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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 2023
Region, state, and jurisdictionFall 1990Fall 2000Fall 2011Fall 2012Fall 2013Fall 2014Fall 2015Fall 2016Fall 2017Fall 2018Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Percent change in total enrollment
2013-232019-232022-23
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   United States41,216,68347,203,53949,521,66949,771,11850,044,52250,312,58150,438,04350,615,18950,685,56750,694,06150,796,445149,374,751149,433,092149,618,4641495163611-1.1-2.5-0.2
Region
  Northeast7,281,7638,222,1277,953,9817,959,1287,961,2437,979,8567,933,7627,959,3047,946,5367,910,0767,907,9977,678,9417,612,6527,610,7927,604,203-4.5-3.8-0.1
  Midwest9,943,76110,729,98710,573,79210,559,23010,572,92010,560,53910,555,57910,538,94710,523,75310,491,84510,440,82810,151,90010,199,31710,177,11810,137,474-4.1-2.9-0.4
  South14,807,01617,007,26118,955,93219,128,37619,298,71419,506,19319,641,47219,749,81619,824,46919,863,98819,998,51719,485,86519,634,31319,876,61719,862,4432.9-0.7-0.1
  West9,184,14311,244,16412,037,96412,124,38412,211,64512,265,99312,307,23012,367,12212,390,80912,428,15212,449,103112,058,045111,986,810111,953,937111,912,2411-2.5-4.3-0.3

State
  Alabama721,806739,992744,621744,637746,204744,164743,789744,930742,444739,716744,235734,559748,274750,923748,6500.30.6-0.3
  Alaska113,903133,356131,167131,489130,944131,176132,477132,737132,872130,963132,017129,872129,944130,723131,2430.2-0.60.4
  Arizona639,853877,6961,080,3191,089,3841,102,4451,111,6951,109,0401,123,1371,110,8511,141,5111,152,5861,111,5001,133,2841,132,2231,117,6301.4-3.0-1.3
  Arkansas436,286449,959483,114486,157489,979490,917492,132493,447496,085495,291496,927486,305489,565493,130484,978-1.0-2.4-1.7
  California4,950,4746,140,8146,287,8346,299,4516,312,6236,312,1616,305,3476,309,1386,304,2666,272,7346,249,00516,064,5045,959,85815,930,47315,924,1131-6.2-5.2-0.1

  Colorado
574,213724,508854,265863,561876,999889,006899,112905,019910,280911,536913,223883,199880,597870,871865,661-1.3-5.2-0.6
  Connecticut469,123562,179554,437550,954546,200542,678537,933535,118531,288526,634523,690509,058509,748513,513512,652-6.1-2.1-0.2
  Delaware99,658114,676128,946129,026131,687134,042134,847136,264136,293138,405139,930138,092139,935141,465141,8427.71.40.3
  District of Columbia80,69468,92573,91176,14078,15380,95884,02485,85087,31588,49389,87889,88388,90891,00192,79418.73.22.0
  Florida1,861,5922,434,8212,668,1562,692,1622,720,7442,756,9442,792,2342,816,7912,832,4242,846,4442,858,4612,791,7072,833,1862,870,5272,872,3355.60.50.1

  Georgia
1,151,6871,444,9371,685,0161,703,3321,723,9091,744,4371,757,2371,764,3461,768,6421,767,2021,769,6571,730,0151,740,8751,750,9721,749,7011.5-1.1-0.1
  Hawaii171,708184,360182,706184,760186,825182,384181,995181,550180,837181,278181,088176,441173,178170,209169,308-9.4-6.5-0.5
  Idaho220,840245,117279,873284,834296,476290,885292,277297,200301,186310,522311,096307,581314,258317,555316,4146.71.7-0.4
  Illinois1,821,4072,048,7922,083,0972,072,8802,066,9902,050,2392,041,7792,026,7182,005,1531,982,3271,943,1171,886,1371,868,4821,852,2421,846,264-10.7-5.0-0.3
  Indiana954,525989,2671,040,7651,041,3691,047,3851,046,2691,046,7571,049,5471,054,1871,055,7061,051,4111,033,9641,036,6251,036,1081,032,723-1.4-1.8-0.3

