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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 2029
Region, state, and jurisdiction Actual enrollment Percent change in enroll-ment, 2012 to 2017 Projected enrollment Percent change in enroll-ment, 2017 to 2029
Fall 1990 Fall 2000 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 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 11,340,769 13,517,118 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 15,137,857 15,189,512 3.0 15,206,400 15,232,200 15,361,100 15,549,100 15,702,500 15,081,200 -0.7
Region                                          
Northeast 2,092,968 2,382,157 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 2,449,743 2,452,052 -0.6 2,444,700 2,436,200 2,440,600 2,454,600 2,462,700 2,344,300 -4.4
Midwest 2,814,260 3,206,741 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 3,192,395 3,192,174 # 3,192,600 3,184,400 3,201,700 3,235,600 3,250,300 3,074,400 -3.7
South 3,948,216 4,693,085 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 5,754,720 5,790,570 6.9 5,798,000 5,812,100 5,868,200 5,973,500 6,076,500 5,888,200 1.7
West 2,485,325 3,235,135 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 3,740,999 3,754,716 2.0 3,771,100 3,799,500 3,850,600 3,885,300 3,913,000 3,774,200 0.5

State
                                         
Alabama 194,709 201,358 216,941 217,590 219,495 221,940 217,615 217,203 218,705 221,068 222,182 222,638 219,387 1.0 215,300 212,100 211,600 214,600 217,600 209,500 -4.5
Alaska 28,606 38,914 42,049 41,399 40,837 40,114 39,110 38,420 38,230 38,431 38,688 38,573 38,254 -0.4 37,900 37,800 38,300 38,900 39,800 40,000 4.5
Arizona 160,807 237,132 316,391 316,068 317,411 319,759 320,825 321,650 327,165 331,572 333,594 339,232 333,107 3.6 334,600 336,000 338,000 342,400 347,100 333,200 #
Arkansas 122,781 131,936 139,096 137,362 136,350 136,306 137,092 138,526 140,270 141,743 142,315 143,150 143,572 3.6 143,900 143,800 143,500 146,500 149,200 144,100 0.4
California 1,336,740 1,733,779 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 1,941,629 1,946,999 -1.0 1,949,200 1,961,200 1,985,600 1,985,600 1,979,000 1,870,200 -3.9

Colorado
154,303 207,942 236,141 238,139 240,990 242,239 243,411 246,051 249,380 254,643 260,909 265,500 270,405 9.9 273,700 276,500 280,400 283,500 286,900 276,100 2.1
Connecticut 121,727 155,734 176,592 174,980 174,004 173,071 171,060 170,245 169,038 167,790 167,056 166,275 165,742 -2.6 163,400 161,600 160,200 159,400 158,000 141,800 -14.4
Delaware 27,052 33,875 37,555 38,619 39,091 39,124 38,322 38,022 38,483 39,346 39,845 40,504 40,903 7.6 41,200 41,400 41,800 42,500 43,500 42,600 4.2
District of Columbia 19,412 15,233 22,586 17,902 17,777 17,736 17,716 17,867 17,774 17,961 19,069 19,052 19,173 7.3 18,100 18,500 19,000 20,500 21,700 25,200 31.4
Florida 491,658 674,919 810,952 781,725 783,621 784,849 792,054 799,602 807,034 823,249 839,773 847,781 851,483 6.5 854,300 856,700 873,700 887,300 906,500 913,700 7.3

Georgia
302,605 384,954 471,012 470,108 472,934 474,588 473,766 481,043 490,032 501,605 513,865 518,772 522,034 8.5 523,300 523,800 528,500 538,500 546,300 517,400 -0.9
Hawaii 48,868 52,067 54,341 53,568 52,719 52,076 51,701 51,170 50,900 51,077 50,402 50,409 50,582 -1.1 50,400 51,000 51,400 52,100 52,600 48,600 -4.0
Idaho 60,749 74,696 80,948 81,497 81,571 81,715 81,809 82,631 87,143 85,425 86,420 88,639 90,259 9.2 91,300 92,900 94,400 96,800 98,900 98,600 9.3
Illinois 511,891 574,859 639,896 640,512 640,462 636,861 629,941 624,679 621,531 621,275 619,292 618,016 616,176 -1.4 620,700 623,000 627,600 639,100 643,400 587,800 -4.6
Indiana 278,721 286,006 317,214 316,126 316,062 317,818 316,160 316,329 316,350 316,465 321,313 323,736 325,521 2.9 326,600 323,700 324,900 329,200 333,100 320,500 -1.5

