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Table 203.20.Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by region, state, and jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 1990 through fall 2031
Region, state, and jurisdiction	Actual total enrollment	Percent change in total enrollment, 2017 to 2022	Projected enrollment	Projected percent change in total enrollment, 2022 to 2031
United States	41,216,683	47,203,539	49,521,669	49,771,118	50,044,522	50,312,581	50,438,043	50,615,189	50,685,567	50,694,061	50,796,445		49,374,751		49,433,092		49,618,464		-2.1	49,012,400	48,707,400	48,227,500	47,644,200	46,889,600	-5.5
Region
Northeast	7,281,763	8,222,127	7,953,981	7,959,128	7,961,243	7,979,856	7,933,762	7,959,304	7,946,536	7,910,076	7,907,997		7,678,941		7,612,652		7,610,792		-4.2	7,476,800	7,388,200	7,281,800	7,165,800	6,915,600	-9.1
Midwest	9,943,761	10,729,987	10,573,792	10,559,230	10,572,920	10,560,539	10,555,579	10,538,947	10,523,753	10,491,845	10,440,828		10,151,900		10,199,317		10,177,118		-3.3	10,078,600	10,024,200	9,941,000	9,828,900	9,672,300	-5.0
South	14,807,016	17,007,261	18,955,932	19,128,376	19,298,714	19,506,193	19,641,472	19,749,816	19,824,469	19,863,988	19,998,517		19,485,865		19,634,313		19,876,617		0.3	19,718,500	19,716,700	19,600,200	19,438,400	19,512,600	-1.8
West	9,184,143	11,244,164	12,037,964	12,124,384	12,211,645	12,265,993	12,307,230	12,367,122	12,390,809	12,428,152	12,449,103		12,058,045		11,986,810		11,953,937		-3.5	11,738,600	11,578,200	11,404,600	11,211,100	10,789,200	-9.7

State
Alabama	721,806	739,992	744,621	744,637	746,204	744,164	743,789	744,930	742,444	739,716	744,235		734,559		748,274		750,923		1.1	759,000	762,400	761,700	758,500	772,500	2.9
Alaska	113,903	133,356	131,167	131,489	130,944	131,176	132,477	132,737	132,872	130,963	132,017		129,872		129,944		130,723		-1.6	130,400	130,100	129,300	127,900	124,000	-5.1
Arizona	639,853	877,696	1,080,319	1,089,384	1,102,445	1,111,695	1,109,040	1,123,137	1,110,851	1,141,511	1,152,586		1,111,500		1,133,284		1,132,223		1.9	1,135,900	1,135,100	1,129,400	1,120,900	1,131,400	-0.1
Arkansas	436,286	449,959	483,114	486,157	489,979	490,917	492,132	493,447	496,085	495,291	496,927		486,305		489,565		493,130		-0.6	491,500	492,100	489,400	485,600	489,000	-0.8
California	4,950,474	6,140,814	6,287,834	6,299,451	6,312,623	6,312,161	6,305,347	6,309,138	6,304,266	6,272,734	6,249,005	¹	6,064,504		5,959,858	¹	5,930,473	¹	-5.9	5,744,500	5,619,800	5,501,100	5,376,500	4,999,800	-15.7

Colorado	574,213	724,508	854,265	863,561	876,999	889,006	899,112	905,019	910,280	911,536	913,223		883,199		880,597		870,871		-4.3	860,700	849,700	837,800	824,000	812,500	-6.7
Connecticut	469,123	562,179	554,437	550,954	546,200	542,678	537,933	535,118	531,288	526,634	523,690		509,058		509,748		513,513		-3.3	500,400	495,800	489,100	482,000	465,200	-9.4
Delaware	99,658	114,676	128,946	129,026	131,687	134,042	134,847	136,264	136,293	138,405	139,930		138,092		139,935		141,465		3.8	138,100	137,500	135,800	134,200	130,600	-7.7
District of Columbia	80,694	68,925	73,911	76,140	78,153	80,958	84,024	85,850	87,315	88,493	89,878		89,883		88,908		91,001		4.2	90,800	91,100	90,500	89,200	84,300	-7.4
Florida	1,861,592	2,434,821	2,668,156	2,692,162	2,720,744	2,756,944	2,792,234	2,816,791	2,832,424	2,846,444	2,858,461		2,791,707		2,833,186		2,870,527		1.3	2,882,600	2,895,500	2,902,200	2,895,400	2,963,700	3.2

