Digest of Education Statistics
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Table 203.30. Public school enrollment in grades 9 through 12, by region, state, and jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 1990 through fall 2027
Region, state, and jurisdiction Actual enrollment Percent change in enroll-ment, 2010 to 2015 Projected enrollment Percent change in 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 2015 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 11,340,769 13,517,118 14,909,336 15,081,091 15,086,478 14,980,008 14,951,722 14,859,651 14,748,918 14,753,225 14,793,730 14,942,887 15,050,057 1.3 15,076,000 15,097,400 15,095,200 15,120,000 15,254,200 15,391,300 2.3
                                           
Region                                          
Northeast 2,092,968 2,382,157 2,617,205 2,684,160 2,617,622 2,576,761 2,597,949 2,531,059 2,474,807 2,465,820 2,459,228 2,460,672 2,446,856 -3.3 2,421,900 2,404,700 2,388,500 2,373,700 2,373,000 2,302,000 -5.9
Midwest 2,814,260 3,206,741 3,393,507 3,414,670 3,411,182 3,369,582 3,310,212 3,260,270 3,215,000 3,190,746 3,178,779 3,185,941 3,194,316 -2.0 3,183,300 3,175,300 3,171,600 3,163,300 3,177,700 3,100,400 -2.9
South 3,948,216 4,693,085 5,221,330 5,303,937 5,337,728 5,323,790 5,351,246 5,370,447 5,377,721 5,417,092 5,468,585 5,588,742 5,690,278 6.0 5,745,300 5,774,300 5,780,900 5,801,100 5,869,300 6,202,800 9.0
West 2,485,325 3,235,135 3,677,294 3,678,324 3,719,946 3,709,875 3,692,315 3,697,875 3,681,390 3,679,567 3,687,138 3,707,532 3,718,607 0.6 3,725,600 3,743,000 3,754,200 3,781,900 3,834,200 3,786,200 1.8
                                           
State                                          
Alabama 194,709 201,358 212,414 214,968 216,941 217,590 219,495 221,940 217,615 217,203 218,705 221,068 222,182 0.1 218,500 212,800 208,500 206,200 205,300 209,000 -5.9
Alaska 28,606 38,914 42,063 42,441 42,049 41,399 40,837 40,114 39,110 38,420 38,230 38,431 38,688 -3.6 38,700 38,600 38,400 38,500 39,200 43,600 12.7
Arizona 160,807 237,132 354,919 308,593 316,391 316,068 317,411 319,759 320,825 321,650 327,165 331,572 333,594 4.3 333,700 332,900 332,600 335,300 341,000 356,600 6.9
Arkansas 122,781 131,936 138,460 139,857 139,096 137,362 136,350 136,306 137,092 138,526 140,270 141,743 142,315 4.4 143,100 142,500 141,600 140,600 139,500 142,400 #
California 1,336,740 1,733,779 1,971,587 1,996,645 2,014,503 2,016,270 1,999,416 1,995,610 1,979,387 1,967,644 1,954,634 1,951,920 1,943,417 -2.6 1,938,700 1,944,100 1,943,000 1,953,600 1,976,900 1,818,300 -6.4
                                           
Colorado 154,303 207,942 229,951 234,985 236,141 238,139 240,990 242,239 243,411 246,051 249,380 254,643 260,909 7.7 266,000 271,900 275,700 278,800 282,500 289,200 10.9
Connecticut 121,727 155,734 175,354 177,037 176,592 174,980 174,004 173,071 171,060 170,245 169,038 167,790 167,056 -3.5 164,500 163,200 161,100 159,600 158,100 141,700 -15.2
Delaware 27,052 33,875 36,298 37,258 37,555 38,619 39,091 39,124 38,322 38,022 38,483 39,346 39,845 1.8 40,300 40,800 40,800 41,500 42,400 44,600 11.8
District of Columbia 19,412 15,233 21,230 20,459 22,586 17,902 17,777 17,736 17,716 17,867 17,774 17,961 19,069 7.5 17,800 17,800 17,900 18,400 19,300 26,200 37.3
Florida 491,658 674,919 801,629 804,951 810,952 781,725 783,621 784,849 792,054 799,602 807,034 823,249 839,773 7.0 850,300 855,400 860,800 867,500 892,100 987,100 17.5
                                           
Georgia 302,605 384,954 453,015 462,649 471,012 470,108 472,934 474,588 473,766 481,043 490,032 501,605 513,865 8.3 520,800 521,800 521,400 522,300 527,600 546,600 6.4
Hawaii 48,868 52,067 55,346 54,720 54,341 53,568 52,719 52,076 51,701 51,170 50,900 51,077 50,402 -3.2 50,400 50,800 51,100 52,200 52,800 54,000 7.2
Idaho 60,749 74,696 79,153 80,375 80,948 81,497 81,571 81,715 81,809 82,631 87,143 85,425 86,420 5.8 87,400 87,900 88,700 89,700 90,500 91,100 5.5
Illinois 511,891 574,859 631,386 640,597 639,896 640,512 640,462 636,861 629,941 624,679 621,531 621,275 619,292 -2.8 618,800 621,300 624,100 629,000 634,500 591,200 -4.5
Indiana 278,721 286,006 310,607 315,832 317,214 316,126 316,062 317,818 316,160 316,329 316,350 316,465 321,313 1.1 322,200 318,700 316,900 311,800 312,200 308,700 -3.9
                                           
