Table 36.

Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by region, state, and jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 1990 through fall 2021

Region, state, and jurisdiction	Actual total enrollment													Percent change in total enrollment, 2005 to 2010	Projected total enrollment						Percent change in total enrollment, 2010 to 2021
	Fall 1990	Fall 1995	Fall 2000	Fall 2001	Fall 2002	Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	Fall 2008	Fall 2009	Fall 2010		Fall 2011	Fall 2012	Fall 2013	Fall 2015	Fall 2020	Fall 2021
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	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	49,360,982	49,484,181	0.8	49,635,700	49,827,900	50,067,200	50,773,300	52,688,000	53,113,300	7.3
Region
Northeast	7,281,763	7,894,190	8,222,127	8,250,440	8,296,621	8,292,315	8,271,259	8,240,160	8,257,889	8,122,022	8,052,985	8,092,029	8,071,335	-2.0	8,110,200	8,104,200	8,106,100	8,126,700	8,224,300	8,248,100	2.2
Midwest	9,943,761	10,512,459	10,729,987	10,744,536	10,818,970	10,808,977	10,775,409	10,818,815	10,819,248	10,770,212	10,742,973	10,672,171	10,609,604	-1.9	10,580,900	10,574,800	10,580,100	10,652,300	10,830,000	10,868,500	2.4
South	14,807,016	16,117,992	17,007,261	17,236,914	17,471,440	17,672,745	17,891,987	18,103,166	18,293,633	18,424,719	18,490,770	18,651,889	18,805,000	3.9	18,895,500	19,028,100	19,165,000	19,504,800	20,296,800	20,480,600	8.9
West	9,184,143	10,315,840	11,244,164	11,439,980	11,596,055	11,766,178	11,856,810	11,951,157	11,945,072	11,975,554	11,978,844	11,944,893	11,998,242	0.4	12,049,100	12,120,800	12,216,000	12,489,500	13,336,900	13,516,100	12.7
State
Alabama	721,806	746,149	739,992	737,190	739,366	731,220	730,140	741,761	743,632	744,865	745,668	748,889	755,552	1.9	754,500	754,300	754,200	756,200	751,000	751,000	-0.6
Alaska	113,903	127,618	133,356	134,349	134,364	133,933	132,970	133,288	132,608	131,029	130,662	131,661	132,104	-0.9	133,000	134,400	136,500	141,800	157,600	161,000	21.9
Arizona	639,853	743,566	877,696	922,180	937,755	1,012,068	1,043,298	1,094,454	1,068,249	1,087,447	1,087,817	1,077,831	1,071,751	-2.1	1,076,000	1,085,000	1,099,400	1,139,800	1,261,200	1,287,500	20.1
Arkansas	436,286	453,257	449,959	449,805	450,985	454,523	463,115	474,206	476,409	479,016	478,965	480,559	482,114	1.7	483,200	484,800	486,700	489,200	493,000	494,100	2.5
California	4,950,474	5,536,406	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	6,263,438	6,289,578	-2.3	6,320,200	6,347,100	6,384,700	6,505,200	6,929,000	7,012,800	11.5
Colorado	574,213	656,279	724,508	742,145	751,862	757,693	765,976	779,826	794,026	801,867	818,443	832,368	843,316	8.1	851,800	861,100	870,600	894,900	945,600	954,000	13.1
Connecticut	469,123	517,935	562,179	570,228	570,023	577,203	577,390	575,059	575,100	570,626	567,198	563,968	560,546	-2.5	553,500	549,100	545,600	542,600	548,400	551,000	-1.7
Delaware	99,658	108,461	114,676	115,555	116,342	117,668	119,091	120,937	122,254	122,574	125,430	126,801	129,403	7.0	130,100	130,900	132,100	135,400	141,900	142,700	10.3
District of Columbia	80,694	79,802	68,925	75,392	76,166	78,057	76,714	76,876	72,850	78,422	68,681	69,433	71,284	-7.3	69,400	68,000	66,800	65,300	61,200	60,400	-15.3
Florida	1,861,592	2,176,222	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	2,634,522	2,643,347	-1.2	2,648,200	2,663,700	2,678,300	2,722,800	2,888,700	2,935,500	11.1
Georgia	1,151,687	1,311,126	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	1,667,685	1,677,067	4.9	1,684,300	1,697,400	1,709,700	1,738,600	1,808,500	1,828,000	9.0
Hawaii	171,708	187,180	184,360	184,546	183,829	183,609	183,185	182,818	180,728	179,897	179,478	180,196	179,601	-1.8	179,200	179,200	179,600	180,900	184,200	184,300	2.6
Idaho	220,840	243,097	245,117	246,521	248,604	252,120	256,084	261,982	267,380	272,119	275,051	276,299	275,859	5.3	277,000	279,100	281,900	287,900	301,700	304,600	10.4
