Table 201.20.

Enrollment in grades 9 through 12 in public and private schools compared with population 14 to 17 years of age: Selected years, 1889-90 through fall 2016

[In thousands]
Year	Enrollment, grades 9 to 12														Population 14 to 17 years of age2	Enrollment as a ratio of population 14 to 17 years of age3
	All schools	Public schools						Private schools
		Total	9th grade	10th grade	11th grade	12th grade	Secondary ungraded1	Total		9th grade	10th grade	11th grade	12th grade	Secondary ungraded
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		10	11	12	13	14	15	16
1889-90	298	203	—	—	—	—	—	95		—	—	—	—	—	5,355	5.6
1899-1900	630	519	—	—	—	—	—	111		—	—	—	—	—	6,152	10.2
1909-10	1,032	915	—	—	—	—	—	117		—	—	—	—	—	7,220	14.3
1919-20	2,414	2,200	917	576	396	312	0	214		—	—	—	—	—	7,736	31.2
1929-30	4,741	4,399	1,627	1,192	880	701	0	341	4	—	—	—	—	—	9,341	50.7
1939-40	7,059	6,601	2,011	1,767	1,486	1,282	55	458	5	—	—	—	—	—	9,720	72.6
1949-50	6,397	5,725	1,761	1,513	1,275	1,134	42	672		—	—	—	—	—	8,405	76.1
Fall 1959	9,306	8,271	—	—	—	—	—	1,035		—	—	—	—	—	11,155	83.4
Fall 1965	13,002	11,602	3,215	2,993	2,741	2,477	176	1,400	6	—	—	—	—	—	14,146	91.9
Fall 1966	13,280	11,880	3,318	3,111	2,756	2,508	187	1,400	6	—	—	—	—	—	14,398	92.2
Fall 1967	13,647	12,247	3,395	3,221	2,879	2,525	226	1,400	6	—	—	—	—	—	14,727	92.7
Fall 1968	14,123	12,723	3,508	3,310	2,986	2,650	268	1,400	6	—	—	—	—	—	15,170	93.1
Fall 1969	14,337	13,037	3,568	3,405	3,047	2,732	285	1,300	6	—	—	—	—	—	15,549	92.2
Fall 1970	14,647	13,336	3,654	3,458	3,128	2,775	321	1,311		—	—	—	—	—	15,924	92.0
Fall 1971	15,053	13,753	3,781	3,571	3,200	2,864	337	1,300	6	—	—	—	—	—	16,328	92.2
Fall 1972	15,148	13,848	3,779	3,648	3,248	2,873	299	1,300	6	—	—	—	—	—	16,639	91.0
Fall 1973	15,344	14,044	3,801	3,650	3,323	2,918	352	1,300	6	—	—	—	—	—	16,867	91.0
Fall 1974	15,403	14,103	3,832	3,675	3,302	2,955	339	1,300	6	—	—	—	—	—	17,035	90.4
Fall 1975	15,604	14,304	3,879	3,723	3,354	2,986	362	1,300	6	—	—	—	—	—	17,128	91.1
Fall 1976	15,656	14,314	3,825	3,738	3,373	3,015	363	1,342		—	—	—	—	—	17,119	91.5
Fall 1977	15,546	14,203	3,779	3,686	3,388	3,026	324	1,343		—	—	—	—	—	17,045	91.2
Fall 1978	15,441	14,088	3,726	3,610	3,312	3,023	416	1,353		—	—	—	—	—	16,946	91.1
Fall 1979	14,916	13,616	3,526	3,532	3,241	2,969	348	1,300	6	—	—	—	—	—	16,611	89.8
Fall 1980	14,570	13,231	3,377	3,368	3,195	2,925	366	1,339		—	—	—	—	—	16,143	90.3
Fall 1981	14,164	12,764	3,286	3,218	3,039	2,907	314	1,400	6	—	—	—	—	—	15,609	90.7
Fall 1982	13,805	12,405	3,248	3,137	2,917	2,787	315	1,400	6	—	—	—	—	—	15,057	91.7
Fall 1983	13,671	12,271	3,330	3,103	2,861	2,678	299	1,400		—	—	—	—	—	14,740	92.7
Fall 1984	13,704	12,304	3,440	3,145	2,819	2,599	300	1,400	6	—	—	—	—	—	14,725	93.1
Fall 1985	13,750	12,388	3,439	3,230	2,866	2,550	303	1,362		—	—	—	—	—	14,888	92.4
Fall 1986	13,669	12,333	3,256	3,215	2,954	2,601	308	1,336	6	—	—	—	—	—	14,824	92.2
Fall 1987	13,323	12,076	3,143	3,020	2,936	2,681	296	1,247		—	—	—	—	—	14,502	91.9
Fall 1988	12,893	11,687	3,106	2,895	2,749	2,650	288	1,206	6	—	—	—	—	—	14,023	91.9
Fall 1989	12,524	11,393	3,141	2,868	2,629	2,473	281	1,131		303	284	267	273	5	13,536	92.5
Fall 1990	12,476	11,341	3,169	2,896	2,612	2,381	284	1,136	6	—	—	—	—	—	13,329	93.6
Fall 1991	12,675	11,544	3,313	2,915	2,645	2,392	278	1,131		309	286	272	260	4	13,491	94.0
Fall 1992	12,862	11,737	3,352	3,027	2,656	2,431	272	1,125	6	—	—	—	—	—	13,775	93.4
Fall 1993	13,081	11,963	3,487	3,050	2,751	2,424	250	1,118		312	286	266	249	5	14,096	92.8
Fall 1994	13,354	12,215	3,604	3,131	2,748	2,488	244	1,138	6	—	—	—	—	—	14,637	91.2
Fall 1995	13,665	12,502	3,704	3,237	2,826	2,487	247	1,163		325	304	276	255	2	15,013	91.0
Fall 1996	14,027	12,849	3,801	3,323	2,930	2,586	208	1,178	6	—	—	—	—	—	15,443	90.8
Fall 1997	14,241	13,056	3,819	3,376	2,972	2,673	216	1,185		326	306	283	266	4	15,769	90.3
Fall 1998	14,407	13,195	3,856	3,382	3,021	2,722	214	1,212	6	—	—	—	—	—	15,829	91.0
Fall 1999	14,600	13,371	3,935	3,415	3,034	2,782	205	1,229		336	313	295	280	5	16,007	91.2
Fall 2000	14,781	13,517	3,963	3,491	3,083	2,803	177	1,264	6	—	—	—	—	—	16,144	91.6
Fall 2001	15,032	13,736	4,012	3,528	3,174	2,863	159	1,296		350	333	316	293	3	16,280	92.3
Fall 2002	15,374	14,069	4,105	3,584	3,229	2,990	161	1,306	6	—	—	—	—	—	16,506	93.1
Fall 2003	15,651	14,339	4,190	3,675	3,277	3,046	150	1,311		351	334	317	304	5	16,694	93.8
Fall 2004	15,949	14,618	4,281	3,750	3,369	3,094	122	1,331	6	—	—	—	—	—	17,054	93.5
Fall 2005	16,258	14,909	4,287	3,866	3,454	3,180	121	1,349		356	348	326	315	3	17,358	93.7
Fall 2006	16,441	15,081	4,260	3,882	3,551	3,277	110	1,360	6	—	—	—	—	—	17,549	93.7
Fall 2007	16,451	15,086	4,200	3,863	3,557	3,375	92	1,364		357	347	334	324	2	17,597	93.5
Fall 2008	16,322	14,980	4,123	3,822	3,548	3,400	87	1,342	6	—	—	—	—	—	17,395	93.8
Fall 2009	16,261	14,952	4,080	3,809	3,541	3,432	90	1,309		333	330	324	319	3	17,232	94.4
Fall 2010	16,159	14,860	4,008	3,800	3,538	3,472	42	1,299	6	—	—	—	—	—	17,066	94.7
Fall 2011	16,040	14,749	3,957	3,751	3,546	3,452	43	1,291		330	325	318	315	4	16,873	95.1
Fall 2012	16,055	14,753	3,975	3,730	3,528	3,477	43	1,302	6	—	—	—	—	—	16,722	96.0
Fall 2013	16,106	14,794	3,980	3,761	3,526	3,476	52	1,312		334	331	325	320	3	16,656	96.7
Fall 2014	16,277	14,943	4,033	3,794	3,568	3,496	52	1,334	6	—	—	—	—	—	16,754	97.2
Fall 20157	16,400	15,070	4,036	3,844	3,599	3,538	52	1,329		—	—	—	—	—	16,814	97.5
Fall 20167	16,427	15,111	3,994	3,848	3,647	3,570	52	1,316		—	—	—	—	—	16,779	97.9