Georgia	1,151,687	1,444,937	1,685,016	1,703,332	1,723,909	1,744,437	1,757,237	1,764,346	1,768,642	1,767,202	1,769,657		1,730,015		1,740,875		1,750,972		-1.0	1,743,200	1,741,600	1,729,500	1,714,200	1,720,200	-1.8
Hawaii	171,708	184,360	182,706	184,760	186,825	182,384	181,995	181,550	180,837	181,278	181,088		176,441		173,178		170,209		-5.9	169,000	166,300	162,100	157,900	143,000	-16.0
Idaho	220,840	245,117	279,873	284,834	296,476	290,885	292,277	297,200	301,186	310,522	311,096		307,581		314,258		317,555		5.4	323,300	327,100	329,900	331,700	351,700	10.8
Illinois	1,821,407	2,048,792	2,083,097	2,072,880	2,066,990	2,050,239	2,041,779	2,026,718	2,005,153	1,982,327	1,943,117		1,886,137		1,868,482		1,852,242		-7.6	1,843,400	1,828,400	1,806,800	1,779,100	1,715,900	-7.4
Indiana	954,525	989,267	1,040,765	1,041,369	1,047,385	1,046,269	1,046,757	1,049,547	1,054,187	1,055,706	1,051,411		1,033,964		1,036,625		1,036,108		-1.7	1,032,700	1,030,600	1,026,600	1,019,300	1,025,900	-1.0

Iowa	483,652	495,080	495,870	499,825	502,964	505,311	508,014	509,831	511,850	514,833	517,324		506,656		510,661		511,297		-0.1	512,300	511,400	509,400	505,200	511,500	#
Kansas	437,034	470,610	486,108	489,043	496,440	497,275	495,884	494,347	497,088	497,733	497,963		481,750		485,424		487,978		-1.8	479,900	476,500	471,500	464,800	452,600	-7.2
Kentucky	636,401	665,850	681,987	685,167	677,389	688,640	686,598	684,017	680,978	677,821	691,996		658,809		654,239		660,029		-3.1	644,900	639,600	631,500	622,400	617,300	-6.5
Louisiana	784,757	743,089	703,390	710,903	711,491	716,800	718,711	716,293	715,135	711,783	710,439		693,150		683,216		718,145		0.4	673,300	667,100	658,100	648,500	635,500	-11.5
Maine	215,149	207,037	188,969	185,739	183,995	182,470	181,613	180,512	180,473	180,461	180,291		172,455		173,215		173,853		-3.7	170,000	168,600	167,000	164,900	162,900	-6.3

Maryland	715,176	852,920	854,086	859,638	866,169	874,514	879,601	886,221	893,684	896,827	909,404		882,527		881,461		889,960		-0.4	873,600	869,100	856,900	843,900	818,300	-8.1
Massachusetts	834,314	975,150	953,369	954,773	955,739	955,844	964,026	964,514	964,791	962,297	959,394		921,712		921,180		923,349		-4.3	902,800	895,000	884,800	872,900	857,100	-7.2
Michigan	1,584,431	1,720,626	1,573,537	1,555,370	1,548,841	1,537,922	1,536,231	1,528,666	1,516,398	1,504,194	1,495,925		1,434,137		1,440,090		1,433,914		-5.4	1,407,800	1,394,000	1,376,700	1,358,700	1,317,700	-8.1
Minnesota	756,374	854,340	839,738	845,404	850,973	857,235	864,384	875,021	884,944	889,304	893,203		872,083		870,506		870,019		-1.7	873,500	872,100	868,300	861,100	854,700	-1.8
Mississippi	502,417	497,871	490,619	493,650	492,586	490,917	487,200	483,150	478,321	471,298	466,002		442,627		442,000		440,285		-8.0	430,500	424,300	415,600	406,400	387,300	-12.0

