Table
1.-Enrollment in grades K-8 and 9-12 of elementary and secondary
schools, by control of institution, with projections: Fall 1986
to fall 2011 |
(In
thousands) |
Year
|
Total
|
Public
|
Private |
K-121 |
K-81
|
9-12
|
K-121
|
K-81
|
9-12
|
K-121
|
K-81
|
9-12 |
19862
|
45,205
|
31,536
|
13,669
|
39,753
|
27,420
|
12,333
|
5,452
|
4,116
|
1,336
|
19872
|
45,487
|
32,165
|
13,323
|
40,008
|
27,933
|
12,076
|
5,479
|
4,232
|
1,247
|
19882
|
45,430
|
32,537
|
12,893
|
40,188
|
28,501
|
11,687
|
5,242
|
4,036
|
1,206
|
19893
|
45,741
|
33,187
|
12,553
|
40,543
|
29,152
|
11,390
|
5,198
|
4,035
|
1,163
|
19904
|
46,451
|
33,962
|
12,488
|
41,217
|
29,878
|
11,338
|
5,234
|
4,084
|
1,150
|
19913 |
47,322
|
34,619
|
12,703
|
42,047
|
30,506
|
11,541
|
5,275
|
4,113
|
1,162
|
19924
|
48,145
|
35,263
|
12,882
|
42,823
|
31,088
|
11,735
|
5,322
|
4,175
|
1,147
|
19933
|
48,813
|
35,719
|
13,093
|
43,465
|
31,504
|
11,961
|
5,348
|
4,215
|
1,132
|
19944
|
49,609
|
36,233
|
13,376
|
44,111
|
31,898
|
12,213
|
5,498
|
4,335
|
1,163
|
19953
|
50,502
|
36,806
|
13,697
|
44,840
|
32,341
|
12,500
|
5,662
|
4,465
|
1,197
|
19964
|
51,217
|
37,157
|
14,060
|
45,611
|
32,764
|
12,847
|
5,606
|
4,393
|
1,213
|
19973
|
51,652
|
37,380
|
14,272
|
46,127
|
33,073
|
13,054
|
5,525
|
4,307
|
1,218
|
19984
|
52,319
|
37,891
|
14,428
|
46,539
|
33,346
|
13,193
|
5,780
|
4,545
|
1,235
|
19993
|
52,875
|
38,253
|
14,623
|
46,857
|
33,488
|
13,369
|
6,018
|
4,765
|
1,254
|
|
Projected |
2000
|
52,902
|
38,130
|
14,772
|
47,051
|
33,545
|
13,506
|
5,851
|
4,585
|
1,266
|
2001
|
53,065
|
38,163
|
14,902
|
47,213
|
33,587
|
13,626
|
5,852
|
4,576
|
1,276
|
2002
|
53,218
|
38,142
|
15,076
|
47,358
|
33,574
|
13,784
|
5,860
|
4,568
|
1,292
|
2003
|
53,293
|
38,026
|
15,267
|
47,432
|
33,475
|
13,957
|
5,861
|
4,551
|
1,310
|
2004
|
53,356
|
37,803
|
15,552
|
47,494
|
33,276
|
14,218
|
5,862
|
4,527
|
1,334
|
2005
|
53,397
|
37,601
|
15,796
|
47,536
|
33,091
|
14,445
|
5,861
|
4,510
|
1,351
|
2006
|
53,372
|
37,446
|
15,927
|
47,515
|
32,947
|
14,569
|
5,857
|
4,499
|
1,358
|
2007
|
53,279
|
37,362
|
15,917
|
47,430
|
32,868
|
14,562
|
5,849
|
4,494
|
1,355
|
2008
|
53,125
|
37,358
|
15,767
|
47,286
|
32,860
|
14,426
|
5,839
|
4,498
|
1,341
|
2009
|
53,014
|
37,422
|
15,592
|
47,178
|
32,913
|
14,265
|
5,836
|
4,509
|
1,327
|
2010
|
52,973
|
37,563
|
15,409
|
47,131
|
33,034
|
14,096
|
5,842
|
4,529
|
1,313
|
2011
|
53,026
|
37,732
|
15,294
|
47,170
|
33,179
|
13,991
|
5,856
|
4,553
|
1,303
|
1
Includes most kindergarten and some nursery school enrollment.
2
Private school numbers are estimated on the basis of past data.
3
Private school numbers are from the Private School Universe Survey.
4
Private school numbers are interpolated.
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Mean absolute percentage
errors of selected education statistics can be
found in table A2.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education
Statistics, Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools;
Common Core of Data surveys; Private School Universe Survey, various
years; and National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Model. (This
table was prepared May 2001.) |
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