Past trends and projected future changes in the composition of enrollment across levels of education and regions of the country, as well as between public and private schools, indicate the amount of resources the nation's schools will require. This report issued by the National Center for Education Statistics indicates that total (public and…

Reproduces selected text, charts, and tables from the National Center for Education Statistics 1982 report, "The Condition of Education," by Nancy Dearman and Valena Plisko. In the 1980s the numbers of preprimary and elementary school children are projected to rise while the secondary school age group will shrink. (Author/JM)

The Center for Education Statistics (CES) projects that this fall (1988), nearly 100,000 more students will enroll in public elementary and secondary schools than last year. Public school enrollment in grades K-8 is expected to increase 1.6 percent from 28.0 million in 1987 to 28.4 million in 1988. In contrast, public school enrollment in grades…

Computerized analysis of current statistical data and projected declining enrollments in Metropolitan Toronto show that the decrease in staffing requirements over the next ten years will increase the average salary of teachers in uninflated dollars mainly through the increase in teachers' average experience. Boards with lower than average teaching…

This paper discusses projected changes in population trends and school enrollments for the United States 1974-1990. The parameters and dynamics of population change are examined, and the population projections of the U.S. Bureau of Census are reviewed in detail. The expected geographic distribution of the projected population is analyzed, and…

From historical and projected state population data, records of live births from 1960 to 1979, and school enrollment data for the years 1961 to 1979, projections of the school enrollments in each of Colorado's counties were developed for the years 1980 through 2000. The counties can be divided into three groups: the 22 for which complete…

This report presents projections of school enrollment by age, sex, and grade level to the year 2000, taking into account the latest population projections prepared by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The figures apply to fall enrollments of the civilian noninstitutional population 5 to 34 years old in elementary school, high school, and college. The…

A bar graph and table shows school-age population projections by region and state for 1980, 1990, and 2000. The Northeast and North Central regions will show a steady decline, the West will show a steady increase, and the South will decline in 1990 but increase by 2000. (TE)

The 10 tables in this report present data on projected enrollments in Florida community colleges between 1996-97 and 2003-04, resulting from the recent baby "boomlet." The tables present the following data: actual and projected public high school graduates in the state, 1993-94 through 2002-03; the projected impact of the boomlet on…

This paper examines the decline in Illinois public school enrollment that began in 1971-72 and attempts to predict the likely duration and severity of the decline. Much of the paper discusses the use of two different models for calculating enrollment projections from 1974 through 1985. The grade-by-grade model formulates enrollment projections…

These school statistics are compiled from estimated data provided by the 50 state education agencies and the District of Columbia for use by the National Education Association's state and local affiliates, which employ them in their negotiations, research, and lobbying activities. Current-year projections of enrollment, staff, and financial…

This study presents forecasts of primary and secondary school enrollment in Bophuthatswana, South Africa up to 1983. Examined are implications of population growth on teachers, classrooms, and general expenditure. Purposes of the study are to estimate (1) future demand for education on the basis of expected enrollment, (2) teacher needs if…

This report presents, in tabular form, estimates of the number of students with disabilities projected to exit the Illinois public school system after the 1998-99 school year. Data are provided for each Illinois county by number of students, type of disability, and reasons for exit. The same data are provided for students under the Department of…

This first in a series of bulletins on trends and projections presents past and projected enrollment trends in public elementary and secondary schools from 1965 to 2000. Enrollments in regular elementary and secondary schools from the Center for Education Statistics' Common Core of Data Survey were used to develop the projections. For the…

The school enrollment projections presented in this report are based on the application of a modified version of the cohort survival model. Retention ratios from grade to grade were analyzed for six prior years and the trend extended over the 19-year period from 1974-75 to 1992-93. Actual birth figures, population estimates, and projected New York…