Fast Facts: Educational institutions (84)

Educational institutions

Question:
How many educational institutions exist in the United States?

Response:

The number of public schools in 2009–10 was 98,817 and the number of public schools in 2020–21 was 98,577.
The number of private schools in 2009–10 was 33,366 and the number of private schools in 2019–20 was 30,492.
There were a total of 70,142 public prekindergarten, elementary, and middle schools in 2009–10 and a total of 70,055 public prekindergarten, elementary, and middle schools in 2020–21.
There were a total of 21,611 private prekindergarten, elementary, and middle schools in 2009–10 and a total of 18,870 private prekindergarten, elementary, and middle schools in 2019–20.
There were a total of 23,499 public secondary and high schools in 2009–10 and a total of 23,519 public secondary and high schools in 2020–21.
There were a total of 3,405 private secondary and high schools in 2009–10 and a total of 3,626 private secondary and high schools in 2019–20.

Number of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 2009–10 through 2019–20
Level and control of institution	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21
Public schools	98,817	98,817	98,328	98,454	98,271	98,176	98,277	98,158	98,469	98,755	98,469	98,577
Prekindergarten, elementary, and middle	70,142	70,427	70,291	70,007	70,050	70,113	69,931	69,612	70,112	70,261	70,039	70,055
Secondary and high	23,499	23,728	23,195	23,348	23,311	23,441	23,472	23,379	23,318	23,567	23,529	23,519
Other, ungraded, and not applicable/not reported	5,176	4,662	4,842	5,099	4,910	4,622	4,874	5,167	5,039	4,927	4,901	5,003
Private schools¹	33,366	–	30,861	–	33,619	–	34,576	–	32,461	–	30,492	–
Prekindergarten, elementary, and middle	21,611	–	19,884	–	22,698	–	22,115	–	20,245	–	18,870	–
Secondary and high	3,405	–	3,329	–	3,413	–	3,672	–	3,644	–	3,626	–
Other, ungraded, and not applicable/not reported	8,350	–	7,648	–	7,509	–	8,789	–	8,572	–	7,996	–

– Not available.
¹ Includes schools with kindergarten or higher grades
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics. (2023) Table 105.50. Number of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: 2010–11 through 2020–21; (2022) Table 105.50. Number of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: 2009–10 through 2019–20 [Data tables]. In Digest of education statistics. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 9, 2022, from https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d22/tables/dt22_105.50.asp and https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d21/tables/dt21_105.50.asp.

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