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Table 216.40. Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools and enrollment, by level, type, and enrollment size of school: 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14
Enrollment size of school Number and percentage distribution of schools, by level and type Enrollment totals and percentage distribution, by level and type of school1
Total2 Elemen-tary3 Secondary4 Combined elementary/secon-dary5 Other6 Total2 Elemen-tary3 Secondary4 Combined elementary/secon-dary5 Other6
All schools Regular schools7 All schools Regular schools7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2011-12                        
Total 98,328 66,689 24,357 19,441 6,311 971 49,256,120 31,724,573 15,708,815 15,194,153 1,818,020 4,712
                         
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 10.32 5.46 17.47 9.31 37.92 67.86 0.89 0.57 1.08 0.65 4.80 35.93
100 to 199 9.09 7.65 11.57 10.59 15.72 28.57 2.62 2.43 2.47 2.00 7.05 49.79
200 to 299 10.96 11.68 9.12 9.36 10.02 1.79 5.31 6.18 3.29 2.96 7.68 4.69
300 to 399 13.79 16.20 8.12 8.88 8.45 0.00 9.29 11.88 4.10 3.93 9.10 0.00
400 to 499 13.92 17.08 6.56 7.40 6.55 1.79 12.00 16.00 4.26 4.21 9.16 9.59
                         
500 to 599 11.65 14.14 5.87 6.68 5.90 0.00 12.27 16.17 4.66 4.64 10.01 0.00
600 to 699 8.58 10.23 4.92 5.56 4.04 0.00 10.67 13.82 4.61 4.56 8.12 0.00
700 to 799 6.13 6.98 4.48 5.12 2.96 0.00 8.80 10.88 4.85 4.85 6.80 0.00
800 to 999 6.56 6.77 6.79 7.87 3.13 0.00 11.17 12.49 8.80 8.94 8.65 0.00
1,000 to 1,499 5.40 3.48 11.51 13.30 3.28 0.00 12.42 8.42 20.53 20.76 12.20 0.00
                         
1,500 to 1,999 2.02 0.29 7.26 8.53 1.24 0.00 6.71 1.02 18.24 18.77 6.49 0.00
2,000 to 2,999 1.33 0.03 5.36 6.29 0.44 0.00 6.03 0.13 18.26 18.78 3.27 0.00
3,000 or more 0.25 # 0.97 1.13 0.35 0.00 1.80 0.01 4.85 4.93 6.67 0.00
                         
Average
      enrollment8
520 479 690 788 322 84 520 479 690 788 322 84
                         
2012-13                        
Total 98,454 66,718 24,280 19,470 6,371 1,085 49,474,030 31,893,347 15,644,214 15,137,814 1,934,697 1,772
                         
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 10.14 5.34 17.35 9.30 36.73 86.21 0.88 0.56 1.08 0.65 4.42 57.73
100 to 199 9.20 7.74 11.66 10.60 16.30 6.90 2.63 2.44 2.48 1.99 6.94 12.64
200 to 299 10.90 11.50 9.30 9.66 10.23 6.90 5.28 6.08 3.36 3.07 7.52 29.63
300 to 399 13.62 16.05 7.95 8.65 8.11 0.00 9.15 11.71 4.02 3.84 8.37 0.00
400 to 499 13.86 16.93 6.87 7.72 6.07 0.00 11.91 15.80 4.46 4.40 8.06 0.00
                         
500 to 599 11.72 14.24 5.85 6.63 5.93 0.00 12.28 16.19 4.64 4.62 9.63 0.00
600 to 699 8.64 10.35 4.91 5.54 3.71 0.00 10.70 13.90 4.62 4.57 7.13 0.00
700 to 799 6.14 7.06 4.23 4.87 3.21 0.00 8.78 10.94 4.59 4.64 7.10 0.00
800 to 999 6.70 6.94 6.70 7.76 3.87 0.00 11.36 12.74 8.69 8.84 10.13 0.00
1,000 to 1,499 5.47 3.52 11.60 13.37 3.68 0.00 12.53 8.47 20.74 20.97 13.08 0.00
                         
1,500 to 1,999 2.04 0.29 7.38 8.64 1.17 0.00 6.77 1.00 18.63 19.13 5.88 0.00
2,000 to 2,999 1.30 0.03 5.23 6.12 0.49 0.00 5.86 0.14 17.85 18.34 3.29 0.00
3,000 or more 0.27 # 0.97 1.14 0.51 0.00 1.87 0.02 4.84 4.95 8.44 0.00
                         
Average
      enrollment8
522 481 689 785 337 61 522 481 689 785 337 61
                         
2013-14                        
Total 98,271 67,034 24,053 19,409 6,205 979 49,709,977 32,183,080 15,618,300 15,148,323 1,896,908 11,689
                         
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 10.12 5.35 17.33 9.46 37.63 45.45 0.88 0.56 1.10 0.67 4.49 6.07
100 to 199 9.04 7.68 11.29 10.28 16.23 11.36 2.58 2.41 2.39 1.93 6.86 5.40
200 to 299 10.91 11.49 9.35 9.61 10.28 18.18 5.25 6.04 3.34 3.03 7.44 16.39
300 to 399 13.40 15.70 8.00 8.76 7.83 9.09 8.96 11.41 4.03 3.88 8.06 11.94
400 to 499 13.90 16.95 6.88 7.72 5.88 2.27 11.89 15.75 4.45 4.40 7.77 4.12
                         
500 to 599 11.81 14.41 5.80 6.52 5.06 4.55 12.32 16.33 4.57 4.52 8.13 8.74
600 to 699 8.71 10.35 4.98 5.61 4.32 2.27 10.74 13.85 4.64 4.61 8.24 5.62
700 to 799 6.13 7.07 4.10 4.71 3.20 0.00 8.72 10.91 4.42 4.48 7.03 0.00
800 to 999 6.85 7.13 6.89 7.95 3.41 2.27 11.57 13.04 8.86 9.01 9.01 7.98
1,000 to 1,499 5.49 3.57 11.58 13.33 3.84 2.27 12.52 8.56 20.54 20.83 13.66 10.77
                         
1,500 to 1,999 2.04 0.29 7.44 8.64 1.25 0.00 6.73 0.99 18.61 19.03 6.35 0.00
2,000 to 2,999 1.33 0.03 5.37 6.27 0.55 2.27 5.95 0.13 18.19 18.70 3.92 22.96
3,000 or more 0.27 # 0.98 1.13 0.52 0.00 1.88 0.02 4.86 4.91 9.05 0.00
                         
Average
      enrollment8
525 483 694 788 339 266 525 483 694 788 339 266
#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 elementary, secondary, combined elementary/secondary, and other schools.
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 Includes special education, alternative, and other schools not reported by grade span.
7 Excludes special education schools, vocational schools, and alternative schools.
8 Data are for schools reporting enrollments greater than zero. Enrollments greater than zero were reported for 94,743 out of 98,328 schools in 2011-12, 94,771 out of 98,454 in 2012-13, and 94,758 out of 98,271 in 2013-14.
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," 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14. (This table was prepared September 2015.)

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