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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 2029 |
Region, state, and jurisdiction | Actual total enrollment | Percent change in total enroll-ment, 2012 to 2017 | Projected enrollment | Percent change in total enroll-ment, 2017 to 2029 | |||||||||||||||||
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Fall 1990 | Fall 2000 | Fall 2007 | Fall 2008 | Fall 2009 | Fall 2010 | Fall 2011 | Fall 2012 | Fall 2013 | Fall 2014 | Fall 20151 | Fall 20162 | Fall 20171 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2029 | |||
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 | 49,290,559 | 49,265,572 | 49,360,982 | 49,484,181 | 49,521,669 | 49,771,118 | 50,044,522 | 50,312,581 | 50,438,043 | 50,615,189 | 50,685,567 | 1.8 | 50,649,800 | 50,634,000 | 50,654,200 | 50,643,100 | 50,721,200 | 51,068,100 | 0.8 |
Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
Northeast | 7,281,763 | 8,222,127 | 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 | 7,959,304 | 7,946,536 | -0.2 | 7,915,600 | 7,889,500 | 7,866,800 | 7,838,300 | 7,824,100 | 7,705,000 | -3.0 |
Midwest | 9,943,761 | 10,729,987 | 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 | 10,538,947 | 10,523,753 | -0.3 | 10,488,200 | 10,455,400 | 10,437,400 | 10,413,800 | 10,400,300 | 10,300,900 | -2.1 |
South | 14,807,016 | 17,007,261 | 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 | 19,749,816 | 19,824,469 | 3.6 | 19,849,000 | 19,878,600 | 19,926,300 | 19,975,000 | 20,065,800 | 20,519,200 | 3.5 |
West | 9,184,143 | 11,244,164 | 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 | 12,367,122 | 12,390,809 | 2.2 | 12,397,100 | 12,410,500 | 12,423,700 | 12,416,000 | 12,431,000 | 12,543,100 | 1.2 |
State |
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Alabama | 721,806 | 739,992 | 742,919 | 745,668 | 748,889 | 755,552 | 744,621 | 744,637 | 746,204 | 744,164 | 743,789 | 744,930 | 742,444 | -0.3 | 737,200 | 733,500 | 732,900 | 733,500 | 735,200 | 743,900 | 0.2 |
Alaska | 113,903 | 133,356 | 131,029 | 130,662 | 131,661 | 132,104 | 131,167 | 131,489 | 130,944 | 131,176 | 132,477 | 132,737 | 132,872 | 1.1 | 133,200 | 133,500 | 134,100 | 134,600 | 135,500 | 138,100 | 4.0 |
Arizona | 639,853 | 877,696 | 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 | 1,123,137 | 1,110,851 | 2.0 | 1,111,000 | 1,112,600 | 1,113,200 | 1,113,400 | 1,115,400 | 1,139,300 | 2.6 |
Arkansas | 436,286 | 449,959 | 479,016 | 478,965 | 480,559 | 482,114 | 483,114 | 486,157 | 489,979 | 490,917 | 492,132 | 493,447 | 496,085 | 2.0 | 496,100 | 496,300 | 496,600 | 497,400 | 499,400 | 510,900 | 3.0 |
California | 4,950,474 | 6,140,814 | 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 | 6,309,138 | 6,304,266 | 0.1 | 6,285,300 | 6,269,700 | 6,251,900 | 6,220,500 | 6,200,300 | 6,112,700 | -3.0 |
Colorado |
574,213 | 724,508 | 801,867 | 818,443 | 832,368 | 843,316 | 854,265 | 863,561 | 876,999 | 889,006 | 899,112 | 905,019 | 910,280 | 5.4 | 912,600 | 915,000 | 917,600 | 918,300 | 921,800 | 951,100 | 4.5 |
Connecticut | 469,123 | 562,179 | 570,626 | 567,198 | 563,968 | 560,546 | 554,437 | 550,954 | 546,200 | 542,678 | 537,933 | 535,118 | 531,288 | -3.6 | 524,300 | 517,900 | 511,900 | 505,600 | 501,100 | 478,000 | -10.0 |
Delaware | 99,658 | 114,676 | 122,574 | 125,430 | 126,801 | 129,403 | 128,946 | 129,026 | 131,687 | 134,042 | 134,847 | 136,264 | 136,293 | 5.6 | 136,900 | 137,500 | 138,000 | 138,200 | 138,800 | 138,800 | 1.8 |
District of Columbia | 80,694 | 68,925 | 78,422 | 68,681 | 69,433 | 71,284 | 73,911 | 76,140 | 78,153 | 80,958 | 84,024 | 85,850 | 87,315 | 14.7 | 87,200 | 89,700 | 91,800 | 94,000 | 96,100 | 99,800 | 14.3 |
