Table 214.40.

Public elementary and secondary school enrollment, number of schools, and other selected characteristics, by locale: 2010-11 through 2013-14

Enrollment, number of schools, and other characteristics	Total	City				Suburban				Town				Rural				Locale unknown
		Total	Large1	Mid-size2	Small3	Total	Large4	Mid-size5	Small6	Total	Fringe7	Distant8	Remote9	Total	Fringe10	Distant11	Remote12
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Fall 2010
Enrollment (in thousands)	49,178	14,425	7,545	3,186	3,694	16,872	14,290	1,580	1,001	5,841	939	3,066	1,835	12,032	7,418	3,460	1,154	8
Percentage distribution of enrollment,
by race/ethnicity	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
White	52.5	30.3	20.4	34.1	47.0	53.5	51.7	62.8	64.7	66.3	70.0	67.6	62.5	70.8	65.7	80.3	75.3	62.1
Black	16.0	25.2	28.4	25.7	18.3	14.3	15.0	10.2	10.0	10.5	6.2	11.6	10.9	10.0	11.6	7.8	6.8	16.4
Hispanic	23.1	34.3	40.5	30.3	25.1	22.9	23.6	19.4	18.5	17.1	18.8	15.8	18.4	12.8	15.9	7.6	8.4	12.9
Asian	4.6	6.6	7.5	5.8	5.6	5.8	6.2	3.3	3.5	1.5	1.5	1.2	1.9	2.2	3.2	0.6	0.5	4.2
Pacific Islander	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.2	1.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.1	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.8	2.0	1.0	1.5	3.3	2.0	1.1	2.0	7.4	0.9
Two or more races	2.4	2.5	2.0	3.1	2.8	2.6	2.5	3.1	2.3	2.2	2.4	2.2	2.1	2.0	2.3	1.6	1.4	3.4
Schools	98,817	25,879	13,279	5,737	6,863	27,108	22,425	2,805	1,878	13,838	1,906	7,004	4,928	31,952	13,348	11,593	7,011	40
Average school size13	517	579	584	583	568	640	655	579	555	447	511	462	400	391	583	307	170	481
Pupil/teacher ratio14	16.4	16.9	17.1	17.0	16.6	16.8	16.8	16.8	17.1	15.8	16.8	15.8	15.4	15.5	16.6	14.6	12.7	16.2
Enrollment (percentage distribution)	100.0	29.3	15.3	6.5	7.5	34.3	29.1	3.2	2.0	11.9	1.9	6.2	3.7	24.5	15.1	7.0	2.3	#
Schools (percentage distribution)	100.0	26.2	13.4	5.8	6.9	27.4	22.7	2.8	1.9	14.0	1.9	7.1	5.0	32.3	13.5	11.7	7.1	#
Fall 2011
Enrollment (in thousands)	49,256	14,457	7,559	3,180	3,718	16,709	14,193	1,549	967	5,671	907	2,953	1,812	12,418	7,859	3,416	1,143	†
Percentage distribution of enrollment,
by race/ethnicity	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	†
White	51.7	29.7	20.2	33.3	46.1	52.5	50.7	61.9	63.9	65.5	69.1	66.8	61.6	70.0	65.0	79.9	75.0	†
Black	15.8	24.8	27.9	25.4	18.2	14.2	14.9	9.9	9.7	10.4	6.1	11.5	10.8	10.0	11.5	7.5	6.8	†
Hispanic	23.7	34.9	41.0	31.0	25.8	23.8	24.4	20.3	19.3	17.7	19.8	16.4	19.0	13.4	16.4	8.1	8.7	†
Asian	4.7	6.7	7.5	5.9	5.6	5.9	6.4	3.4	3.5	1.5	1.6	1.2	1.9	2.2	3.2	0.6	0.5	†
Pacific Islander	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.2	1.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	†
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.1	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.8	2.0	1.0	1.5	3.4	1.9	1.1	2.0	7.3	†
Two or more races	2.6	2.7	2.2	3.3	3.1	2.8	2.7	3.3	2.7	2.4	2.3	2.5	2.3	2.2	2.5	1.8	1.6	†
English language learners (in thousands)15	4,389	2,035	1,211	430	394	1,604	1,439	97	68	336	63	159	114	414	294	77	42	†
English language learners as a percent
of enrollment15	9.1	14.2	16.7	12.6	10.9	9.0	9.4	6.4	7.6	6.2	8.4	5.7	6.1	3.9	4.7	2.5	3.9	†
Schools	98,328	25,800	13,266	5,666	6,868	26,840	22,263	2,760	1,817	13,387	1,844	6,720	4,823	32,301	13,904	11,445	6,952	†
Average school size13	520	581	585	588	568	641	656	577	552	448	509	463	402	399	592	307	170	†
Pupil/teacher ratio14	16.3	16.9	17.1	17.0	16.4	16.6	16.5	16.6	17.0	15.9	16.9	15.9	15.4	15.5	16.5	14.6	12.5	†
Enrollment (percentage distribution)	100.0	29.4	15.3	6.5	7.5	33.9	28.8	3.1	2.0	11.5	1.8	6.0	3.7	25.2	16.0	6.9	2.3	†
