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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)

Table 8. -- Fifteen states with the largest enrollment increases in public elementary and secondary schools: Fall 1998 to fall 2008

(In thousands)

State Projected enrollment Number of
additional
students,
1998 to 2008
1998 2008
California 1,623 2,160 537
Texas 1,063 1,262 199
New York 871 983 112
Florida 640 718 78
North Carolina 334 405 71
Georgia 372 439 67
Arizona 220 281 61
Virginia 311 364 53
Illinois 563 614 51
Massachusetts 261 307 46
New Jersey 330 370 40
Tennessee 254 289 35
Maryland 234 261 27
South Carolina 186 209 23
Indiana 299 319 20

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


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[ Table 7. -- Enrollment in grades 9 to 12 in public and private secondary schools, by region and state: Fall 1988, 1998, 2003, and 2008 ] [ Table of Contents ] [ Table 9. -- Fifteen states with the largest percent increase in enrollment in grades 9 to 12 in public schools: Fall 1998 to fall 2008 ]

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