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Table 106. Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools and enrollment, by level, type, and enrollment size of school: 2008-09, 2009-10, and 2010-11
Enrollment size of school Number and percentage distribution of schools, by level and type Enrollment totals and percentage distribution, by level and type of school1
Total2 Elemen-
tary3
Secondary4 Combined
elementary/
secondary5
Other6 Total2 Elemen-
tary3
Secondary4 Combined
elementary/
secondary5
Other6
All schools Regular schools7 All schools Regular schools7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2008-09                        
Total 98,706 67,148 24,348 19,349 5,623 1,587 49,053,786 31,446,040 16,055,123 15,568,281 1,520,246 32,377
                         
Percent8  100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Under 100 10.51 5.88 17.76 9.18 38.56 44.26 0.94 0.63 1.11 0.64 5.33 8.45
100 to 199 9.53 8.30 11.42 10.50 17.27 14.75 2.76 2.68 2.38 1.92 8.12 12.18
200 to 299 11.42 12.46 8.62 8.81 10.00 16.94 5.56 6.71 3.04 2.72 7.91 23.68
300 to 399 13.76 16.20 7.89 8.69 7.76 13.11 9.31 12.08 3.88 3.73 8.79 26.30
400 to 499 13.86 16.87 6.60 7.46 6.72 8.20 12.00 16.09 4.19 4.13 9.73 20.36
                         
500 to 599 11.30 13.67 5.78 6.60 5.06 1.64 11.95 15.90 4.51 4.49 9.04 5.20
600 to 699 8.33 9.78 5.14 5.90 3.60 1.09 10.40 13.44 4.73 4.74 7.59 3.84
700 to 799 5.74 6.53 4.09 4.72 2.79 0.00 8.27 10.36 4.35 4.38 6.77 0.00
800 to 999 6.42 6.50 6.98 8.09 3.08 0.00 11.00 12.20 8.87 8.98 8.82 0.00
1,000 to 1,499 5.39 3.43 11.66 13.55 3.20 0.00 12.49 8.47 20.40 20.69 12.43 0.00
                         
1,500 to 1,999 2.03 0.31 7.33 8.59 1.01 0.00 6.78 1.08 18.05 18.46 5.58 0.00
2,000 to 2,999 1.41 0.06 5.57 6.55 0.51 0.00 6.45 0.31 18.72 19.24 4.00 0.00
3,000 or more 0.31 0.01 1.17 1.37 0.43 0.00 2.11 0.06 5.77 5.88 5.90 0.00
                         
Average
   enrollment8
517 470 704 807 308 177 517 470 704 807 308 177
                         
2009-10                        
Total 98,817 67,140 24,651 19,604 5,730 1,296 49,081,519 31,547,988 15,930,401 15,454,043 1,542,734 60,396
                         
Percent8  100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Under 100 10.63 5.62 18.28 9.46 39.74 36.08 0.93 0.60 1.13 0.67 5.42 9.41
100 to 199 9.36 8.03 11.40 10.59 16.56 26.58 2.72 2.57 2.42 1.97 7.98 20.37
200 to 299 11.29 12.19 8.94 9.26 9.94 15.51 5.52 6.53 3.21 2.91 8.11 20.01
300 to 399 13.74 16.16 7.98 8.66 8.31 12.03 9.33 11.98 4.01 3.79 9.67 22.06
400 to 499 13.92 17.11 6.51 7.40 6.32 5.38 12.12 16.23 4.22 4.16 9.49 12.39
                         
500 to 599 11.36 13.90 5.57 6.35 5.00 1.58 12.06 16.08 4.42 4.37 9.15 4.61
600 to 699 8.46 10.04 5.12 5.84 3.27 1.27 10.61 13.73 4.79 4.75 7.08 4.22
700 to 799 5.83 6.71 4.07 4.75 2.63 0.95 8.44 10.58 4.40 4.46 6.55 3.67
800 to 999 6.43 6.55 6.89 8.03 3.29 0.32 11.04 12.20 8.91 9.03 9.61 1.44
1,000 to 1,499 5.32 3.37 11.51 13.46 3.21 0.32 12.37 8.27 20.50 20.84 12.79 1.82
                         
1,500 to 1,999 2.01 0.29 7.25 8.56 1.05 0.00 6.74 1.01 18.18 18.64 6.03 0.00
2,000 to 2,999 1.36 0.04 5.42 6.40 0.39 0.00 6.26 0.20 18.57 19.05 3.14 0.00
3,000 or more 0.27 # 1.06 1.24 0.29 0.00 1.87 0.02 5.24 5.36 4.98 0.00
                         
Average
   enrollment8
516 473 692 796 300 191 516 473 692 796 300 191
                         
2010-11                        
Total 98,817 67,086 24,544 19,449 6,137 1,050 49,177,617 31,581,751 15,692,610 15,197,786 1,897,712 5,544
                         
Percent8  100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Under 100 10.51 5.51 18.27 9.30 37.19 81.44 0.91 0.59 1.12 0.66 4.36 49.35
100 to 199 9.25 7.96 11.49 10.57 15.47 15.46 2.67 2.55 2.46 1.98 6.45 34.74
200 to 299 11.01 11.84 9.08 9.33 9.30 2.06 5.36 6.31 3.29 2.94 6.68 7.95
300 to 399 13.86 16.34 8.02 8.87 8.45 0.00 9.39 12.08 4.07 3.91 8.53 0.00
400 to 499 13.94 17.07 6.61 7.54 6.86 1.03 12.09 16.14 4.30 4.26 8.98 7.95
                         
500 to 599 11.51 13.97 5.87 6.72 5.41 0.00 12.18 16.11 4.70 4.66 8.60 0.00
600 to 699 8.50 10.12 4.98 5.74 3.69 0.00 10.62 13.78 4.71 4.71 6.96 0.00
700 to 799 5.94 6.84 4.02 4.67 3.22 0.00 8.57 10.75 4.40 4.43 6.97 0.00
800 to 999 6.51 6.69 6.69 7.83 3.73 0.00 11.14 12.43 8.72 8.86 9.70 0.00
1,000 to 1,499 5.32 3.33 11.40 13.36 4.16 0.00 12.31 8.11 20.48 20.81 14.61 0.00
                         
1,500 to 1,999 2.02 0.28 7.24 8.56 1.36 0.00 6.74 0.98 18.35 18.81 6.72 0.00
2,000 to 2,999 1.36 0.03 5.37 6.37 0.76 0.00 6.21 0.16 18.48 18.97 5.29 0.00
3,000 or more 0.26 0.00 0.97 1.14 0.42 0.00 1.80 0.00 4.89 5.00 6.14 0.00
                         
Average
   enrollment8
517 475 684 790 343 57 517 475 684 790 343 57
#Rounds to zero.
1 Totals differ from those reported in other tables because this table represents data reported by schools rather than by states or school districts. Percentage distribution and average enrollment calculations exclude data for schools not reporting enrollment.
2 Includes elementary, secondary, combined elementary/secondary, and other schools.
3 Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.
4 Includes schools with no grade lower than 7.
5 Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and ending with grade 9 or above.
6 Includes special education, alternative, and other schools not reported by grade span.
7 Excludes special education schools, vocational schools, and alternative schools.
8 Data are for schools reporting enrollments greater than zero. Enrollments greater than zero were reported for 94,820 out of 98,706 schools in 2008-09, 95,178 out of 98,817 in 2009-10, and 95,111 out of 98,817 in 2010-11.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2008-09, 2009-10, and 2010-11. (This table was prepared October 2012.)

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