Schools (percentage distribution)	100.0	26.2	13.5	5.8	7.0	27.3	22.6	2.8	1.8	13.6	1.9	6.8	4.9	32.9	14.1	11.6	7.1	†
Fall 2012
Enrollment (in thousands)	49,474	15,018	7,976	3,368	3,674	19,641	16,851	1,807	983	5,672	1,435	2,499	1,738	9,143	5,189	2,918	1,036	†
Percentage distribution of enrollment,
by race/ethnicity	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	†
White	51.0	30.4	20.9	33.6	48.1	52.4	50.6	62.4	65.7	65.4	69.2	66.4	60.9	73.1	68.7	80.5	73.9	†
Black	15.7	24.2	26.8	24.8	17.9	13.6	14.3	10.3	8.4	10.3	7.2	11.8	10.6	9.4	10.8	7.6	7.1	†
Hispanic	24.3	34.6	41.0	31.8	23.3	24.2	25.0	19.6	19.0	17.8	17.8	16.4	19.9	11.6	14.5	7.4	9.0	†
Asian	4.8	6.7	7.5	5.4	5.9	5.9	6.4	3.0	3.2	1.3	1.5	1.0	1.5	1.4	2.1	0.5	0.5	†
Pacific Islander	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	†
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.1	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.8	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.7	2.2	1.2	1.7	3.7	2.2	1.1	2.1	7.5	†
Two or more races	2.8	3.0	2.5	3.5	3.5	3.0	2.9	3.6	2.8	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.5	2.2	2.5	1.9	1.8	†
English language learners (in thousands)15	4,397	2,063	1,293	430	340	1,753	1,581	108	64	334	75	147	112	248	153	59	36	†
English language learners as a percent
of enrollment15	9.2	14.0	16.7	12.6	9.4	8.5	8.9	5.9	7.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	6.2	3.5	4.4	2.2	3.6	†
Schools	98,454	26,545	13,873	5,916	6,756	30,922	25,780	3,226	1,916	13,530	2,973	5,916	4,641	27,457	10,368	10,545	6,544	†
Average school size13	522	588	590	601	571	655	674	578	534	444	500	447	404	345	522	285	164	†
Pupil/teacher ratio14	16.2	16.8	17.1	16.9	16.2	16.6	16.6	16.5	16.7	15.8	16.5	15.7	15.4	14.9	15.8	14.2	12.6	†
Enrollment (percentage distribution)	100.0	30.4	16.1	6.8	7.4	39.7	34.1	3.7	2.0	11.5	2.9	5.1	3.5	18.5	10.5	5.9	2.1	†
Schools (percentage distribution)	100.0	27.0	14.1	6.0	6.9	31.4	26.2	3.3	1.9	13.7	3.0	6.0	4.7	27.9	10.5	10.7	6.6	†
Fall 2013
Enrollment (in thousands)	49,710	15,118	8,027	3,394	3,696	19,777	16,972	1,821	984	5,683	1,436	2,506	1,741	9,133	5,216	2,887	1,029	†
Percentage distribution of enrollment,
by race/ethnicity	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	†
White	50.3	30.0	20.7	33.1	47.2	51.5	49.7	61.4	65.1	64.8	68.7	65.6	60.3	72.4	67.9	80.1	73.6	†
Black	15.6	23.9	26.5	24.6	17.8	13.7	14.3	10.3	8.3	10.1	7.0	11.6	10.5	9.3	10.9	7.5	6.9	†
Hispanic	24.9	35.1	41.4	32.3	23.9	24.8	25.6	20.3	19.5	18.4	18.3	17.0	20.4	12.2	15.2	7.7	9.3	†
Asian	4.8	6.7	7.6	5.4	6.0	6.0	6.5	3.0	3.2	1.3	1.5	1.0	1.5	1.4	2.1	0.5	0.5	†
Pacific Islander	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	†
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.7	2.2	1.2	1.7	3.7	2.1	1.1	2.0	7.4	†
Two or more races	3.0	3.2	2.7	3.7	3.8	3.2	3.1	3.9	3.1	2.8	2.9	2.8	2.7	2.4	2.7	2.1	2.0	†
English language learners (in thousands)15	4,461	2,076	1,301	439	336	1,796	1,620	112	64	338	75	151	112	251	153	59	39	†
English language learners as a percent
of enrollment15	9.3	14.1	16.6	12.8	9.6	8.7	9.0	6.0	6.9	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.2	3.5	4.5	2.2	3.9	†
Schools	98,271	26,581	13,910	5,916	6,755	30,941	25,795	3,224	1,922	13,485	2,962	5,893	4,630	27,264	10,333	10,442	6,489	†
Average school size13	525	590	592	605	574	657	675	582	536	446	500	450	404	347	526	285	164	†
Pupil/teacher ratio14	16.3	17.0	17.3	17.1	16.3	16.7	16.7	16.4	17.0	15.8	16.5	15.7	15.4	14.9	15.9	14.2	12.5	†
Enrollment (percentage distribution)	100.0	30.4	16.1	6.8	7.4	39.8	34.1	3.7	2.0	11.4	2.9	5.0	3.5	18.4	10.5	5.8	2.1	†
Schools (percentage distribution)	100.0	27.0	14.2	6.0	6.9	31.5	26.2	3.3	2.0	13.7	3.0	6.0	4.7	27.7	10.5	10.6	6.6	†

