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Table 7.--Enrollement in grades 9 to 12 in public and private schools, by region and state: Fall 1990, 2005, and 2010
(Numbers 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 12,475 14,857 15,868 15,478 19.1 4.2 24.1
   Private 1,137 1,352 1,444 1,409 18.9 4.2 23.9

Public schools
   Public, total 11,338 13,505 14,423 14,069 19.1 4.2 24.1
Northeast 2,092 2,397 2,583 2,422 14.6 1.0 15.8
   Connecticut 122 154 172 159 26.5 3.2 30.6
   Maine 60 61 58 52 1.8 -14.8 -13.2
   Massachusetts 230 272 304 283 18.2 4.0 23.0
   New Hampshire 50 58 62 59 17.7 1.0 18.9
   New Jersey 306 339 381 365 10.8 7.7 19.2
   New York 770 874 940 884 13.4 1.1 14.7
   Pennsylvania 496 560 584 547 13.0 -2.3 13.5
   Rhode Island 37 43 47 42 16.2 -2.3 13.5
   Vermont 25 33 31 29 32.5 -12.1 16.5

Midwest 2,815 3,189 3,290 3,168 13.3 -0.7 12.5
   Illinois 512 587 651 640 14.7 9.0 25.1
   Indiana 279 286 307 305 2.6 6.6 9.4
   Iowa 139 161 157 150 16.0 -6.8 8.1
   Kansas 117 145 142 140 23.6 -3.4 19.3
   Michigan 4440 477 501 465 8.5 -2.5 5.8
   Minnesota 211 275 275 261 30.4 -5.1 23.8
   Missouri 228 268 276 268 17.3 0.0 17.3
   Nebraska 76 90 88 86 18.4 -4.4 13.2
   North Dakota 33 36 31 30 9.5 -16.7 -8.8
   Ohio 514 539 547 520 5.0 -3.5 1.3
   South Dakota 34 40 34 33 17.7 -17.5 -2.9
   Wisconsin 232 285 282 271 22.8 -4.9 16.8

South 3,949 4,686 4,993 4,946 18.7 5.5 25.5
   Alabama 195 201 207 208 3.2 3.5 6.8
   Arkansas 123 131 133 129 6.7 -1.5 5.1
   Delaware 27 34 36 36 25.7 5.9 33.1
   District of Columbia 19 15 14 12 -22.8 -20.0 -38.2
   Florida 492 677 750 716 37.7 5.8
   Georgia 303 383 431 441 26.6 15.1 45.7
   Kentucky 177 188 185 185 6.1 -1.6 4.4
   Louisiana 199 208 196 189 4.7 -9.1 -4.8
   Maryland 188 247 272 261 31.2 5.7 38.6
   Mississippi 131 133 135 136 1.7 2.3 4.0
   North Carolina 304 349 404 392 14.9 12.3 29.1
   Oklahoma 154 179 174 163 16.1 -8.9 5.7
   South Carolina 170 189 196 187 11.1 -1.1 9.9
   Tennessee 226 243 265 266 7.3 9.5 17.4
   Texas 872 1,106 1,172 1,204 26.8 8.9 38.1
   Virginia 270 318 339 339 17.6 6.6 25.4
   West Virginia 98 87 84 80 -11.5 -8.0 -18.6

West 2,482 3,233 3,557 3,533 30.2 9.3 42.3
   Alaska 29 41 44 44 43.3 7.3 53.8
   Arizona 161 243 290 305 51.1 25.5 89.7
   California 1,336 1,717 1,929 1,865 28.5 8.6 39.6
   Colorado 154 207 222 226 34.2 9.2 46.5
   Hawaii 49 53 55 57 8.5 7.5 16.6
   Idaho 61 74 76 83 21.8 12.2 36.6
   Montana 42 50 45 46 19.6 -8.0 10.0
   Nevada 51 90 120 128 75.0 42.2 148.9
   New Mexico 94 101 105 110 7.7 8.9 17.3
   Oregon 132 166 170 167 25.6 0.6 26.4
   Utah 122 148 148 156 21.7 5.4 28.3
   Washington 227 312 325 320 37.4 2.6 40.9
   Wyoming 27 30 27 27 10.0 -10.0 -1.0

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics to 2010.


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[ Figure 8. --Percent change in enrollment in grades 9 to 12 in public schools, by state: Fall 1990 to 2010 ]		 [ Table of Contents ]
[ Table 8. -- Fifteen states with the largest enrollment increases in grades 9 to 12 in public schools: Fall 2000 to fall 2010

Last Updated -- August 23, 2000, (kj)