Table 105.30.

Enrollment in elementary, secondary, and degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 1869-70 through fall 2026

[In thousands]
Year	Total enroll- ment, all levels	Elemen- tary and secon- dary, total	Public elementary and secondary schools			Private elementary and secondary schools1						Degree-granting postsecondary institutions2
			Total	Prekinder- garten through grade 8	Grades 9 through 12	Total		Prekinder- garten through grade 8		Grades 9 through 12		Total	Public	Private
1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8		9		10	11	12
1869-70	—	—	6,872	6,792	80	—		—		—		52	—	—
1879-80	—	—	9,868	9,757	110	—		—		—		116	—	—
1889-90	14,491	14,334	12,723	12,520	203	1,611		1,516		95		157	—	—
1899-1900	17,092	16,855	15,503	14,984	519	1,352		1,241		111		238	—	—
1909-10	19,728	19,372	17,814	16,899	915	1,558		1,441		117		355	—	—
1919-20	23,876	23,278	21,578	19,378	2,200	1,699		1,486		214		598	—	—
1929-30	29,430	28,329	25,678	21,279	4,399	2,651		2,310		341		1,101	—	—
1939-40	29,539	28,045	25,434	18,832	6,601	2,611		2,153		458		1,494	797	698
1949-50	31,151	28,492	25,111	19,387	5,725	3,380		2,708		672		2,659	1,355	1,304
Fall 1959	44,497	40,857	35,182	26,911	8,271	5,675		4,640		1,035		3,640	2,181	1,459
Fall 1969	59,055	51,050	45,550	32,513	13,037	5,500	3	4,200	3	1,300	3	8,005	5,897	2,108
Fall 1979	58,221	46,651	41,651	28,034	13,616	5,000	3	3,700	3	1,300	3	11,570	9,037	2,533
Fall 1985	57,226	44,979	39,422	27,034	12,388	5,557		4,195		1,362		12,247	9,479	2,768
Fall 1990	60,683	46,864	41,217	29,876	11,341	5,648	3	4,512	3	1,136	3	13,819	10,845	2,974
Fall 1991	62,087	47,728	42,047	30,503	11,544	5,681		4,550		1,131		14,359	11,310	3,049
Fall 1992	63,181	48,694	42,823	31,086	11,737	5,870	3	4,746	3	1,125	3	14,487	11,385	3,103
Fall 1993	63,837	49,532	43,465	31,502	11,963	6,067		4,950		1,118		14,305	11,189	3,116
Fall 1994	64,385	50,106	44,111	31,896	12,215	5,994	3	4,856	3	1,138	3	14,279	11,134	3,145
Fall 1995	65,020	50,759	44,840	32,338	12,502	5,918		4,756		1,163		14,262	11,092	3,169
Fall 1996	65,911	51,544	45,611	32,762	12,849	5,933	3	4,755	3	1,178	3	14,368	11,120	3,247
Fall 1997	66,574	52,071	46,127	33,071	13,056	5,944		4,759		1,185		14,502	11,196	3,306
Fall 1998	67,033	52,526	46,539	33,344	13,195	5,988	3	4,776	3	1,212	3	14,507	11,138	3,369
Fall 1999	67,725	52,875	46,857	33,486	13,371	6,018		4,789		1,229		14,850	11,376	3,474
Fall 2000	68,685	53,373	47,204	33,686	13,517	6,169	3	4,906	3	1,264	3	15,312	11,753	3,560
Fall 2001	69,920	53,992	47,672	33,936	13,736	6,320		5,023		1,296		15,928	12,233	3,695
Fall 2002	71,015	54,403	48,183	34,114	14,069	6,220	3	4,915	3	1,306	3	16,612	12,752	3,860
Fall 2003	71,551	54,639	48,540	34,201	14,339	6,099		4,788		1,311		16,911	12,859	4,053
Fall 2004	72,154	54,882	48,795	34,178	14,618	6,087	3	4,756	3	1,331	3	17,272	12,980	4,292
Fall 2005	72,674	55,187	49,113	34,204	14,909	6,073		4,724		1,349		17,487	13,022	4,466
Fall 2006	73,066	55,307	49,316	34,235	15,081	5,991	3	4,631	3	1,360	3	17,759	13,180	4,579
Fall 2007	73,449	55,201	49,291	34,204	15,086	5,910		4,546		1,364		18,248	13,491	4,757
Fall 2008	74,076	54,973	49,266	34,286	14,980	5,707	3	4,365	3	1,342	3	19,103	13,972	5,131
Fall 2009	75,163	54,849	49,361	34,409	14,952	5,488		4,179		1,309		20,314	14,811	5,503
Fall 2010	75,886	54,867	49,484	34,625	14,860	5,382	3	4,084	3	1,299	3	21,019	15,142	5,877
Fall 2011	75,800	54,790	49,522	34,773	14,749	5,268		3,977		1,291		21,011	15,116	5,894
Fall 2012	75,748	55,104	49,771	35,018	14,753	5,333	3	4,031	3	1,302	3	20,644	14,885	5,760
Fall 2013	75,817	55,440	50,045	35,251	14,794	5,396		4,084		1,312		20,377	14,747	5,630
Fall 2014	75,843	55,635	50,313	35,370	14,943	5,323	3	3,988	3	1,334	3	20,207	14,655	5,552
Fall 20154	75,740	55,763	50,485	35,414	15,070	5,278		3,949		1,329		19,977	14,568	5,409
Fall 20164	76,044	55,859	50,625	35,514	15,111	5,234		3,918		1,316		20,185	14,844	5,341
Fall 20174	76,304	55,891	50,710	35,562	15,148	5,181		3,879		1,303		20,413	15,003	5,410
Fall 20184	76,580	55,892	50,759	35,593	15,166	5,133		3,852		1,281		20,688	15,206	5,481
Fall 20194	76,957	55,947	50,843	35,657	15,186	5,104		3,845		1,259		21,009	15,443	5,566
Fall 20204	77,425	56,079	50,996	35,667	15,329	5,083		3,849		1,234		21,346	15,684	5,662
Fall 20214	77,875	56,216	51,152	35,639	15,513	5,064		3,855		1,210		21,659	15,910	5,749
Fall 20224	78,244	56,356	51,301	35,660	15,641	5,055		3,863		1,192		21,888	16,078	5,810
Fall 20234	78,637	56,513	51,455	35,815	15,640	5,058		3,882		1,176		22,124	16,251	5,873
Fall 20244	78,963	56,632	51,562	35,982	15,579	5,070		3,902		1,169		22,331	16,407	5,924
Fall 20254	79,218	56,715	51,632	36,156	15,476	5,083		3,921		1,161		22,504	16,541	5,962
Fall 20264	79,465	56,834	51,738	36,362	15,376	5,096		3,942		1,154		22,631	16,642	5,990

