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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 2027
Region, state, and jurisdiction Actual total enrollment Percent change in total enroll-ment, 2010 to 2015 Projected total enrollment Percent change in total enroll-ment, 2015 to 2027
Fall 1990 Fall 2000 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 20151 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2027
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 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 50,438,043 1.9 50,579,500 50,648,600 50,700,800 50,802,600 50,971,100 52,059,100 3.2
                                           
Region                                          
Northeast 7,281,763 8,222,127 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 7,933,762 -1.7 7,893,700 7,847,900 7,805,400 7,772,500 7,751,500 7,627,600 -3.9
Midwest 9,943,761 10,729,987 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 10,555,579 -0.5 10,533,600 10,501,900 10,472,400 10,451,800 10,445,700 10,404,900 -1.4
South 14,807,016 17,007,261 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 19,641,472 4.4 19,817,300 19,948,000 20,065,300 20,198,800 20,362,500 21,426,400 9.1
West 9,184,143 11,244,164 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 12,307,230 2.6 12,334,900 12,350,800 12,357,800 12,379,500 12,411,300 12,600,300 2.4
                                           
State                                          
Alabama 721,806 739,992 741,761 743,632 742,919 745,668 748,889 755,552 744,621 744,637 746,204 744,164 743,789 -1.6 739,800 734,900 731,800 731,100 732,000 746,700 0.4
Alaska 113,903 133,356 133,288 132,608 131,029 130,662 131,661 132,104 131,167 131,489 130,944 131,176 132,477 0.3 134,200 135,400 136,500 137,700 139,400 149,700 13.0
Arizona 639,853 877,696 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 1,109,040 3.5 1,116,300 1,121,700 1,127,400 1,135,400 1,144,700 1,203,400 8.5
Arkansas 436,286 449,959 474,206 476,409 479,016 478,965 480,559 482,114 483,114 486,157 489,979 490,917 492,132 2.1 492,700 492,200 491,700 491,900 492,500 506,800 3.0
California 4,950,474 6,140,814 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 6,305,347 0.3 6,279,400 6,246,800 6,205,200 6,173,300 6,146,200 5,978,900 -5.2
                                           
Colorado 574,213 724,508 779,826 794,026 801,867 818,443 832,368 843,316 854,265 863,561 876,999 889,006 899,112 6.6 907,900 915,600 922,000 928,200 934,700 982,800 9.3
Connecticut 469,123 562,179 575,059 575,100 570,626 567,198 563,968 560,546 554,437 550,954 546,200 542,678 537,933 -4.0 530,900 523,300 515,800 509,300 503,500 472,100 -12.2
Delaware 99,658 114,676 120,937 122,254 122,574 125,430 126,801 129,403 128,946 129,026 131,687 134,042 134,847 4.2 136,400 137,600 138,400 139,600 140,700 144,100 6.9
District of Columbia 80,694 68,925 76,876 72,850 78,422 68,681 69,433 71,284 73,911 76,140 78,153 80,958 84,024 17.9 84,400 87,200 90,000 92,900 95,800 107,600 28.1
Florida 1,861,592 2,434,821 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 2,792,234 5.6 2,836,700 2,873,400 2,910,200 2,948,200 2,994,000 3,266,700 17.0
                                           
Georgia 1,151,687 1,444,937 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 1,757,237 4.8 1,770,700 1,778,800 1,784,900 1,792,100 1,801,800 1,857,800 5.7
Hawaii 171,708 184,360 182,818 180,728 179,897 179,478 180,196 179,601 182,706 184,760 186,825 182,384 181,995 1.3 183,200 184,200 184,800 186,100 187,000 191,300 5.1
Idaho 220,840 245,117 261,982 267,380 272,119 275,051 276,299 275,859 279,873 284,834 296,476 290,885 292,277 6.0 293,800 295,000 296,400 297,500 298,800 308,900 5.7
Illinois 1,821,407 2,048,792 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 2,041,779 -2.4 2,036,800 2,027,600 2,017,500 2,009,300 1,999,400 1,899,500 -7.0
Indiana 954,525 989,267 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 1,046,757 # 1,045,900 1,041,800 1,038,600 1,034,200 1,034,100 1,051,300 0.4
                                           