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

1 Located inside an urbanized area and inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

2 Located inside an urbanized area and inside a principal city with a population of at least 100,000, but less than 250,000.

3 Located inside an urbanized area and inside a principal city with a population less than 100,000.

4 Located inside an urbanized area and outside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

5 Located inside an urbanized area and outside a principal city with a population of at least 100,000, but less than 250,000.

6 Located inside an urbanized area and outside a principal city with a population less than 100,000.

7 Located inside an urban cluster that is 10 miles or less from an urbanized area.

8 Located inside an urban cluster that is more than 10 but less than or equal to 35 miles from an urbanized area.

9 Located inside an urban cluster that is more than 35 miles from an urbanized area.

10 Located outside any urbanized area or urban cluster, but 5 miles or less from an urbanized area or 2.5 miles or less from an urban cluster.

11 Located outside any urbanized area or urban cluster and more than 5 miles but less than or equal to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or more than 2.5 miles but less than or equal to 10 miles from an urban cluster.

12 Located outside any urbanized area or urban cluster, more than 25 miles from an urbanized area, and more than 10 miles from an urban cluster.

13 Average for schools reporting enrollment. Enrollment data were available for 95,111 out of 98,817 schools in 2010-11, 94,743 out of 98,328 schools in 2011-12, 94,771 out of 98,454 schools in 2012-13, and 94,758 out of 98,271 schools in 2013-14.

14 Ratio for schools reporting both full-time-equivalent teachers and fall enrollment data.

15 Data are based on locales of school districts rather than locales of schools as in the rest of the table. Includes imputed data for Alabama in 2012 and New York in 2013. Includes only students served in regular school districts--excluding other types of districts, such as regional education service agencies and charter schools--with the exception of Vermont data in 2013, which are for students served in all types of districts.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Enrollment and ratios are based on data reported by schools and may differ from data reported in other tables that reflect aggregate totals reported by states.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14; and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14. (This table was prepared October 2015.)