IES has recently released its Projections of Education Statistics to 2022. This edition of the report provides projections for key education statistics, including enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in elementary and secondary public and private schools, as well as enrollment and degrees conferred at postsecondary degree-granting institutions. Included are national data on enrollment and graduates for the past 15 years and projections to the year 2022. Also included are state-level data on enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools and public high schools from 2004, with projections to 2022. This report is organized by the level of schooling with sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 covering aspects of elementary and secondary education and sections 5 and 6 covering aspects of postsecondary education. This is the 41st edition of a publication first initiated in 1964.
Findings include the following:
- Enrollment in elementary and secondary schools rose 5 percent between 1997 and 2011 and is projected to increase an additional 6 percent between 2011 and 2022.
- Postsecondary enrollment rose by 45 percent between 1997 and 2011, and is projected to increase another 14 percent by 2022.
- The number of high school graduates increased by 27 percent between 1997-98 and 2009-10, and a decrease of 2 percent is projected by 2022-23.
- After adjusting for inflation, current expenditure per pupil increased by 28 percent between 1997-98 and 2009-10, and a further increase of 18 percent is projected by 2022-23.
This report is a product of the National Center for Education Statistics at the Institute of Education Sciences, part of the U.S. Department of Education.
To view the full report, please visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2014051
