Table
6.-Enrollment in grades K-8 in public schools, by region and state, with
projections:Fall 1993 to fall 2011 |
(In
thousands) |
Region
and state |
Actual
|
Projected |
1993
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002 |
United
States |
31,504
|
31,898
|
32,341
|
32,764
|
33,073
|
33,346
|
33,488
|
33,545
|
33,587
|
33,574 |
Northeast
|
5,486
|
5,568
|
5,659
|
5,729
|
5,774
|
5,820
|
5,841
|
5,827
|
5,816
|
5,784 |
Connecticut
|
369
|
376
|
384
|
389
|
394
|
399
|
404
|
401
|
399
|
396 |
Maine
|
157
|
156
|
156
|
156
|
153
|
151
|
149
|
146
|
145
|
144 |
Massachusetts
|
646
|
659
|
675
|
688
|
696
|
705
|
706
|
703
|
701
|
698 |
New
Hampshire |
136
|
139
|
142
|
144
|
145
|
147
|
147
|
145
|
145
|
145 |
New
Jersey |
844
|
862
|
880
|
903
|
921
|
936
|
954
|
957
|
960
|
958 |
New
York |
1,921
|
1,949
|
1,980
|
2,000
|
2,011
|
2,028
|
2,034
|
2,034
|
2,030
|
2,018 |
Pennsylvania
|
1,233
|
1,244
|
1,257
|
1,264
|
1,266
|
1,267
|
1,262
|
1,258
|
1,253
|
1,245 |
Rhode
Island |
107
|
108
|
110
|
110
|
112
|
112
|
114
|
112
|
111
|
110 |
Vermont
|
75
|
76
|
75
|
75
|
74
|
73
|
72
|
72
|
71
|
71 |
Midwest
|
7,348
|
7,387
|
7,448
|
7,504
|
7,554
|
7,565
|
7,551
|
7,520
|
7,509
|
7,493 |
Illinois
|
1,356
|
1,368
|
1,390
|
1,412
|
1,438
|
1,452
|
1,462
|
1,472
|
1,473
|
1,475 |
Indiana
|
679
|
679
|
684
|
689
|
693
|
697
|
699
|
704
|
708
|
709 |
Iowa
|
348
|
346
|
344
|
342
|
338
|
337
|
336
|
333
|
333
|
332 |
Kansas
|
330
|
329
|
329
|
328
|
328
|
327
|
326
|
324
|
324
|
323 |
Michigan
|
1,160
|
1,170
|
1,192
|
1,212
|
1,236
|
1,245
|
1,245
|
1,224
|
1,221
|
1,217 |
Minnesota
|
577
|
581
|
586
|
589
|
588
|
587
|
580
|
575
|
573
|
570 |
Missouri
|
622
|
628
|
636
|
643
|
650
|
651
|
649
|
646
|
646
|
645 |
Nebraska
|
203
|
203
|
203
|
203
|
202
|
200
|
197
|
196
|
196
|
196 |
North
Dakota |
84
|
83
|
82
|
82
|
80
|
77
|
75
|
74
|
74
|
73 |
Ohio
|
1,290
|
1,295
|
1,297
|
1,299
|
1,299
|
1,301
|
1,296
|
1,289
|
1,284
|
1,278 |
South
Dakota |
102
|
102
|
101
|
99
|
98
|
91
|
90
|
89
|
89
|
89 |
Wisconsin
|
596
|
601
|
603
|
605
|
604
|
601
|
596
|
592
|
589
|
587 |
South
|
11,440
|
11,604
|
11,772
|
11,911
|
12,022
|
12,127
|
12,191
|
12,245
|
12,259
|
12,264 |
Alabama
|
536
|
535
|
539
|
540
|
541
|
542
|
539
|
544
|
544
|
545 |
Arkansas
|
318
|
319
|
322
|
324
|
322
|
319
|
318
|
318
|
318
|
317 |
Delaware
|
77
|
77
|
77
|
78
|
79
|
80
|
80
|
81
|
81
|
81 |
District
of Columbia |
61
|
62
|
62
|
61
|
60
|
57
|
60
|
59
|
59
|
59 |
Florida
|
1,515
|
1,570
|
1,614
|
1,653
|
1,680
|
1,704
|
1,725
|
1,721
|
1,718
|
1,711 |
Georgia
|
910
|
935
|
966
|
991
|
1,011
|
1,029
|
1,044
|
1,059
|
1,067
|
1,074 |
Kentucky
|
467
|
467
|
468
|
466
|
474
|
464
|
459
|
459
|
457
|
455 |
Louisiana
|
587
|
584
|
580
|
575
|
564
|
558
|
548
|
550
|
546
|
543 |
Maryland
|
569
|
581
|
590
|
597
|
602
|
607
|
607
|
612
|
613
|
612 |
Mississippi
|
369
|
367
|
366
|
364
|
365
|
365
|
365
|
370
|
371
|
372 |
North
Carolina |
828
|
847
|
871
|
886
|
906
|
921
|
935
|
941
|
943
|
942 |
Oklahoma
|
441
|
443
|
446
|
445
|
445
|
448
|
447
|
435
|
431
|
428 |
South
Carolina |
467
|
469
|
463
|
468
|
473
|
478
|
484
|
477
|
476
|
474 |
Tennessee
|
630
|
641
|
651
|
657
|
653
|
665
|
664
|
672
|
675
|
678 |
Texas
|
2,681
|
2,721
|
2,757
|
2,800
|
2,832
|
2,868
|
2,896
|
2,913
|
2,920
|
2,931 |
Virginia
|
767
|
774
|
788
|
796
|
807
|
815
|
817
|
832
|
838
|
842 |
West
Virginia |
216
|
213
|
211
|
209
|
207
|
206
|
203
|
201
|
200
|
199 |
West
|
7,230
|
7,340
|
7,462
|
7,620
|
7,723
|
7,834
|
7,904
|
7,953
|
8,003
|
8,033 |
Alaska
|
94
|
94
|
93
|
94
|
96
|
97
|
96
|
97
|
97
|
98 |
Arizona
|
526
|
543
|
549
|
588
|
596
|
623
|
624
|
634
|
641
|
645 |
California
|
3,903
|
3,956
|
4,041
|
4,129
|
4,196
|
4,270
|
4,337
|
4,349
|
4,375
|
4,386 |
Colorado
|
460
|
470
|
479
|
487
|
494
|
501
|
507
|
510
|
513
|
515 |
Hawaii
|
132
|
134
|
136
|
136
|
136
|
135
|
133
|
136
|
137
|
138 |
Idaho
|
167
|
169
|
170
|
169
|
169
|
169
|
169
|
174
|
176
|
178 |
Montana
|
117
|
117
|
116
|
115
|
112
|
110
|
107
|
108
|
108
|
109 |
Nevada
|
175
|
185
|
196
|
208
|
219
|
229
|
240
|
244
|
249
|
252 |
New
Mexico |
226
|
229
|
229
|
230
|
236
|
232
|
229
|
233
|
236
|
238 |
Oregon
|
368
|
372
|
376
|
380
|
381
|
380
|
378
|
378
|
378
|
378 |
Utah
|
330
|
328
|
328
|
328
|
329
|
329
|
329
|
332
|
335
|
336 |
Washington
|
660
|
673
|
680
|
687
|
694
|
696
|
695
|
695
|
697
|
698 |
Wyoming
|
71
|
70
|
69
|
67
|
66
|
64
|
62
|
62
|
62
|
62 |
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