Projections of Education Statistics to 2011
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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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