Table 105.30.

Enrollment in elementary, secondary, and degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 1869-70 through fall 2030

[In thousands]
Year	Total enrollment, all levels	Elementary and secondary, 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	5,5004	4,2004	1,3004	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	5,6484	4,5124	1,1364	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	5,8704	4,7464	1,1254	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	5,9944	4,8564	1,1384	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	5,9334	4,7554	1,1784	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	5,9884	4,7764	1,2124	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	6,1694	4,9064	1,2644	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	6,2204	4,9154	1,3064	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	6,0874	4,7564	1,3314	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	5,9914	4,6314	1,3604	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	5,7074	4,3654	1,3424	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	5,3824	4,0844	1,2994	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	5,3334	4,0314	1,3024	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	5,5754	4,2024	1,3734	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	5,7544	4,2724	1,4824	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	75,955	56,304	50,694	35,498	15,196	5,6104	4,1674	1,4434	19,651	14,539	5,112
Fall 2019	75,912	56,282	50,796	35,551	15,246	5,486	4,066	1,420	19,630	14,504	5,127
Fall 2020	74,361	55,369	49,375	34,059	15,316	5,9945	4,4925	1,5025	18,992	13,867	5,125
Fall 20215	76,294	55,967	50,072	34,614	15,458	5,895	4,383	1,512	20,327	14,975	5,352
Fall 20225	75,751	55,720	49,935	34,360	15,575	5,786	4,251	1,535	20,031	14,769	5,261
Fall 20235	75,267	55,416	49,734	34,160	15,574	5,683	4,141	1,542	19,851	14,650	5,201
Fall 20245	74,856	54,994	49,485	33,983	15,502	5,510	4,026	1,484	19,862	14,664	5,198
Fall 20255	74,453	54,519	49,120	33,835	15,285	5,399	3,934	1,464	19,934	14,716	5,218
Fall 20265	73,609	53,555	48,368	33,347	15,021	5,186	3,729	1,458	20,054	14,801	5,253
Fall 20275	73,047	52,878	47,821	32,967	14,854	5,057	3,602	1,455	20,169	14,882	5,287
Fall 20285	72,857	52,575	47,589	32,829	14,760	4,986	3,522	1,463	20,282	14,960	5,322
Fall 20295	72,648	52,255	47,357	32,494	14,863	4,898	3,501	1,397	20,393	15,038	5,355
Fall 20305	72,541	52,059	47,253	32,261	14,992	4,807	3,496	1,311	20,482	15,101	5,381

---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 Includes ungraded students as well as students whose grade was not specified. These students were prorated into either the prekindergarten through grade 8 level or the grades 9 through 12 level based on the known grade-level distribution of a state.
4 Estimated based on data appearing in Projections of Education Statistics..
5 Projected data.
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 after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and take into account the expected 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/Secondary Education," 1985-86 through 2019-20 and 2020-21 Preliminary; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 1991-92 through 2019-20; National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, through 2030; 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 2021, Fall Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Projection Model, through 2030. (This table was prepared March 2022.)