Illinois	1,821,407	1,943,623	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	2,104,175	2,091,654	-0.9	2,088,600	2,083,600	2,080,000	2,088,200	2,105,700	2,109,300	0.8
Indiana	954,525	977,263	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	1,046,661	1,047,232	1.2	1,047,400	1,049,000	1,050,400	1,056,000	1,071,900	1,077,400	2.9
Iowa	483,652	502,343	495,080	485,932	482,210	481,226	478,319	483,482	483,122	485,115	487,559	491,842	495,775	2.5	495,100	495,400	496,600	499,500	500,800	500,100	0.9
Kansas	437,034	463,008	470,610	470,205	470,957	470,490	469,136	467,525	469,506	468,295	471,060	474,489	483,701	3.5	483,800	486,900	490,400	498,700	510,800	511,900	5.8
Kentucky	636,401	659,821	665,850	654,363	660,782	663,369	674,796	679,878	683,152	666,225	670,030	680,089	673,128	-1.0	670,000	668,800	668,100	669,400	661,600	660,500	-1.9
Louisiana	784,757	797,366	743,089	731,328	730,464	727,709	724,281	654,526	675,851	681,038	684,873	690,915	696,558	6.4	697,300	699,000	699,800	701,400	688,400	685,100	-1.6
Maine	215,149	213,569	207,037	205,586	204,337	202,084	198,820	195,498	193,986	196,245	192,935	189,225	189,077	-3.3	187,000	185,800	185,400	185,900	189,200	190,100	0.5
Maryland	715,176	805,544	852,920	860,640	866,743	869,113	865,561	860,020	851,640	845,700	843,861	848,412	852,211	-0.9	855,000	859,600	865,600	885,800	957,400	971,800	14.0
Massachusetts	834,314	915,007	975,150	973,139	982,989	980,459	975,574	971,909	968,661	962,958	958,910	957,053	955,563	-1.7	950,800	947,000	943,800	940,600	941,700	943,800	-1.2
Michigan	1,584,431	1,641,456	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	1,649,082	1,587,067	-8.9	1,569,200	1,556,700	1,545,100	1,540,100	1,545,400	1,551,400	-2.2
Minnesota	756,374	835,166	854,340	851,384	846,891	842,854	838,503	839,243	840,565	837,578	836,048	837,053	838,037	-0.1	843,400	849,600	858,900	883,100	952,300	964,900	15.1
Mississippi	502,417	506,272	497,871	493,507	492,645	493,540	495,376	494,954	495,026	494,122	491,962	492,481	490,526	-0.9	486,200	484,500	482,600	480,400	467,500	465,000	-5.2
Missouri	816,558	889,881	912,744	909,792	906,499	905,941	905,449	917,705	920,353	917,188	917,871	917,982	918,710	0.1	917,000	917,900	919,300	926,700	942,400	945,900	3.0
Montana	152,974	165,547	154,875	151,947	149,995	148,356	146,705	145,416	144,418	142,823	141,899	141,807	141,693	-2.6	141,600	142,000	142,800	144,800	149,400	149,900	5.8
Nebraska	274,081	289,744	286,199	285,095	285,402	285,542	285,761	286,646	287,580	291,244	292,590	295,368	298,500	4.1	300,900	303,500	306,300	312,200	321,800	322,500	8.0
Nevada	201,316	265,041	340,706	356,814	369,498	385,401	400,083	412,395	424,766	429,362	433,371	428,947	437,149	6.0	440,300	443,900	448,700	464,100	513,900	527,700	20.7
New Hampshire	172,785	194,171	208,461	206,847	207,671	207,417	206,852	205,767	203,572	200,772	197,934	197,140	194,711	-5.4	192,900	191,400	190,500	189,900	196,300	198,600	2.0
New Jersey	1,089,646	1,197,381	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	1,396,029	1,402,548	0.5	1,383,500	1,380,000	1,377,200	1,377,000	1,390,300	1,394,400	-0.6
New Mexico	301,881	329,640	320,306	320,260	320,234	323,066	326,102	326,758	328,220	329,040	330,245	334,419	338,122	3.5	340,500	343,600	347,300	355,300	367,300	368,400	9.0
New York	2,598,337	2,813,230	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	2,766,052	2,734,955	-2.9	2,816,500	2,823,800	2,829,300	2,828,200	2,817,300	2,815,400	2.9
North Carolina	1,086,871	1,183,090	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	1,483,397	1,490,605	5.2	1,490,300	1,492,000	1,495,900	1,510,500	1,541,800	1,554,500	4.3
North Dakota	117,825	119,100	109,201	106,047	104,225	102,233	100,513	98,283	96,670	95,059	94,728	95,073	96,323	-2.0	96,900	97,700	98,600	100,400	104,400	104,500	8.5
Ohio	1,771,089	1,836,015	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	1,764,297	1,754,191	-4.6	1,741,300	1,735,100	1,730,100	1,728,600	1,718,500	1,717,800	-2.1
