| Table 37. | Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by level and state: Fall 1986 to fall 2000 |
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| Fall 1986 | Fall 1987 | Fall 1988 | Fall 1989 | Fall 1990 | Fall 1991 | Fall 1992 | Fall 1993 | Fall 1994 | Fall 1995 | Fall 1996 | Fall 1997 | Fall 1998 | Fall 1999 |Estimated fall
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| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | ten to | Grades | Total | ten to | Grades | Total | ten to | Grades |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | grade 8\2\| 9 to 12 | | grade 8\2\| 9 to 12 | | grade 8\2\| 9 to 12 | Total
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United States .......|39,753,172 |40,008,213 |40,188,690 |40,542,707 |41,216,683 |42,046,878 |42,823,312 |43,464,916 |44,111,482 |44,840,481 |45,611,046 |46,126,897 |33,073,110 |13,053,787 |46,538,585 |33,345,801 |13,192,784 |46,857,321 |33,488,158 |13,369,163 |\3\47,159,681
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Alabama ................| 733,735 | 729,234 | 724,751 | 723,743 | 721,806 | 722,004 | 731,634 | 734,288 | 736,531 | 746,149 | 747,932 | 749,207 | 541,059 | 208,148 | 747,980 | 542,350 | 205,630 | 740,732| 538,687 | 202,045 | 726,259
Alaska .................| 107,848 | 106,869 | 106,481 | 109,280 | 113,903 | 118,680 | 122,487 | 125,948 | 127,057 | 127,618 | 129,919 | 132,123 | 95,649 | 36,474 | 135,373 | 96,979 | 38,394 | 134,391| 95,601 | 38,790 | 135,869
Arizona ................| 534,538 | 572,421 | 574,890 | 607,615 | 639,853 | 656,980 | 673,477 | 709,453 | 737,424 | 743,566 | 799,250 | 814,113 | 595,969 | 218,144 | 848,262 | 622,747 | 225,515 | 852,612| 623,561 | 229,051 |\3\ 856,984
Arkansas ...............| 437,438 | 437,036 | 436,387 | 434,960 | 436,286 | 438,518 | 441,490 | 444,271 | 447,565 | 453,257 | 457,349 | 456,497 | 322,236 | 134,261 | 452,256 | 319,232 | 133,024 | 451,034| 317,714 | 133,320 |\4\ 448,018
California .............| 4,377,989 | 4,488,398 | 4,618,120 | 4,771,978 | 4,950,474 | 5,107,145 | 5,254,844 | 5,327,231 | 5,407,475 | 5,536,406 | 5,686,198 | 5,803,887 | 4,195,625 | 1,608,262 | 5,926,037 | 4,269,926 | 1,656,111 | 6,038,589| 4,336,687 | 1,701,902 |\3\ 6,239,539
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Colorado ...............| 558,415 | 560,236 | 560,081 | 562,755 | 574,213 | 593,030 | 612,635 | 625,062 | 640,521 | 656,279 | 673,438 | 687,167 | 494,463 | 192,704 | 699,135 | 501,449 | 197,686 | 708,109| 506,568 | 201,541 |\4\ 724,508
Connecticut\5\ .........| 468,847 | 465,465 | 460,637 | 461,560 | 469,123 | 481,050 | 488,476 | 496,298 | 506,824 | 517,935 | 527,129 | 535,164 | 394,290 | 140,874 | 544,698 | 399,381 | 145,317 | 553,993| 403,913 | 150,080 | 562,138
Delaware ...............| 94,410 | 95,659 | 96,678 | 97,808 | 99,658 | 102,196 | 104,321 | 105,547 | 106,813 | 108,461 | 110,549 | 111,960 | 78,772 | 33,188 | 113,262 | 79,955 | 33,307 | 112,836| 80,274 | 32,562 | 114,424