Missouri	816,558	912,744	916,584	917,900	918,288	917,785	919,234	915,040	915,472	913,441	910,466		882,477		888,823		892,246		-2.5	884,300	880,200	873,400	863,700	857,300	-3.9
Montana	152,974	154,875	142,349	142,908	144,129	144,532	145,319	146,375	149,474	148,844	149,917		146,252		150,195		150,733		0.8	152,200	152,600	152,600	151,800	154,100	2.2
Nebraska	274,081	286,199	301,296	303,505	307,677	312,635	316,014	319,194	323,766	326,392	330,018		324,697		327,564		329,234		1.7	329,600	329,900	330,500	328,000	329,100	-#
Nevada	201,316	340,706	439,634	445,707	451,831	459,189	467,527	473,744	485,785	492,640	496,934		482,348		486,648		484,192		-0.3	487,200	485,000	481,000	476,500	476,400	-1.6
New Hampshire	172,785	208,461	191,900	188,974	186,310	184,670	182,425	180,888	179,433	178,515	177,351		169,027		170,005		168,909		-5.9	166,800	165,300	163,300	161,000	156,600	-7.3

New Jersey	1,089,646	1,313,405	1,356,431	1,372,203	1,370,295	1,400,579	1,408,845	1,410,421	1,408,102	1,400,069	1,411,917		1,373,960		1,372,381		1,383,830		-1.7	1,351,900	1,340,800	1,324,200	1,306,100	1,269,100	-8.3
New Mexico	301,881	320,306	337,225	338,220	339,244	340,365	335,694	336,263	334,345	333,537	331,206		316,840		316,785		315,023		-5.8	307,500	302,300	294,400	286,900	267,400	-15.1
New York	2,598,337	2,882,188	2,704,718	2,710,703	2,732,770	2,741,185	2,711,626	2,729,776	2,724,663	2,700,833	2,692,589		2,606,748		2,548,490		2,532,888		-7.0	2,451,400	2,406,100	2,358,400	2,308,700	2,186,000	-13.7
North Carolina	1,086,871	1,293,638	1,507,864	1,518,465	1,530,857	1,548,895	1,544,934	1,550,062	1,553,513	1,552,497	1,560,350		1,513,677		1,525,223		1,541,722		-0.8	1,534,100	1,534,100	1,522,400	1,509,900	1,518,600	-1.5
North Dakota	117,825	109,201	97,646	101,111	103,947	106,586	108,644	109,706	111,920	113,845	116,185		114,955		116,864		118,513		5.9	119,700	120,600	121,000	121,100	124,000	4.6

Ohio	1,771,089	1,835,049	1,740,030	1,729,916	1,724,111	1,724,810	1,716,585	1,710,143	1,704,399	1,695,762	1,689,867		1,645,412		1,683,612		1,680,639		-1.4	1,634,700	1,625,600	1,611,300	1,593,300	1,556,400	-7.4
Oklahoma	579,087	623,110	666,120	673,483	681,848	688,511	692,878	693,903	695,092	698,891	703,719		694,113		698,696		701,301		0.9	707,500	708,500	706,000	700,500	699,700	-0.2
Oregon	472,394	546,231	568,208	587,564	593,000	601,318	608,825	606,277	608,014	609,507	610,648		578,723	¹	576,201	¹	577,335	¹	-5.0	563,500	555,600	546,800	536,400	515,000	-10.8
Pennsylvania	1,667,834	1,814,311	1,771,395	1,763,677	1,755,236	1,743,160	1,717,414	1,727,497	1,726,809	1,730,757	1,732,449		1,704,396		1,695,092		1,693,347		-1.9	1,715,400	1,700,400	1,681,600	1,660,000	1,613,400	-4.7
Rhode Island	138,813	157,347	142,854	142,481	142,008	141,959	142,014	142,150	142,949	143,436	143,557		139,184		138,566		137,449		-3.8	135,300	134,000	132,100	130,300	127,900	-6.9