Iowa
138,848 161,330 155,611 151,993 150,509 147,663 145,718 144,784 145,011 145,862 146,808 147,165 148,132 2.3 148,600 150,100 152,300 154,700 157,300 148,600 0.3
Kansas 117,386 147,453 141,524 139,981 141,492 140,774 138,979 139,348 140,511 141,970 142,974 142,900 143,658 3.1 143,900 144,400 145,600 147,200 148,400 138,200 -3.8
Kentucky 177,201 194,421 196,852 197,826 195,623 192,794 193,531 194,102 192,388 196,874 198,964 198,742 199,016 2.5 198,600 198,000 199,100 201,600 203,500 191,700 -3.7
Louisiana 198,555 196,510 181,489 180,660 181,032 184,292 184,588 186,111 188,181 194,791 198,577 200,087 200,976 8.0 199,100 197,600 196,900 200,800 202,900 189,300 -5.8
Maine 59,946 61,336 65,503 63,611 60,579 60,148 58,923 57,815 56,924 56,361 56,273 55,574 55,536 -3.9 55,200 55,100 55,200 55,600 55,500 51,700 -6.9

Maryland
188,432 243,877 269,221 267,388 266,627 264,055 259,870 256,836 253,589 254,072 253,096 255,781 259,893 1.2 262,900 267,000 270,700 276,600 282,300 276,500 6.4
Massachusetts 230,080 272,575 296,032 292,372 290,502 289,161 287,055 287,506 287,478 288,934 294,897 295,336 296,376 3.1 297,000 296,500 297,000 298,500 299,500 286,300 -3.4
Michigan 439,553 498,144 555,916 541,352 534,471 511,483 502,664 493,440 488,776 486,200 483,813 481,252 478,614 -3.0 472,800 464,100 461,600 460,300 453,500 423,900 -11.4
Minnesota 210,818 276,574 279,398 275,864 272,392 268,074 264,194 262,041 261,409 263,074 265,709 267,937 270,468 3.2 275,000 277,600 282,800 288,700 292,500 291,000 7.6
Mississippi 130,776 133,998 140,610 140,155 140,829 139,641 137,620 137,286 136,154 138,033 138,631 138,025 136,394 -0.6 134,400 132,700 131,800 134,400 136,100 118,300 -13.3

Missouri
228,488 267,978 285,442 282,460 279,900 275,719 271,208 270,370 269,227 268,921 269,349 267,733 266,775 -1.3 266,000 265,900 267,700 271,100 273,900 261,300 -2.1
Montana 41,805 49,649 46,469 45,030 43,939 43,202 42,624 42,089 42,138 41,816 41,822 42,038 43,399 3.1 44,400 45,100 46,100 46,800 47,700 47,000 8.3
Nebraska 76,001 90,713 91,149 89,678 88,508 88,208 87,792 88,073 88,555 89,964 91,650 93,143 94,935 7.8 96,600 97,900 99,200 98,900 99,900 102,200 7.7
Nevada 51,435 89,986 121,789 125,043 123,435 129,852 130,274 131,977 132,591 134,671 136,934 139,753 141,978 7.6 144,000 146,700 150,300 155,500 160,400 167,400 17.9
New Hampshire 46,484 61,340 66,413 64,939 64,372 63,135 62,268 60,805 59,377 58,825 58,120 57,286 56,776 -6.6 56,400 55,900 55,400 55,100 54,500 50,600 -10.8

New Jersey
306,224 345,872 427,930 424,655 427,697 421,293 408,855 416,133 413,916 418,377 419,513 419,681 420,114 1.0 420,100 418,700 420,300 422,500 422,400 398,500 -5.1
New Mexico 93,794 95,427 99,322 98,830 99,076 98,777 97,744 97,242 97,716 99,260 96,798 99,856 98,506 1.3 97,900 98,000 98,200 99,200 100,200 86,500 -12.2
New York 770,919 853,282 909,120 897,512 919,049 865,805 847,144 842,142 847,925 851,757 841,578 842,913 844,455 0.3 843,000 842,800 844,200 850,500 856,400 822,000 -2.7
North Carolina 303,739 348,168 417,168 429,719 429,596 432,196 433,801 438,375 441,263 456,527 464,398 469,866 472,652 7.8 463,800 461,700 465,100 472,000 485,700 466,900 -1.2
North Dakota 32,882 36,780 31,567 30,773 30,497 30,288 29,758 30,116 30,420 30,421 30,675 30,457 30,889 2.6 30,600 31,200 32,200 33,400 34,400 37,100 20.0

