National Center for Education Statistics

Table 3. Actual and projected numbers for enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by
Table 3. grade: Fall 1991 through fall 2016
[In thousands]
Grade
Elementary
unclassi-
Year Total #REF!
PK #REF!
K #REF!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 fied

Actual
1991 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
42,047 375 3,311 3,556 3,360 3,334 3,315 3,268 3,239 3,181 3,020 3,313 2,915 2,645 2,392 545
1992 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
42,823 505 3,313 3,542 3,431 3,361 3,342 3,325 3,303 3,299 3,129 3,352 3,027 2,656 2,431 539
1993 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
43,465 545 3,377 3,529 3,429 3,437 3,361 3,350 3,356 3,355 3,249 3,487 3,050 2,751 2,424 515
1994 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
44,111 603 3,444 3,593 3,440 3,439 3,426 3,372 3,381 3,404 3,302 3,604 3,131 2,748 2,488 494
1995 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
44,840 637 3,536 3,671 3,507 3,445 3,431 3,438 3,395 3,422 3,356 3,704 3,237 2,826 2,487 502
1996 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
45,611 670 3,532 3,770 3,600 3,524 3,454 3,453 3,494 3,464 3,403 3,801 3,323 2,930 2,586 401
1997 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46,127 695 3,503 3,755 3,689 3,597 3,507 3,458 3,492 3,520 3,415 3,819 3,376 2,972 2,673 442
1998 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46,539 729 3,443 3,727 3,681 3,696 3,592 3,520 3,497 3,530 3,480 3,856 3,382 3,021 2,722 451
1999 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46,857 751 3,397 3,684 3,656 3,691 3,686 3,604 3,564 3,541 3,497 3,935 3,415 3,034 2,782 417
2000 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
47,204 776 3,382 3,636 3,634 3,676 3,711 3,707 3,663 3,629 3,538 3,963 3,491 3,083 2,803 336
2001 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
47,672 865 3,379 3,614 3,593 3,653 3,695 3,727 3,769 3,720 3,616 4,012 3,528 3,174 2,863 306
2002 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
48,183 915 3,434 3,594 3,565 3,623 3,669 3,711 3,788 3,821 3,709 4,105 3,584 3,229 2,990 287
2003 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
48,540 950 3,503 3,613 3,544 3,611 3,619 3,685 3,772 3,841 3,809 4,190 3,675 3,277 3,046 256
2004 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
48,795 990 3,544 3,663 3,560 3,580 3,612 3,635 3,735 3,818 3,825 4,281 3,750 3,369 3,094 216
Projected
2005 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
49,028 1,005 3,596 3,666 3,610 3,593 3,584 3,627 3,690 3,786 3,803 4,316 3,826 3,425 3,164 214
2006 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
49,370 1,050 3,758 3,721 3,613 3,644 3,597 3,600 3,682 3,740 3,771 4,292 3,857 3,493 3,216 213
2007 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
49,610 1,052 3,763 3,881 3,667 3,647 3,647 3,612 3,654 3,732 3,725 4,255 3,835 3,522 3,281 213
2008 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
49,812 1,059 3,788 3,886 3,825 3,701 3,650 3,663 3,667 3,703 3,717 4,203 3,802 3,502 3,307 214
2009 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
50,028 1,067 3,817 3,912 3,830 3,861 3,705 3,666 3,718 3,716 3,688 4,194 3,756 3,472 3,289 215
2010 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
50,303 1,076 3,850 3,941 3,855 3,866 3,865 3,721 3,721 3,769 3,701 4,162 3,748 3,430 3,261 216
2011 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
50,653 1,086 3,886 3,975 3,884 3,891 3,870 3,882 3,777 3,772 3,753 4,177 3,720 3,422 3,221 218
2012 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
51,093 1,096 3,923 4,012 3,918 3,920 3,895 3,887 3,940 3,828 3,756 4,236 3,733 3,396 3,214 221
2013 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
51,579 1,108 3,963 4,051 3,954 3,954 3,924 3,912 3,945 3,993 3,813 4,239 3,785 3,408 3,190 224
2014 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
52,135 1,119 4,004 4,092 3,992 3,991 3,958 3,941 3,971 3,998 3,977 4,303 3,788 3,456 3,201 226
2015 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
52,733 1,130 4,044 4,135 4,033 4,029 3,995 3,976 4,001 4,024 3,982 4,488 3,845 3,459 3,246 228
2016 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
53,300 1,141 4,081 4,176 4,075 4,071 4,033 4,013 4,036 4,055 4,008 4,494 4,011 3,511 3,248 230
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Mean absolute percentage
errors of selected education statistics can be found in table A-2, appendix A.
education statistics
SOURCE: can b
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics: Common Core of Data (CCD), “State Nonfiscal Survey of Public
Elementary/Secondary Education,” 1991–1992 through 2004–2005; and National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Model, 1972–2004. (This table
was prepared November 2006.)
ary schools, by

Secondary
unclassi-
fied

275
269
248
242
245
206
214
212
203
175
157
160
149
121

122
124
125
124
123
121
119
117
117
116
117
119
Mean absolute percentage

nfiscal Survey of Public

del, 1972–2004. (This table