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High school enrollment in public and private institutions in the United States

High school enrollment in the U.S. from 1965 to 2015 for public and private schools with projections up to 2027 (in thousand)

The data displays the school enrollment for public and private schools, grades 9 to 12 (high school) in the U.S. from 1965 to 2015 with projections up to 2027. In 2015, about 1.45 million students were enrolled in private high schools or similar institutions.

1965 11610 1400
1966 11894 1400
1967 12250 1400
1968 12718 1400
1969 13037 1300
1970 13336 1311
1971 13753 1300
1972 13848 1300
1973 14044 1300
1974 14103 1300
1975 14304 1300
1976 14314 1342
1977 14203 1343
1978 14088 1353
1979 13616 1300
1980 13231 1339
1981 12764 1400
1982 12405 1400
1983 12271 1400
1984 12304 1400
1985 12388 1362
1986 12333 1336
1987 12076 1247
1988 11687 1206
1989 11390 1163
1990 11341 1150
1991 11544 1163
1992 11737 1148
1993 11963 1132
1994 12215 1138
1995 12502 1163
1996 12849 1178
1997 13056 1185
1998 13195 1212
1999 13371 1229
2000 13517 1264
2001 13736 1296
2002 14069 1306
2003 14339 1311
2004 14618 1331
2005 14909 1349
2006 15081 1360
2007 15086 1364
2008 14980 1342
2009 14952 1309
2010 14860 1299
2011 14749 1291
2012 14753 1302
2013 14794 1312
2014 14943 1373
2015 15050 1446
2016 15076 1495
2017 15097 1531
2018 15095 1563
2019 15120 1576
2020 15254 1596
2021 15435 1624
2022 15572 1634
2023 15585 1643
2024 15549 1651
2025 15467 1647
2026 15382 1645
2027 15391 1646