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Table 203.20. Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by region, state, and jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 1990 through fall 2025
Region, state, and jurisdiction Actual total enrollment Percent change in total enroll-ment, 2008 to 2013 Projected total enrollment Percent change in total enroll-ment, 2013 to 2025
Fall 1990 Fall 2000 Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2020 Fall 2025
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 47,203,539 48,540,215 48,795,465 49,113,298 49,315,842 49,290,559 49,265,572 49,360,982 49,484,181 49,521,669 49,771,118 50,044,522 1.6 50,131,600 50,268,100 50,385,200 50,477,400 50,774,000 51,419,700 2.7
                                           
Region                                          
Northeast 7,281,763 8,222,127 8,292,315 8,271,259 8,240,160 8,257,889 8,122,022 8,052,985 8,092,029 8,071,335 7,953,981 7,959,128 7,961,243 -1.1 7,918,000 7,888,600 7,866,000 7,841,700 7,761,000 7,578,400 -4.8
Midwest 9,943,761 10,729,987 10,808,977 10,775,409 10,818,815 10,819,248 10,770,210 10,742,973 10,672,171 10,609,604 10,573,792 10,559,230 10,572,920 -1.6 10,549,100 10,534,500 10,517,100 10,493,400 10,409,900 10,283,600 -2.7
South 14,807,016 17,007,261 17,672,745 17,891,987 18,103,166 18,293,633 18,422,773 18,490,770 18,651,889 18,805,000 18,955,932 19,128,376 19,298,714 4.4 19,432,000 19,576,400 19,699,500 19,804,500 20,134,800 20,810,400 7.8
West 9,184,143 11,244,164 11,766,178 11,856,810 11,951,157 11,945,072 11,975,554 11,978,844 11,944,893 11,998,242 12,037,964 12,124,384 12,211,645 1.9 12,232,500 12,268,600 12,302,700 12,337,800 12,468,300 12,747,200 4.4
                                           
State                                          
Alabama 721,806 739,992 731,220 730,140 741,761 743,632 742,919 745,668 748,889 755,552 744,621 744,637 746,204 0.1 743,900 741,100 739,500 737,500 734,100 734,700 -1.5
Alaska 113,903 133,356 133,933 132,970 133,288 132,608 131,029 130,662 131,661 132,104 131,167 131,489 130,944 0.2 130,900 131,400 132,100 132,700 135,700 140,100 7.0
Arizona 639,853 877,696 1,012,068 1,043,298 1,094,454 1,068,249 1,087,447 1,087,817 1,077,831 1,071,751 1,080,319 1,089,384 1,102,445 1.3 1,108,100 1,116,000 1,123,900 1,134,900 1,174,100 1,250,700 13.4
Arkansas 436,286 449,959 454,523 463,115 474,206 476,409 479,016 478,965 480,559 482,114 483,114 486,157 489,979 2.3 490,500 490,800 491,300 491,700 493,800 500,400 2.1
California 4,950,474 6,140,814 6,413,867 6,441,557 6,437,202 6,406,750 6,343,471 6,322,528 6,263,438 6,289,578 6,287,834 6,299,451 6,312,623 -0.2 6,288,100 6,271,300 6,256,300 6,244,400 6,219,700 6,221,200 -1.4
                                           
Colorado 574,213 724,508 757,693 765,976 779,826 794,026 801,867 818,443 832,368 843,316 854,265 863,561 876,999 7.2 885,900 895,100 902,500 908,800 925,500 957,900 9.2
Connecticut 469,123 562,179 577,203 577,390 575,059 575,100 570,626 567,198 563,968 560,546 554,437 550,954 546,200 -3.7 538,200 531,700 525,100 518,000 498,500 468,600 -14.2
Delaware 99,658 114,676 117,668 119,091 120,937 122,254 122,574 125,430 126,801 129,403 128,946 129,026 131,687 5.0 132,400 133,300 134,500 135,500 138,100 139,900 6.2
District of Columbia 80,694 68,925 78,057 76,714 76,876 72,850 78,422 68,681 69,433 71,284 73,911 76,140 78,153 13.8 80,100 82,500 85,200 87,900 96,400 108,900 39.4
Florida 1,861,592 2,434,821 2,587,628 2,639,336 2,675,024 2,671,513 2,666,811 2,631,020 2,634,522 2,643,347 2,668,156 2,692,162 2,720,744 3.4 2,746,700 2,770,600 2,792,800 2,811,400 2,882,100 3,034,200 11.5
                                           
