Table 105.30.

Enrollment in elementary, secondary, and degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 1869-70 through fall 2029

[In thousands]
Year	Total enrollment, all levels	Elementary and secon- dary, total	Public elementary and secondary schools				Private elementary and secondary schools1						Degree-granting postsecondary institutions2
			Total		Prekinder- garten through grade 83	Grades 9 through 123	Total		Prekinder- garten through grade 8		Grades 9 through 12		Total	Public	Private
1	2	3	4		5	6	7		8		9		10	11	12
1869-70	---	---	6,872		6,792	80	---		---		---		52	---	---
1879-80	---	---	9,868		9,757	110	---		---		---		116	---	---
1889-90	14,491	14,334	12,723		12,520	203	1,611		1,516		95		157	---	---
1899-1900	17,092	16,855	15,503		14,984	519	1,352		1,241		111		238	---	---
1909-10	19,728	19,372	17,814		16,899	915	1,558		1,441		117		355	---	---
1919-20	23,876	23,278	21,578		19,378	2,200	1,699		1,486		214		598	---	---
1929-30	29,430	28,329	25,678		21,279	4,399	2,651		2,310		341		1,101	---	---
1939-40	29,539	28,045	25,434		18,832	6,601	2,611		2,153		458		1,494	797	698
1949-50	31,151	28,492	25,111		19,387	5,725	3,380		2,708		672		2,659	1,355	1,304
Fall 1959	44,497	40,857	35,182		26,911	8,271	5,675		4,640		1,035		3,640	2,181	1,459
Fall 1969	59,055	51,050	45,550		32,513	13,037	5,500	4	4,200	4	1,300	4	8,005	5,897	2,108
Fall 1985	57,226	44,979	39,422		27,034	12,388	5,557		4,195		1,362		12,247	9,479	2,768
Fall 1990	60,683	46,864	41,217		29,876	11,341	5,648	4	4,512	4	1,136	4	13,819	10,845	2,974
Fall 1991	62,087	47,728	42,047		30,503	11,544	5,681		4,550		1,131		14,359	11,310	3,049
Fall 1992	63,181	48,694	42,823		31,086	11,737	5,870	4	4,746	4	1,125	4	14,487	11,385	3,103
Fall 1993	63,837	49,532	43,465		31,502	11,963	6,067		4,950		1,118		14,305	11,189	3,116
Fall 1994	64,385	50,106	44,111		31,896	12,215	5,994	4	4,856	4	1,138	4	14,279	11,134	3,145
Fall 1995	65,020	50,759	44,840		32,338	12,502	5,918		4,756		1,163		14,262	11,092	3,169
Fall 1996	65,911	51,544	45,611		32,762	12,849	5,933	4	4,755	4	1,178	4	14,368	11,120	3,247
Fall 1997	66,574	52,071	46,127		33,071	13,056	5,944		4,759		1,185		14,502	11,196	3,306
Fall 1998	67,033	52,526	46,539		33,344	13,195	5,988	4	4,776	4	1,212	4	14,507	11,138	3,369
Fall 1999	67,725	52,875	46,857		33,486	13,371	6,018		4,789		1,229		14,850	11,376	3,474
Fall 2000	68,685	53,373	47,204		33,686	13,517	6,169	4	4,906	4	1,264	4	15,312	11,753	3,560
Fall 2001	69,920	53,992	47,672		33,936	13,736	6,320		5,023		1,296		15,928	12,233	3,695
Fall 2002	71,015	54,403	48,183		34,114	14,069	6,220	4	4,915	4	1,306	4	16,612	12,752	3,860
Fall 2003	71,551	54,639	48,540		34,201	14,339	6,099		4,788		1,311		16,911	12,859	4,053
Fall 2004	72,154	54,882	48,795		34,178	14,618	6,087	4	4,756	4	1,331	4	17,272	12,980	4,292
Fall 2005	72,674	55,187	49,113		34,204	14,909	6,073		4,724		1,349		17,487	13,022	4,466
Fall 2006	73,061	55,307	49,316		34,235	15,081	5,991	4	4,631	4	1,360	4	17,754	13,175	4,579
Fall 2007	73,459	55,201	49,291		34,204	15,086	5,910		4,546		1,364		18,258	13,501	4,757
Fall 2008	74,055	54,973	49,266		34,286	14,980	5,707	4	4,365	4	1,342	4	19,082	13,971	5,111
Fall 2009	75,163	54,849	49,361		34,409	14,952	5,488		4,179		1,309		20,314	14,811	5,503
Fall 2010	75,886	54,867	49,484		34,625	14,860	5,382	4	4,084	4	1,299	4	21,019	15,142	5,877
Fall 2011	75,800	54,790	49,522		34,773	14,749	5,268		3,977		1,291		21,011	15,116	5,894
Fall 2012	75,748	55,104	49,771		35,018	14,753	5,333	4	4,031	4	1,302	4	20,644	14,885	5,760
Fall 2013	75,817	55,440	50,045		35,251	14,794	5,396		4,084		1,312		20,377	14,747	5,630
Fall 2014	76,097	55,888	50,313		35,370	14,943	5,575	4	4,202	4	1,373	4	20,209	14,655	5,554
Fall 2015	76,177	56,189	50,438		35,388	15,050	5,751		4,304		1,446		19,988	14,573	5,415
Fall 2016	76,216	56,369	50,615		35,477	15,138	5,754	4	4,272	4	1,482	4	19,847	14,586	5,261
Fall 2017	76,184	56,406	50,686		35,496	15,190	5,720		4,252		1,468		19,778	14,572	5,206
Fall 2018	76,062	56,411	50,694		35,498	15,196	5,717	5	4,213	5	1,504	5	19,651	14,539	5,112
Fall 20195	75,987	56,350	50,634		35,402	15,232	5,716		4,203		1,512		19,637	14,501	5,136
Fall 20205	76,112	56,368	50,654		35,293	15,361	5,714		4,183		1,531		19,744	14,605	5,139
Fall 20215	76,121	56,343	50,643		35,094	15,549	5,700		4,161		1,539		19,778	14,633	5,145
Fall 20225	76,247	56,434	50,721		35,019	15,703	5,713		4,171		1,542		19,813	14,661	5,152
Fall 20235	76,341	56,480	50,768		35,022	15,746	5,712		4,174		1,538		19,861	14,698	5,163
Fall 20245	76,386	56,460	50,758		35,123	15,635	5,702		4,187		1,515		19,926	14,747	5,179
Fall 20255	76,397	56,404	50,704		35,267	15,438	5,700		4,204		1,496		19,993	14,796	5,197
Fall 20265	76,441	56,370	50,672		35,452	15,220	5,699		4,224		1,474		20,071	14,854	5,217
Fall 20275	76,538	56,439	50,734		35,641	15,093	5,704		4,245		1,460		20,099	14,877	5,222
Fall 20285	76,715	56,605	50,885		35,818	15,067	5,720		4,263		1,456		20,110	14,887	5,223
Fall 20295	76,921	56,806	51,068		35,987	15,081	5,738		4,281		1,457		20,115	14,893	5,222