  Iowa
483,652495,080495,870499,825502,964505,311508,014509,831511,850514,833517,324506,656510,661511,297508,1121.0-1.8-0.6
  Kansas437,034470,610486,108489,043496,440497,275495,884494,347497,088497,733497,963481,750485,424487,978483,505-2.6-2.9-0.9
  Kentucky636,401665,850681,987685,167677,389688,640686,598684,017680,978677,821691,996658,809654,239660,029657,520-2.9-5.0-0.4
  Louisiana784,757743,089703,390710,903711,491716,800718,711716,293715,135711,783710,439693,150683,216718,145708,190-0.5-0.3-1.4
  Maine215,149207,037188,969185,739183,995182,470181,613180,512180,473180,461180,291172,455173,215173,853172,545-6.2-4.3-0.8

  Maryland
715,176852,920854,086859,638866,169874,514879,601886,221893,684896,827909,404882,527881,461889,960890,1222.8-2.1
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  Massachusetts834,314975,150953,369954,773955,739955,844964,026964,514964,791962,297959,394921,712921,180923,349914,958-4.3-4.6-0.9
  Michigan1,584,4311,720,6261,573,5371,555,3701,548,8411,537,9221,536,2311,528,6661,516,3981,504,1941,495,9251,434,1371,440,0901,433,9141,426,491-7.9-4.6-0.5
  Minnesota756,374854,340839,738845,404850,973857,235864,384875,021884,944889,304893,203872,083870,506870,019869,9672.2-2.6#
  Mississippi502,417497,871490,619493,650492,586490,917487,200483,150478,321471,298466,002442,627442,000440,285436,523-11.4-6.3-0.9

  Missouri
816,558912,744916,584917,900918,288917,785919,234915,040915,472913,441910,466882,477888,823892,246891,248-2.9-2.1-0.1
  Montana152,974154,875142,349142,908144,129144,532145,319146,375149,474148,844149,917146,252150,195150,733149,2913.6-0.4-1.0
  Nebraska274,081286,199301,296303,505307,677312,635316,014319,194323,766326,392330,018324,697327,564329,234329,1627.0-0.3#
  Nevada201,316340,706439,634445,707451,831459,189467,527473,744485,785492,640496,934482,348486,648484,192479,5746.1-3.5-1.0
  New Hampshire172,785208,461191,900188,974186,310184,670182,425180,888179,433178,515177,351169,027170,005168,909166,594-10.6-6.1-1.4

  New Jersey
1,089,6461,313,4051,356,4311,372,2031,370,2951,400,5791,408,8451,410,4211,408,1021,400,0691,411,9171,373,9601,372,3811,383,8301,392,5671.6-1.40.6
  New Mexico301,881320,306337,225338,220339,244340,365335,694336,263334,345333,537331,206316,840316,785315,023311,719-8.1-5.9-1.0
  New York2,598,3372,882,1882,704,7182,710,7032,732,7702,741,1852,711,6262,729,7762,724,6632,700,8332,692,5892,606,7482,548,4902,532,8882,533,449-7.3-5.9#
  North Carolina1,086,8711,293,6381,507,8641,518,4651,530,8571,548,8951,544,9341,550,0621,553,5131,552,4971,560,3501,513,6771,525,2231,541,7221,544,2890.9-1.00.2
  North Dakota117,825109,20197,646101,111103,947106,586108,644109,706111,920113,845116,185114,955116,864118,513119,03314.52.50.4