South Carolina	622,112	677,411	727,186	735,998	745,657	756,523	763,533	771,250	777,507	780,882	786,879		766,819		780,878		789,231		1.5	791,300	793,500	790,600	786,000	795,600	0.8
South Dakota	129,164	128,603	128,016	130,471	130,890	133,040	134,253	136,302	137,823	138,975	139,949		139,566		141,307		141,888		2.9	142,500	142,900	142,400	141,500	142,100	0.1
Tennessee	824,595	909,161	999,693	993,496	993,556	995,475	1,001,235	1,001,562	1,001,967	1,007,624	1,014,744		985,207		996,709		1,006,752		0.5	1,001,900	1,003,100	1,001,700	998,000	1,023,900	1.7
Texas	3,382,887	4,059,619	5,000,470	5,077,659	5,153,702	5,233,765	5,301,477	5,360,849	5,401,341	5,433,471	5,495,398		5,372,806		5,428,613		5,519,599		2.2	5,478,500	5,491,200	5,463,000	5,423,400	5,470,400	-0.9
Utah	446,652	481,485	598,832	613,279	625,461	635,577	647,870	659,801	668,274	677,031	684,694		680,659		690,934		691,906		3.5	698,900	699,900	699,200	696,200	712,800	3.0

Vermont	95,762	102,049	89,908	89,624	88,690	87,311	87,866	88,428	88,028	87,074	86,759		82,401		83,975		83,654		-5.0	82,700	82,100	81,200	79,900	77,300	-7.6
Virginia	998,601	1,144,915	1,257,883	1,265,419	1,273,825	1,280,381	1,283,590	1,287,026	1,291,462	1,289,367	1,297,012		1,251,639		1,249,815		1,260,351		-2.4	1,231,700	1,222,900	1,207,400	1,189,900	1,168,400	-7.3
Washington	839,709	1,004,770	1,045,453	1,051,694	1,058,936	1,073,638	1,087,030	1,101,711	1,110,367	1,123,736	1,142,073		1,087,354		1,081,835		1,090,227		-1.8	1,073,200	1,063,100	1,049,900	1,034,400	1,011,700	-7.2
West Virginia	322,389	286,367	282,870	283,044	280,958	280,310	277,452	273,855	272,266	267,976	263,486		253,930		252,720		251,224		-7.7	245,900	242,900	238,000	232,300	217,400	-13.5
Wisconsin	797,621	879,476	871,105	872,436	874,414	871,432	867,800	864,432	860,753	859,333	855,400		830,066		829,359		823,040		-4.4	818,100	811,900	803,300	793,000	785,000	-4.6
Wyoming	98,226	89,940	90,099	91,533	92,732	94,067	94,717	94,170	94,258	94,313	94,616		92,772		93,093		92,467		-1.9	92,400	91,800	91,000	90,000	89,300	-3.4

Bureau of Indian Education	---	46,938	---	---	---	---	---	45,399	46,330	43,706	38,199		34,724		32,457		36,692		-20.8	---	---	---	---	---	---

DoDEA²	---	107,755	87,216	84,997	81,771	76,627	74,970	72,226	71,134	71,406	70,419		66,136		66,955		61,928		-12.9	---	---	---	---	---	---

Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	12,463	15,702	---	---	---	---	---	---	12,620	12,106	10,448		10,246		---		---		---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Guam	26,391	32,473	31,243	31,186	33,414	31,144	30,821	30,758	30,112	29,719	28,812		27,497		28,402		---		---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Northern Marianas	6,449	10,004	11,011	10,646	10,638	---	---	---	---	---	---		---		9,491		9,370		---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Puerto Rico	644,734	612,725	452,740	434,609	423,934	410,950	379,818	365,181	346,096	307,282	292,518		276,413		259,535		250,668		-27.6	---	---	---	---	---	---
U.S. Virgin Islands	21,750	19,459	15,711	15,192	14,953	14,241	13,805	13,194	10,868	10,718	10,907		10,993		10,234		10,166		-6.5	---	---	---	---	---	---
---Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
¹Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment.
²DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. Includes both domestic and overseas schools.
NOTE: Projections in this table were calculated after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and take into account the expected impacts of the pandemic. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1990-91 through 2022-23; Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Data Center, Enrollment Data, fall 2011 through fall 2022, retrieved December 12, 2022, from https://www.dodea.edu/education/research-accountability-and-evaluation/enrollment-management; and State Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, through 2031. (This table was prepared December 2023.)

