Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 1990 through fall 2008

Digest of Education Statistics: 2008

NCES 2009-020
March 2009

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Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 1990 through fall 2008

State or jurisdiction	Total														Fall 2005			Fall 2006			Projected fall 2007 enrollment	Projected fall 2008 enrollment
State or jurisdiction	Fall 1990	Fall 1993	Fall 1994	Fall 1995	Fall 1996	Fall 1997	Fall 1998	Fall 1999		Fall 2000	Fall 2001	Fall 2002	Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Total	Prekinder- garten to grade 8¹	Grades 9 to 12²	Total	Prekinder- garten to grade 8¹	Grades 9 to 12²	Projected fall 2007 enrollment	Projected fall 2008 enrollment
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	43,464,916	44,111,482	44,840,481	45,611,046	46,126,897	46,538,585	46,857,149		47,203,539	47,671,870	48,183,086	48,540,215	48,795,465	49,113,298	34,205,172	14,908,126	49,298,945	34,221,430	15,077,515	49,644,000	49,825,000
Alabama	721,806	734,288	736,531	746,149	747,932	749,207	747,980	740,732		739,992	737,190	739,366	731,220	730,140	741,761	529,347	212,414	743,632	528,664	214,968	749,000	750,000
Alaska	113,903	125,948	127,057	127,618	129,919	132,123	135,373	134,391		133,356	134,349	134,364	133,933	132,970	133,288	91,225	42,063	132,608	90,167	42,441	134,000	132,000
Arizona	639,853	709,453	737,424	743,566	799,250	814,113	848,262	852,612		877,696	922,180	937,755	1,012,068	1,043,298	1,094,454	739,535	354,919	1,065,082	758,338	306,744	1,177,000	1,212,000
Arkansas	436,286	444,271	447,565	453,257	457,349	456,497	452,256	451,034		449,959	449,805	450,985	454,523	463,115	474,206	335,747	138,459	476,409	336,552	139,857	480,000	485,000
California	4,950,474	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	6,441,557	6,437,202	4,466,160	1,971,042	6,406,821	4,410,254	1,996,567	6,471,000	6,475,000

Colorado	574,213	625,062	640,521	656,279	673,438	687,167	699,135	708,109		724,508	742,145	751,862	757,693	765,976	779,826	549,875	229,951	794,026	559,041	234,985	803,000	812,000
Connecticut	469,123	496,298	506,824	517,935	527,129	535,164	544,698	553,993		562,179	570,228	570,023	577,203	577,390	575,059	399,705	175,354	575,100	398,063	177,037	566,000	561,000
Delaware	99,658	105,547	106,813	108,461	110,549	111,960	113,262	112,836		114,676	115,555	116,342	117,668	119,091	120,937	84,639	36,298	122,254	84,996	37,258	124,000	125,000
District of Columbia	80,694	80,678	80,450	79,802	78,648	77,111	71,889	77,194		68,925	75,392	76,166	78,057	76,714	76,876	55,637	21,239	72,850	52,383	20,467	76,000	75,000
Florida	1,861,592	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	2,639,336	2,675,024	1,873,395	801,629	2,671,513	1,866,562	804,951	2,771,000	2,812,000

Georgia	1,151,687	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	1,553,437	1,598,461	1,145,446	453,015	1,629,157	1,166,508	462,649	1,679,000	1,712,000
Hawaii	171,708	180,410	183,795	187,180	187,653	189,887	188,069	185,860		184,360	184,546	183,829	183,609	183,185	182,818	127,472	55,346	180,728	126,007	54,721	183,000	184,000
Idaho	220,840	236,774	240,448	243,097	245,252	244,403	244,722	245,136		245,117	246,521	248,604	252,120	256,084	261,982	182,829	79,153	267,380	187,005	80,375	272,000	276,000
Illinois	1,821,407	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	2,097,503	2,111,706	1,480,321	631,385	2,118,276	1,477,679	640,597	2,127,000	2,126,000
Indiana	954,525	965,633	969,022	977,263	982,876	986,836	989,001	988,702		989,267	996,133	1,003,875	1,011,130	1,021,348	1,035,074	724,467	310,607	1,045,940	730,108	315,832	1,043,000	1,044,000