Iowa 483,652 495,080 483,482 483,122 485,115 487,559 491,842 495,775 495,870 499,825 502,964 505,311 508,014 2.5 510,300 512,300 514,400 517,400 520,700 538,400 6.0
Kansas 437,034 470,610 467,525 469,506 468,295 471,060 474,489 483,701 486,108 489,043 496,440 497,275 495,884 2.5 496,100 495,500 494,700 494,200 494,500 496,500 0.1
Kentucky 636,401 665,850 679,878 683,152 666,225 670,030 680,089 673,128 681,987 685,167 677,389 688,640 686,598 2.0 687,500 687,200 686,600 686,800 688,700 706,500 2.9
Louisiana 784,757 743,089 654,526 675,851 681,038 684,873 690,915 696,558 703,390 710,903 711,491 716,800 718,711 3.2 723,000 724,000 724,000 724,900 726,500 743,000 3.4
Maine 215,149 207,037 195,498 193,986 196,245 192,935 189,225 189,077 188,969 185,739 183,995 182,470 181,613 -3.9 179,800 178,100 176,700 175,500 174,700 170,700 -6.0
                                           
Maryland 715,176 852,920 860,020 851,640 845,700 843,861 848,412 852,211 854,086 859,638 866,169 874,514 879,601 3.2 888,100 895,500 901,200 909,000 915,100 933,800 6.2
Massachusetts 834,314 975,150 971,909 968,661 962,958 958,910 957,053 955,563 953,369 954,773 955,739 955,844 964,026 0.9 963,500 960,900 958,000 954,800 952,300 941,600 -2.3
Michigan 1,584,431 1,720,626 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 1,536,231 -3.2 1,520,100 1,502,500 1,486,000 1,470,200 1,458,500 1,410,600 -8.2
Minnesota 756,374 854,340 839,243 840,565 837,578 836,048 837,053 838,037 839,738 845,404 850,973 857,235 864,384 3.1 873,800 880,100 886,200 892,100 899,200 922,700 6.7
Mississippi 502,417 497,871 494,954 495,026 494,122 491,962 492,481 490,526 490,619 493,650 492,586 490,917 487,200 -0.7 484,100 480,300 475,900 472,400 469,800 455,200 -6.6
                                           
Missouri 816,558 912,744 917,705 920,353 917,188 917,871 917,982 918,710 916,584 917,900 918,288 917,785 919,234 0.1 918,800 917,300 916,100 916,200 917,700 930,500 1.2
Montana 152,974 154,875 145,416 144,418 142,823 141,899 141,807 141,693 142,349 142,908 144,129 144,532 145,319 2.6 146,600 147,800 149,300 150,700 152,100 160,800 10.6
Nebraska 274,081 286,199 286,646 287,580 291,244 292,590 295,368 298,500 301,296 303,505 307,677 312,635 316,014 5.9 318,700 321,100 323,000 325,200 327,200 339,200 7.3
Nevada 201,316 340,706 412,395 424,766 429,362 433,371 428,947 437,149 439,634 445,707 451,831 459,189 467,527 6.9 473,600 480,600 487,600 494,000 500,300 534,700 14.4
New Hampshire 172,785 208,461 205,767 203,572 200,772 197,934 197,140 194,711 191,900 188,974 186,310 184,670 182,425 -6.3 180,200 177,900 175,700 173,700 171,900 163,700 -10.3
                                           
New Jersey 1,089,646 1,313,405 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 1,408,845 0.4 1,402,800 1,395,200 1,389,200 1,384,500 1,381,400 1,355,000 -3.8
New Mexico 301,881 320,306 326,758 328,220 329,040 330,245 334,419 338,122 337,225 338,220 339,244 340,365 335,694 -0.7 333,700 330,800 328,600 327,300 326,000 316,800 -5.6
New York 2,598,337 2,882,188 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 2,711,626 -0.9 2,707,500 2,700,100 2,691,000 2,687,100 2,686,500 2,661,700 -1.8
North Carolina 1,086,871 1,293,638 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 1,544,934 3.6 1,556,200 1,561,900 1,565,200 1,569,700 1,577,200 1,640,700 6.2
North Dakota 117,825 109,201 98,283 96,670 95,059 94,728 95,073 96,323 97,646 101,111 103,947 106,586 108,644 12.8 108,600 111,100 113,900 116,700 119,700 138,100 27.1
                                           