Table 203.20.Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by region, state, and jurisdiction: Selected years, fall 1990 through fall 2031

Region, state, and jurisdiction

Actual total enrollment

Percent change in total enrollment, 2017 to 2022

Projected enrollment

Projected percent change in total enrollment, 2022 to 2031

Fall 1990

Fall 2000

Fall 2011

Fall 2012

Fall 2013

Fall 2014

Fall 2015

Fall 2016

Fall 2017

Fall 2018

Fall 2019

Fall 2020

Fall 2021

Fall 2022

Fall 2023

Fall 2024

Fall 2025

Fall 2026

Fall 2031

United States

41,216,683

47,203,539

49,521,669

49,771,118

50,044,522

50,312,581

50,438,043

50,615,189

50,685,567

50,694,061

50,796,445

49,374,751

49,433,092

49,618,464

-2.1

49,012,400

48,707,400

48,227,500

47,644,200

46,889,600

-5.5

Region

Northeast

7,281,763

8,222,127

7,953,981

7,959,128

7,961,243

7,979,856

7,933,762

7,959,304

7,946,536

7,910,076

7,907,997

7,678,941

7,612,652

7,610,792

-4.2

7,476,800

7,388,200

7,281,800

7,165,800

6,915,600

-9.1

Midwest

9,943,761

10,729,987

10,573,792

10,559,230

10,572,920

10,560,539

10,555,579

10,538,947

10,523,753

10,491,845

10,440,828

10,151,900

10,199,317

10,177,118

-3.3

10,078,600

10,024,200

9,941,000

9,828,900

9,672,300

-5.0

South

14,807,016

17,007,261

18,955,932

19,128,376

19,298,714

19,506,193

19,641,472

19,749,816

19,824,469

19,863,988

19,998,517

19,485,865

19,634,313

19,876,617

0.3

19,718,500

19,716,700

19,600,200

19,438,400

19,512,600

-1.8

West

9,184,143

11,244,164

12,037,964

12,124,384

12,211,645

12,265,993

12,307,230

12,367,122

12,390,809

12,428,152

12,449,103

12,058,045

11,986,810

11,953,937

-3.5

11,738,600

11,578,200

11,404,600

11,211,100

10,789,200

-9.7

State

Alabama

721,806

739,992

744,621

744,637

746,204

744,164

743,789

744,930

742,444

739,716

744,235

734,559

748,274

750,923

1.1

759,000

762,400

761,700

758,500

772,500

2.9

Alaska

113,903

133,356

131,167

131,489

130,944

131,176

132,477

132,737

132,872

130,963

132,017

129,872

129,944

130,723

-1.6

130,400

130,100

129,300

127,900

124,000

-5.1

Arizona

639,853

877,696

1,080,319

1,089,384

1,102,445

1,111,695

1,109,040

1,123,137

1,110,851

1,141,511

1,152,586

1,111,500

1,133,284

1,132,223

1.9

1,135,900

1,135,100

1,129,400

1,120,900

1,131,400

-0.1

Arkansas

436,286

449,959

483,114

486,157

489,979

490,917

492,132

493,447

496,085

495,291

496,927

486,305

489,565

493,130

-0.6

491,500

492,100

489,400

485,600

489,000

-0.8

California

4,950,474

6,140,814

6,287,834

6,299,451

6,312,623

6,312,161

6,305,347

6,309,138

6,304,266

6,272,734

6,249,005

6,064,504

5,959,858

5,930,473

-5.9

5,744,500

5,619,800

5,501,100

5,376,500

4,999,800

-15.7

Colorado

574,213

724,508

854,265

863,561

876,999

889,006

899,112

905,019

910,280

911,536

913,223

883,199

880,597

870,871

-4.3

860,700

849,700

837,800

824,000

812,500

-6.7

Connecticut

469,123

562,179

554,437

550,954

546,200

542,678

537,933

535,118

531,288

526,634

523,690

509,058

509,748

513,513

-3.3

500,400

495,800

489,100

482,000

465,200

-9.4

Delaware

99,658

114,676

128,946

129,026

131,687

134,042

134,847

136,264

136,293

138,405

139,930

138,092

139,935

141,465

3.8

138,100

137,500

135,800

134,200

130,600

-7.7

District of Columbia

80,694

68,925

73,911