Iowa	483,652	498,519	500,440	502,343	502,941	501,054	498,214	497,301		495,080	485,932	482,210	481,226	478,319	483,482	326,160	157,322	483,122	326,218	156,904	484,000	482,000
Kansas	437,034	457,614	460,838	463,008	466,293	468,687	472,353	472,188		470,610	470,205	470,957	470,490	469,136	467,525	320,601	146,924	469,506	326,225	143,281	462,000	461,000
Kentucky	636,401	655,265	657,642	659,821	656,089	669,322	655,687	648,180		665,850	654,363	660,782	663,885	674,796	679,878	487,435	192,443	683,173	487,192	195,981	683,000	686,000
Louisiana	784,757	800,560	797,933	797,366	793,296	776,813	768,734	756,579		743,089	731,328	730,464	727,709	724,281	654,526	482,082	172,444	675,851	492,116	183,735	614,000	602,000
Maine	215,149	216,995	212,601	213,569	213,593	212,579	211,051	209,253		207,037	205,586	204,337	202,084	198,820	195,498	133,491	62,007	193,986	132,338	61,648	189,000	186,000

Maryland	715,176	772,638	790,938	805,544	818,583	830,744	841,671	846,582		852,920	860,640	866,743	869,113	865,561	860,020	588,571	271,449	851,640	579,065	272,575	854,000	850,000
Massachusetts	834,314	877,726	893,727	915,007	933,898	949,006	962,317	971,425		975,150	973,139	982,989	980,459	975,574	971,909	675,398	296,511	968,661	670,628	298,033	960,000	952,000
Michigan	1,584,431	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	1,751,290	1,742,282	1,191,397	550,885	1,714,709	1,162,550	552,159	1,711,000	1,686,000
Minnesota	756,374	810,233	821,693	835,166	847,204	853,621	856,455	854,034		854,340	851,384	846,891	842,854	838,503	839,243	557,757	281,486	840,565	558,445	282,120	833,000	829,000
Mississippi	502,417	505,907	505,962	506,272	503,967	504,792	502,379	500,716		497,871	493,507	492,645	493,540	495,376	494,954	358,057	136,897	495,026	356,406	138,620	495,000	495,000

Missouri	816,558	866,378	878,541	889,881	900,517	910,613	913,494	914,110		912,744	909,792	906,499	905,941	905,449	917,705	635,142	282,563	920,353	634,275	286,078	917,000	917,000
Montana	152,974	163,009	164,341	165,547	164,627	162,335	159,988	157,556		154,875	151,947	149,995	148,356	146,705	145,416	97,770	47,646	144,418	97,021	47,397	143,000	142,000
Nebraska	274,081	285,097	287,100	289,744	291,967	292,681	291,140	288,261		286,199	285,095	285,402	285,542	285,761	286,646	195,055	91,591	287,580	195,769	91,811	288,000	288,000
Nevada	201,316	235,800	250,747	265,041	282,131	296,621	311,061	325,610		340,706	356,814	369,498	385,401	400,083	412,395	295,991	116,404	424,240	302,839	121,401	444,000	457,000
New Hampshire	172,785	185,360	189,319	194,171	198,308	201,629	204,713	206,783		208,461	206,847	207,671	207,417	206,852	205,767	138,586	67,181	203,551	136,188	67,363	200,000	198,000

New Jersey	1,089,646	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	1,393,347	1,395,602	970,725	424,877	1,388,850	963,548	425,302	1,393,000	1,393,000
New Mexico	301,881	322,292	327,248	329,640	332,632	331,673	328,753	324,495		320,306	320,260	320,234	323,066	326,102	326,758	229,552	97,206	328,220	230,091	98,129	329,000	330,000
New York	2,598,337	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	2,836,337	2,815,581	1,909,425	906,156	2,809,649	1,887,744	921,905	2,765,000	2,737,000
North Carolina	1,086,871	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	1,385,754	1,416,436	1,003,118	413,318	1,444,481	1,027,067	417,414	1,472,000	1,496,000
North Dakota	117,825	119,127	119,288	119,100	120,123	118,572	114,927	112,751		109,201	106,047	104,225	102,233	100,513	98,283	65,638	32,645	96,670	64,395	32,275	95,000	94,000

Ohio	1,771,089	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	1,840,032	1,839,683	1,261,331	578,352	1,836,096	1,252,608	583,488	1,823,000	1,812,000
Oklahoma	579,087	604,076	609,718	616,393	620,695	623,681	628,492	627,032		623,110	622,139	624,548	626,160	629,476	634,739	456,963	177,776	639,391	459,953	179,438	639,000	643,000
Oregon	472,394	516,611	521,945	527,914	537,854	541,346	542,809	545,033		546,231	551,480	554,071	551,273	552,505	552,194	379,688	172,506	562,574	380,583	181,991	557,000	558,000
Pennsylvania	1,667,834	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	1,828,089	1,830,684	1,227,625	603,059	1,871,060	1,220,074	650,986	1,810,000	1,797,000
Rhode Island	138,813	145,676	147,487	149,799	151,324	153,321	154,785	156,454		157,347	158,046	159,205	159,375	156,498	153,422	103,870	49,552	151,612	101,996	49,616	148,000	145,000

