| Figure 2. Actual and projected numbers for enrollment in elementary and secondary schools, by grade level: Fall 1992 through fall 2017 |
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NOTE: Enrollment numbers for prekindergarten through 12th grade and prekindergarten through 8th grade include private nursery and prekindergarten enrollment in schools that offer kindergarten or higher grades. Enrollment numbers for some years include private school numbers that are estimated based on data from the Private School Universe Survey. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Mean absolute percentage errors of selected education statistics can be found in table A2, appendix A. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), “State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education,” 1992–93 through 2005–06; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), selected years 1993–94 through 2005–06; and National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Model, 1972–2005. (This figure was prepared December 2007.) |