76,140

78,153

80,958

84,024

85,850

87,315

88,493

89,878

89,883

88,908

91,001

4.2

90,800

91,100

90,500

89,200

84,300

-7.4

Florida

1,861,592

2,434,821

2,668,156

2,692,162

2,720,744

2,756,944

2,792,234

2,816,791

2,832,424

2,846,444

2,858,461

2,791,707

2,833,186

2,870,527

1.3

2,882,600

2,895,500

2,902,200

2,895,400

2,963,700

3.2

Georgia

1,151,687

1,444,937

1,685,016

1,703,332

1,723,909

1,744,437

1,757,237

1,764,346

1,768,642

1,767,202

1,769,657

1,730,015

1,740,875

1,750,972

-1.0

1,743,200

1,741,600

1,729,500

1,714,200

1,720,200

-1.8

Hawaii

171,708

184,360

182,706

184,760

186,825

182,384

181,995

181,550

180,837

181,278

181,088

176,441

173,178

170,209

-5.9

169,000

166,300

162,100

157,900

143,000

-16.0

Idaho

220,840

245,117

279,873

284,834

296,476

290,885

292,277

297,200

301,186

310,522

311,096

307,581

314,258

317,555

5.4

323,300

327,100

329,900

331,700

351,700

10.8

Illinois

1,821,407

2,048,792

2,083,097

2,072,880

2,066,990

2,050,239

2,041,779

2,026,718

2,005,153

1,982,327

1,943,117

1,886,137

1,868,482

1,852,242

-7.6

1,843,400

1,828,400

1,806,800

1,779,100

1,715,900

-7.4

Indiana

954,525

989,267

1,040,765

1,041,369

1,047,385

1,046,269

1,046,757

1,049,547

1,054,187

1,055,706

1,051,411

1,033,964

1,036,625

1,036,108

-1.7

1,032,700

1,030,600

1,026,600

1,019,300

1,025,900

-1.0

Iowa

483,652

495,080

495,870

499,825

502,964

505,311

508,014

509,831

511,850

514,833

517,324

506,656

510,661

511,297

-0.1

512,300

511,400

509,400

505,200

511,500

Kansas

437,034

470,610

486,108

489,043

496,440

497,275

495,884

494,347

497,088

497,733

497,963

481,750

485,424

487,978

-1.8

479,900

476,500

471,500

464,800

452,600

-7.2

Kentucky

636,401

665,850

681,987

685,167

677,389

688,640

686,598

684,017

680,978

677,821

691,996

658,809

654,239

660,029

-3.1

644,900

639,600

631,500

622,400

617,300

-6.5

Louisiana

784,757

743,089

703,390

710,903

711,491

716,800

718,711

716,293

715,135

711,783

710,439

693,150

683,216

718,145

0.4

673,300

667,100

658,100

648,500

635,500

-11.5

Maine

215,149

207,037

188,969

185,739

183,995

182,470

181,613

180,512

180,473

180,461

180,291

172,455

173,215

173,853

-3.7

170,000

168,600

167,000

164,900

162,900

-6.3

Maryland

715,176

852,920

854,086

859,638

866,169

874,514

879,601

886,221

893,684

896,827

909,404

882,527

881,461

889,960

-0.4

873,600

869,100

856,900

843,900

818,300

-8.1

Massachusetts

834,314

975,150

953,369

954,773

955,739

955,844

964,026

964,514

964,791

962,297

959,394

921,712

921,180

923,349

-4.3

902,800

895,000

884,800

872,900

857,100

-7.2

Michigan

1,584,431

1,720,626

1,573,537

1,555,370

1,548,841

1,537,922

1,536,231

1,528,666

1,516,398

1,504,194

1,495,925

1,434,137

1,440,090

1,433,914

-5.4

1,407,800

1,394,000

1,376,700

1,358,700

1,317,700

-8.1

Minnesota

756,374

854,340

839,738

845,404

850,973

857,235

864,384

875,021

884,944

889,304

893,203

872,083

870,506

870,019

-1.7

873,500

872,100

868,300

861,100

854,700

-1.8

Mississippi

502,417

497,871

490,619

493,650

492,586

490,917

487,200

483,150

478,321

471,298

466,002

442,627

442,000

440,285

-8.0

430,500

424,300

415,600

406,400

387,300

-12.0

Missouri

816,558

912,744

916,584

917,900