  Ohio
1,771,0891,835,0491,740,0301,729,9161,724,1111,724,8101,716,5851,710,1431,704,3991,695,7621,689,8671,645,4121,683,6121,680,6391,675,300-2.8-0.9-0.3
  Oklahoma579,087623,110666,120673,483681,848688,511692,878693,903695,092698,891703,719694,113698,696701,301698,7612.5-0.7-0.4
  Oregon472,394546,231568,208587,564593,000601,318608,825606,277608,014609,507610,648578,7231576,2011577,3351572,6241-3.4-6.2-0.8
  Pennsylvania1,667,8341,814,3111,771,3951,763,6771,755,2361,743,1601,717,4141,727,4971,726,8091,730,7571,732,4491,704,3961,695,0921,693,3471,692,829-3.6-2.3#
  Rhode Island138,813157,347142,854142,481142,008141,959142,014142,150142,949143,436143,557139,184138,566137,449136,154-4.1-5.2-0.9

  South Carolina
622,112677,411727,186735,998745,657756,523763,533771,250777,507780,882786,879766,819780,878789,231793,8606.50.90.6
  South Dakota129,164128,603128,016130,471130,890133,040134,253136,302137,823138,975139,949139,566141,307141,888141,4678.11.1-0.3
  Tennessee824,595909,161999,693993,496993,556995,4751,001,2351,001,5621,001,9671,007,6241,014,744985,207996,7091,006,7521,004,6251.1-1.0-0.2
  Texas3,382,8874,059,6195,000,4705,077,6595,153,7025,233,7655,301,4775,360,8495,401,3415,433,4715,495,3985,372,8065,428,6135,519,5995,532,5187.40.70.2
  Utah446,652481,485598,832613,279625,461635,577647,870659,801668,274677,031684,694680,659690,934691,906689,88310.30.8-0.3

  Vermont
95,762102,04989,90889,62488,69087,31187,86688,42888,02887,07486,75982,40183,97583,65482,455-7.0-5.0-1.4
  Virginia998,6011,144,9151,257,8831,265,4191,273,8251,280,3811,283,5901,287,0261,291,4621,289,3671,297,0121,251,6391,249,8151,260,3511,258,852-1.2-2.9-0.1
  Washington839,7091,004,7701,045,4531,051,6941,058,9361,073,6381,087,0301,101,7111,110,3671,123,7361,142,0731,087,3541,081,8351,090,2271,093,7453.3-4.20.3
  West Virginia322,389286,367282,870283,044280,958280,310277,452273,855272,266267,976263,486253,930252,720251,224246,883-12.1-6.3-1.7
  Wisconsin797,621879,476871,105872,436874,414871,432867,800864,432860,753859,333855,400830,066829,359823,040814,202-6.9-4.8-1.1
  Wyoming98,22689,94090,09991,53392,73294,06794,71794,17094,25894,31394,61692,77293,09392,46791,036-1.8-3.8-1.5

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45,39946,33043,70638,19934,72432,45736,69236,779
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  DoDEA2
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107,75587,21684,99781,77176,62774,97072,22671,13471,40670,41966,13666,95561,92865,522-19.9-7.05.8

  Other jurisdictions
    American Samoa12,46315,702------------------12,62012,10610,44810,246------------------
    Guam26,39132,47331,24331,18633,41431,14430,82130,75830,11229,71928,81227,49728,402---------------
    Northern Marianas6,44910,00411,01110,64610,638---------------------9,4919,3709,217-13.4----1.6
    Puerto Rico644,734612,725452,740434,609423,934410,950379,818365,181346,096307,282292,518276,413259,535250,668240,910-43.2-17.6-3.9
    U.S. Virgin Islands21,75019,45915,71115,19214,95314,24113,80513,19410,86810,71810,90710,99310,23410,16610,312-31.0-5.51.4
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#Rounds to zero.
1Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment.
2DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. Includes both domestic and overseas schools.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Prekindergarten enrollment may not be comparable across states or over time due to variation in reporting. Previous editions of this table included projections, which can be found at https://nces.ed.gov/programs/PES/current_tables.asp.
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 2023-24. Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Data Center, Enrollment Data, fall 2011 through fall 2023, retrieved November 16, 2023, from https://www.dodea.edu/education/research-accountability-and-evaluation/enrollment-management. (This table was prepared October 2024.)

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