---Not available.

1 Beginning in fall 1985, data include estimates for an expanded universe of private schools. Therefore, direct comparisons with earlier years should be avoided.

2 Data for 1869-70 through 1949-50 include resident degree-credit students enrolled at any time during the academic year. Beginning in 1959, data include all resident and extension students enrolled at the beginning of the fall term.

3 Total counts of ungraded students were prorated to prekindergarten through grade 8 and grades 9 through 12 based on prior reports.

4 Estimated based on data appearing in Projections of Education Statistics.

5 Projected data. Fall 2019 data for degree-granting postsecondary institutions are actual.

NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data for 1869-70 through 1949-50 reflect enrollment for the entire school year. Elementary and secondary enrollment includes students in local public school systems and in most private schools (religiously affiliated and nonsectarian), but generally excludes homeschooled children and students in subcollegiate departments of colleges and in federal schools. Excludes preprimary students in private schools that do not offer kindergarten or higher grades. Postsecondary data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Projections in this table were calculated prior to the coronavirus pandemic and therefore do not take into account the actual or potential impacts of the pandemic. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Annual Report of the Commissioner of Education, 1870 to 1910; Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1919-20 through 1949-50; Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Systems, 1959 through 1979; Statistics of Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1959 through 1980; 1985-86 Private School Survey; Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary and Secondary Education," 1985-86 through 2018-19; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 1991-92 through 2017-18; National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, 1972 through 2029; Opening (Fall) Enrollment in Higher Education, 1959; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education" surveys, 1969 and 1985; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90-99); IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2020, Fall Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Projection Model, 2000 through 2029. (This table was prepared February 2021.)