 97.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ..............| 109 | 100 | 102 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 26.5 | 21.3 | 18.1 | 18.8 | 87.9 | 89.9 | 93.9 | 96.3 | 95.9 | 96.0 Virginia .............| 1,114 | 1,039 | 1,060 | 1,133 | 1,156 | 1,177 | 25.7 | 20.8 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 90.7 | 93.2 | 94.2 | 93.6 | 93.4 | 93.1 Washington ...........| 826 | 816 | 893 | 1,008 | 1,030 | 1,051 | 25.8 | 20.0 | 18.3 | 19.0 | 91.7 | 91.8 | 94.0 | 93.1 | 92.9 | 92.5 West Virginia.........| 414 | 383 | 337 | 320 | 318 | 315 | 25.3 | 21.2 | 18.8 | 17.3 | 92.6 | 93.5 | 95.7 | 97.2 | 96.6 | 96.3 Wisconsin ............| 1,011 | 908 | 927 | 992 | 1,001 | 1,006 | 27.2 | 21.5 | 18.9 | 19.5 | 82.1 | 84.6 | 86.0 | 86.7 | 87.0 | 87.9 Wyoming ..............| 101 | 108 | 101 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 27.7 | 21.5 | 22.2 | 21.2 | 97.3 | 95.1 | 97.3 | 97.1 | 97.0 | 96.8 ______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______ \1\Includes Armed Forces residing in each state. \2\As of April 1. \3\Estimates as of July 1. NOTE.--Because of students outside the normal age range, percents may exceed 100. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data surveys; and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, No. 1095, CPH-L-74 (1990 data) and forthcoming state level P-25 Reports. (This table was prepared January 1998.)