Table 4. Number of regular operating public elementary and secondary schools and average student membership, by school level, and state or
jurisdiction: School year 2022–23


	Prekindergarten		Elementary		Middle		High School		Secondary¹		Other and Ungraded
State or jurisdiction	Number of regular operating schools	Average student member- ship	Number of regular operating schools	Average student member- ship	Number of regular operating schools	Average student member- ship	Number of regular operating schools	Average student member- ship	Number of regular operating schools	Average student member- ship	Number of regular operating schools	Average student member- ship
United States²	1,160	158	51,782	438	15,952	568	17,579	833	219	599	2,143	559

Alabama	3	168	697	486	265	526	302	705	9	611	60	581
Alaska	0	†	168	290	38	407	55	487	0	†	206	174
Arizona	20	117	1,171	489	224	536	304	1,083	5	414	65	644
Arkansas	13	201	511	432	212	473	284	505	19	668	15	338
California	0	†	5,830	473	1,348	669	1,381	1,264	1	397	249	840

Colorado	56	114	1,037	386	283	485	321	763	6	342	69	587
Connecticut	13	132	601	388	181	527	180	827	0	†	8	814
Delaware	2	139	118	489	38	714	33	1,073	1	917	6	1,579
District of Columbia	10	87	144	360	43	331	36	600	2	182	0	†
Florida	32	80	2,188	627	572	849	573	1,495	2	438	68	808

Georgia	4	150	1,310	611	479	788	441	1,211	11	613	22	415
Hawaii	0	†	184	450	42	642	42	1,207	1	27	24	399
Idaho	0	†	385	350	109	537	128	665	1	383	45	528
Illinois	100	200	2,333	385	690	470	705	853	3	881	9	613
Indiana	25	122	1,059	444	331	602	380	850	2	704	31	526

Iowa	31	128	682	341	246	402	324	487	6	957	1	38
Kansas	0	†	716	318	225	410	333	448	0	†	11	156
Kentucky	38	159	713	439	215	582	218	888	1	541	15	406
Louisiana	8	120	717	479	219	492	247	813	4	269	81	579
Maine	4	53	353	235	87	363	115	449	0	†	9	170

Maryland	2	108	884	485	224	784	197	1,339	0	†	3	1,219
Massachusetts	68	122	1,033	395	310	545	316	824	2	56	25	794
Michigan	0	†	1,636	371	501	496	622	665	5	674	135	398
Minnesota	21	51	958	403	280	558	455	611	3	504	1	111
Mississippi	6	172	440	446	185	475	200	659	5	418	39	545

Missouri	89	160	1,215	331	396	468	547	514	3	299	9	376
Montana	0	†	427	168	224	146	171	265	0	†	0	†
Nebraska	67	87	536	295	135	433	267	393	2	732	1	159
Nevada	2	178	432	510	118	775	119	1,246	1	289	14	1,346
New Hampshire	15	62	288	265	97	380	98	541	0	†	0	†

New Jersey	56	218	1,488	413	444	589	357	1,071	4	360	24	1,684
New Mexico	13	146	452	313	159	356	178	518	5	505	17	677
New York	8	119	2,551	446	796	539	1,086	703	11	542	148	599
North Carolina	0	†	1,468	464	480	624	525	868	7	661	85	917
North Dakota	8	101	269	223	40	482	166	220	2	771	0	†

Ohio	99	114	1,763	420	664	489	804	613	13	252	65	484
Oklahoma	15	196	922	362	356	397	456	402	7	744	0	†
Oregon	0	†	711	333	206	507	234	713	1	939	66	347
Pennsylvania	3	119	1,636	445	522	599	621	829	4	690	43	991
Rhode Island	10	107	175	338	60	522	55	749	1	155	1	130

South Carolina	7	260	683	531	249	650	227	1,026	4	500	16	716
South Dakota	7	45	326	207	159	199	158	255	0	†	0	†
Tennessee	15	125	1,006	481	344	559	357	836	3	572	35	360
Texas	132	273	4,704	531	1,707	673	1,400	1,130	45	730	276	415
Utah	3	43	612	517	142	867	155	1,108	11	830	46	741

Vermont	0	†	206	223	27	287	48	495	0	†	8	316
Virginia	35	178	1,149	509	344	750	320	1,245	0	†	6	1,240
Washington	48	131	1,190	405	370	586	390	811	4	748	40	138
West Virginia	2	208	408	293	109	453	111	715	0	†	7	228
Wisconsin	70	205	1,108	337	399	380	475	538	2	447	30	383
Wyoming	0	†	189	222	58	340	62	456	0	†	9	117

Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), Bureau of Indian Education, and other jurisdictions

DoDEA	—	†	—	†	—	†	—	†	—	†	—	†
Bureau of Indian Education	0	†	106	153	5	177	22	290	0	†	40	328
American Samoa	—	†	—	†	—	†	—	†	—	†	—	†
Guam	—	†	—	†	—	†	—	†	—	†	—	†
Northern Marianas	13	31	9	403	5	395	6	543	0	†	1	76
Puerto Rico	0	†	516	248	91	266	169	398	2	221	24	390
U.S. Virgin Islands	0	†	14	367	3	577	4	823	0	†	0	†
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
¹Includes schools that offer grades 9, 10, or 11, but do not offer grade 12.
²U.S. totals include the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
NOTE: Operating schools include all those providing services as of the start of the reported school year. This table excludes schools classified as "Exclusively Virtual," schools with membership of 0 or missing, and schools where the variable grades offered is missing or not reported. Because of these exclusions, the total number of schools reported in this table differs from the total reported in Table 1. Average student membership excludes adult education level students.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2022–23, Provisional Version 1a.

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