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Digest of Education Statistics: 2008
Digest of Education Statistics: 2008

NCES 2009-020
March 2009


Table 95. Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools and enrollment, by type and enrollment size of school: 2004–05, 2005–06, and 2006–07
Enrollment size of school Number and percentage distribution of schools, by type Enrollment totals and percentage distribution, by type of school1 
Total2  Elementary3  Secondary4  Combined elementary/
secondary5 
Other2  Total2  Elementary3  Secondary4  Combined elementary/
secondary5 
Other2 
All schools Regular schools6  All schools Regular schools6 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2004–057                         
Total 96,513 65,984 23,445 19,028 5,572 1,512 48,583,506 31,161,899 15,877,599 15,411,760 1,502,102 41,906
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 11.03 6.21 17.81 9.09 41.68 51.19 0.96 0.65 1.08 0.63 5.88 16.18
100 to 199 9.69 8.59 11.11 10.35 16.97 24.91 2.78 2.75 2.27 1.86 8.29 24.28
200 to 299 11.56 12.85 8.20 8.56 9.80 8.53 5.61 6.87 2.86 2.61 8.07 15.27
300 to 399 13.53 15.96 7.82 8.55 7.35 9.56 9.09 11.78 3.82 3.65 8.57 23.33
400 to 499 13.20 16.23 6.06 6.80 5.78 3.75 11.37 15.35 3.81 3.74 8.62 11.65
                         
500 to 599 10.80 13.06 5.76 6.53 4.23 1.37 11.35 15.05 4.44 4.40 7.72 5.15
600 to 699 8.14 9.49 5.36 6.11 3.38 0.00 10.11 12.93 4.87 4.85 7.33 0.00
700 to 799 5.56 6.24 4.36 4.99 2.23 0.34 7.96 9.82 4.57 4.58 5.57 1.78
800 to 999 6.60 6.68 7.24 8.37 3.08 0.34 11.25 12.47 9.08 9.17 9.17 2.34
1,000 to 1,499 5.96 4.08 12.25 14.21 2.96 0.00 13.66 10.02 21.00 21.31 11.91 0.00
                         
1,500 to 1,999 2.16 0.49 7.23 8.44 1.57 0.00 7.12 1.74 17.51 17.87 9.06 0.00
2,000 to 2,999 1.43 0.10 5.53 6.48 0.64 0.00 6.46 0.51 18.29 18.75 5.08 0.00
3,000 or more 0.33 0.01 1.28 1.50 0.34 0.00 2.27 0.05 6.42 6.59 4.73 0.00
                         
Average enrollment8  521 474 713 815 298 143 521 474 713 815 298 143
2005–06                        
Total 97,382 67,291 23,800 19,252 5,707 584 48,912,085 31,104,018 16,219,309 15,685,032 1,526,186 62,572
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 11.03 6.22 18.42 9.27 37.01 57.49 0.96 0.65 1.11 0.63 5.04 18.57
100 to 199 9.63 8.57 10.98 10.16 16.33 23.00 2.75 2.74 2.25 1.82 7.53 25.47
200 to 299 11.47 12.63 8.45 8.69 10.30 8.62 5.55 6.76 2.96 2.64 7.98 16.67
300 to 399 13.58 16.03 7.79 8.66 8.32 5.75 9.11 11.86 3.82 3.68 9.09 15.48
400 to 499 13.16 16.15 6.11 6.88 6.86 2.26 11.31 15.28 3.87 3.77 9.63 7.58
                         
500 to 599 11.00 13.36 5.66 6.44 5.25 1.23 11.55 15.44 4.37 4.31 9.01 5.22
600 to 699 8.14 9.46 5.28 6.06 4.42 0.41 10.10 12.91 4.83 4.79 9.04 2.15
700 to 799 5.63 6.31 4.40 5.07 2.77 0.41 8.07 9.95 4.64 4.63 6.53 2.50
800 to 999 6.58 6.76 6.82 8.00 3.54 0.41 11.20 12.63 8.59 8.73 9.93 2.77
1,000 to 1,499 5.89 4.00 11.96 14.05 3.40 0.41 13.49 9.82 20.64 21.00 12.77 3.58
                         
1,500 to 1,999 2.08 0.42 7.11 8.43 1.00 0.00 6.86 1.48 17.33 17.79 5.37 0.00
2,000 to 2,999 1.47 0.09 5.67 6.72 0.46 0.00 6.66 0.45 18.90 19.40 3.44 0.00
3,000 or more 0.35 0.01 1.33 1.57 0.33 0.00 2.39 0.04 6.68 6.82 4.64 0.00
                         
Average enrollment8  521 473 709 819 318 128 521 473 709 819 318 128
2006–07                        
Total 98,793 68,990 23,436 19,379 5,984 383 49,065,594 31,273,476 16,068,448 15,577,348 1,672,583 51,087
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 10.71 5.92 18.00 9.79 36.67 60.16 0.94 0.63 1.10 0.66 4.88 16.36
100 to 199 9.60 8.40 11.10 10.25 17.81 17.89 2.75 2.68 2.27 1.86 7.97 18.99
200 to 299 11.53 12.59 8.62 8.84 11.05 6.78 5.58 6.73 3.02 2.72 8.41 12.25
300 to 399 13.75 16.22 8.07 8.83 7.40 7.59 9.24 12.01 3.96 3.80 7.91 19.24
400 to 499 13.44 16.53 6.07 6.79 6.86 3.52 11.57 15.66 3.83 3.75 9.45 11.30
                         
500 to 599 10.98 13.30 5.78 6.47 4.62 1.63 11.53 15.37 4.45 4.37 7.79 6.29
600 to 699 8.20 9.63 5.21 5.98 3.52 0.27 10.17 13.14 4.75 4.78 7.03 1.22
700 to 799 5.60 6.40 4.04 4.63 2.45 0.81 8.01 10.08 4.24 4.27 5.63 4.23
800 to 999 6.62 6.74 7.09 8.16 3.46 0.27 11.27 12.59 8.94 9.02 9.42 1.72
1,000 to 1,499 5.67 3.80 11.68 13.47 3.61 1.08 13.01 9.32 20.16 20.41 13.45 8.39
                         
1,500 to 1,999 2.10 0.38 7.32 8.55 1.34 0.00 6.93 1.35 17.78 18.22 7.14 0.00
2,000 to 2,999 1.48 0.08 5.74 6.71 0.84 0.00 6.71 0.38 19.11 19.58 6.08 0.00
3,000 or more 0.34 0.01 1.29 1.51 0.39 0.00 2.29 0.04 6.41 6.56 4.83 0.00
                         
Average enrollment8  521 473 711 811 325 138 521 473 711 811 325 138
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 special education, alternative, and other schools not reported by grade span.
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 Excludes special education schools, vocational schools, and alternative schools.
7 Data have been revised from previously published figures.
8 Data are for schools reporting their enrollment size. Enrollment data were available for 93,303 out of 96,513 schools in 2004–05, 93,845 out of 97,382 schools in 2005–06, and 94,164 out of 98,793 in 2006–07.
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," 2004–05, 2005–06, and 2006–07. (This table was prepared September 2008.)