District of Columbia ...| 85,612 | 86,435 | 84,792 | 81,301 | 80,694 | 80,618 | 80,937 | 80,678 | 80,450 | 79,802 | 78,648 | 77,111 | 59,937 | 17,174 | 71,889 | 56,712 | 15,177 | 77,194| 59,917 | 17,277 |\4\ 78,751
Florida ................| 1,607,320 | 1,664,774 | 1,720,930 | 1,789,925 | 1,861,592 | 1,932,131 | 1,981,407 | 2,040,763 | 2,111,188 | 2,176,222 | 2,242,212 | 2,294,077 | 1,680,316 | 613,761 | 2,337,633 | 1,704,024 | 633,609 | 2,381,396| 1,725,493 | 655,903 |\4\ 2,434,403
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Georgia ................| 1,096,425 | 1,110,947 | 1,107,994 | 1,126,535 | 1,151,687 | 1,177,569 | 1,207,186 | 1,235,304 | 1,270,948 | 1,311,126 | 1,346,761 | 1,375,980 | 1,010,551 | 365,429 | 1,401,291 | 1,029,386 | 371,905 | 1,422,762| 1,044,030 | 378,732 | 1,444,937
Hawaii .................| 164,640 | 166,160 | 167,488 | 169,493 | 171,708 | 174,747 | 177,448 | 180,410 | 183,795 | 187,180 | 187,653 | 189,887 | 136,390 | 53,497 | 188,069 | 134,685 | 53,384 | 185,860| 133,250 | 52,610 |\4\ 184,360
Idaho ..................| 208,391 | 212,444 | 214,615 | 214,932 | 220,840 | 225,680 | 231,668 | 236,774 | 240,448 | 243,097 | 245,252 | 244,403 | 168,824 | 75,579 | 244,722 | 168,604 | 76,118 | 245,331| 168,822 | 76,509 | 245,650
Illinois ...............| 1,825,185 | 1,811,446 | 1,794,916 | 1,797,355 | 1,821,407 | 1,848,166 | 1,873,567 | 1,893,078 | 1,916,172 | 1,943,623 | 1,973,040 | 1,998,289 | 1,438,329 | 559,960 | 2,011,530 | 1,451,579 | 559,951 | 2,027,600| 1,462,234 | 565,366 | 2,048,197
Indiana.................| 966,780 | 964,129 | 960,994 | 954,165 | 954,525 | 956,988 | 960,630 | 965,633 | 969,022 | 977,263 | 982,876 | 986,836 | 692,848 | 293,988 | 989,001 | 697,247 | 291,754 | 988,702| 699,221 | 289,481 | 988,963
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Iowa ...................| 481,286 | 480,826 | 478,200 | 478,486 | 483,652 | 491,363 | 494,839 | 498,519 | 500,440 | 502,343 | 502,941 | 501,054 | 338,454 | 162,600 | 498,214 | 336,696 | 161,518 | 497,301| 335,919 | 161,382 | 497,301
Kansas .................| 416,091 | 421,112 | 426,596 | 430,864 | 437,034 | 445,390 | 451,536 | 457,614 | 460,838 | 463,008 | 466,293 | 468,687 | 327,545 | 141,142 | 472,353 | 327,474 | 144,879 | 472,188| 325,818 | 146,370 | 469,747
Kentucky ...............| 642,778 | 642,696 | 637,627 | 630,688 | 636,401 | 646,024 | 655,041 | 655,265 | 657,642 | 659,821 | 656,089 | 669,322 | 474,325 | 194,997 | 655,687 | 464,348 | 191,339 | 648,180| 458,607 | 189,573 | 623,231
Louisiana ..............| 795,188 | 793,093 | 786,683 | 783,025 | 784,757 | 794,128 | 797,985 | 800,560 | 797,933 | 797,366 | 793,296 | 776,813 | 563,619 | 213,194 | 768,734 | 558,473 | 210,261 | 756,579| 548,019 | 208,560 | 743,089
Maine ..................| 211,752 | 211,817 | 212,902 | 213,775 | 215,149 | 216,400 | 216,453 | 216,995 | 212,601 | 213,569 | 213,593 | 212,579 | 153,476 | 59,103 | 211,051 | 151,440 | 59,611 | 209,253| 148,774 | 60,479 |\4\ 213,461
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Maryland ...............| 675,747 | 683,797 | 688,947 | 698,806 | 715,176 | 736,238 | 751,850 | 772,638 | 790,938 | 805,544 | 818,583 | 830,744 | 601,992 | 228,752 | 841,671 | 606,560 | 235,111 | 846,582| 607,125 | 239,457 | 853,406
