(In thousands)
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Year ending Total Public Private
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1983 2,888 2,598 290
1984 2,767 2,495 272
1985 2,677 2,414 263
1986 2,643 2,383 260
1987 2,694 2,429 265
1988 2,773 2,500 273
1989 2,727 2,459 268
1990 2,586 2,320 266
1991 2,503 2,235 268
1992 2,482 2,226 256
1993 2,490 2,233 2571
1994 2,479 2,221 2581
1995 2,538 2,274 2641
19961 2,573 2,306 267
Projected
1997 2,573 2,306 267
1998 2,653 2,378 275
1999 2,751 2,465 285
2000 2,847 2,552 295
2001 2,875 2,576 298
2002 2,887 2,587 299
2003 2,909 2,607 302
2004 2,972 2,664 308
2005 2,976 2,667 309
2006 2,985 2,675 310
2007 3,044 2,728 316
2008 3,093 2,772 321
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1 Projected.
NOTE: Historical numbers may differ from those in previous editions.
Prior to 1989-90, numbers for private high school graduates were
estimated by NCES. 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.)
