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Digest of Education Statistics: 2006
Digest of Education Statistics: 2006

NCES 2007-017
July 2007


Table 33. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1990 through fall 2006 
State or jurisdiction Total Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Projected 2005 enrollment Projected 2006 enrollment
Fall 1990 Fall 1991 Fall 1992 Fall 1993 Fall 1994 Fall 1995 Fall 1996 Fall 1997 Fall 1998 Fall 1999 Fall 2000 Fall 2001 Fall 2002 Total Prekinder-
garten to grade 81 
Grades 9 to 122  Total Prekinder-
garten to grade 81 
Grades
9 to 122 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
United States 41,216,683 42,046,878 42,823,312 43,464,916 44,111,482 44,840,481 45,611,046 46,126,897 46,538,585 46,857,149   47,203,539 47,671,877 48,183,086 48,540,215 34,202,248 14,337,967 48,794,911 34,178,401 14,616,510 48,710,000 48,948,000
Alabama 721,806 722,004 731,634 734,288 736,531 746,149 747,932 749,207 747,980 740,732   739,992 737,190 739,366 731,220 525,313 205,907 730,140 521,757 208,383 735,000 736,000
Alaska 113,903 118,680 122,487 125,948 127,057 127,618 129,919 132,123 135,373 134,391   133,356 134,358 134,364 133,933 93,695 40,238 132,970 91,981 40,989 133,000 132,000
Arizona 639,853 656,980 673,477 709,453 737,424 743,566 799,250 814,113 848,262 852,612   877,696 922,180 937,755 1,012,068 704,327 307,741 1,043,298 722,208 321,090 1,061,000 1,089,000
Arkansas 436,286 438,518 441,490 444,271 447,565 453,257 457,349 456,497 452,256 451,034   449,959 449,805 450,985 454,523 321,509 133,014 463,115 328,188 134,927 457,000 459,000
California 4,950,474 5,107,145 5,254,844 5,327,231 5,407,475 5,536,406 5,686,198 5,803,887 5,926,037 6,038,590   6,140,814 6,247,726 6,353,667 6,413,862 4,540,362 1,873,500 6,441,557 4,507,916 1,933,641 6,428,000 6,451,000
                                             
Colorado 574,213 593,030 612,635 625,062 640,521 656,279 673,438 687,167 699,135 708,109   724,508 742,145 751,862 757,693 536,325 221,368 765,976 540,695 225,281 766,000 775,000
Connecticut 469,123 481,050 488,476 496,298 506,824 517,935 527,129 535,164 544,698 553,993   562,179 570,228 570,023 577,203 407,794 169,409 577,390 404,169 173,221 575,000 573,000
Delaware 99,658 102,196 104,321 105,547 106,813 108,461 110,549 111,960 113,262 112,836   114,676 115,560 116,342 117,668 82,898 34,770 119,091 83,599 35,492 120,000 121,000
District of Columbia 80,694 80,618 80,937 80,678 80,450 79,802 78,648 77,111 71,889 77,194   68,925 75,392 76,166 78,057 59,482 18,575 76,714 57,111 19,603 74,000 74,000
Florida 1,861,592 1,932,131 1,981,407 2,040,763 2,111,188 2,176,222 2,242,212 2,294,077 2,337,633 2,381,396   2,434,821 2,500,478 2,539,929 2,587,628 1,832,376 755,252 2,639,336 1,857,798 781,538 2,622,000 2,654,000
                                             