Florida | 1,861,592 | 2,434,821 | 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 | 2,816,791 | 2,832,424 | 5.2 | 2,849,400 | 2,865,200 | 2,887,200 | 2,908,600 | 2,935,700 | 3,109,900 | 9.8 |
Georgia |
1,151,687 | 1,444,937 | 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 | 1,764,346 | 1,768,642 | 3.8 | 1,767,200 | 1,765,600 | 1,765,900 | 1,767,200 | 1,770,700 | 1,785,300 | 0.9 |
Hawaii | 171,708 | 184,360 | 179,897 | 179,478 | 180,196 | 179,601 | 182,706 | 184,760 | 186,825 | 182,384 | 181,995 | 181,550 | 180,837 | -2.1 | 180,600 | 180,300 | 179,500 | 178,500 | 177,400 | 168,600 | -6.8 |
Idaho | 220,840 | 245,117 | 272,119 | 275,051 | 276,299 | 275,859 | 279,873 | 284,834 | 296,476 | 290,885 | 292,277 | 297,200 | 301,186 | 5.7 | 303,500 | 305,900 | 308,100 | 310,300 | 312,600 | 326,200 | 8.3 |
Illinois | 1,821,407 | 2,048,792 | 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 | 2,026,718 | 2,005,153 | -3.3 | 2,000,200 | 1,991,600 | 1,984,800 | 1,976,800 | 1,966,000 | 1,872,000 | -6.6 |
Indiana | 954,525 | 989,267 | 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 | 1,049,547 | 1,054,187 | 1.2 | 1,053,400 | 1,050,400 | 1,050,200 | 1,051,100 | 1,052,500 | 1,065,700 | 1.1 |
Iowa |
483,652 | 495,080 | 485,115 | 487,559 | 491,842 | 495,775 | 495,870 | 499,825 | 502,964 | 505,311 | 508,014 | 509,831 | 511,850 | 2.4 | 511,700 | 512,600 | 513,800 | 514,100 | 516,400 | 521,800 | 1.9 |
Kansas | 437,034 | 470,610 | 468,295 | 471,060 | 474,489 | 483,701 | 486,108 | 489,043 | 496,440 | 497,275 | 495,884 | 494,347 | 497,088 | 1.6 | 495,100 | 493,700 | 492,400 | 490,300 | 489,200 | 478,900 | -3.7 |
Kentucky | 636,401 | 665,850 | 666,225 | 670,030 | 680,089 | 673,128 | 681,987 | 685,167 | 677,389 | 688,640 | 686,598 | 684,017 | 680,978 | -0.6 | 678,900 | 677,000 | 676,000 | 674,800 | 675,300 | 683,100 | 0.3 |
Louisiana | 784,757 | 743,089 | 681,038 | 684,873 | 690,915 | 696,558 | 703,390 | 710,903 | 711,491 | 716,800 | 718,711 | 716,293 | 715,135 | 0.6 | 710,600 | 706,800 | 703,900 | 702,800 | 702,700 | 700,900 | -2.0 |
Maine | 215,149 | 207,037 | 196,245 | 192,935 | 189,225 | 189,077 | 188,969 | 185,739 | 183,995 | 182,470 | 181,613 | 180,512 | 180,473 | -2.8 | 179,200 | 178,100 | 177,300 | 176,700 | 176,100 | 174,500 | -3.3 |
Maryland |
715,176 | 852,920 | 845,700 | 843,861 | 848,412 | 852,211 | 854,086 | 859,638 | 866,169 | 874,514 | 879,601 | 886,221 | 893,684 | 4.0 | 898,800 | 904,800 | 908,300 | 911,000 | 914,600 | 910,500 | 1.9 |
Massachusetts | 834,314 | 975,150 | 962,958 | 958,910 | 957,053 | 955,563 | 953,369 | 954,773 | 955,739 | 955,844 | 964,026 | 964,514 | 964,791 | 1.0 | 963,100 | 960,800 | 958,400 | 955,100 | 953,600 | 945,400 | -2.0 |
Michigan | 1,584,431 | 1,720,626 | 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 | 1,528,666 | 1,516,398 | -2.5 | 1,499,800 | 1,484,200 | 1,473,200 | 1,461,600 | 1,452,300 | 1,421,500 | -6.3 |
Minnesota | 756,374 | 854,340 | 837,578 | 836,048 | 837,053 | 838,037 | 839,738 | 845,404 | 850,973 | 857,235 | 864,384 | 875,021 | 884,944 | 4.7 | 892,200 | 897,200 | 903,300 | 907,800 | 912,200 | 929,300 | 5.0 |
Mississippi | 502,417 | 497,871 | 494,122 | 491,962 | 492,481 | 490,526 | 490,619 | 493,650 | 492,586 | 490,917 | 487,200 | 483,150 | 478,321 | -3.1 | 471,400 | 465,500 | 460,600 | 456,400 | 452,500 | 427,100 | -10.7 |
Missouri |
816,558 | 912,744 | 917,188 | 917,871 | 917,982 | 918,710 | 916,584 | 917,900 | 918,288 | 917,785 | 919,234 | 915,040 | 915,472 | -0.3 | 913,100 | 911,800 | 911,700 | 911,100 | 912,600 | 918,100 | 0.3 |
