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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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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.) |