Digest of Education Statistics: 2009
Digest of Education Statistics: 2009

NCES 2010-013
April 2010


Table 94. Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools and enrollment, by type and enrollment size of school: 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08
Enrollment size of school Number and percentage distribution of schools, by type Enrollment totals and percentage distribution, by type of school1
Total2 Elemen-tary3 Secondary4 Combined elementary/secon-dary5 Other2 Total2 Elemen-tary3 Secondary4 Combined elementary/secon-dary5 Other2
All schools Regular schools6 All schools Regular schools6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2005-06                        
Total 97,382 66,026 23,998 19,252 5,707 1,651 48,912,085 31,104,018 16,219,309 15,685,032 1,526,186 62,572
                       
Percent7  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
   enrollment7
521 473 709 819 318 128 521 473 709 819 318 128
                       
2006-07                        
Total 98,793 66,458 23,920 19,152 5,984 2,431 49,065,594 31,273,476 16,068,448 15,549,702 1,672,583 51,087
                       
Percent7  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 9.29 36.67 60.16 0.94 0.63 1.10 0.64 4.88 16.36
100 to 199 9.60 8.40 11.10 10.20 17.81 17.89 2.75 2.68 2.27 1.84 7.97 18.99
200 to 299 11.53 12.59 8.62 8.79 11.05 6.78 5.58 6.73 3.02 2.69 8.41 12.25
300 to 399 13.75 16.22 8.07 8.89 7.40 7.59 9.24 12.01 3.96 3.79 7.91 19.24
400 to 499 13.44 16.53 6.07 6.85 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 6.53 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 6.04 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 4.66 2.45 0.81 8.01 10.08 4.24 4.26 5.63 4.23
800 to 999 6.62 6.74 7.09 8.23 3.46 0.27 11.27 12.59 8.94 9.03 9.42 1.72
1,000 to 1,499 5.67 3.80 11.68 13.59 3.61 1.08 13.01 9.32 20.16 20.42 13.45 8.39
                       
1,500 to 1,999 2.10 0.38 7.32 8.64 1.34 0.00 6.93 1.35 17.78 18.25 7.14 0.00
2,000 to 2,999 1.48 0.08 5.74 6.77 0.84 0.00 6.71 0.38 19.11 19.61 6.08 0.00
3,000 or more 0.34 0.01 1.29 1.52 0.39 0.00 2.29 0.04 6.41 6.57 4.83 0.00
                       
                       
Average
   enrollment7
521 473 711 818 325 138 521 473 711 818 325 138
                       
2007-08                        
Total 98,916 67,032 24,426 19,264 6,222 1,236 48,910,025 31,193,825 16,095,581 15,598,679 1,593,449 27,170
                       
Percent7  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 10.90 5.97 18.29 9.23 39.44 50.81 0.97 0.64 1.13 0.64 5.51 13.82
100 to 199 9.53 8.38 11.15 10.07 16.37 25.95 2.76 2.70 2.32 1.82 7.89 24.67
200 to 299 11.55 12.69 8.53 8.77 10.31 10.27 5.63 6.84 2.99 2.68 8.39 17.47
300 to 399 13.86 16.36 8.11 8.96 7.66 5.95 9.41 12.22 3.99 3.82 8.88 15.06
400 to 499 13.64 16.71 6.35 7.25 6.83 5.41 11.84 15.96 4.02 3.97 10.16 16.34
                       
500 to 599 11.10 13.45 5.81 6.62 4.84 0.54 11.77 15.67 4.52 4.46 8.82 2.15
600 to 699 8.13 9.55 5.01 5.83 4.06 0.54 10.19 13.15 4.61 4.64 8.81 2.52
700 to 799 5.60 6.46 3.89 4.54 2.45 0.00 8.10 10.26 4.12 4.15 6.11 0.00
800 to 999 6.40 6.50 6.93 8.14 3.12 0.00 11.00 12.24 8.78 8.93 9.20 0.00
1,000 to 1,499 5.44 3.53 11.58 13.57 3.20 0.00 12.61 8.71 20.17 20.44 12.68 0.00
                       
1,500 to 1,999 2.10 0.33 7.55 8.96 0.83 0.00 6.99 1.18 18.51 18.99 4.68 0.00
2,000 to 2,999 1.42 0.08 5.54 6.57 0.62 0.54 6.51 0.38 18.54 19.00 4.98 7.97
3,000 or more 0.32 # 1.26 1.50 0.26 0.00 2.22 0.03 6.30 6.45 3.88 0.00
                       
                       
Average
   enrollment7
516 469 706 816 300 147 516 469 706 816 300 147
#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 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 are for schools reporting their enrollment size. Enrollment data were available for 93,845 out of 97,382 schools in 2005-06, 94,164 out of 98,793 in 2006-07, and 94,775 out of 98,916 in 2007-08.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08. (This table was prepared September 2009.)