(In thousands)
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Total Public Private
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Year K-121 K-81 9-12 K-121 K-81 9-12 K-121 K-81 9-12
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1983 44,967 31,296 13,671 39,252 26,981 12,271 5,715 4,315 1,400
1984 44,908 31,205 13,704 39,208 26,905 12,304 5,7002 4,3002 1,4002
1985 44,979 31,229 13,750 39,422 27,034 12,388 5,557 4,195 1,362
1986 45,205 31,536 13,669 39,753 27,420 12,333 5,4522 4,1162 1,3362
1987 45,488 32,165 13,323 40,008 27,933 12,076 5,4793 4,2323 1,2473
1988 45,430 32,537 12,893 40,189 28,501 11,687 5,2413 4,0363 1,2063
1989 45,898 33,314 12,583 40,543 29,152 11,390 5,3553 4,1623 1,1933
1990 46,448 33,973 12,475 41,217 29,878 11,338 5,2323 4,0953 1,1373
1991 47,246 34,580 12,666 42,047 30,506 11,541 5,1993 4,0743 1,1253
1992 48,198 35,300 12,898 42,823 31,088 11,735 5,3753 4,2123 1,1633
1993 48,936 35,784 13,152 43,465 31,504 11,961 5,4714 4,2804 1,1914
1994 49,707 36,258 13,449 44,111 31,898 12,213 5,5964 4,3604 1,2364
1995 50,540 36,772 13,769 44,840 32,341 12,500 5,7004 4,4314 1,2694
19964 51,413 37,264 14,149 45,630 32,778 12,852 5,783 4,486 1,297
Projected
1997 52,175 37,751 14,424 46,308 33,206 13,103 5,867 4,545 1,322
1998 52,718 38,110 14,608 46,792 33,522 13,270 5,927 4,588 1,339
1999 53,112 38,338 14,774 47,143 33,722 13,420 5,970 4,616 1,354
2000 53,445 38,543 14,902 47,439 33,903 13,537 6,006 4,640 1,366
2001 53,736 38,716 15,020 47,698 34,055 13,643 6,038 4,661 1,376
2002 53,987 38,795 15,192 47,924 34,124 13,800 6,063 4,671 1,392
2003 54,153 38,795 15,358 48,075 34,124 13,951 6,078 4,671 1,407
2004 54,308 38,606 15,702 48,221 33,958 14,263 6,087 4,648 1,439
2005 54,426 38,376 16,050 48,335 33,756 14,579 6,091 4,620 1,471
2006 54,457 38,181 16,276 48,368 33,584 14,785 6,088 4,597 1,491
2007 54,425 38,073 16,352 48,342 33,489 14,854 6,082 4,584 1,498
2008 54,268 38,034 16,234 48,201 33,455 14,746 6,067 4,579 1,488
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1 Includes most kindergarten and some nursery school enrollment.
2 Estimated on the basis of past data.
3 Estimate is from the Early Estimates survey.
4 Projected.
NOTE: Historical numbers may differ from those in previous editions.
Projections are based on data through 1995. Because of rounding, details may
not add to totals.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education
Statistics, Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools; Common Core
of Data surveys; "Private Elementary and Secondary Education, 1983:
Enrollment, Teachers, and Schools," NCES Bulletin, December 1984;
1985 Private School Survey; "Key Statistics for Private Elementary and
Secondary Education: School Year 1988-89," Early Estimates; "Key Statistics
for Private Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 1989-90," Early
Estimates; "Key Statistics for Public and Private Elementary and Secondary
Education: School Year 1990-91," Early Estimates; "Public and
Private Elementary and Secondary Education Statistics: School Year
1991-92," Early Estimates; and "Public and Private Elementary and Secondary
Education Statistics: School Year 1992-93," Early Estimates.
(This table was prepared October 1997.)