—Not available.

1 Beginning in fall 1985, data include estimates for an expanded universe of private schools. Therefore, direct comparisons with earlier years should be avoided.

2 Data for 1869-70 through 1949-50 include resident degree-credit students enrolled at any time during the academic year. Beginning in 1959, data include all resident and extension students enrolled at the beginning of the fall term.

3 Estimated.

4 Projected data. Fall 2015 data for degree-granting institutions are actual.

NOTE: Data for 1869-70 through 1949-50 reflect enrollment for the entire school year. Elementary and secondary enrollment includes students in local public school systems and in most private schools (religiously affiliated and nonsectarian), but generally excludes homeschooled children and students in subcollegiate departments of colleges and in federal schools. Excludes preprimary pupils in private schools that do not offer kindergarten or above. Postsecondary data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Annual Report of the Commissioner of Education, 1870 to 1910; Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1919-20 through 1949-50; Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems, 1959 through 1979; Statistics of Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1959 through 1980; 1985-86 Private School Survey; Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary and Secondary Education," 1985-86 through 2014-15; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 1991-92 through 2013-14; National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, 1972 through 2026; Opening (Fall) Enrollment in Higher Education, 1959; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education" surveys, 1969, 1979, and 1985; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90-99); IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2016, Fall Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Projection Model, 2000 through 2026. (This table was prepared February 2017.)