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Table 36. | Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 1990 through fall 2014 |
State or jurisdiction | Total | Fall 2008 | Fall 2009 | Percent change in total enrollment, 2004 to 2009 | Projected fall 2011 enrollment | Projected fall 2014 enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
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Fall 1990 | Fall 1995 | Fall 1998 | Fall 1999 | Fall 2000 | Fall 2001 | Fall 2002 | Fall 2003 | Fall 2004 | Fall 2005 | Fall 2006 | Fall 2007 | 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 | 44,840,481 | 46,538,585 | 46,857,149 | 47,203,539 | 47,671,870 | 48,183,086 | 48,540,215 | 48,795,465 | 49,113,298 | 49,315,842 | 49,292,507 | 49,265,572 | 34,285,564 | 14,980,008 | 49,373,307 | 34,417,985 | 14,955,322 | 1.2 | 49,422,000 | 50,268,000 | |
Alabama | 721,806 | 746,149 | 747,980 | 740,732 | 739,992 | 737,190 | 739,366 | 731,220 | 730,140 | 741,761 | 743,632 | 744,865 | 745,668 | 528,078 | 217,590 | 748,889 | 529,394 | 219,495 | 2.6 | 741,000 | 740,000 | |
Alaska | 113,903 | 127,618 | 135,373 | 134,391 | 133,356 | 134,349 | 134,364 | 133,933 | 132,970 | 133,288 | 132,608 | 131,029 | 130,662 | 89,263 | 41,399 | 131,661 | 90,824 | 40,837 | -1.0 | 133,000 | 141,000 | |
Arizona | 639,853 | 743,566 | 848,262 | 852,612 | 877,696 | 922,180 | 937,755 | 1,012,068 | 1,043,298 | 1,094,454 | 1,068,249 | 1,087,447 | 1,087,817 | 771,749 | 316,068 | 1,077,831 | 760,420 | 317,411 | 3.3 | 1,136,000 | 1,209,000 | |
Arkansas | 436,286 | 453,257 | 452,256 | 451,034 | 449,959 | 449,805 | 450,985 | 454,523 | 463,115 | 474,206 | 476,409 | 479,016 | 478,965 | 341,603 | 137,362 | 480,559 | 344,209 | 136,350 | 3.8 | 484,000 | 490,000 | |
California | 4,950,474 | 5,536,406 | 5,926,037 | 6,038,590 | 6,140,814 | 6,247,726 | 6,353,667 | 6,413,867 | 6,441,557 | 6,437,202 | 6,406,750 | 6,343,471 | 6,322,528 | 4,306,258 | 2,016,270 | 6,263,449 | 4,264,033 | 1,999,416 | -2.8 | 6,329,000 | 6,425,000 | |
Colorado | 574,213 | 656,279 | 699,135 | 708,109 | 724,508 | 742,145 | 751,862 | 757,693 | 765,976 | 779,826 | 794,026 | 801,867 | 818,443 | 580,304 | 238,139 | 832,368 | 591,378 | 240,990 | 8.7 | 856,000 | 897,000 | |
Connecticut | 469,123 | 517,935 | 544,698 | 553,993 | 562,179 | 570,228 | 570,023 | 577,203 | 577,390 | 575,059 | 575,100 | 570,626 | 567,198 | 392,218 | 174,980 | 563,985 | 389,965 | 174,020 | -2.3 | 552,000 | 545,000 | |
Delaware | 99,658 | 108,461 | 113,262 | 112,836 | 114,676 | 115,555 | 116,342 | 117,668 | 119,091 | 120,937 | 122,254 | 122,574 | 125,430 | 86,811 | 38,619 | 126,801 | 87,710 | 39,091 | 6.5 | 128,000 | 133,000 | |
District of Columbia | 80,694 | 79,802 | 71,889 | 77,194 | 68,925 | 75,392 | 76,166 | 78,057 | 76,714 | 76,876 | 72,850 | 78,422 | 68,681 | 50,779 | 17,902 | 69,433 | 51,656 | 17,777 | -9.5 | 72,000 | 73,000 | |
