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Growing Pains - The Challenge of Overcrowded Schools Is Here to Stay (August 21, 2000)

Table 2. -- Enrollment in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by region and state: Fall 1990, 2000, 2005, and 2010
(In thousands)

Region and state 1990 Projected
2000 		Projected
2005 		Projected
2010 		Percent
change,
1990 to 2000 		Percent
change,
2000 to 2010 		Percent
change,
1990 to 2010
Public and private 46,448 52,989 54,465 53,016 14.1 0.1 14.1
   Private, total 5,232 5,963 5,990 5,948 14.0 -0.3 13.7

Public schools
   Public, total 41,217 47,026 47,475 47,068 14.1 0.1 14.2
Northeast 7,281 8,190 8,135

7,813

 12.5 -4.6 7.3
   Connecticut 469 554 550 522 18.1 -5.8 11.3
   Maine 215 205 196 192 -4.7 -6.3 -10.8
   Massachusetts 834 976 979 935 17.0 -4.2 12.1
   New Hampshire 173 206 207 204 19.2 -1.0 18.1
   New Jersey 1,090 1,279 1,292 1,255 17.4 -1.9 15.2
   New York 2,598 2,895 2,869 2,742 11.4 -5.3 5.5
   Pennsylvania 1,668 1,816 1,789 1,718 8.9 -5.4 3.0
   Rhode Island 139 154 152 145 10.9 -5.8 4.5
   Vermont 96 104 101 99 8.6 -4.8 3.4

Midwest 9,943 10,715 10,635 10,416 7.8 -2.8 4.8
   Illinois 1,821 2,066 2,101 2,050 13.4 -0.8 12.6
   Indiana 955 996 1,013 998 4.3 0.2 4.6
   Iowa 484 493 481 471 1.9 -4.5 -2.6
   Kansas 437 470 464 467 7.5 -0.6 6.9
   Michigan 1,584 1,694 1,668 1,604 6.9 -5.9 1.2
   Minnesota 756 852 835 824 12.6 -3.3 8.9
   Missouri 817 916 915 903 12.2 -1.4 10.6
   Nebraska 274 288 285 287 5.1 -0.3 4.7
   North Dakota 118 110 104 104 -6.6 -5.5 -11.7
   Ohio 1,771 1,825 1,787 1,731 3.0 -5.2 -2.3
   South           Dakota 129 128 122 25 -0.9 -2.3 -3.2
   Wisconsin 798 877 860 851 10.0 -3.0 6.7

South 14,808 16,940 17,132 17,023 14.4 0.5 15.0
   Alabama 722 750 754 746 3.9 -0.5 3.4
   Arkansas 436 452 448 438 3.6 -3.1 0.4
   Delaware 100 115 117 115 15.4 0.0 15.4
   District of Columbia 81 68 63 63 -15.7 -7.4 -21.9
   Florida 1,862 2,392 2,407 2,348 28.5 -1.8 26.1
   Georgia 1,152 1,440 1,504 1,518 25.0 5.4 31.8
   Kentucky 636 654 644 27 2.8 -4.1 -1.5
   Louisiana 785 759 730 722  -3.3 -4.9 -8.0
   Maryland 715 861 873 857 20.4 -0.5 19.8
   Mississippi 502 503 504 495 0.1 -1.6 -1.5
   North Carolina 1,087 1,295 1,324 1,275 19.1 -1.5 17.3
   Oklahoma 579 612 589 579 5.7 -5.4 0.0
   South Carolina 622 662 656 638 6.4 -3.6 2.6
   Tennessee 825 921 946 942 11.7 2.3 14.2
   Texas 3,383 4,024 4,134 4,243 19.0 5.4 25.4
   Virginia 999 1,143 1,160 1,148 14.5 0.4 15.0
   West Virginia 322 289 280 269 -10.4 -6.9 -16.6

West 9,185 11,181 11,573 11,817 21.7 5.7 28.7
   Alaska 114 139 145 153 22.0 10.1 34.3
   Arizona 640 893 960 978 39.6 9.5 52.8
   California 4,950 6,027 6,211 6,305 21.7 4.6 27.4
   Colorado 574 716 741 753 24.7 5.2 31.1
   Hawaii 172 191 191 210 11.2 9.9 22.3
   Idaho 221 249 264 284 12.8 14.1 28.6
   Montana 153 158 156 163 3.3 -3.2 6.6
   Nevada 201 336 374 376 66.9 11.9 86.8
   New Mexico 302 339 357 380 12.3 12.1 25.4
   Oregon 472 547 550 555 15.8 1.5 17.5
   Utah 447 483 498 523 8.1 8.3 17.1
   Washington 840 1,010 1,023 1,035 20.3 2.5 23.3
   Wyoming 98 93 93 101 -5.3 8.6 2.8

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey; and Projections of Education Statistics to 2010.


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[ Figure 6. -- Percent change in public elementary and secondary school enrollment, by state: Fall 1990 to 2010 ] 		[ Table of Contents ]
[ Table 3. -- Fifteen states with the largest enrollment increases in public elementary and secondary schools: Fall 2000 to fall 2010 ]
Last Updated -- August 22, 2000, (lvb)