Table 203.20.

Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by region, state, and jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 1990 through fall 2026

Region, state, and jurisdiction	Actual total enrollment													Percent change in total enroll-ment, 2009 to 2014	Projected total enrollment						Percent change in total enroll-ment, 2014 to 2026
	Fall 1990	Fall 2000	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 2018	Fall 2020	Fall 2026
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	48,795,465	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	50,312,581	1.9	50,484,900	50,624,900	50,709,700	50,759,300	50,996,200	51,737,900	2.8
Region
Northeast	7,281,763	8,222,127	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	7,979,856	-1.4	7,947,000	7,922,300	7,897,000	7,863,500	7,811,100	7,583,500	-5.0
Midwest	9,943,761	10,729,987	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	10,560,539	-1.0	10,542,400	10,525,200	10,494,300	10,459,100	10,404,900	10,234,500	-3.1
South	14,807,016	17,007,261	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	19,506,193	4.6	19,687,200	19,838,400	19,956,100	20,053,100	20,308,300	21,131,300	8.3
West	9,184,143	11,244,164	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	12,265,993	2.7	12,308,200	12,339,000	12,362,300	12,383,700	12,471,800	12,788,600	4.3
State
Alabama	721,806	739,992	730,140	741,761	743,632	742,919	745,668	748,889	755,552	744,621	744,637	746,204	744,164	-0.6	740,200	735,900	731,900	728,500	725,900	724,800	-2.6
Alaska	113,903	133,356	132,970	133,288	132,608	131,029	130,662	131,661	132,104	131,167	131,489	130,944	131,176	-0.4	131,800	132,900	133,600	134,400	136,700	142,100	8.4
Arizona	639,853	877,696	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	1,111,695	3.1	1,119,200	1,126,900	1,133,800	1,143,700	1,168,800	1,258,900	13.2
Arkansas	436,286	449,959	463,115	474,206	476,409	479,016	478,965	480,559	482,114	483,114	486,157	489,979	490,917	2.2	491,600	492,300	492,500	492,600	493,700	500,400	1.9
California	4,950,474	6,140,814	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	6,312,161	0.8	6,294,600	6,275,200	6,255,600	6,232,100	6,215,200	6,202,400	-1.7
Colorado	574,213	724,508	765,976	779,826	794,026	801,867	818,443	832,368	843,316	854,265	863,561	876,999	889,006	6.8	901,100	910,200	917,700	923,800	936,900	982,300	10.5
Connecticut	469,123	562,179	577,390	575,059	575,100	570,626	567,198	563,968	560,546	554,437	550,954	546,200	542,678	-3.8	535,800	529,500	522,400	515,200	502,100	465,000	-14.3
Delaware	99,658	114,676	119,091	120,937	122,254	122,574	125,430	126,801	129,403	128,946	129,026	131,687	134,042	5.7	135,500	137,200	138,700	139,900	142,600	146,700	9.5
District of Columbia	80,694	68,925	76,714	76,876	72,850	78,422	68,681	69,433	71,284	73,911	76,140	78,153	80,958	16.6	83,500	86,300	89,300	92,200	98,600	114,700	41.7
Florida	1,861,592	2,434,821	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	2,756,944	4.6	2,789,500	2,818,700	2,840,900	2,863,300	2,919,000	3,104,600	12.6
Georgia	1,151,687	1,444,937	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	1,744,437	4.6	1,761,200	1,774,700	1,784,400	1,793,300	1,817,000	1,912,900	9.7
Hawaii	171,708	184,360	183,185	182,818	180,728	179,897	179,478	180,196	179,601	182,706	184,760	186,825	182,384	1.2	187,000	188,500	189,800	190,900	193,300	193,900	6.3
Idaho	220,840	245,117	256,084	261,982	267,380	272,119	275,051	276,299	275,859	279,873	284,834	296,476	290,885	5.3	292,100	293,100	293,400	293,500	293,900	301,600	3.7
Illinois	1,821,407	2,048,792	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	2,050,239	-2.6	2,043,700	2,038,700	2,031,000	2,022,300	2,003,100	1,938,900	-5.4