Massachusetts ..........| 833,918 | 825,320 | 823,428 | 825,588 | 834,314 | 846,155 | 859,948 | 877,726 | 893,727 | 915,007 | 933,898 | 949,006 | 696,487 | 252,519 | 962,317 | 704,624 | 257,693 | 971,425| 706,251 | 265,174 |\4\ 985,000
Michigan ...............| 1,597,154 | 1,589,287 | 1,582,785 | 1,576,785 | 1,584,431 | 1,593,561 | 1,603,610 | 1,599,377 | 1,614,784 | 1,641,456 | 1,685,714 | 1,702,717 | 1,236,204 | 466,513 | 1,720,287 | 1,245,321 | 474,966 | 1,725,617| 1,244,586 | 481,031 | 1,705,800
Minnesota ..............| 711,134 | 721,481 | 726,950 | 739,553 | 756,374 | 773,571 | 793,724 | 810,233 | 821,693 | 835,166 | 847,204 | 853,621 | 587,725 | 265,896 | 856,455 | 586,719 | 269,736 | 854,034| 580,363 | 273,671 | 847,000
Mississippi ............| 498,639 | 505,550 | 503,326 | 502,020 | 502,417 | 504,127 | 506,668 | 505,907 | 505,962 | 506,272 | 503,967 | 504,792 | 365,061 | 139,731 | 502,379 | 365,497 | 136,882 | 500,716| 365,357 | 135,359 |\4\ 499,362
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Missouri................| 800,606 | 802,060 | 806,639 | 807,934 | 816,558 | 842,965 | 859,357 | 866,378 | 878,541 | 889,881 | 900,517 | 910,613 | 649,862 | 260,751 | 913,494 | 650,839 | 262,655 | 914,110| 648,758 | 265,352 | 897,081
Montana ................| 153,327 | 152,207 | 152,191 | 151,265 | 152,974 | 155,779 | 160,011 | 163,009 | 164,341 | 165,547 | 164,627 | 162,335 | 111,951 | 50,384 | 159,988 | 109,535 | 50,453 | 157,556| 107,490 | 50,066 | 155,860
Nebraska ...............| 267,139 | 268,100 | 269,434 | 270,920 | 274,081 | 279,552 | 282,414 | 285,097 | 287,100 | 289,744 | 291,967 | 292,681 | 201,684 | 90,997 | 291,140 | 199,754 | 91,386 | 288,261| 197,014 | 91,247 | 286,176
Nevada .................| 161,239 | 168,353 | 176,474 | 186,834 | 201,316 | 211,810 | 222,974 | 235,800 | 250,747 | 265,041 | 282,131 | 296,621 | 218,802 | 77,819 | 311,061 | 229,275 | 81,786 | 325,610| 239,625 | 85,985 | 340,707
New Hampshire ..........| 163,717 | 166,045 | 169,413 | 171,696 | 172,785 | 177,138 | 181,247 | 185,360 | 189,319 | 194,171 | 198,308 | 201,629 | 145,256 | 56,373 | 204,713 | 146,722 | 57,991 | 206,783| 146,854 | 59,929 | 210,454
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New Jersey .............| 1,107,467 | 1,092,982 | 1,080,871 | 1,076,005 | 1,089,646 | 1,109,796 | 1,130,560 | 1,151,307 | 1,174,206 | 1,197,381 | 1,227,832 | 1,250,276 | 921,374 | 328,902 | 1,268,996 | 936,428 | 332,568 | 1,289,256| 953,766 | 335,490 |\3\ 1,309,839
New Mexico .............| 281,943 | 287,229 | 292,425 | 296,057 | 301,881 | 308,667 | 315,668 | 322,292 | 327,248 | 329,640 | 332,632 | 331,673 | 235,593 | 96,080 | 328,753 | 232,485 | 96,268 | 324,495| 228,592 | 95,903 | 316,548
New York ...............| 2,607,719 | 2,594,070 | 2,573,715 | 2,565,841 | 2,598,337 | 2,643,993 | 2,689,686 | 2,733,813 | 2,766,208 | 2,813,230 | 2,843,131 | 2,861,823 | 2,011,243 | 850,580 | 2,877,143 | 2,028,167 | 848,976 | 2,887,776| 2,033,748 | 854,028 | 2,940,000
