(In thousands)
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Total Public Private
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Year Elemen Secon- Elemen- Secon- Elemen- Secon-
K-12 tary dary K-12 tary dary K-12 tary dary
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1983 2,476 1,426 1,050 2,139 1,186 953 337 240 97
1984 2,508 1,451 1,057 2,168 1,208 960 3401 2431 971
1985 2,549 1,483 1,066 2,206 1,237 969 343 246 97
1986 2,592 1,521 1,071 2,244 1,271 973 3481 2501 981
1987 2,631 1,563 1,068 2,279 1,306 973 3522 2572 952
1988 2,668 1,604 1,064 2,323 1,353 970 3452 2512 942
1989 2,734 1,662 1,072 2,357 1,387 970 3772 2752 1022
1990 2,753 1,683 1,070 2,398 1,429 969 3552 2542 1012
1991 2,787 1,722 1,065 2,432 1,468 964 3552 2542 1012
1992 2,822 1,752 1,070 2,459 1,492 967 3632 2602 1032
1993 2,870 1,775 1,095 2,504 1,513 991 3663 2623 1043
1994 2,926 1,791 1,135 2,552 1,525 1,027 3743 2663 1083
1995 2,978 1,794 1,184 2,598 1,525 1,073 3803 2693 1113
19963 3,032 1,844 1,188 2,645 1,570 1,075 387 274 113
Middle alternative projections
1997 3,091 1,874 1,217 2,697 1,596 1,101 394 278 116
1998 3,126 1,894 1,233 2,728 1,612 1,116 399 281 117
1999 3,167 1,916 1,251 2,764 1,632 1,132 404 285 119
2000 3,211 1,939 1,272 2,802 1,651 1,151 409 288 121
2001 3,245 1,957 1,288 2,832 1,666 1,166 413 291 123
2002 3,284 1,972 1,312 2,866 1,679 1,187 418 293 125
2003 3,325 1,989 1,336 2,903 1,693 1,209 423 295 127
2004 3,362 2,001 1,361 2,935 1,704 1,231 427 297 129
2005 3,394 2,012 1,382 2,963 1,713 1,250 430 299 131
2006 3,418 2,021 1,397 2,985 1,721 1,264 433 300 133
2007 3,441 2,033 1,408 3,005 1,731 1,274 436 302 134
2008 3,460 2,047 1,413 3,022 1,743 1,279 438 304 134
Low alternative projections
1997 3,091 1,874 1,217 2,697 1,596 1,101 394 278 116
1998 3,119 1,888 1,230 2,721 1,608 1,113 398 280 117
1999 3,147 1,903 1,243 2,746 1,621 1,125 401 283 118
2000 3,183 1,921 1,262 2,778 1,636 1,142 405 285 120
2001 3,211 1,934 1,276 2,802 1,647 1,155 409 287 121
2002 3,243 1,945 1,298 2,831 1,656 1,175 412 289 124
2003 3,277 1,957 1,319 2,860 1,667 1,194 416 291 126
2004 3,305 1,965 1,340 2,885 1,673 1,212 419 292 127
2005 3,327 1,970 1,357 2,905 1,678 1,228 422 293 129
2006 3,343 1,974 1,369 2,920 1,681 1,239 423 293 130
2007 3,357 1,980 1,377 2,932 1,686 1,246 425 294 131
2008 3,366 1,988 1,378 2,940 1,693 1,247 426 295 131
High alternative projections
1997 3,091 1,874 1,217 2,697 1,596 1,101 394 278 116
1998 3,130 1,896 1,234 2,731 1,615 1,117 399 282 117
1999 3,181 1,925 1,256 2,776 1,639 1,136 405 286 120
2000 3,231 1,952 1,279 2,820 1,662 1,157 412 290 122
2001 3,272 1,974 1,298 2,855 1,681 1,174 417 293 123
2002 3,317 1,994 1,323 2,895 1,697 1,197 422 296 126
2003 3,363 2,014 1,349 2,935 1,715 1,221 427 299 128
2004 3,405 2,029 1,375 2,972 1,728 1,245 432 301 131
2005 3,442 2,043 1,399 3,005 1,740 1,266 437 303 133
2006 3,473 2,056 1,417 3,033 1,751 1,282 440 305 135
2007 3,503 2,073 1,431 3,059 1,765 1,294 444 308 136
2008 3,528 2,090 1,438 3,081 1,780 1,301 447 310 137
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1 Estimated on the basis of past data.
2 Estimate is from the survey on Early Estimates.
3 Projected.
NOTE: The numbers of elementary and secondary teachers reported
separately by the National Education Association were prorated
to the NCES totals for each year. Historical numbers may differ from
those in previous editions. Projections are based on data through 1994.
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 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.)
