Table 215.

School Enrollment: 1980 to 2019

[In thousands (58,306 represents 58,306,000). As of fall]
All levels

Year

Pre-kindergarten
Grades 9 through 12
through grade 8
Public
Private
Public
Private
27,647
3,992
13,231
1,339
27,034
4,195
12,388
1,362
29,152
4,035
11,390
1,163
29,878
4,084
11,338
1,150

1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1985. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1989. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total
58,306
57,226
59,279
60,269

Public
50,335
48,901
51,120
52,061

Private
7,971
8,325
8,159
8,208

1991. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1992. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

62,087
62,987
63,438
64,385
65,020

53,357
54,208
54,654
55,245
55,933

8,730
8,779
8,784
9,139
9,087

30,506
31,088
31,504
31,896
32,338

4,518
4,528
4,536
4,856
4,756

11,541
11,735
11,961
12,215
12,502

1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65,911
66,574
67,033
67,667
68,685

56,732
57,323
57,676
58,167
58,956

9,180
9,251
9,357
9,500
9,729

32,762
33,071
33,344
33,486
33,686

4,755
4,759
4,776
4,789
4,906

2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

69,919
71,015
71,551
72,154
72,674

59,905
60,935
61,399
61,776
62,135

10,014
10,080
10,152
10,379
10,539

33,936
34,114
34,201
34,178
34,204

2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2008, proj. 2. . . . . . . . .
2009, proj. . . . . . . . . . . .
2010, proj. . . . . . . . . . . .

73,066
73,451
74,337
74,807
74,991

62,496
62,783
63,237
63,723
63,879

10,570
10,668
11,100
11,084
11,112

2011, proj. . . . . . . . . . .
2012, proj. . . . . . . . . . .
2013, proj. . . . . . . . . . .
2014, proj. . . . . . . . . . .
2015, proj. . . . . . . . . . .

.
.
.
.
.

75,227
75,648
76,293
77,150
77,940

64,093
64,458
64,994
65,699
66,349

2016, proj. . . . . . . . . . .
2017, proj. . . . . . . . . . .
2018, proj. . . . . . . . . . .
2019, proj. . . . . . . . . . .

.
.
.
.

78,709
79,488
80,269
80,998

66,977
67,611
68,237
68,831

College 1
Public
9,457
9,479
10,578
10,845

Private
2,640
2,768
2,961
2,974

1,163
1,148
1,132
1,138
1,163

11,310
11,385
11,189
11,134
11,092

3,049
3,102
3,116
3,145
3,169

12,849
13,056
13,195
13,371
13,517

1,178
1,185
1,212
1,229
1,264

11,121
11,196
11,138
11,309
11,753

3,247
3,306
3,369
3,482
3,560

5,023
4,915
4,788
4,756
4,724

13,736
14,069
14,339
14,618
14,909

1,296
1,306
1,311
1,331
1,349

12,233
12,752
12,859
12,980
13,022

3,695
3,860
4,053
4,292
4,466

34,235
34,205
34,316
34,505
34,730

4,631
4,546
4,574
4,580
4,582

15,081
15,087
14,949
14,807
14,657

1,360
1,364
1,395
1,389
1,382

13,180
13,491
13,972
14,410
14,492

4,579
4,757
5,131
5,114
5,149

11,135
11,190
11,299
11,452
11,591

34,974
35,206
35,437
35,636
35,881

4,598
4,622
4,657
4,702
4,757

14,580
14,589
14,651
14,810
14,946

1,363
1,340
1,318
1,294
1,275

14,539
14,663
14,906
15,253
15,522

5,174
5,229
5,324
5,456
5,560

11,733
11,877
12,032
12,167

36,205
36,526
36,838
37,156

4,801
4,844
4,885
4,927

14,993
15,058
15,108
15,186

1,274
1,282
1,298
1,321

15,778
16,027
16,291
16,489

5,658
5,751
5,849
5,919

1
Data beginning 1996 based on new classification system. See footnote 1, Table 274. 2 Pre-K through 12 are projections;
college data are actual.
Source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, annual, and Projections of Education
Statistics, annual. See also <http://www.nces.ed.gov/annuals>.

Table 216. School Expenditures by Type of Control and Level of Instruction

in Constant (2008 to 2009) Dollars: 1980 to 2009
[In millions of dollars (442,613 represents $442,613,000,000). For school years ending in year shown. Data shown reflect historical
revisions. Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools include current expenditures, interest on school debt and
capital outlay. Data deflated by the Consumer Price Index, all urban consumers, on a school-year basis (supplied by the National
Center for Education Statistics). See also Appendix III. Based on survey of state education agencies; see source for details]
Year

Elementary and secondary schools

Total
Public
Private
285,245
265,337
19,908
303,213
278,047
25,166
390,804
359,698
31,106

Colleges and universities 1

Total
Public
157,368
104,430
182,559
118,352
227,642
145,000

Private
52,938
64,208
82,643

234,167
242,585
248,871
254,492
261,128

149,009
153,525
157,494
160,475
164,788

85,158
89,061
91,377
94,017
96,339

264,642
270,035
277,186
285,975
300,236

166,064
170,175
176,309
183,344
193,144

1980. . . . . . . . . . .
1985. . . . . . . . . . .
1990. . . . . . . . . . .

Total
442,613
485,772
618,447

1991. . . . . . . . . . .
1992. . . . . . . . . . .
1993. . . . . . . . . . .
1994. . . . . . . . . . .
1995. . . . . . . . . . .

633,662
649,130
662,199
676,428
692,419

399,495
406,545
413,328
421,935
431,292

367,757
374,395
380,947
389,491
398,181

31,738
32,150
32,381
32,445
33,110

1996. . . . . . . . . . .
1997. . . . . . . . . . .
1998. . . . . . . . . . .
1999. . . . . . . . . . .
2000. . . . . . . . . . .

706,527
727,901
757,108
787,766
823,324

441,885
457,866
479,922
501,790
523,088

407,984
423,014
443,691
464,218
484,161

33,901
34,851
36,232
37,572
38,927

2001. . . . . . . . . . .
2002. . . . . . . . . . .
2003. . . . . . . . . . .
2004. . . . . . . . . . .
2005. . . . . . . . . . .

864,331
906,832
937,913
957,746
980,937

545,326
568,670
580,891
592,373
605,780

503,643
524,459
536,217
547,040
559,420

41,683
44,210
44,674
45,333
46,360

319,005
338,162
357,022
365,374
375,157

208,838
220,975
232,242
236,548
241,648

110,167
117,187
124,780
128,826
133,509

2006. . . . . . . . . . .
2007 2 . . . . . . . . .
2008 2, 3. . . . . . . .
2009 2, 3. . . . . . . .

998,590
1,034,911
1,068,000
1,093,000

617,177
640,019
654,000
661,000

570,360
591,228
604,000
611,000

46,817
48,791
50,000
50,000

381,413
394,892
414,000
432,000

244,386
251,137
265,000
271,000

137,027
143,755
149,000
161,000

2
2

98,578
99,860
100,877
102,632
107,092

1
Data beginning 1996 based on new classification system. See footnote 1, Table 274. 2 Estimated. 3 Detail may not add to total
due to rounding.
Source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, annual. See also <http://www.nces.ed.gov
/programs/digest/>.

U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2011

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