918,288

917,785

919,234

915,040

915,472

913,441

910,466

882,477

888,823

892,246

-2.5

884,300

880,200

873,400

863,700

857,300

-3.9

Montana

152,974

154,875

142,349

142,908

144,129

144,532

145,319

146,375

149,474

148,844

149,917

146,252

150,195

150,733

0.8

152,200

152,600

151,800

154,100

2.2

Nebraska

274,081

286,199

301,296

303,505

307,677

312,635

316,014

319,194

323,766

326,392

330,018

324,697

327,564

329,234

1.7

329,600

329,900

330,500

328,000

329,100

Nevada

201,316

340,706

439,634

445,707

451,831

459,189

467,527

473,744

485,785

492,640

496,934

482,348

486,648

484,192

-0.3

487,200

485,000

481,000

476,500

476,400

-1.6

New Hampshire

172,785

208,461

191,900

188,974

186,310

184,670

182,425

180,888

179,433

178,515

177,351

169,027

170,005

168,909

-5.9

166,800

165,300

163,300

161,000

156,600

-7.3

New Jersey

1,089,646

1,313,405

1,356,431

1,372,203

1,370,295

1,400,579

1,408,845

1,410,421

1,408,102

1,400,069

1,411,917

1,373,960

1,372,381

1,383,830

-1.7

1,351,900

1,340,800

1,324,200

1,306,100

1,269,100

-8.3

New Mexico

301,881

320,306

337,225

338,220

339,244

340,365

335,694

336,263

334,345

333,537

331,206

316,840

316,785

315,023

-5.8

307,500

302,300

294,400

286,900

267,400

-15.1

New York

2,598,337

2,882,188

2,704,718

2,710,703

2,732,770

2,741,185

2,711,626

2,729,776

2,724,663

2,700,833

2,692,589

2,606,748

2,548,490

2,532,888

-7.0

2,451,400

2,406,100

2,358,400

2,308,700

2,186,000

-13.7

North Carolina

1,086,871

1,293,638

1,507,864

1,518,465

1,530,857

1,548,895

1,544,934

1,550,062

1,553,513

1,552,497

1,560,350

1,513,677

1,525,223

1,541,722

-0.8

1,534,100

1,522,400

1,509,900

1,518,600

-1.5

North Dakota

117,825

109,201

97,646

101,111

103,947

106,586

108,644

109,706

111,920

113,845

116,185

114,955

116,864

118,513

5.9

119,700

120,600

121,000

121,100

124,000

4.6

Ohio

1,771,089

1,835,049

1,740,030

1,729,916

1,724,111

1,724,810

1,716,585

1,710,143

1,704,399

1,695,762

1,689,867

1,645,412

1,683,612

1,680,639

-1.4

1,634,700

1,625,600

1,611,300

1,593,300

1,556,400

-7.4

Oklahoma

579,087

623,110

666,120

673,483

681,848

688,511

692,878

693,903

695,092

698,891

703,719

694,113

698,696

701,301

0.9

707,500

708,500

706,000

700,500

699,700

-0.2

Oregon

472,394

546,231

568,208

587,564

593,000

601,318

608,825

606,277

608,014

609,507

610,648

578,723

576,201

577,335

-5.0

563,500

555,600

546,800

536,400

515,000

-10.8

Pennsylvania

1,667,834

1,814,311

1,771,395

1,763,677

1,755,236

1,743,160

1,717,414

1,727,497

1,726,809

1,730,757

1,732,449

1,704,396

1,695,092

1,693,347

-1.9

1,715,400

1,700,400

1,681,600

1,660,000

1,613,400

-4.7

Rhode Island

138,813

157,347

142,854

142,481

142,008

141,959

142,014

142,150

142,949

143,436

143,557

139,184

138,566

137,449

-3.8

135,300

134,000

132,100

130,300

127,900

-6.9

South Carolina

622,112

677,411

727,186

735,998

745,657

756,523

763,533

771,250

777,507

780,882

786,879

766,819

780,878

789,231

1.5

791,300

793,500

790,600

786,000

795,600

0.8

South Dakota

129,164

128,603

128,016

130,471

130,890

133,040

134,253

136,302

137,823

138,975

139,949

139,566

141,307

141,888

2.9

142,500

142,900

142,400

141,500

142,100

0.1

Tennessee

824,595

