Figure 4. Actual and projected numbers for enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, by region: Fall 2005, fall 2011, and fall 2023 Millions 25 20 20 15 10.8 10.6 10.5 10 8.2 8.0 7.8 5 0 Northeast 2005 (actual) 20.5 19.0 18.1 Midwest South Region 2011 (actual) 13.3 11.9 12.0 West 2023 (projected) NOTE: Calculations are based on unrounded numbers. See the glossary for a list of the states in each region. Mean absolute percentage errors of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools by state and region can be found in table A-7, appendix A. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2005-06 and 2011-12; and State Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Projection Model, 1980 through 2023. (This figure was prepared August 2014.)