Georgia 1,151,687 1,177,569 1,207,186 1,235,304 1,270,948 1,311,126 1,346,761 1,375,980 1,401,291 1,422,762   1,444,937 1,470,634 1,496,012 1,522,611 1,103,181 419,430 1,553,437 1,118,379 435,058 1,556,000 1,585,000
Hawaii 171,708 174,747 177,448 180,410 183,795 187,180 187,653 189,887 188,069 185,860   184,360 184,546 183,829 183,609 130,054 53,555 183,185 128,788 54,397 181,000 182,000
Idaho 220,840 225,680 231,668 236,774 240,448 243,097 245,252 244,403 244,722 245,136   245,117 246,521 248,604 252,120 175,424 76,696 256,084 178,221 77,863 257,000 261,000
Illinois 1,821,407 1,848,166 1,873,567 1,893,078 1,916,172 1,943,623 1,973,040 1,998,289 2,011,530 2,027,600   2,048,792 2,071,391 2,084,187 2,100,961 1,492,730 608,231 2,097,503 1,483,645 613,858 2,100,000 2,107,000
Indiana 954,525 956,988 960,630 965,633 969,022 977,263 982,876 986,836 989,001 988,702   989,267 996,133 1,003,875 1,011,130 716,825 294,305 1,021,348 720,006 301,342 1,025,000 1,030,000
                                             
Iowa 483,652 491,363 494,839 498,519 500,440 502,343 502,941 501,054 498,214 497,301   495,080 485,932 482,210 481,226 326,846 154,380 478,319 324,169 154,150 483,000 483,000
Kansas 437,034 445,390 451,536 457,614 460,838 463,008 466,293 468,687 472,353 472,188   470,610 470,205 470,957 470,490 322,575 147,915 469,136 321,259 147,877 464,000 463,000
Kentucky 636,401 646,024 655,041 655,265 657,642 659,821 656,089 669,322 655,687 648,180   665,850 654,363 660,782 663,885 478,258 185,627 674,796 485,801 188,995 664,000 667,000
Louisiana 784,757 794,128 797,985 800,560 797,933 797,366 793,296 776,813 768,734 756,579   743,089 731,328 730,464 727,709 536,390 191,319 724,281 533,751 190,530 721,000 721,000
Maine 215,149 216,400 216,453 216,995 212,601 213,569 213,593 212,579 211,051 209,253   207,037 205,586 204,337 202,084 139,420 62,664 198,820 136,275 62,545 198,000 196,000
                                             
Maryland 715,176 736,238 751,850 772,638 790,938 805,544 818,583 830,744 841,671 846,582   852,920 860,640 866,743 869,113 605,905 263,208 865,561 597,417 268,144 870,000 873,000
Massachusetts 834,314 846,155 859,948 877,726 893,727 915,007 933,898 949,006 962,317 971,425   975,150 973,139 982,989 980,459 692,130 288,329 975,574 682,175 293,399 970,000 967,000
Michigan 1,584,431 1,593,561 1,603,610 1,599,377 1,614,784 1,641,456 1,685,714 1,702,717 1,720,287 1,725,639   1,720,626 1,730,669 1,785,160 1,757,604 1,229,121 528,483 1,750,919 1,211,444 539,475 1,754,000 1,751,000
Minnesota 756,374 773,571 793,724 810,233 821,693 835,166 847,204 853,621 856,455 854,034   854,340 851,384 846,891 842,854 564,049 278,805 838,503 558,447 280,056 833,000 832,000
Mississippi 502,417 504,127 506,668 505,907 505,962 506,272 503,967 504,792 502,379 500,716   497,871 493,507 492,645 493,540 360,913 132,627 495,376 361,087 134,289 492,000 494,000
                                             
Missouri 816,558 842,965 859,357 866,378 878,541 889,881 900,517 910,613 913,494 914,110   912,744 909,792 906,499 905,941 632,230 273,711 905,449 628,667 276,782 908,000 909,000
Montana 152,974 155,779 160,011 163,009 164,341 165,547 164,627 162,335 159,988 157,556   154,875 151,947 149,995 148,356 100,160 48,196 146,705 98,673 48,032 145,000 144,000
Nebraska 274,081 279,552 282,414 285,097 287,100 289,744 291,967 292,681 291,140 288,261   286,199 285,095 285,402 285,542 195,417 90,125 285,761 194,816 90,945 284,000 285,000
Nevada 201,316 211,810 222,974 235,800 250,747 265,041 282,131 296,621 311,061 325,610   340,706 356,814 369,498 385,401 280,735 104,666 400,083 288,754 111,329 413,000 424,000
New Hampshire 172,785 177,138 181,247 185,360 189,319 194,171 198,308 201,629 204,713 206,783   208,461 206,847 207,671 207,417 142,033 65,384 206,852 140,243 66,609 203,000 201,000
                                             