North Carolina .........| 1,085,248 | 1,085,976 | 1,083,156 | 1,080,744 | 1,086,871 | 1,097,598 | 1,114,083 | 1,133,231 | 1,156,767 | 1,183,090 | 1,210,108 | 1,236,083 | 906,436 | 329,647 | 1,254,821 | 920,838 | 333,983 | 1,275,925| 934,725 | 341,200 |\4\ 1,265,810
North Dakota ...........| 118,703 | 119,004 | 118,809 | 117,816 | 117,825 | 118,376 | 118,734 | 119,127 | 119,288 | 119,100 | 120,123 | 118,572 | 80,330 | 38,242 | 114,927 | 76,926 | 38,001 | 112,751| 74,968 | 37,783 |\4\ 105,635
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Ohio ...................| 1,793,508 | 1,793,431 | 1,778,544 | 1,764,410 | 1,771,089 | 1,783,767 | 1,795,199 | 1,807,319 | 1,814,290 | 1,836,015 | 1,844,698 | 1,847,114 | 1,299,249 | 547,865 | 1,842,163 | 1,301,025 | 541,138 | 1,836,554| 1,296,450 | 540,104 | 1,821,200
Oklahoma ...............| 593,183 | 584,212 | 580,426 | 578,580 | 579,087 | 588,263 | 597,096 | 604,076 | 609,718 | 616,393 | 620,695 | 623,681 | 444,774 | 178,907 | 628,492 | 447,906 | 180,586 | 627,032| 446,719 | 180,313 | 625,577
Oregon .................| 449,307 | 455,895 | 461,752 | 472,394 | 472,394 | 498,614 | 510,122 | 516,611 | 521,945 | 527,914 | 537,854 | 541,346 | 381,107 | 160,239 | 542,809 | 379,770 | 163,039 | 545,033| 378,474 | 166,559 | 547,200
Pennsylvania ...........| 1,674,161 | 1,668,542 | 1,659,714 | 1,655,279 | 1,667,834 | 1,692,797 | 1,717,613 | 1,744,082 | 1,764,946 | 1,787,533 | 1,804,256 | 1,815,151 | 1,266,419 | 548,732 | 1,816,414 | 1,267,226 | 549,188 | 1,816,716| 1,262,181 | 554,535 | 1,811,030
Rhode Island ...........| 134,690 | 134,800 | 133,585 | 135,729 | 138,813 | 142,144 | 143,798 | 145,676 | 147,487 | 149,799 | 151,324 | 153,321 | 111,773 | 41,548 | 154,785 | 112,483 | 42,302 | 156,454| 113,520 | 42,934 |\6\ 158,141
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South Carolina .........| 611,629 | 614,921 | 615,774 | 616,177 | 622,112 | 627,470 | 640,464 | 643,696 | 648,725 | 645,586 | 652,816 | 659,273 | 472,681 | 186,592 | 664,600 | 477,858 | 186,742 | 666,780| 483,725 | 183,055 | 647,400
South Dakota ...........| 125,458 | 126,817 | 126,910 | 127,329 | 129,164 | 131,576 | 134,573 | 142,825 | 143,482 | 144,685 | 143,331 | 142,443 | 97,930 | 44,513 | 132,495 | 90,887 | 41,608 | 131,037| 89,590 | 41,447 | 128,133
Tennessee ..............| 818,073 | 823,783 | 821,580 | 819,660 | 824,595 | 833,651 | 855,231 | 866,557 | 881,425 | 893,770 | 904,818 | 893,044 | 653,385 | 239,659 | 905,454 | 664,582 | 240,872 | 916,202| 664,393 | 251,809 |\4\ 905,100
Texas ..................| 3,209,515 | 3,236,787 | 3,283,707 | 3,328,514 | 3,382,887 | 3,464,371 | 3,541,769 | 3,608,262 | 3,677,171 | 3,748,167 | 3,828,975 | 3,891,877 | 2,832,461 | 1,059,416 | 3,945,367 | 2,868,209 | 1,077,158 | 3,991,783| 2,895,853 | 1,095,930 | 4,033,697
Utah ...................| 415,994 | 423,386 | 431,119 | 438,554 | 446,652 | 456,430 | 463,870 | 471,365 | 474,675 | 477,121 | 481,812 | 482,957 | 328,978 | 153,979 | 481,176 | 328,522 | 152,654 | 480,255| 329,185 | 151,070 |\4\ 475,269