Montana | 152,974 | 154,875 | 142,823 | 141,899 | 141,807 | 141,693 | 142,349 | 142,908 | 144,129 | 144,532 | 145,319 | 146,375 | 149,474 | 4.6 | 150,400 | 151,500 | 152,400 | 153,100 | 154,100 | 159,500 | 6.7 |
Nebraska | 274,081 | 286,199 | 291,244 | 292,590 | 295,368 | 298,500 | 301,296 | 303,505 | 307,677 | 312,635 | 316,014 | 319,194 | 323,766 | 6.7 | 325,900 | 328,300 | 330,400 | 331,900 | 333,800 | 345,700 | 6.8 |
Nevada | 201,316 | 340,706 | 429,362 | 433,371 | 428,947 | 437,149 | 439,634 | 445,707 | 451,831 | 459,189 | 467,527 | 473,744 | 485,785 | 9.0 | 492,200 | 499,300 | 506,200 | 512,600 | 519,700 | 554,000 | 14.0 |
New Hampshire | 172,785 | 208,461 | 200,772 | 197,934 | 197,140 | 194,711 | 191,900 | 188,974 | 186,310 | 184,670 | 182,425 | 180,888 | 179,433 | -5.0 | 177,900 | 176,400 | 174,600 | 173,000 | 171,600 | 166,100 | -7.4 |
New Jersey |
1,089,646 | 1,313,405 | 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 | 1,410,421 | 1,408,102 | 2.6 | 1,402,200 | 1,396,800 | 1,392,000 | 1,385,600 | 1,381,300 | 1,353,100 | -3.9 |
New Mexico | 301,881 | 320,306 | 329,040 | 330,245 | 334,419 | 338,122 | 337,225 | 338,220 | 339,244 | 340,365 | 335,694 | 336,263 | 334,345 | -1.1 | 330,600 | 327,200 | 323,700 | 320,100 | 317,000 | 294,200 | -12.0 |
New York | 2,598,337 | 2,882,188 | 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 | 2,729,776 | 2,724,663 | 0.5 | 2,718,900 | 2,715,500 | 2,710,800 | 2,704,500 | 2,704,400 | 2,661,500 | -2.3 |
North Carolina | 1,086,871 | 1,293,638 | 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 | 1,550,062 | 1,553,513 | 2.3 | 1,550,400 | 1,548,600 | 1,550,200 | 1,551,800 | 1,563,200 | 1,598,400 | 2.9 |
North Dakota | 117,825 | 109,201 | 95,059 | 94,728 | 95,073 | 96,323 | 97,646 | 101,111 | 103,947 | 106,586 | 108,644 | 109,706 | 111,920 | 10.7 | 111,100 | 113,000 | 115,100 | 117,000 | 119,000 | 130,300 | 16.5 |
Ohio |
1,771,089 | 1,835,049 | 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 | 1,710,143 | 1,704,399 | -1.5 | 1,690,900 | 1,679,900 | 1,671,100 | 1,662,400 | 1,657,200 | 1,631,400 | -4.3 |
Oklahoma | 579,087 | 623,110 | 642,065 | 645,108 | 654,802 | 659,911 | 666,120 | 673,483 | 681,848 | 688,511 | 692,878 | 693,903 | 695,092 | 3.2 | 697,400 | 698,500 | 699,900 | 700,100 | 702,500 | 709,900 | 2.1 |
Oregon | 472,394 | 546,231 | 565,586 | 575,393 | 582,839 | 570,720 | 568,208 | 587,564 | 593,000 | 601,318 | 608,825 | 606,277 | 608,014 | 3.5 | 610,200 | 612,600 | 616,200 | 619,000 | 623,000 | 637,100 | 4.8 |
Pennsylvania | 1,667,834 | 1,814,311 | 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 | 1,727,497 | 1,726,809 | -2.1 | 1,719,900 | 1,714,700 | 1,713,800 | 1,711,000 | 1,709,800 | 1,704,500 | -1.3 |
Rhode Island | 138,813 | 157,347 | 147,629 | 145,342 | 145,118 | 143,793 | 142,854 | 142,481 | 142,008 | 141,959 | 142,014 | 142,150 | 142,949 | 0.3 | 143,200 | 142,800 | 142,100 | 141,600 | 141,200 | 139,900 | -2.1 |
South Carolina |
622,112 | 677,411 | 712,317 | 718,113 | 723,143 | 725,838 | 727,186 | 735,998 | 745,657 | 756,523 | 763,533 | 771,250 | 777,507 | 5.6 | 780,200 | 783,800 | 787,900 | 792,500 | 797,700 | 812,500 | 4.5 |
South Dakota | 129,164 | 128,603 | 121,606 | 126,429 | 123,713 | 126,128 | 128,016 | 130,471 | 130,890 | 133,040 | 134,253 | 136,302 | 137,823 | 5.6 | 139,000 | 140,500 | 142,000 | 143,200 | 144,500 | 149,800 | 8.7 |
Tennessee | 824,595 | 909,161 | 964,259 | 971,950 | 972,549 | 987,422 | 999,693 | 993,496 | 993,556 | 995,475 | 1,001,235 | 1,001,562 | 1,001,967 | 0.9 | 1,000,200 | 999,000 | 1,000,200 | 1,002,300 | 1,006,800 | 1,043,600 | 4.2 |