Iowa 138,848 161,330 157,322 156,904 155,611 151,993 150,509 147,663 145,718 144,784 145,011 145,862 146,808 -0.6 147,600 148,500 148,800 149,900 151,900 155,500 5.9
Kansas 117,386 147,453 147,012 143,305 141,524 139,981 141,492 140,774 138,979 139,348 140,511 141,970 142,974 1.6 142,900 143,100 142,900 142,700 143,700 142,300 -0.5
Kentucky 177,201 194,421 192,449 195,987 196,852 197,826 195,623 192,794 193,531 194,102 192,388 196,874 198,964 3.2 198,900 198,700 198,000 197,500 199,300 199,400 0.2
Louisiana 198,555 196,510 172,444 183,735 181,489 180,660 181,032 184,292 184,588 186,111 188,181 194,791 198,577 7.8 200,600 200,600 200,400 201,400 200,900 203,800 2.6
Maine 59,946 61,336 62,007 61,648 65,503 63,611 60,579 60,148 58,923 57,815 56,924 56,361 56,273 -6.4 55,400 54,700 54,300 54,100 54,000 50,600 -10.0
                                           
Maryland 188,432 243,877 271,449 272,575 269,221 267,388 266,627 264,055 259,870 256,836 253,589 254,072 253,096 -4.2 255,000 257,800 259,400 263,200 266,700 282,000 11.4
Massachusetts 230,080 272,575 296,511 298,033 296,032 292,372 290,502 289,161 287,055 287,506 287,478 288,934 294,897 2.0 296,300 297,300 297,900 296,800 296,300 287,000 -2.7
Michigan 439,553 498,144 550,885 552,098 555,916 541,352 534,471 511,483 502,664 493,440 488,776 486,200 483,813 -5.4 479,500 473,500 468,900 461,500 458,400 420,400 -13.1
Minnesota 210,818 276,574 281,486 282,120 279,398 275,864 272,392 268,074 264,194 262,041 261,409 263,074 265,709 -0.9 268,400 271,100 275,000 277,900 283,200 292,900 10.2
Mississippi 130,776 133,998 136,924 138,644 140,610 140,155 140,829 139,641 137,620 137,286 136,154 138,033 138,631 -0.7 137,800 135,900 133,500 131,800 130,200 127,000 -8.4
                                           
Missouri 228,488 267,978 282,563 286,078 285,442 282,460 279,900 275,719 271,208 270,370 269,227 268,921 269,349 -2.3 268,000 267,100 266,200 266,200 267,700 266,000 -1.2
Montana 41,805 49,649 47,646 47,397 46,469 45,030 43,939 43,202 42,624 42,089 42,138 41,816 41,822 -3.2 42,100 42,400 43,000 43,400 44,200 46,700 11.6
Nebraska 76,001 90,713 91,591 91,811 91,149 89,678 88,508 88,208 87,792 88,073 88,555 89,964 91,650 3.9 93,200 94,900 96,200 97,100 98,200 100,200 9.4
Nevada 51,435 89,986 116,406 121,813 121,789 125,043 123,435 129,852 130,274 131,977 132,591 134,671 136,934 5.5 139,200 140,800 142,200 144,200 147,100 162,300 18.5
New Hampshire 46,484 61,340 67,183 67,384 66,413 64,939 64,372 63,135 62,268 60,805 59,377 58,825 58,120 -7.9 57,300 56,600 56,100 55,400 54,800 50,100 -13.8
                                           
New Jersey 306,224 345,872 425,010 425,432 427,930 424,655 427,697 421,293 408,855 416,133 413,916 418,377 419,513 -0.4 415,300 412,700 412,500 411,100 412,300 399,700 -4.7
New Mexico 93,794 95,427 97,206 98,129 99,322 98,830 99,076 98,777 97,744 97,242 97,716 99,260 96,798 -2.0 95,300 93,700 92,900 93,100 93,400 90,400 -6.7
New York 770,919 853,282 906,553 922,365 909,120 897,512 919,049 865,805 847,144 842,142 847,925 851,757 841,578 -2.8 834,500 829,100 820,400 817,300 819,900 819,500 -2.6
North Carolina 303,739 348,168 413,318 417,414 417,168 429,719 429,596 432,196 433,801 438,375 441,263 456,527 464,398 7.5 468,600 471,000 461,900 460,000 463,300 485,400 4.5
North Dakota 32,882 36,780 32,645 32,275 31,567 30,773 30,497 30,288 29,758 30,116 30,420 30,421 30,675 1.3 30,100 30,700 31,700 32,500 33,800 40,100 30.6
                                           
