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6    The number of states that saw their overall population grow by more than 3 percent between 2020 and 2023. Those states are: Idaho, Florida, Montana, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah. Federal researchers are projecting public school enrollment increases between 2022 and 2031 for all those states except Texas, where a decrease of 9 percent is projected.

18    The number of states that recorded an overall population decline between 2020 and 2023. That’s smaller than the number of states—26—that recorded a decline in K-12 enrollment over the same period. Americans are having fewer children than they were in previous decades, one of several factors contributing to a sharper decline in younger populations.

8    The number of states where the overall population grew between 2020 and 2023, but K-12 enrollment declined. The biggest gap was in Colorado, where K-12 enrollment dropped by 2.5 percent, while population increased by slightly more than 1 percent.

14    The number of states that saw increased school enrollment between 2020 and 2023 but are projected to experience a decline in overall K-12 enrollment in public schools by 2031.

16%    The biggest K-12 enrollment drop predicted by federal researchers for a single state between 2022 and 2031. That drop is anticipated in Hawaii, with comparable drops above 10 percent projected for California, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and West Virginia.

3    The number of states where K-12 enrollment is projected to grow at a faster rate between 2022 and 2031 than it did between 2013 and 2022. Those states are Idaho, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The rest of states will see smaller increases or bigger decreases in the coming decade than they did in the previous one.