Ohio 1,771,089 1,835,049 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 1,716,585 -2.1 1,703,500 1,693,300 1,684,300 1,678,300 1,675,200 1,670,900 -2.7
Oklahoma 579,087 623,110 634,739 639,391 642,065 645,108 654,802 659,911 666,120 673,483 681,848 688,511 692,878 5.0 698,500 702,700 706,800 711,500 716,900 753,700 8.8
Oregon 472,394 546,231 552,194 562,574 565,586 575,393 582,839 570,720 568,208 587,564 593,000 601,318 608,825 6.7 612,400 616,300 621,300 626,900 633,600 669,800 10.0
Pennsylvania 1,667,834 1,814,311 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 1,717,414 -4.2 1,701,600 1,686,200 1,673,800 1,663,700 1,658,600 1,647,100 -4.1
Rhode Island 138,813 157,347 153,422 151,612 147,629 145,342 145,118 143,793 142,854 142,481 142,008 141,959 142,014 -1.2 141,200 141,400 141,200 140,500 139,800 136,100 -4.1
                                           
South Carolina 622,112 677,411 701,544 708,021 712,317 718,113 723,143 725,838 727,186 735,998 745,657 756,523 763,533 5.2 772,800 780,400 787,800 795,500 804,500 850,800 11.4
South Dakota 129,164 128,603 122,012 121,158 121,606 126,429 123,713 126,128 128,016 130,471 130,890 133,040 134,253 6.4 135,500 136,700 138,200 139,900 141,700 150,100 11.8
Tennessee 824,595 909,161 953,928 978,368 964,259 971,950 972,549 987,422 999,693 993,496 993,556 995,475 1,001,235 1.4 1,000,500 999,800 999,700 1,001,500 1,005,300 1,043,600 4.2
Texas 3,382,887 4,059,619 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 5,301,477 7.4 5,382,600 5,450,200 5,511,900 5,572,900 5,641,500 6,080,000 14.7
Utah 446,652 481,485 508,430 523,386 576,244 559,778 571,586 585,552 598,832 613,279 625,461 635,577 647,870 10.6 657,600 665,400 672,700 680,000 687,100 729,300 12.6
                                           
Vermont 95,762 102,049 96,638 95,399 94,038 93,625 91,451 96,858 89,908 89,624 88,690 87,311 87,866 -9.3 86,100 84,900 84,000 83,300 82,700 79,700 -9.3
Virginia 998,601 1,144,915 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 1,283,590 2.6 1,287,600 1,289,100 1,288,900 1,290,500 1,293,700 1,325,900 3.3
Washington 839,709 1,004,770 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 1,087,030 4.1 1,100,900 1,114,800 1,129,000 1,144,500 1,162,600 1,270,700 16.9
West Virginia 322,389 286,367 280,866 281,939 282,535 282,729 282,662 282,879 282,870 283,044 280,958 280,310 277,452 -1.9 275,600 272,900 270,300 268,400 266,700 263,400 -5.1
Wisconsin 797,621 879,476 875,174 876,700 874,633 873,750 872,436 872,286 871,105 872,436 874,414 871,432 867,800 -0.5 865,500 862,500 859,400 858,000 857,800 857,300 -1.2
Wyoming 98,226 89,940 84,409 85,193 86,422 87,161 88,155 89,009 90,099 91,533 92,732 94,067 94,717 6.4 95,500 96,300 97,100 98,000 98,900 103,200 8.9
                                           
Jurisdiction                                          
Bureau of Indian
     Education
46,938 50,938 40,927 41,351 41,962
DoD, education
     activities
107,755 90,872 87,522 84,795 84,781 74,970
Other jurisdictions                                          
American Samoa 12,463 15,702 16,438 16,400
Guam 26,391 32,473 30,986 31,618 31,243 31,186 33,414 31,144 30,821 -2.5
Northern Marianas 6,449 10,004 11,718 11,695 11,299 10,913 10,961 11,105 11,011 10,646 10,638
Puerto Rico 644,734 612,725 563,490 544,138 526,565 503,635 493,393 473,735 452,740 434,609 423,934 410,950 379,818 -19.8
U.S. Virgin Islands 21,750 19,459 16,750 16,284 15,903 15,768 15,493 15,495 15,711 15,192 14,953 14,241 13,805 -10.9
—Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
1 Includes imputations for prekindergarten enrollment in California and Oregon.
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 2015-16; and State Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, 1980 through 2027. (This table was prepared January 2018.)

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