Education projections to 2015.

Education projections to 2015. ELEMENTARY elementary/el��e��men��ta��ry/ (el?e-men��tah-re) not resolvable or divisible into simpler parts or components. elementarynot resolvable into simpler parts.elementary body1. AND SECONDARY ENROLLMENT After increasing by about one-fifth between 1990 and 2003,elementary and secondary enrollment is expected to increase at slowerrates between 2003 and 2015. Total enrollment: * increased 18% between 1990 and 2003 * is projected to increase an additional 6% between 2003 and 2015EnrollmentActual and projected enrollment in millions 1990 2003 2015PK-8 34 39 429-12 13 16 16TOTAL 47 55 58 EXPENDITURES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL Current expenditures in constant 2003-2004 dollars increased 41%from 1990-1991 to 2002-2003. From 2002-2003 to 2015-2016, current expenditures in constant2003-2004 dollars are projected to increase: * between 38% to $546 billion and 51% to $599 billionPer PupilActual and projected expenditures per pupil in2003-2004 dollars1990-91 2002-03 2015-16$6,800 $8,200 $11,000 The pupil/teacher ratio in elementary and secondary schoolsdecreased from 16.9 to 16.0 between 1990 and 2003 and is projected to be14.6 in 2015. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES Between 2002-2003 and 2015-2016, the number of high schoolgraduates is projected to increase nationally by 6%. Total number of high school graduates: * increased 22% between 1990-1991 and 2002-2003 * is projected to increase an additional 5% between 2002-2003 and2015-2016GraduatesActual and projected high school graduates,in millions1990-91 2002-03 2015-162.2 2.7 2.9 PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS The number of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools: * increased 27% between 1990 and 2003 * is projected to increase an additional 16% between 2003 and 2015TeachersActual and projected elementary andsecondary teachers, in millions1990-91 2002-03 20152.4 3 3.6State and RegionalProjected increases anddecreases in enrollment:2003-2015 INCREASESNevada 36%Arizona 32%Texas 23%Georgia 19%Idaho 18%Utah 17%Florida 17%North Carolina 15%Colorado 13%Delaware 11%Hawaii 11%Virginia 10%Tennessee 8%Arkansas 6%Maryland 5%South Carolina 5%Alaska 5%Nebraska 4%Oregon 3%California 3%Minnesota 3%Oklahoma 3%Kentucky 3%Indiana 2%Missouri 2%New Jersey 2%Mississippi 1%Iowa 1 1%Louisiana 1%Illinois. 3%Washington 2%Kansas 0% DECREASESNew Mexico -.3%Wisconsin -.4%Alabama -1%Montana -1%South Dakota -1%New Hampshire -4%Ohio 4% -4%Wyoming -4%West Virginia -4%Michigan -4%Massachusetts -4%Rhode Island -5%Connecticut -5%Pennsylvania -6%Maine -6%New York -8%District of Columbia -9%North Dakota -13%Vermont -13%Source: National Center for Education Statistics,Projections of Education Statistics to 2015, nces.ed.gov