Oklahoma	579,087	616,393	623,110	622,139	624,548	626,160	629,476	634,739	639,391	642,065	645,108	654,802	659,911	4.0	662,400	666,800	671,500	680,800	691,700	692,500	4.9
Oregon	472,394	527,914	546,231	551,480	554,071	551,273	552,505	552,194	562,574	565,586	575,393	582,839	570,720	3.4	573,800	577,100	581,400	593,300	631,600	641,300	12.4
Pennsylvania	1,667,834	1,787,533	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	1,785,993	1,793,284	-2.0	1,787,800	1,790,400	1,798,300	1,824,500	1,892,000	1,903,200	6.1
Rhode Island	138,813	149,799	157,347	158,046	159,205	159,375	156,498	153,422	151,612	147,629	145,342	145,118	143,793	-6.3	142,300	141,600	141,300	142,500	149,400	150,900	4.9
South Carolina	622,112	645,586	677,411	676,198	694,389	699,198	703,736	701,544	708,021	712,317	718,113	723,143	725,838	3.5	728,500	732,400	737,100	748,300	764,000	767,800	5.8
South Dakota	129,164	144,685	128,603	127,542	130,048	125,537	122,798	122,012	121,158	121,606	126,429	123,713	126,128	3.4	125,900	126,600	127,500	129,200	133,500	134,000	6.2
Tennessee	824,595	893,770	909,161	924,899	927,608	936,682	941,091	953,928	978,368	964,259	971,950	972,549	987,422	3.5	986,000	988,400	992,800	1,006,100	1,037,100	1,045,600	5.9
Texas	3,382,887	3,748,167	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	4,850,210	4,935,715	9.1	5,012,500	5,094,500	5,173,900	5,341,800	5,712,300	5,782,300	17.2
Utah	446,652	477,121	481,485	484,684	489,262	495,981	503,607	508,430	523,386	576,244	559,778	571,586	585,552	15.2	576,400	579,600	583,000	590,500	609,400	616,400	5.3
Vermont	95,762	105,565	102,049	101,179	99,978	99,103	98,352	96,638	95,399	94,038	93,625	91,451	96,858	0.2	95,900	95,100	94,700	95,500	99,700	100,700	4.0
Virginia	998,601	1,079,854	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	1,245,340	1,251,440	3.1	1,256,300	1,262,800	1,271,500	1,297,300	1,368,500	1,384,500	10.6
Washington	839,709	956,572	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	1,035,347	1,043,788	1.1	1,049,500	1,058,200	1,068,600	1,097,900	1,192,400	1,215,200	16.4
West Virginia	322,389	307,112	286,367	282,885	282,455	281,215	280,129	280,866	281,939	282,535	282,729	282,662	282,879	0.7	281,300	280,200	278,400	275,500	262,200	259,300	-8.3
Wisconsin	797,621	870,175	879,476	879,361	881,231	880,031	864,757	875,174	876,700	874,633	873,750	872,436	872,286	-0.3	871,400	872,800	876,900	889,600	922,500	928,800	6.5
Wyoming	98,226	99,859	89,940	88,128	88,116	87,462	84,733	84,409	85,193	86,422	87,161	88,155	89,009	5.4	89,800	90,500	91,500	93,100	93,600	93,000	4.5
Jurisdiction
Bureau of Indian     Education	—	—	46,938	46,476	46,126	45,828	45,828	50,938	—	—	40,927	41,351	41,962	-17.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DoD, overseas	—	—	73,581	73,212	72,889	71,053	68,327	62,543	60,891	57,247	56,768	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DoD, domestic	—	—	34,174	32,847	32,115	30,603	29,151	28,329	26,631	27,548	28,013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	12,463	14,576	15,702	15,897	15,984	15,893	16,126	16,438	16,400	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Guam	26,391	32,960	32,473	31,992	—	31,572	30,605	30,986	—	—	—	—	31,618	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Northern Marianas	6,449	8,809	10,004	10,479	11,251	11,244	11,601	11,718	11,695	11,299	10,913	10,961	11,105	-5.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Puerto Rico	644,734	627,620	612,725	604,177	596,502	584,916	575,648	563,490	544,138	526,565	503,635	493,393	473,735	-15.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
U.S. Virgin Islands	21,750	22,737	19,459	18,780	18,333	17,716	16,429	16,750	16,284	15,903	15,768	15,493	15,495	-7.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

—Not available.

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 2010-11, and Projections of Education Statistics to 2021. (This table was prepared June 2012.)