Archived -- Table 2. -- Enrollment in grades K-12 in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by region and state: Fall 1989, 1999, 2004, and 2009

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

A Back to School Special Report on the Baby Boom Echo: America's Schools Are Overcrowded and Wearing Out -- (August 17, 1999)

Table 2. -- Enrollment in grades K-12 in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by region and state: Fall 1989, 1999, 2004, and 2009

Enrollment numbers (In thousands)

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey; and Projections of Education Statistics to 2009.

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[ Figure 5. -- Percent change in public elementary and secondary enrollment, by state: Fall 1989 to fall 2009 ] [ Table 3. -- Fifteen states with the largest enrollment increases in public elementary and secondary schools: Fall 1999 to fall 2009 ]

Last Updated -- August 17, 1999, (smj)