Growing Enrollments in Key
Adoption States
Changing U.S. Pre-K–12 Enrollment by Region and State, 2006–2018
Mapping the Adoption Process
In the adoption process, a state education board selects elementary and secondary textbooks to be placed on an approved list. To use state education funds, local school districts must choose textbooks from the approved list. In adoption states, the state board issues curriculum guidelines and schedules the purchase of new books in each subject area. In the remaining states, known as “open territories,” textbooks are purchased independently by local school districts or individual schools. There are no statewide purchasing schedules or state selected lists of textbooks.
Total U.S. Enrollment Growth: 8.0%
Between 2006 and 2018 enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools is projected to increase in 34 states as well as the District of Columbia and decline in 16 states, translating into an 8.0% national increase in public school enrollment.
Pre-K–12 Market Sales
In 2009, sales of textbooks and educational materials for the pre-K–12 school market decreased approximately 14% to $5.2 billion, according to the Association of American Publishers (AAP).