909,161

999,693

993,496

993,556

995,475

1,001,235

1,001,562

1,001,967

1,007,624

1,014,744

985,207

996,709

1,006,752

0.5

1,001,900

1,003,100

1,001,700

998,000

1,023,900

1.7

Texas

3,382,887

4,059,619

5,000,470

5,077,659

5,153,702

5,233,765

5,301,477

5,360,849

5,401,341

5,433,471

5,495,398

5,372,806

5,428,613

5,519,599

2.2

5,478,500

5,491,200

5,463,000

5,423,400

5,470,400

-0.9

Utah

446,652

481,485

598,832

613,279

625,461

635,577

647,870

659,801

668,274

677,031

684,694

680,659

690,934

691,906

3.5

698,900

699,900

699,200

696,200

712,800

3.0

Vermont

95,762

102,049

89,908

89,624

88,690

87,311

87,866

88,428

88,028

87,074

86,759

82,401

83,975

83,654

-5.0

82,700

82,100

81,200

79,900

77,300

-7.6

Virginia

998,601

1,144,915

1,257,883

1,265,419

1,273,825

1,280,381

1,283,590

1,287,026

1,291,462

1,289,367

1,297,012

1,251,639

1,249,815

1,260,351

-2.4

1,231,700

1,222,900

1,207,400

1,189,900

1,168,400

-7.3

Washington

839,709

1,004,770

1,045,453

1,051,694

1,058,936

1,073,638

1,087,030

1,101,711

1,110,367

1,123,736

1,142,073

1,087,354

1,081,835

1,090,227

-1.8

1,073,200

1,063,100

1,049,900

1,034,400

1,011,700

-7.2

West Virginia

322,389

286,367

282,870

283,044

280,958

280,310

277,452

273,855

272,266

267,976

263,486

253,930

252,720

251,224

-7.7

245,900

242,900

238,000

232,300

217,400

-13.5

Wisconsin

797,621

879,476

871,105

872,436

874,414

871,432

867,800

864,432

860,753

859,333

855,400

830,066

829,359

823,040

-4.4

818,100

811,900

803,300

793,000

785,000

-4.6

Wyoming

98,226

89,940

90,099

91,533

92,732

94,067

94,717

94,170

94,258

94,313

94,616

92,772

93,093

92,467

-1.9

92,400

91,800

91,000

90,000

89,300

-3.4

Bureau of Indian
Education

---

46,938

---

45,399

46,330

43,706

38,199

34,724

32,457

36,692

-20.8

---

DoDEA²

---

107,755

87,216

84,997

81,771

76,627

74,970

72,226

71,134

71,406

70,419

66,136

66,955

61,928

-12.9

---

Other jurisdictions

American Samoa

12,463

15,702

---

12,620

12,106

10,448

10,246

---

Guam

26,391

32,473

31,243

31,186

33,414

31,144

30,821

30,758

30,112

29,719

28,812

27,497

28,402

---

Northern Marianas

6,449

10,004

11,011

10,646

10,638

---

9,491

9,370

---

Puerto Rico

644,734

612,725

452,740

434,609

423,934

410,950

379,818

365,181

346,096

307,282

292,518

276,413

259,535

250,668

-27.6

---

U.S. Virgin Islands

21,750

19,459

15,711

15,192

14,953

14,241

13,805

13,194

10,868

10,718

10,907

10,993

10,234

10,166

-6.5

---

---Not available.

#Rounds to zero.

¹Includes imputations for nonreported prekindergarten enrollment.

²DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. Includes both domestic and overseas schools.

NOTE: Projections in this table were calculated after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and take into account the expected impacts of the pandemic. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 1990-91 through 2022-23; Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Data Center, Enrollment Data, fall 2011 through fall 2022, retrieved December 12, 2022, from https://www.dodea.edu/education/research-accountability-and-evaluation/enrollment-management; and State Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, through 2031. (This table was prepared December 2023.)