Projections of Education Statistitcs to 2026

Projections of Education Statistics to 2026

Forty-fifth Edition

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NCES 2018-019

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Projections of Education Statistics to 2026

Forty-fifth Edition April 2018

William J. Hussar National Center for Education Statistics Tabitha M. Bailey IHS Global Inc.

NCES 2018-019

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

U.S. Department of Education Betsy DeVos Secretary of Education

Institute of Education Sciences Thomas Brock Commissioner of the National Center for Education Research Delegated the Duties of the Director

National Center for Education Statistics James L. Woodworth Commissioner

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data related to education in the United States and other nations. It fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report full and complete statistics on the condition of education in the United States; conduct and publish reports and specialized analyses of the meaning and significance of such statistics; assist state and local education agencies in improving their statistical systems; and review and report on education activities in foreign countries.

NCES activities are designed to address high-priority education data needs; provide consistent, reliable, complete, and accurate indicators of education status and trends; and report timely, useful, and high-quality data to the U.S. Department of Education, the Congress, the states, other education policymakers, practitioners, data users, and the general public. Unless specifically noted, all information contained herein is in the public domain.

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Suggested Citation Hussar, W.J., and Bailey, T.M. (2018). Projections of Education Statistics to 2026 (NCES 2018-019). U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

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Foreword

Projections of Education Statistics to 2026 is the 45th report in a series begun in 1964. It includes statistics on elementary and secondary schools and degree-granting postsecondary institutions. This report provides revisions of projections shown in Projections of Education Statistics to 2025 and projections of enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures to the year 2026.

In addition to projections at the national level, the report includes projections of public elementary and secondary school enrollment and public high school graduates to the year 2026 at the state level. The projections in this report were produced by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to provide researchers, policy analysts, and others with state-level projections developed using a consistent methodology. They are not intended to supplant detailed projections prepared for individual states.

Assumptions regarding the population and the economy are the key factors underlying the projections of education statistics. NCES projections do not reflect changes in national, state, or local education policies that may affect education statistics.

Appendix A of this report outlines the projection methodology and describes the models and assumptions used to develop the national and state projections. The enrollment models use enrollment data and population estimates and projections from NCES, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the economic forecasting service IHS Global Inc. The models are based on the mathematical projection of past data patterns into the future. The models also use projections of economic variables from IHS Global Inc.

The projections presented in this report are based on assumptions for the fertility rate, internal migration, net immigration, and mortality rate from the Census Bureau. For further information, see appendix A.

Thomas D. Snyder, Supervisor Annual Reports and Information Staff National Center for Education Statistics

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Contents

Page Foreword ..............................................................................................................................................................................iii List of Reference Tables ....................................................................................................................................................... vii List of Figures ....................................................................................................................................................................... xi

About This Report ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Projections .................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Limitations of Projections ............................................................................................................................................. 1

Section 1. Elementary and Secondary Enrollment .........................................................................................................3 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Accuracy of Projections ................................................................................................................................................. 3 National ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 State and Regional (Public School Data) ....................................................................................................................... 6 Race/Ethnicity (Public School Data) ............................................................................................................................ 8

Section 2. Elementary and Secondary Teachers ..............................................................................................................9 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Accuracy of Projections ................................................................................................................................................. 9 Teachers in Elementary and Secondary Schools .......................................................................................................... 10

Section 3. High School Graduates ................................................................................................................................13 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 13 Accuracy of Projections ............................................................................................................................................... 13 National ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14 State and Regional (Public School Data) ..................................................................................................................... 15 Race/Ethnicity (Public School Data) .......................................................................................................................... 17

Section 4. Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education ...................................................................19 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 19 Accuracy of Projections ............................................................................................................................................... 19 Current Expenditures ................................................................................................................................................. 20

Section 5. Enrollment in Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions ........................................................................23 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 23 Accuracy of Projections ............................................................................................................................................... 23 Total Enrollment ........................................................................................................................................................ 24 Enrollment by Selected Characteristics and Control of Institution .............................................................................. 25 First-Time Freshmen Enrollment ................................................................................................................................ 29 Full-Time-Equivalent Enrollment, by Control of Institution ...................................................................................... 30

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Section 6. Postsecondary Degrees Conferred ...............................................................................................................31 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 Accuracy of Projections ............................................................................................................................................... 31 Degrees, by Level of Degree and Sex of Recipient ....................................................................................................... 32

Reference Tables ...........................................................................................................................................................35

Technical Appendixes ...................................................................................................................................................69 Appendix A. Introduction to Projection Methodology ........................................................................................................ 71

A.0. Introduction to Projection Methodology ............................................................................................................. 71 A.1. Elementary and Secondary Enrollment ............................................................................................................... 78 A.2. Elementary and Secondary Teachers .................................................................................................................... 88 A.3. High School Graduates ....................................................................................................................................... 95 A.4. Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education .......................................................................... 100 A.5. Enrollment in Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions ............................................................................... 104 A.6. Postsecondary Degrees Conferred ...................................................................................................................... 124 Appendix B. Supplementary Tables ................................................................................................................................... 127 Appendix C. Data Sources ................................................................................................................................................. 135 Appendix D. References .................................................................................................................................................... 149 Appendix E. List of Abbreviations ..................................................................................................................................... 151 Appendix F. Glossary ......................................................................................................................................................... 153

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