Indiana	954,525	989,267	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	1,046,269	#	1,043,500	1,040,100	1,035,400	1,030,200	1,020,800	1,012,900	-3.2
Iowa	483,652	495,080	478,319	483,482	483,122	485,115	487,559	491,842	495,775	495,870	499,825	502,964	505,311	2.7	508,200	510,100	511,200	511,800	514,500	514,800	1.9
Kansas	437,034	470,610	469,136	467,525	469,506	468,295	471,060	474,489	483,701	486,108	489,043	496,440	497,275	4.8	499,200	500,500	501,200	501,400	503,400	506,400	1.8
Kentucky	636,401	665,850	674,796	679,878	683,152	666,225	670,030	680,089	673,128	681,987	685,167	677,389	688,640	1.3	692,600	696,000	699,500	702,100	708,400	718,900	4.4
Louisiana	784,757	743,089	724,281	654,526	675,851	681,038	684,873	690,915	696,558	703,390	710,903	711,491	716,800	3.7	720,800	723,700	725,600	725,400	729,100	736,300	2.7
Maine	215,149	207,037	198,820	195,498	193,986	196,245	192,935	189,225	189,077	188,969	185,739	183,995	182,470	-3.6	180,700	178,700	176,900	175,000	171,800	161,200	-11.7
Maryland	715,176	852,920	865,561	860,020	851,640	845,700	843,861	848,412	852,211	854,086	859,638	866,169	874,514	3.1	882,800	891,200	899,100	905,100	917,300	926,900	6.0
Massachusetts	834,314	975,150	975,574	971,909	968,661	962,958	958,910	957,053	955,563	953,369	954,773	955,739	955,844	-0.1	953,900	950,900	947,600	943,800	937,600	921,700	-3.6
Michigan	1,584,431	1,720,626	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	1,537,922	-6.7	1,520,900	1,504,800	1,487,400	1,469,700	1,440,800	1,378,400	-10.4
Minnesota	756,374	854,340	838,503	839,243	840,565	837,578	836,048	837,053	838,037	839,738	845,404	850,973	857,235	2.4	866,200	873,100	878,700	883,700	892,500	896,500	4.6
Mississippi	502,417	497,871	495,376	494,954	495,026	494,122	491,962	492,481	490,526	490,619	493,650	492,586	490,917	-0.3	489,700	487,500	484,500	480,600	475,700	462,000	-5.9
Missouri	816,558	912,744	905,449	917,705	920,353	917,188	917,871	917,982	918,710	916,584	917,900	918,288	917,785	#	917,000	915,600	914,000	912,200	911,700	908,400	-1.0
Montana	152,974	154,875	146,705	145,416	144,418	142,823	141,899	141,807	141,693	142,349	142,908	144,129	144,532	1.9	145,500	146,500	147,400	148,600	151,100	159,200	10.2
Nebraska	274,081	286,199	285,761	286,646	287,580	291,244	292,590	295,368	298,500	301,296	303,505	307,677	312,635	5.8	315,400	318,300	320,500	322,100	325,200	332,900	6.5
Nevada	201,316	340,706	400,083	412,395	424,766	429,362	433,371	428,947	437,149	439,634	445,707	451,831	459,189	7.1	464,900	471,000	476,300	481,600	492,700	526,200	14.6
New Hampshire	172,785	208,461	206,852	205,767	203,572	200,772	197,934	197,140	194,711	191,900	188,974	186,310	184,670	-6.3	182,300	179,700	177,200	174,600	170,000	159,000	-13.9
New Jersey	1,089,646	1,313,405	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	1,400,579	0.3	1,389,100	1,385,000	1,380,700	1,375,300	1,365,600	1,322,600	-5.6
New Mexico	301,881	320,306	326,102	326,758	328,220	329,040	330,245	334,419	338,122	337,225	338,220	339,244	340,365	1.8	339,900	339,700	338,900	338,500	338,300	340,700	0.1
New York	2,598,337	2,882,188	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	2,741,185	-0.9	2,746,100	2,751,900	2,755,600	2,754,000	2,757,500	2,714,600	-1.0
North Carolina	1,086,871	1,293,638	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	1,548,895	4.4	1,562,200	1,571,600	1,577,900	1,579,400	1,589,400	1,643,300	6.1
North Dakota	117,825	109,201	100,513	98,283	96,670	95,059	94,728	95,073	96,323	97,646	101,111	103,947	106,586	12.1	109,500	112,600	115,600	118,800	124,900	136,700	28.3
Ohio	1,771,089	1,835,049	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	1,724,810	-2.2	1,715,000	1,708,100	1,698,500	1,688,900	1,672,500	1,626,500	-5.7