Ohio
513,509 541,403 585,862 577,669 538,951 531,383 522,804 518,617 515,611 519,938 521,595 519,785 517,145 -0.3 511,800 505,600 504,800 506,600 506,100 475,000 -8.1
Oklahoma 154,188 177,708 179,436 177,148 177,840 176,447 175,924 177,339 180,344 184,665 187,567 189,515 191,296 7.9 192,600 192,000 194,100 197,300 200,400 194,400 1.6
Oregon 132,151 166,967 181,988 179,972 178,388 178,119 176,898 178,239 178,595 179,757 181,598 180,509 180,324 1.2 181,400 181,900 184,800 188,500 192,000 189,300 5.0
Pennsylvania 495,670 556,487 596,620 580,702 585,547 583,518 566,545 558,945 554,067 549,398 540,546 543,826 543,865 -2.7 539,700 535,700 538,700 543,000 546,200 527,200 -3.1
Rhode Island 37,016 43,802 48,470 47,359 46,934 46,059 45,195 44,672 43,270 42,892 42,871 43,279 44,212 -1.0 45,100 45,200 45,100 45,400 45,400 43,000 -2.7

South Carolina
170,079 184,185 207,751 210,511 211,019 210,257 207,797 208,648 211,835 216,723 220,780 223,322 224,093 7.4 224,400 225,600 228,600 235,900 241,500 236,300 5.5
South Dakota 33,999 40,765 38,182 38,952 37,968 38,192 37,487 37,267 36,639 37,301 37,242 37,590 37,945 1.8 38,600 39,700 40,900 42,200 43,100 42,900 13.1
Tennessee 226,484 241,038 282,508 287,401 285,881 285,715 286,944 281,971 283,888 288,408 291,841 293,535 291,569 3.4 290,400 289,200 291,300 295,900 299,300 288,900 -0.9
Texas 871,932 1,116,572 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 1,525,178 1,548,389 11.6 1,565,500 1,581,600 1,600,000 1,631,200 1,658,400 1,611,500 4.1
Utah 121,670 148,381 165,986 155,309 158,243 160,573 164,296 169,077 174,129 178,910 184,303 188,588 193,167 14.2 197,400 201,400 206,100 210,900 214,600 213,800 10.7

Vermont
24,902 31,729 30,942 30,631 29,265 28,869 27,762 27,557 27,233 26,338 26,002 25,573 24,976 -9.4 24,800 24,700 24,500 24,700 24,800 23,100 -7.6
Virginia 270,321 329,167 380,413 380,787 381,320 379,994 376,658 375,975 377,252 382,693 386,781 389,330 391,435 4.1 392,900 394,400 397,900 403,600 407,600 394,700 0.8
Washington 227,112 310,403 332,840 332,224 329,960 329,616 327,269 327,134 328,068 333,318 336,808 339,349 340,375 4.0 341,300 343,000 348,700 356,200 364,500 377,400 10.9
West Virginia 98,292 85,166 83,990 83,252 82,349 81,407 80,805 80,673 79,957 80,543 80,142 79,442 78,305 -2.9 77,200 76,100 74,700 74,600 74,100 67,100 -14.3
Wisconsin 232,164 284,736 289,421 284,222 279,000 273,807 268,295 265,682 264,739 264,550 263,896 262,681 261,916 -1.4 261,500 261,200 262,000 264,200 264,600 245,900 -6.1
Wyoming 27,285 29,792 27,179 26,526 26,330 26,223 26,042 26,243 26,449 26,732 26,914 26,924 27,361 4.3 27,600 28,000 28,500 29,000 29,300 26,100 -4.6

Jurisdiction
                                         
Bureau of Indian
     Education
--- 11,192 --- 10,315 9,970 9,977 --- --- --- --- --- 11,267 11,266 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
DoDEA1 --- 17,759 15,570 15,595 --- --- --- --- --- --- 13,615 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Other jurisdictions                                          
American Samoa 3,073 3,807 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 3,743 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Guam 7,115 8,775 --- --- --- 10,057 10,020 10,020 10,113 10,032 10,056 10,137 9,885 -1.3 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Northern Marianas 1,531 2,195 3,159 3,097 3,218 3,417 3,308 3,250 3,298 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Puerto Rico 164,378 167,201 154,051 148,520 145,755 139,122 133,816 129,561 128,958 126,704 118,151 113,984 107,289 -17.2 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
U.S. Virgin Islands 5,501 5,549 5,133 5,201 5,084 4,977 5,135 4,890 4,670 4,517 4,302 4,157 3,441 -29.6 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
---Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
1 DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. Includes both domestic and overseas schools.
NOTE: 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 2017-18; and State Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, 1980 through 2029. (This table was prepared December 2019.)

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