South Carolina	622,112	643,696	648,725	645,586	652,816	659,273	664,600	666,780		677,411	676,198	694,389	699,198	703,736	701,544	498,030	203,514	703,119	497,102	206,017	704,000	706,000
South Dakota	129,164	142,825	143,482	144,685	143,331	142,443	132,495	131,037		128,603	127,542	130,048	125,537	122,798	122,012	83,530	38,482	121,158	83,137	38,021	121,000	120,000
Tennessee	824,595	866,557	881,425	893,770	904,818	893,044	905,454	916,202		909,161	924,899	927,608	936,681	941,091	953,928	676,576	277,352	978,368	691,971	286,397	968,000	974,000
Texas	3,382,887	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	4,405,215	4,525,394	3,268,339	1,257,055	4,599,509	3,319,782	1,279,727	4,759,000	4,872,000
Utah	446,652	471,365	474,675	477,121	481,812	482,957	481,176	480,255		481,485	484,684	489,262	495,981	503,607	508,430	357,644	150,786	523,586	371,326	152,260	542,000	554,000

Vermont	95,762	102,755	104,533	105,565	106,341	105,984	105,120	104,559		102,049	101,179	99,978	99,103	98,352	96,638	64,662	31,976	95,399	63,740	31,659	92,000	90,000
Virginia	998,601	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	1,204,739	1,213,616	841,299	372,317	1,220,440	841,685	378,755	1,234,000	1,242,000
Washington	839,709	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	1,020,005	1,031,985	699,482	332,503	1,026,774	694,858	331,916	1,033,000	1,032,000
West Virginia	322,389	314,383	310,511	307,112	304,052	301,419	297,530	291,811		286,367	282,885	282,455	281,215	280,129	280,866	197,189	83,677	281,939	197,573	84,366	279,000	278,000
Wisconsin	797,621	844,001	860,581	870,175	879,259	881,780	879,542	877,753		879,476	879,361	881,231	880,031	864,757	875,174	583,998	291,176	876,700	584,600	292,100	865,000	860,000
Wyoming	98,226	100,899	100,314	99,859	99,058	97,115	95,241	92,105		89,940	88,128	88,116	87,462	84,733	84,409	57,195	27,214	85,193	57,995	27,198	84,000	84,000

Bureau of Indian Education	—	—	—	—	—	—	50,125	49,076		46,938	46,476	46,126	45,828	45,828	50,938	36,133	14,805	—	—	—	—	—
DoD, overseas	—	—	—	—	80,715	78,254	78,170	108,035	³	73,581	73,212	72,889	71,053	68,327	62,543	48,691	13,852	60,891	47,589	13,302	—	—
DoD, domestic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		34,058	32,847	32,115	30,603	29,151	28,329	25,558	2,771	26,631	24,052	2,579	—	—
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	12,463	14,484	14,445	14,576	14,766	15,214	15,372	15,477		15,702	15,897	15,984	15,893	16,126	16,438	11,766	4,672	16,427	11,755	4,672	—	—
Guam	26,391	30,920	32,185	32,960	33,393	32,444	32,222	32,951		32,473	31,992	—	31,572	30,605	30,986	21,946	9,040	—	—	—	—	—
Northern Marianas	6,449	8,188	8,429	8,809	9,041	9,246	9,498	9,732		10,004	10,479	11,251	11,244	11,601	11,718	8,427	3,291	11,695	8,504	3,191	—	—
Puerto Rico	644,734	631,460	621,121	627,620	618,861	617,157	613,862	613,019		612,725	604,177	596,502	584,916	575,648	563,490	399,384	164,106	544,138	382,600	161,538	—	—
U.S. Virgin Islands	21,750	22,752	23,126	22,737	22,385	22,136	20,976	20,866		19,459	18,780	18,333	17,716	16,429	16,750	11,728	5,022	16,284	11,237	5,047	—	—

—Not available.
¹ Includes elementary unclassified.
² Includes secondary unclassified.
³ Includes both overseas and domestic schools.

NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense. 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 Non-fiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1990–91 through 2006–07, and Projections of Education Statistics to 2017. (This table was prepared October 2008.)

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