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A Back to School Special Report on the Baby Boom Echo: America's Schools Are Overcrowded and Wearing Out -- (September 8, 1998)

Figure 4. -- Percent change in public elementary and secondary enrollment, by state: Fall 1988 to fall 2008

Over the twenty-year period from 1988 to 2008, public elementary and secondary school enrollment is projected to increase by 20 percent. The increases are most notable among the western states, with Nevada expecting the largest rate of increase at 80 percent.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics to 2008.


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[ Table 1.-- Enrollment in prekindergarten/kindergarten, grades 1 to 5, 6 to 8, and 9 to 12 in public elementary and secondary schools: Fall 1983 to fall 2008 ] [ Table of Contents ] [ Figure 5. -- Percent change in public elementary and secondary enrollment, by state: Fall 1998 to fall 2008 ]

Last Updated -- September 7, 1998, (pjk)