Oklahoma	579,087	623,110	629,476	634,739	639,391	642,065	645,108	654,802	659,911	666,120	673,483	681,848	688,511	5.1	692,200	697,200	700,700	703,800	711,700	733,200	6.5
Oregon	472,394	546,231	552,505	552,194	562,574	565,586	575,393	582,839	570,720	568,208	587,564	593,000	601,318	3.2	605,300	608,700	611,600	614,800	623,100	641,900	6.7
Pennsylvania	1,667,834	1,814,311	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	1,743,160	-2.4	1,731,500	1,720,500	1,711,600	1,701,000	1,684,700	1,625,700	-6.7
Rhode Island	138,813	157,347	156,498	153,422	151,612	147,629	145,342	145,118	143,793	142,854	142,481	142,008	141,959	-2.2	141,500	140,700	140,800	140,700	139,200	135,100	-4.8
South Carolina	622,112	677,411	703,736	701,544	708,021	712,317	718,113	723,143	725,838	727,186	735,998	745,657	756,523	4.6	765,500	772,400	777,800	782,300	793,900	820,700	8.5
South Dakota	129,164	128,603	122,798	122,012	121,158	121,606	126,429	123,713	126,128	128,016	130,471	130,890	133,040	7.5	133,900	135,600	136,900	138,200	140,900	143,100	7.6
Tennessee	824,595	909,161	941,091	953,928	978,368	964,259	971,950	972,549	987,422	999,693	993,496	993,556	995,475	2.4	997,500	999,200	1,000,200	1,001,500	1,008,400	1,039,600	4.4
Texas	3,382,887	4,059,619	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	5,233,765	7.9	5,314,600	5,381,000	5,435,900	5,485,000	5,594,600	5,948,400	13.7
Utah	446,652	481,485	503,607	508,430	523,386	576,244	559,778	571,586	585,552	598,832	613,279	625,461	635,577	11.2	646,200	655,300	663,100	670,700	688,200	750,700	18.1
Vermont	95,762	102,049	98,352	96,638	95,399	94,038	93,625	91,451	96,858	89,908	89,624	88,690	87,311	-4.5	86,100	85,300	84,400	83,700	82,600	78,800	-9.8
Virginia	998,601	1,144,915	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	1,280,381	2.8	1,288,300	1,294,700	1,299,300	1,301,200	1,308,100	1,325,400	3.5
Washington	839,709	1,004,770	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	1,073,638	3.7	1,084,900	1,094,700	1,103,700	1,112,800	1,133,800	1,185,700	10.4
West Virginia	322,389	286,367	280,129	280,866	281,939	282,535	282,729	282,662	282,879	282,870	283,044	280,958	280,310	-0.8	279,600	278,900	278,000	276,800	274,900	272,500	-2.8
Wisconsin	797,621	879,476	864,757	875,174	876,700	874,633	873,750	872,436	872,286	871,105	872,436	874,414	871,432	-0.1	869,900	867,800	863,900	859,900	854,700	838,800	-3.7
Wyoming	98,226	89,940	84,733	84,409	85,193	86,422	87,161	88,155	89,009	90,099	91,533	92,732	94,067	6.7	95,400	96,400	97,400	98,200	100,000	102,800	9.3
Jurisdiction
Bureau of Indian        Education	—	46,938	45,828	50,938	—	—	40,927	41,351	41,962	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DoD, overseas	—	73,581	68,327	62,543	60,891	57,247	56,768	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DoD, domestic	—	34,174	29,151	28,329	26,631	27,548	28,013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	12,463	15,702	16,126	16,438	16,400	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Guam	26,391	32,473	30,605	30,986	—	—	—	—	31,618	31,243	31,186	33,414	31,144	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Northern Marianas	6,449	10,004	11,601	11,718	11,695	11,299	10,913	10,961	11,105	11,011	10,646	10,638	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Puerto Rico	644,734	612,725	575,648	563,490	544,138	526,565	503,635	493,393	473,735	452,740	434,609	423,934	410,950	-16.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
U.S. Virgin Islands	21,750	19,459	16,429	16,750	16,284	15,903	15,768	15,493	15,495	15,711	15,192	14,953	14,241	-8.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

—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 2014-15; and State Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, 1980 through 2026. (This table was prepared November 2016.)