—Not available.

1 Includes students reported as being enrolled in grade 13.

2 Data for 1890 through 1950 are from the decennial censuses of population. Later data are Census Bureau estimates as of July 1 preceding the opening of the school year.

3 Gross enrollment ratio based on school enrollment of all ages in grades 9 to 12 divided by the 14- to 17-year-old population. Differs from enrollment rates in other tables, which are based on the enrollment of persons in the given age group only.

4 Data are for 1927-28.

5 Data are for 1940-41.

6 Estimated.

7 Projected.

NOTE: Includes enrollment in public schools that are a part of state and local school systems and also in most private schools, both religiously affiliated and nonsectarian. The enrollment for ungraded public school students was estimated based on the secondary proportion of ungraded students in prior years. The enrollment of ungraded private school students was estimated based on the secondary proportion of ungraded students in individual high schools. 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, 1890 through 1910; Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1919-20 through 1949-50; Statistics of State School Systems, 1951-52 through 1957-58; Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems, 1959 through 1980; Statistics of Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1959 through 1980; Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1981-82 through 2014-15; Schools and Staffing Survey, Private School Data File, 1987-88; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 1989-90 through 2013-14; National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, 1972 through 2026; and unpublished data. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, Nos. 1000, 1022, 1045, 1057, 1059, 1092, and 1095; 2000 through 2009 Population Estimates, retrieved August 14, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/popest/data/national/asrh/2011/index.html; and 2010 through 2016 Population Estimates, retrieved August 2, 2016, from http://www.census.gov/popest/data/national/asrh/2015/2015-nat-res.html. (This table was prepared February 2017.)