Georgia 1,151,687 1,444,937 1,522,611 1,553,437 1,598,461 1,629,157 1,649,589 1,655,792 1,667,685 1,677,067 1,685,016 1,703,332 1,723,909 4.1 1,737,800 1,750,500 1,760,400 1,768,500 1,797,200 1,873,600 8.7
Hawaii 171,708 184,360 183,609 183,185 182,818 180,728 179,897 179,478 180,196 179,601 182,706 184,760 186,825 4.1 187,700 188,900 190,400 191,800 194,900 195,800 4.8
Idaho 220,840 245,117 252,120 256,084 261,982 267,380 272,119 275,051 276,299 275,859 279,873 284,834 296,476 7.8 302,200 308,400 313,400 317,200 329,500 346,700 17.0
Illinois 1,821,407 2,048,792 2,100,961 2,097,503 2,111,706 2,118,276 2,112,805 2,119,707 2,104,175 2,091,654 2,083,097 2,072,880 2,066,990 -2.5 2,061,600 2,055,400 2,051,100 2,044,600 2,015,500 1,961,200 -5.1
Indiana 954,525 989,267 1,011,130 1,021,348 1,035,074 1,045,940 1,046,764 1,046,147 1,046,661 1,047,232 1,040,765 1,041,369 1,047,385 0.1 1,042,400 1,038,600 1,034,500 1,029,500 1,014,200 1,008,700 -3.7
                                           
Iowa 483,652 495,080 481,226 478,319 483,482 483,122 485,115 487,559 491,842 495,775 495,870 499,825 502,964 3.2 504,500 506,800 508,700 509,800 513,100 514,200 2.2
Kansas 437,034 470,610 470,490 469,136 467,525 469,506 468,295 471,060 474,489 483,701 486,108 489,043 496,440 5.4 498,600 502,100 504,800 507,300 512,800 517,600 4.3
Kentucky 636,401 665,850 663,369 674,796 679,878 683,152 666,225 670,030 680,089 673,128 681,987 685,167 677,389 1.1 673,300 671,000 669,200 667,600 663,300 661,800 -2.3
Louisiana 784,757 743,089 727,709 724,281 654,526 675,851 681,038 684,873 690,915 696,558 703,390 710,903 711,491 3.9 712,400 714,500 715,700 716,500 718,500 724,900 1.9
Maine 215,149 207,037 202,084 198,820 195,498 193,986 196,245 192,935 189,225 189,077 188,969 185,739 183,995 -4.6 182,000 180,100 178,000 176,100 170,800 161,900 -12.0
                                           
Maryland 715,176 852,920 869,113 865,561 860,020 851,640 845,700 843,861 848,412 852,211 854,086 859,638 866,169 2.6 871,800 879,200 886,800 894,400 912,200 922,200 6.5
Massachusetts 834,314 975,150 980,459 975,574 971,909 968,661 962,958 958,910 957,053 955,563 953,369 954,773 955,739 -0.3 951,500 947,900 943,700 939,700 927,500 910,700 -4.7
Michigan 1,584,431 1,720,626 1,757,604 1,751,290 1,742,282 1,722,656 1,692,739 1,659,921 1,649,082 1,587,067 1,573,537 1,555,370 1,548,841 -6.7 1,532,800 1,518,300 1,503,100 1,488,900 1,449,800 1,407,500 -9.1
Minnesota 756,374 854,340 842,854 838,503 839,243 840,565 837,578 836,048 837,053 838,037 839,738 845,404 850,973 1.8 858,900 864,900 871,700 877,300 890,100 893,200 5.0
Mississippi 502,417 497,871 493,540 495,376 494,954 495,026 494,122 491,962 492,481 490,526 490,619 493,650 492,586 0.1 490,900 489,900 488,400 486,200 479,800 471,200 -4.3
                                           
