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Digest of Education Statistics: 2011
Digest of Education Statistics: 2011

NCES 2012-001
May 2012


Table 1. Projected number of participants in educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Fall 2011
[In millions]
Participants All levels
(elementary,
secondary, and
postsecondary
degree-granting)
Elementary and
secondary schools
Postsecondary degree-
granting institutions
Total Public Private Total Public Private
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Total 86.6 62.0 55.9 6.1 24.6 17.6 7.0
Enrollment 76.3 54.7 49.4 5.3 21.6 15.6 5.9
Teachers and faculty 4.7 3.7 3.3 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.4
Other professional,
   administrative, and
   support staff
5.6 3.5 3.2 0.3 2.0 1.3 0.7
NOTE: Includes enrollments in local public school systems and in most private schools (religiously affiliated and nonsectarian). Excludes federal schools. Excludes private preprimary enrollment in schools that do not offer kindergarten or above. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Data for teachers and other staff in public and private elementary and secondary schools and colleges and universities are reported in terms of full-time equivalents. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics to 2020; and unpublished projections and estimates. (This table was prepared November 2011.)