New Jersey 1,089,646 1,109,796 1,130,560 1,151,307 1,174,206 1,197,381 1,227,832 1,250,276 1,268,996 1,289,256   1,313,405 1,341,656 1,367,438 1,380,753 978,589 402,164 1,393,347 975,988 417,359 1,398,000 1,401,000
New Mexico 301,881 308,667 315,668 322,292 327,248 329,640 332,632 331,673 328,753 324,495   320,306 320,260 320,234 323,066 226,032 97,034 326,102 227,900 98,202 319,000 318,000
New York 2,598,337 2,643,993 2,689,686 2,733,813 2,766,208 2,813,230 2,843,131 2,861,823 2,877,143 2,887,776   2,882,188 2,872,132 2,888,233 2,864,775 1,978,673 886,102 2,836,337 1,942,961 893,376 2,821,000 2,804,000
North Carolina 1,086,871 1,097,598 1,114,083 1,133,231 1,156,767 1,183,090 1,210,108 1,236,083 1,254,821 1,275,925   1,293,638 1,315,363 1,335,954 1,360,209 974,019 386,190 1,385,754 985,740 400,014 1,385,000 1,404,000
North Dakota 117,825 118,376 118,734 119,127 119,288 119,100 120,123 118,572 114,927 112,751   109,201 106,047 104,225 102,233 67,870 34,363 100,513 67,122 33,391 98,000 96,000
                                             
Ohio 1,771,089 1,783,767 1,795,199 1,807,319 1,814,290 1,836,015 1,844,698 1,847,114 1,842,163 1,836,554   1,835,049 1,830,985 1,838,285 1,845,428 1,278,202 567,226 1,840,032 1,267,088 572,944 1,833,000 1,828,000
Oklahoma 579,087 588,263 597,096 604,076 609,718 616,393 620,695 623,681 628,492 627,032   623,110 622,139 624,548 626,160 450,319 175,841 629,476 452,952 176,524 618,000 618,000
Oregon 472,394 498,614 510,122 516,611 521,945 527,914 537,854 541,346 542,809 545,033   546,231 551,480 554,071 551,273 378,072 173,201 552,322 376,811 175,511 548,000 547,000
Pennsylvania 1,667,834 1,692,797 1,717,613 1,744,082 1,764,946 1,787,533 1,804,256 1,815,151 1,816,414 1,816,716   1,814,311 1,821,627 1,816,747 1,821,146 1,235,624 585,522 1,828,089 1,234,828 593,261 1,803,000 1,793,000
Rhode Island 138,813 142,144 143,798 145,676 147,487 149,799 151,324 153,321 154,785 156,454   157,347 158,046 159,205 159,375 111,209 48,166 156,498 107,040 49,458 159,000 158,000
                                             