Ohio 513,509 541,403 578,352 583,529 585,862 577,669 538,951 531,383 522,804 518,617 515,611 519,938 521,595 -1.8 512,900 507,600 502,300 495,800 494,000 485,300 -7.0
Oklahoma 154,188 177,708 177,785 179,447 179,436 177,148 177,840 176,447 175,924 177,339 180,344 184,665 187,567 6.3 189,300 190,900 192,000 190,900 192,500 204,600 9.1
Oregon 132,151 166,967 172,514 181,998 181,988 179,972 178,388 178,119 176,898 178,239 178,595 179,757 181,598 2.0 181,100 181,100 181,900 182,400 185,100 197,200 8.6
Pennsylvania 495,670 556,487 603,059 650,986 596,620 580,702 585,547 583,518 566,545 558,945 554,067 549,398 540,546 -7.4 530,300 522,400 517,000 510,300 508,700 488,900 -9.6
Rhode Island 37,016 43,802 49,552 49,616 48,470 47,359 46,934 46,059 45,195 44,672 43,270 42,892 42,871 -6.9 42,800 43,700 44,500 44,500 44,500 41,800 -2.5
                                           
South Carolina 170,079 184,185 203,514 206,748 207,751 210,511 211,019 210,257 207,797 208,648 211,835 216,723 220,780 5.0 222,400 222,900 222,900 223,600 227,200 249,500 13.0
South Dakota 33,999 40,765 38,482 38,021 38,182 38,952 37,968 38,192 37,487 37,267 36,639 37,301 37,242 -2.5 37,400 37,500 38,000 39,100 40,000 42,600 14.3
Tennessee 226,484 241,038 277,352 286,397 282,508 287,401 285,881 285,715 286,944 281,971 283,888 288,408 291,841 2.1 291,400 290,000 288,100 287,800 290,400 290,300 -0.5
Texas 871,932 1,116,572 1,257,055 1,279,727 1,300,148 1,305,637 1,329,862 1,349,106 1,363,618 1,387,513 1,411,436 1,450,441 1,492,452 10.6 1,522,200 1,547,200 1,566,200 1,581,300 1,604,400 1,739,300 16.5
Utah 121,670 148,381 150,786 152,114 165,986 155,309 158,243 160,573 164,296 169,077 174,129 178,910 184,303 14.8 188,600 192,700 196,700 200,000 204,000 214,000 16.1
                                           
Vermont 24,902 31,729 31,976 31,659 30,942 30,631 29,265 28,869 27,762 27,557 27,233 26,338 26,002 -9.9 25,600 25,000 24,700 24,700 24,500 22,800 -12.5
Virginia 270,321 329,167 372,317 378,755 380,413 380,787 381,320 379,994 376,658 375,975 377,252 382,693 386,781 1.8 388,700 389,400 389,400 389,800 392,200 393,700 1.8
Washington 227,112 310,403 332,503 331,916 332,840 332,224 329,960 329,616 327,269 327,134 328,068 333,318 336,808 2.2 337,500 338,800 340,300 342,400 348,400 392,900 16.6
West Virginia 98,292 85,166 83,677 84,366 83,990 83,252 82,349 81,407 80,805 80,673 79,957 80,543 80,142 -1.6 79,700 78,900 78,100 77,300 76,200 72,000 -10.2
Wisconsin 232,164 284,736 291,176 292,100 289,421 284,222 279,000 273,807 268,295 265,682 264,739 264,550 263,896 -3.6 262,300 261,300 260,400 259,900 260,300 255,200 -3.3
Wyoming 27,285 29,792 27,214 27,198 27,179 26,526 26,330 26,223 26,042 26,243 26,449 26,732 26,914 2.6 27,000 27,300 27,700 28,300 29,000 30,000 11.3
                                           
Jurisdiction                                          
Bureau of Indian
     Education
11,192 14,805 10,315 9,970 9,977
DoD, education
     activities
17,759 16,623 15,881 15,570 15,595 13,615
Other jurisdictions                                          
American Samoa 3,073 3,807 4,672 4,637
Guam 7,115 8,775 9,040 10,057 10,020 10,020 10,113 10,032 10,056
Northern Marianas 1,531 2,195 3,291 3,191 3,159 3,097 3,218 3,417 3,308 3,250 3,298
Puerto Rico 164,378 167,201 164,043 161,491 154,051 148,520 145,755 139,122 133,816 129,561 128,958 126,704 118,151 -15.1
U.S. Virgin Islands 5,501 5,549 5,022 5,047 5,133 5,201 5,084 4,977 5,135 4,890 4,670 4,517 4,302 -13.6
—Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: DoD = Department of Defense. The total ungraded counts of students were prorated to the elementary level (prekindergarten through grade 8) and the secondary level (grades 9 through 12) based on prior reports. In addition to students in grades 9 through 12 and ungraded secondary students, this table includes a small number of students reported as being enrolled in grade 13. 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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