Texas | 3,382,887 | 4,059,619 | 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 | 5,360,849 | 5,401,341 | 6.4 | 5,425,200 | 5,447,000 | 5,468,800 | 5,488,000 | 5,517,300 | 5,674,500 | 5.1 |
Utah | 446,652 | 481,485 | 576,244 | 559,778 | 571,586 | 585,552 | 598,832 | 613,279 | 625,461 | 635,577 | 647,870 | 659,801 | 668,274 | 9.0 | 675,400 | 681,700 | 687,800 | 692,300 | 697,700 | 736,700 | 10.2 |
Vermont |
95,762 | 102,049 | 94,038 | 93,625 | 91,451 | 96,858 | 89,908 | 89,624 | 88,690 | 87,311 | 87,866 | 88,428 | 88,028 | -1.8 | 87,000 | 86,500 | 85,900 | 85,300 | 85,000 | 82,000 | -6.9 |
Virginia | 998,601 | 1,144,915 | 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 | 1,287,026 | 1,291,462 | 2.1 | 1,292,600 | 1,293,900 | 1,295,600 | 1,297,000 | 1,299,900 | 1,323,800 | 2.5 |
Washington | 839,709 | 1,004,770 | 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 | 1,101,711 | 1,110,367 | 5.6 | 1,118,400 | 1,127,800 | 1,139,700 | 1,150,600 | 1,163,700 | 1,234,000 | 11.1 |
West Virginia | 322,389 | 286,367 | 282,535 | 282,729 | 282,662 | 282,879 | 282,870 | 283,044 | 280,958 | 280,310 | 277,452 | 273,855 | 272,266 | -3.8 | 269,200 | 265,900 | 262,500 | 259,600 | 257,400 | 246,200 | -9.6 |
Wisconsin | 797,621 | 879,476 | 874,633 | 873,750 | 872,436 | 872,286 | 871,105 | 872,436 | 874,414 | 871,432 | 867,800 | 864,432 | 860,753 | -1.3 | 855,700 | 852,100 | 849,500 | 846,300 | 844,700 | 836,200 | -2.8 |
Wyoming | 98,226 | 89,940 | 86,422 | 87,161 | 88,155 | 89,009 | 90,099 | 91,533 | 92,732 | 94,067 | 94,717 | 94,170 | 94,258 | 3.0 | 93,700 | 93,400 | 93,200 | 92,800 | 92,700 | 91,500 | -3.0 |
Jurisdiction |
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Bureau of Indian Education |
--- | 46,938 | --- | 40,927 | 41,351 | 41,962 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 45,399 | 46,330 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
DoDEA3 | --- | 107,755 | 84,795 | 84,781 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 74,970 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Other jurisdictions | |||||||||||||||||||||
American Samoa | 12,463 | 15,702 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 12,620 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Guam | 26,391 | 32,473 | --- | --- | --- | 31,618 | 31,243 | 31,186 | 33,414 | 31,144 | 30,821 | 30,758 | 30,112 | -3.4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Northern Marianas | 6,449 | 10,004 | 11,299 | 10,913 | 10,961 | 11,105 | 11,011 | 10,646 | 10,638 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Puerto Rico | 644,734 | 612,725 | 526,565 | 503,635 | 493,393 | 473,735 | 452,740 | 434,609 | 423,934 | 410,950 | 379,818 | 365,181 | 346,096 | -20.4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 21,750 | 19,459 | 15,903 | 15,768 | 15,493 | 15,495 | 15,711 | 15,192 | 14,953 | 14,241 | 13,805 | 13,194 | 10,868 | -28.5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
---Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Includes imputations for prekindergarten enrollment in California and Oregon. | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 Includes imputations for prekindergarten enrollment in California. | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. Includes both domestic and overseas schools. | |||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: 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 2017-18; and State Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, 1980 through 2029. (This table was prepared December 2019.) |