South Carolina 622,112 627,470 640,464 643,696 648,725 645,586 652,816 659,273 664,600 666,780   677,411 676,198 694,389 699,198 500,743 198,455 703,736 504,264 199,472 702,000 707,000
South Dakota 129,164 131,576 134,573 142,825 143,482 144,685 143,331 142,443 132,495 131,037   128,603 127,542 130,048 125,537 86,015 39,522 122,798 83,891 38,907 123,000 122,000
Tennessee 824,595 833,651 855,231 866,557 881,425 893,770 904,818 893,044 905,454 916,202   909,161 924,899 927,608 936,681 675,276 261,405 941,091 670,880 270,211 947,000 954,000
Texas 3,382,887 3,464,371 3,541,769 3,608,262 3,677,171 3,748,167 3,828,975 3,891,877 3,945,367 3,991,783   4,059,619 4,163,447 4,259,823 4,331,751 3,132,584 1,199,167 4,405,215 3,184,235 1,220,980 4,409,000 4,488,000
Utah 446,652 456,430 463,870 471,365 474,675 477,121 481,812 482,957 481,176 480,255   481,485 484,677 489,262 495,981 348,890 147,091 503,607 355,445 148,162 507,000 514,000
                                             
Vermont 95,762 97,137 98,558 102,755 104,533 105,565 106,341 105,984 105,120 104,559   102,049 101,179 99,978 99,103 66,732 32,371 98,352 65,935 32,417 95,000 94,000
Virginia 998,601 1,016,204 1,031,925 1,045,471 1,060,809 1,079,854 1,096,093 1,110,815 1,124,022 1,133,994   1,144,915 1,163,091 1,177,229 1,192,092 837,258 354,834 1,204,739 839,687 365,052 1,208,000 1,220,000
Washington 839,709 869,327 896,475 915,952 938,314 956,572 974,504 991,235 998,053 1,003,714   1,004,770 1,009,200 1,014,798 1,021,349 699,248 322,101 1,020,005 695,405 324,600 1,015,000 1,014,000
West Virginia 322,389 320,249 318,296 314,383 310,511 307,112 304,052 301,419 297,530 291,811   286,367 282,885 282,455 281,215 198,836 82,379 280,129 197,555 82,574 277,000 277,000
Wisconsin 797,621 814,671 829,415 844,001 860,581 870,175 879,259 881,780 879,542 877,753   879,476 879,361 881,231 880,031 589,812 290,219 864,757 577,950 286,807 869,000 867,000
Wyoming 98,226 102,074 100,313 100,899 100,314 99,859 99,058 97,115 95,241 92,105   89,940 88,128 88,116 87,462 59,759 27,703 84,733 57,285 27,448 84,000 83,000
Bureau of Indian Affairs 50,125 49,076   46,938 46,476 46,126 45,828 33,671 12,157
                                             
DoDDS, overseas 80,715 78,254 78,170 108,035 3  73,581 73,212 72,889 71,053 56,226 14,827 68,327 53,720 14,607
DoDDS, domestic   34,058 32,847 32,115 30,603 27,500 3,103 29,151 26,195 2,956
                                             
Other jurisdictions                                            
American Samoa 12,463 13,365 13,994 14,484 14,445 14,576 14,766 15,214 15,372 15,477   15,702 15,897 15,984 15,893 11,772 4,121 16,126 11,873 4,253
Guam 26,391 28,334 30,077 30,920 32,185 32,960 33,393 32,444 32,222 32,951   32,473 31,992 31,572 22,551 9,021 30,605 21,686 8,919
Northern Marianas 6,449 7,096 8,086 8,188 8,429 8,809 9,041 9,246 9,498 9,732   10,004 10,479 11,251 11,244 8,192 3,052 11,601 8,416 3,185
Puerto Rico 644,734 642,392 637,034 631,460 621,121 627,620 618,861 617,157 613,862 613,019   612,725 604,177 596,502 584,916 418,588 166,328 575,648 408,607 167,041
Virgin Islands 21,750 22,346 22,887 22,752 23,126 22,737 22,385 22,136 20,976 20,866   19,459 18,780 18,333 17,716 12,738 4,978 16,429 11,650 4,779
—Not available.
1 Includes elementary unclassified.
2 Includes secondary unclassified.
3 Includes both overseas and domestic schools.
NOTE: DoDDS = Department of Defense dependents schools. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Non­fiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1990–91 through 2004–05, and Projections of Education Statistics to 2015. (This table was prepared September 2006.)