Florida | 1,861,592 | 2,176,222 | 2,337,633 | 2,381,396 | 2,434,821 | 2,500,478 | 2,539,929 | 2,587,628 | 2,639,336 | 2,675,024 | 2,671,513 | 2,666,811 | 2,631,020 | 1,849,295 | 781,725 | 2,634,522 | 1,850,901 | 783,621 | -0.2 | 2,586,000 | 2,617,000 | |
Georgia | 1,151,687 | 1,311,126 | 1,401,291 | 1,422,762 | 1,444,937 | 1,470,634 | 1,496,012 | 1,522,611 | 1,553,437 | 1,598,461 | 1,629,157 | 1,649,589 | 1,655,792 | 1,185,684 | 470,108 | 1,667,685 | 1,194,751 | 472,934 | 7.4 | 1,686,000 | 1,733,000 | |
Hawaii | 171,708 | 187,180 | 188,069 | 185,860 | 184,360 | 184,546 | 183,829 | 183,609 | 183,185 | 182,818 | 180,728 | 179,897 | 179,478 | 125,910 | 53,568 | 180,196 | 127,477 | 52,719 | -1.6 | 180,000 | 182,000 | |
Idaho | 220,840 | 243,097 | 244,722 | 245,136 | 245,117 | 246,521 | 248,604 | 252,120 | 256,084 | 261,982 | 267,380 | 272,119 | 275,051 | 193,554 | 81,497 | 276,299 | 194,728 | 81,571 | 7.9 | 286,000 | 300,000 | |
Illinois | 1,821,407 | 1,943,623 | 2,011,530 | 2,027,600 | 2,048,792 | 2,071,391 | 2,084,187 | 2,100,961 | 2,097,503 | 2,111,706 | 2,118,276 | 2,112,805 | 2,119,707 | 1,479,195 | 640,512 | 2,104,175 | 1,463,713 | 640,462 | 0.3 | 2,115,000 | 2,118,000 | |
Indiana | 954,525 | 977,263 | 989,001 | 988,702 | 989,267 | 996,133 | 1,003,875 | 1,011,130 | 1,021,348 | 1,035,074 | 1,045,940 | 1,046,766 | 1,046,147 | 730,021 | 316,126 | 1,046,661 | 730,599 | 316,062 | 2.5 | 1,044,000 | 1,046,000 | |
Iowa | 483,652 | 502,343 | 498,214 | 497,301 | 495,080 | 485,932 | 482,210 | 481,226 | 478,319 | 483,482 | 483,122 | 485,115 | 487,559 | 335,566 | 151,993 | 491,842 | 341,333 | 150,509 | 2.8 | 487,000 | 494,000 | |
Kansas | 437,034 | 463,008 | 472,353 | 472,188 | 470,610 | 470,205 | 470,957 | 470,490 | 469,136 | 467,525 | 469,506 | 468,295 | 471,060 | 331,079 | 139,981 | 474,489 | 332,997 | 141,492 | 1.1 | 476,000 | 487,000 | |
Kentucky | 636,401 | 659,821 | 655,687 | 648,180 | 665,850 | 654,363 | 660,782 | 663,369 | 674,796 | 679,878 | 683,152 | 666,225 | 670,030 | 472,204 | 197,826 | 680,089 | 484,466 | 195,623 | 0.8 | 671,000 | 673,000 | |
Louisiana | 784,757 | 797,366 | 768,734 | 756,579 | 743,089 | 731,328 | 730,464 | 727,709 | 724,281 | 654,526 | 675,851 | 681,038 | 684,873 | 504,213 | 180,660 | 690,915 | 509,883 | 181,032 | -4.6 | 686,000 | 683,000 | |
Maine | 215,149 | 213,569 | 211,051 | 209,253 | 207,037 | 205,586 | 204,337 | 202,084 | 198,820 | 195,498 | 193,986 | 196,245 | 192,935 | 129,324 | 63,611 | 189,225 | 128,646 | 60,579 | -4.8 | 189,000 | 188,000 | |
Maryland | 715,176 | 805,544 | 841,671 | 846,582 | 852,920 | 860,640 | 866,743 | 869,113 | 865,561 | 860,020 | 851,640 | 845,700 | 843,861 | 576,473 | 267,388 | 848,412 | 581,785 | 266,627 | -2.0 | 837,000 | 850,000 | |
Massachusetts | 834,314 | 915,007 | 962,317 | 971,425 | 975,150 | 973,139 | 982,989 | 980,459 | 975,574 | 971,909 | 968,661 | 962,958 | 958,910 | 666,538 | 292,372 | 957,053 | 666,551 | 290,502 | -1.9 | 938,000 | 924,000 | |