Missouri 816,558 912,744 905,941 905,449 917,705 920,353 917,188 917,871 917,982 918,710 916,584 917,900 918,288 # 916,200 915,300 913,800 912,500 911,000 911,200 -0.8
Montana 152,974 154,875 148,356 146,705 145,416 144,418 142,823 141,899 141,807 141,693 142,349 142,908 144,129 1.6 144,800 145,700 146,600 147,400 150,900 157,300 9.1
Nebraska 274,081 286,199 285,542 285,761 286,646 287,580 291,244 292,590 295,368 298,500 301,296 303,505 307,677 5.2 308,900 310,800 312,400 313,600 315,400 318,100 3.4
Nevada 201,316 340,706 385,401 400,083 412,395 424,766 429,362 433,371 428,947 437,149 439,634 445,707 451,831 4.3 455,700 461,500 466,800 471,700 487,500 516,200 14.2
New Hampshire 172,785 208,461 207,417 206,852 205,767 203,572 200,772 197,934 197,140 194,711 191,900 188,974 186,310 -5.9 183,300 180,500 177,700 175,200 168,200 159,100 -14.6
                                           
New Jersey 1,089,646 1,313,405 1,380,753 1,393,347 1,395,602 1,388,850 1,382,348 1,381,420 1,396,029 1,402,548 1,356,431 1,372,203 1,370,295 -0.8 1,365,700 1,362,000 1,358,700 1,355,200 1,341,400 1,309,600 -4.4
New Mexico 301,881 320,306 323,066 326,102 326,758 328,220 329,040 330,245 334,419 338,122 337,225 338,220 339,244 2.7 339,400 339,300 339,900 339,700 339,800 342,500 1.0
New York 2,598,337 2,882,188 2,864,775 2,836,337 2,815,581 2,809,649 2,765,435 2,740,592 2,766,052 2,734,955 2,704,718 2,710,703 2,732,770 -0.3 2,726,300 2,725,200 2,727,900 2,730,200 2,730,500 2,693,100 -1.5
North Carolina 1,086,871 1,293,638 1,360,209 1,385,754 1,416,436 1,444,481 1,489,492 1,488,645 1,483,397 1,490,605 1,507,864 1,518,465 1,530,857 2.8 1,536,900 1,544,000 1,549,300 1,553,700 1,566,500 1,610,100 5.2
North Dakota 117,825 109,201 102,233 100,513 98,283 96,670 95,059 94,728 95,073 96,323 97,646 101,111 103,947 9.7 106,900 110,000 112,900 115,900 125,000 135,000 29.9
                                           
Ohio 1,771,089 1,835,049 1,845,428 1,840,032 1,839,683 1,836,722 1,827,184 1,817,163 1,764,297 1,754,191 1,740,030 1,729,916 1,724,111 -5.1 1,714,400 1,707,600 1,698,700 1,689,500 1,660,900 1,621,000 -6.0
Oklahoma 579,087 623,110 626,160 629,476 634,739 639,391 642,065 645,108 654,802 659,911 666,120 673,483 681,848 5.7 686,400 693,100 698,800 703,500 717,200 736,300 8.0
Oregon 472,394 546,231 551,273 552,505 552,194 562,574 565,586 575,393 582,839 570,720 568,208 587,564 593,000 3.1 594,600 597,800 600,300 602,800 612,500 627,500 5.8
Pennsylvania 1,667,834 1,814,311 1,821,146 1,828,089 1,830,684 1,871,060 1,801,971 1,775,029 1,785,993 1,793,284 1,771,395 1,763,677 1,755,236 -1.1 1,742,300 1,734,200 1,729,200 1,722,700 1,703,400 1,662,000 -5.3
Rhode Island 138,813 157,347 159,375 156,498 153,422 151,612 147,629 145,342 145,118 143,793 142,854 142,481 142,008 -2.3 141,000 140,200 139,500 139,600 137,600 133,900 -5.7
                                           