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Vermont ................| 92,112 | 92,755 | 93,381 | 94,779 | 95,762 | 97,137 | 98,558 | 102,755 | 104,533 | 105,565 | 106,341 | 105,984 | 73,693 | 32,291 | 105,120 | 73,257 | 31,863 | 104,559| 72,276 | 32,283 | 104,001
Virginia ...............| 975,135 | 979,417 | 982,393 | 985,346 | 998,601 | 1,016,204 | 1,031,925 | 1,045,471 | 1,060,809 | 1,079,854 | 1,096,093 | 1,110,815 | 807,160 | 303,655 | 1,124,022 | 815,266 | 308,756 | 1,133,994| 817,143 | 316,851 |\3\ 1,144,054
Washington .............| 761,428 | 775,755 | 790,918 | 810,232 | 839,709 | 869,327 | 896,475 | 915,952 | 938,314 | 956,572 | 974,504 | 991,235 | 694,491 | 296,744 | 998,053 | 695,950 | 302,103 | 1,003,714| 694,750 | 308,964 |\3\ 1,009,407
West Virginia...........| 351,837 | 344,236 | 335,912 | 327,540 | 322,389 | 320,249 | 318,296 | 314,383 | 310,511 | 307,112 | 304,052 | 301,419 | 207,011 | 94,408 | 297,530 | 205,840 | 91,690 | 291,811| 203,475 | 88,336 | 285,169
Wisconsin ..............| 767,819 | 772,363 | 774,857 | 782,905 | 797,621 | 814,671 | 829,415 | 844,001 | 860,581 | 870,175 | 879,259 | 881,780 | 603,708 | 278,072 | 879,542 | 600,703 | 278,839 | 877,753| 596,439 | 281,314 | 876,243
Wyoming ................| 100,955 | 98,455 | 97,793 | 97,172 | 98,226 | 102,074 | 100,313 | 100,899 | 100,314 | 99,859 | 99,058 | 97,115 | 65,613 | 31,502 | 95,241 | 63,940 | 31,301 | 92,105| 61,654 | 30,451 |\4\ 89,553
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Affairs .............| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 49,076| 37,450 | 11,626 | ---
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dependents schools\7\| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 80,715 | 78,254 | 63,430 | 14,824 | 78,170 | 63,209 | 14,961 | 107,585| 90,048 | 17,537 | ---
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American Samoa .........| 11,055 | 11,248 | 11,764 | 12,258 | 12,463 | 13,365 | 13,994 | 14,484 | 14,445 | 14,576 | 14,766 | 15,214 | 11,764 | 3,450 | 15,372 | 11,806 | 3,566 | 15,477| 11,899 | 3,578 |\3\ 15,583
Guam ...................| 25,676 | 25,936 | 26,041 | 26,493 | 26,391 | 28,334 | 30,077 | 30,920 | 32,185 | 32,960 | 33,393 | 32,444 | 23,976 | 8,468 | 32,222 | 23,858 | 8,364 | 32,951| 24,151 | 8,800 |\3\ 33,696
Northern Marianas ......| --- | 5,819 | 6,079 | 6,101 | 6,449 | 7,096 | 8,086 | 8,188 | 8,429 | 8,809 | 9,041 | 9,246 | 7,184 | 2,062 | 9,498 | 7,420 | 2,078 | 9,692| 7,594 | 2,098 |\4\ 1,004
Puerto Rico ............| 679,489 | 672,837 | 661,693 | 651,225 | 644,734 | 642,392 | 637,034 | 631,460 | 621,121 | 627,620 | 618,861 | 617,157 | 453,539 | 163,618 | 613,862 | 451,943 | 161,919 | 613,019| 447,204 | 165,815 |\3\ 612,177
Virgin Islands .........| 24,435 | 24,020 | 23,492 | 21,193 | 21,750 | 22,346 | 22,887 | 22,752 | 23,126 | 22,737 | 22,385 | 22,136 | 15,835 | 6,301 | 20,976 | 15,198 | 5,778 | 20,866| 14,821 | 6,045 | 20,757
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---Not available. NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data surveys. (This table was prepared March 2001.) |
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