Michigan | 1,584,431 | 1,641,456 | 1,720,287 | 1,725,639 | 1,720,626 | 1,730,669 | 1,785,160 | 1,757,604 | 1,751,290 | 1,742,282 | 1,722,656 | 1,692,739 | 1,659,921 | 1,118,569 | 541,352 | 1,649,082 | 1,114,611 | 534,471 | -5.8 | 1,581,000 | 1,555,000 | |
Minnesota | 756,374 | 835,166 | 856,455 | 854,034 | 854,340 | 851,384 | 846,891 | 842,854 | 838,503 | 839,243 | 840,565 | 837,578 | 836,048 | 560,184 | 275,864 | 837,053 | 564,661 | 272,392 | -0.2 | 846,000 | 874,000 | |
Mississippi | 502,417 | 506,272 | 502,379 | 500,716 | 497,871 | 493,507 | 492,645 | 493,540 | 495,376 | 494,954 | 495,026 | 494,122 | 491,962 | 351,807 | 140,155 | 492,481 | 351,652 | 140,829 | -0.6 | 487,000 | 483,000 | |
Missouri | 816,558 | 889,881 | 913,494 | 914,110 | 912,744 | 909,792 | 906,499 | 905,941 | 905,449 | 917,705 | 920,353 | 917,188 | 917,871 | 635,411 | 282,460 | 917,982 | 638,082 | 279,900 | 1.4 | 910,000 | 917,000 | |
Montana | 152,974 | 165,547 | 159,988 | 157,556 | 154,875 | 151,947 | 149,995 | 148,356 | 146,705 | 145,416 | 144,418 | 142,823 | 141,899 | 96,869 | 45,030 | 141,807 | 97,868 | 43,939 | -3.3 | 141,000 | 143,000 | |
Nebraska | 274,081 | 289,744 | 291,140 | 288,261 | 286,199 | 285,095 | 285,402 | 285,542 | 285,761 | 286,646 | 287,580 | 291,244 | 292,590 | 202,912 | 89,678 | 295,368 | 206,860 | 88,508 | 3.4 | 298,000 | 305,000 | |
Nevada | 201,316 | 265,041 | 311,061 | 325,610 | 340,706 | 356,814 | 369,498 | 385,401 | 400,083 | 412,395 | 424,766 | 429,362 | 433,371 | 308,328 | 125,043 | 428,947 | 305,512 | 123,435 | 7.2 | 458,000 | 486,000 | |
New Hampshire | 172,785 | 194,171 | 204,713 | 206,783 | 208,461 | 206,847 | 207,671 | 207,417 | 206,852 | 205,767 | 203,572 | 200,772 | 197,934 | 132,995 | 64,939 | 197,140 | 132,768 | 64,372 | -4.7 | 190,000 | 187,000 | |
New Jersey | 1,089,646 | 1,197,381 | 1,268,996 | 1,289,256 | 1,313,405 | 1,341,656 | 1,367,438 | 1,380,753 | 1,393,347 | 1,395,602 | 1,388,850 | 1,382,348 | 1,381,420 | 956,765 | 424,655 | 1,396,029 | 968,332 | 427,697 | 0.2 | 1,373,000 | 1,375,000 | |
New Mexico | 301,881 | 329,640 | 328,753 | 324,495 | 320,306 | 320,260 | 320,234 | 323,066 | 326,102 | 326,758 | 328,220 | 329,040 | 330,245 | 231,415 | 98,830 | 334,419 | 235,343 | 99,076 | 2.6 | 336,000 | 348,000 | |
New York | 2,598,337 | 2,813,230 | 2,877,143 | 2,887,776 | 2,882,188 | 2,872,132 | 2,888,233 | 2,864,775 | 2,836,337 | 2,815,581 | 2,809,649 | 2,765,435 | 2,740,592 | 1,843,080 | 897,512 | 2,766,052 | 1,847,003 | 919,049 | -2.5 | 2,641,000 | 2,598,000 | |
North Carolina | 1,086,871 | 1,183,090 | 1,254,821 | 1,275,925 | 1,293,638 | 1,315,363 | 1,335,954 | 1,360,209 | 1,385,754 | 1,416,436 | 1,444,481 | 1,489,492 | 1,488,645 | 1,058,926 | 429,719 | 1,483,397 | 1,053,801 | 429,596 | 7.0 | 1,541,000 | 1,598,000 | |