South Carolina 622,112 677,411 699,198 703,736 701,544 708,021 712,317 718,113 723,143 725,838 727,186 735,998 745,657 3.8 754,600 763,200 769,900 775,100 791,200 815,900 9.4
South Dakota 129,164 128,603 125,537 122,798 122,012 121,158 121,606 126,429 123,713 126,128 128,016 130,471 130,890 3.5 131,600 132,900 134,400 135,800 139,800 142,600 9.0
Tennessee 824,595 909,161 936,682 941,091 953,928 978,368 964,259 971,950 972,549 987,422 999,693 993,496 993,556 2.2 995,800 999,100 1,002,700 1,005,300 1,018,600 1,051,300 5.8
Texas 3,382,887 4,059,619 4,331,751 4,405,215 4,525,394 4,599,509 4,674,832 4,752,148 4,850,210 4,935,715 5,000,470 5,077,659 5,153,702 8.4 5,221,000 5,291,000 5,348,300 5,399,800 5,545,700 5,825,000 13.0
Utah 446,652 481,485 495,981 503,607 508,430 523,386 576,244 559,778 571,586 585,552 598,832 613,279 625,461 11.7 635,600 646,100 655,300 663,200 688,800 739,300 18.2
                                           
Vermont 95,762 102,049 99,103 98,352 96,638 95,399 94,038 93,625 91,451 96,858 89,908 89,624 88,690 -5.3 87,800 86,900 86,100 85,100 83,100 79,600 -10.3
Virginia 998,601 1,144,915 1,192,092 1,204,739 1,213,616 1,220,440 1,230,857 1,235,795 1,245,340 1,251,440 1,257,883 1,265,419 1,273,825 3.1 1,279,200 1,286,000 1,292,000 1,297,000 1,310,700 1,331,100 4.5
Washington 839,709 1,004,770 1,021,349 1,020,005 1,031,985 1,026,774 1,030,247 1,037,018 1,035,347 1,043,788 1,045,453 1,051,694 1,058,936 2.1 1,065,400 1,072,200 1,079,200 1,086,200 1,109,600 1,149,300 8.5
West Virginia 322,389 286,367 281,215 280,129 280,866 281,939 282,535 282,729 282,662 282,879 282,870 283,044 280,958 -0.6 278,400 276,600 274,800 273,100 269,700 268,800 -4.3
Wisconsin 797,621 879,476 880,031 864,757 875,174 876,700 874,633 873,750 872,436 872,286 871,105 872,436 874,414 0.1 872,200 871,900 870,900 868,600 862,500 853,400 -2.4
Wyoming 98,226 89,940 87,462 84,733 84,409 85,193 86,422 87,161 88,155 89,009 90,099 91,533 92,732 6.4 93,900 95,000 96,000 96,900 99,800 102,700 10.8
                                           
Jurisdiction                                          
Bureau of Indian
      Education
46,938 45,828 45,828 50,938 40,927 41,351 41,962
DoD, overseas 73,581 71,053 68,327 62,543 60,891 57,247 56,768
DoD, domestic 34,174 30,603 29,151 28,329 26,631 27,548 28,013
Other jurisdictions                                          
American Samoa 12,463 15,702 15,893 16,126 16,438 16,400
Guam 26,391 32,473 31,572 30,605 30,986 31,618 31,243 31,186 33,414
Northern Marianas 6,449 10,004 11,244 11,601 11,718 11,695 11,299 10,913 10,961 11,105 11,011 10,646 10,638 -2.5
Puerto Rico 644,734 612,725 584,916 575,648 563,490 544,138 526,565 503,635 493,393 473,735 452,740 434,609 423,934 -15.8
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,750 19,459 17,716 16,429 16,750 16,284 15,903 15,768 15,493 15,495 15,711 15,192 14,953 -5.2
—Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
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 2013-14; and State Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, 1980 through 2025. (This table was prepared January 2016.)

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