Kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) enrollment

K-12 Enrollment

Including Running Start

Year	October Headcount Enrollment
2024	1,071,082
2023	1,074,395
2022	1,077,339
2021	1,074,262
2020	1,077,739
2019	1,115,732
2018	1,107,127
2017	1,103,393
2016	1,092,384
2015	1,079,434
2014	1,067,555
2013	1,055,895
2012	1,047,953
2011	1,045,088
2010	1,045,241
2009	1,039,664
2008	1,032,105
2007	1,026,458
2006	1,026,530
2005	1,025,041
2004	1,017,594

Compared to Age 5 to 17 Population

K-12 enrollment usually tracks well with the population age 5 to 17. Moderate variations occur due to trends in the attractiveness of private and/or home schooling.
The number of school-age children increased an average of 10,970 per year between 2014 and 2024.
Remote learning policies to mitigate the spread of the Covid-19 virus in 2020 resulted in numerous parents enrolling their children in alternative in-person teaching arrangements. As a result, public enrollment declined over the next serveral school years even as the school-age population continued to grow. K-12 enrollment decreased by 0.3%, while the population age 5 to 17 increased by 0.3%.