North Dakota | 117,825 | 119,100 | 114,927 | 112,751 | 109,201 | 106,047 | 104,225 | 102,233 | 100,513 | 98,283 | 96,670 | 95,059 | 94,728 | 63,955 | 30,773 | 95,073 | 64,576 | 30,497 | -5.4 | 93,000 | 93,000 | |
Ohio | 1,771,089 | 1,836,015 | 1,842,163 | 1,836,554 | 1,835,049 | 1,830,985 | 1,838,285 | 1,845,428 | 1,840,032 | 1,839,683 | 1,836,722 | 1,827,184 | 1,817,163 | 1,239,494 | 577,669 | 1,764,297 | 1,225,346 | 538,951 | -4.1 | 1,778,000 | 1,765,000 | |
Oklahoma | 579,087 | 616,393 | 628,492 | 627,032 | 623,110 | 622,139 | 624,548 | 626,160 | 629,476 | 634,739 | 639,391 | 642,065 | 645,108 | 467,960 | 177,148 | 654,802 | 476,962 | 177,840 | 4.0 | 653,000 | 664,000 | |
Oregon | 472,394 | 527,914 | 542,809 | 545,033 | 546,231 | 551,480 | 554,071 | 551,273 | 552,505 | 552,194 | 562,574 | 565,586 | 575,393 | 395,421 | 179,972 | 582,839 | 404,451 | 178,388 | 5.5 | 580,000 | 598,000 | |
Pennsylvania | 1,667,834 | 1,787,533 | 1,816,414 | 1,816,716 | 1,814,311 | 1,821,627 | 1,816,747 | 1,821,146 | 1,828,089 | 1,830,684 | 1,871,060 | 1,801,971 | 1,775,029 | 1,194,327 | 580,702 | 1,786,103 | 1,200,502 | 585,601 | -2.3 | 1,720,000 | 1,706,000 | |
Rhode Island | 138,813 | 149,799 | 154,785 | 156,454 | 157,347 | 158,046 | 159,205 | 159,375 | 156,498 | 153,422 | 151,612 | 147,629 | 145,342 | 97,983 | 47,359 | 145,118 | 98,184 | 46,934 | -7.3 | 139,000 | 138,000 | |
South Carolina | 622,112 | 645,586 | 664,600 | 666,780 | 677,411 | 676,198 | 694,389 | 699,198 | 703,736 | 701,544 | 708,021 | 712,317 | 718,113 | 507,602 | 210,511 | 723,143 | 512,124 | 211,019 | 2.8 | 725,000 | 738,000 | |
South Dakota | 129,164 | 144,685 | 132,495 | 131,037 | 128,603 | 127,542 | 130,048 | 125,537 | 122,798 | 122,012 | 121,158 | 121,606 | 126,429 | 87,477 | 38,952 | 123,713 | 85,745 | 37,968 | 0.7 | 130,000 | 133,000 | |
Tennessee | 824,595 | 893,770 | 905,454 | 916,202 | 909,161 | 924,899 | 927,608 | 936,682 | 941,091 | 953,928 | 978,368 | 964,259 | 971,950 | 684,549 | 287,401 | 972,549 | 686,668 | 285,881 | 3.3 | 979,000 | 998,000 | |
Texas | 3,382,887 | 3,748,167 | 3,945,367 | 3,991,783 | 4,059,619 | 4,163,447 | 4,259,823 | 4,331,751 | 4,405,215 | 4,525,394 | 4,599,509 | 4,674,832 | 4,752,148 | 3,446,511 | 1,305,637 | 4,850,210 | 3,520,348 | 1,329,862 | 10.1 | 5,011,000 | 5,313,000 | |
Utah | 446,652 | 477,121 | 481,176 | 480,255 | 481,485 | 484,684 | 489,262 | 495,981 | 503,607 | 508,430 | 523,386 | 576,244 | 559,778 | 404,469 | 155,309 | 582,793 | 421,336 | 161,457 | 15.7 | 572,000 | 589,000 | |
Vermont | 95,762 | 105,565 | 105,120 | 104,559 | 102,049 | 101,179 | 99,978 | 99,103 | 98,352 | 96,638 | 95,399 | 94,038 | 93,625 | 62,994 | 30,631 | 92,431 | 62,850 | 29,581 | -6.0 | 89,000 | 90,000 | |
Virginia | 998,601 | 1,079,854 | 1,124,022 | 1,133,994 | 1,144,915 | 1,163,091 | 1,177,229 | 1,192,092 | 1,204,739 | 1,213,616 | 1,220,440 | 1,230,857 | 1,235,795 | 855,008 | 380,787 | 1,245,340 | 864,020 | 381,320 | 3.4 | 1,245,000 | 1,273,000 | |
Washington | 839,709 | 956,572 | 998,053 | 1,003,714 | 1,004,770 | 1,009,200 | 1,014,798 | 1,021,349 | 1,020,005 | 1,031,985 | 1,026,774 | 1,030,247 | 1,037,018 | 704,794 | 332,224 | 1,035,347 | 705,387 | 329,960 | 1.5 | 1,057,000 | 1,098,000 | |
West Virginia | 322,389 | 307,112 | 297,530 | 291,811 | 286,367 | 282,885 | 282,455 | 281,215 | 280,129 | 280,866 | 281,939 | 282,535 | 282,729 | 199,477 | 83,252 | 282,662 | 200,313 | 82,349 | 0.9 | 282,000 | 280,000 | |
Wisconsin | 797,621 | 870,175 | 879,542 | 877,753 | 879,476 | 879,361 | 881,231 | 880,031 | 864,757 | 875,174 | 876,700 | 874,633 | 873,750 | 589,528 | 284,222 | 872,436 | 593,436 | 279,000 | 0.9 | 865,000 | 876,000 | |
Wyoming | 98,226 | 99,859 | 95,241 | 92,105 | 89,940 | 88,128 | 88,116 | 87,462 | 84,733 | 84,409 | 85,193 | 86,422 | 87,161 | 60,635 | 26,526 | 88,155 | 61,825 | 26,330 | 4.0 | 91,000 | 96,000 | |
Bureau of Indian Education |
— | — | 50,125 | 49,076 | 46,938 | 46,476 | 46,126 | 45,828 | 45,828 | 50,938 | — | — | 40,927 | 30,612 | 10,315 | 41,351 | 31,381 | 9,970 | -9.8 | — | — | |
DoD, overseas | — | — | 78,170 | 108,035 | 3 | 73,581 | 73,212 | 72,889 | 71,053 | 68,327 | 62,543 | 60,891 | 57,247 | 56,768 | 43,931 | 12,837 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
DoD, domestic | — | — | — | — | 34,174 | 32,847 | 32,115 | 30,603 | 29,151 | 28,329 | 26,631 | 27,548 | 28,013 | 25,255 | 2,758 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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American Samoa | 12,463 | 14,576 | 15,372 | 15,477 | 15,702 | 15,897 | 15,984 | 15,893 | 16,126 | 16,438 | 16,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Guam | 26,391 | 32,960 | 32,222 | 32,951 | 32,473 | 31,992 | — | 31,572 | 30,605 | 30,986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Northern Marianas | 6,449 | 8,809 | 9,498 | 9,732 | 10,004 | 10,479 | 11,251 | 11,244 | 11,601 | 11,718 | 11,695 | 11,299 | 10,913 | 7,816 | 3,097 | 10,961 | 7,743 | 3,218 | -5.5 | — | — | |
Puerto Rico | 644,734 | 627,620 | 613,862 | 613,019 | 612,725 | 604,177 | 596,502 | 584,916 | 575,648 | 563,490 | 544,138 | 526,565 | 503,635 | 355,115 | 148,520 | 493,393 | 347,638 | 145,755 | -14.3 | — | — | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 21,750 | 22,737 | 20,976 | 20,866 | 19,459 | 18,780 | 18,333 | 17,716 | 16,429 | 16,750 | 16,284 | 15,903 | 15,768 | 10,567 | 5,201 | 15,493 | 10,409 | 5,084 | -5.7 | — | — |
—Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Includes elementary unclassified. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 Includes secondary unclassified. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 Includes both overseas and domestic schools. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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 2009-10, and Projections of Education Statistics to 2020. (This table was prepared May 2011.) |