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Table 216.20. | Number and enrollment of public elementary and secondary schools, by school level, type, and charter, magnet, and virtual status: Selected years, 1990-91 through 2017-18 |
School level, type, and charter, magnet, or virtual status |
Number of schools | Fall enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||
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1990-91 | 2000-01 | 2005-06 | 2010-11 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 1990-91 | 2000-01 | 2005-06 | 2010-11 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Total, all schools | 84,538 | 93,273 | 97,382 | 98,817 | 98,454 | 98,271 | 98,176 | 98,277 | 98,158 | 98,469 | 41,141,366 | 47,060,714 | 48,912,085 | 49,177,617 | 49,519,559 | 49,777,410 | 50,009,771 | 50,115,178 | 50,274,747 | 50,330,241 |
School type | ||||||||||||||||||||
Regular | 80,395 | 85,422 | 87,585 | 88,929 | 89,031 | 89,183 | 89,386 | 89,501 | 89,527 | 89,914 | 40,599,943 | 46,194,730 | 47,957,375 | 48,259,245 | 48,583,049 | 48,863,752 | 49,178,890 | 49,313,134 | 49,468,870 | 49,531,526 |
Special education | 1,932 | 2,008 | 2,128 | 2,206 | 2,034 | 2,010 | 1,954 | 2,005 | 1,991 | 1,903 | 209,145 | 174,577 | 222,497 | 190,910 | 198,626 | 214,611 | 186,269 | 180,155 | 184,261 | 185,073 |
Vocational | 1,060 | 1,025 | 1,221 | 1,485 | 1,403 | 1,380 | 1,387 | 1,396 | 1,391 | 1,467 | 198,117 | 199,669 | 217,621 | 164,013 | 160,207 | 148,447 | 147,550 | 146,321 | 146,601 | 147,516 |
Alternative1 | 1,151 | 4,818 | 6,448 | 6,197 | 5,986 | 5,698 | 5,449 | 5,375 | 5,249 | 5,185 | 134,161 | 491,738 | 514,592 | 563,449 | 577,677 | 550,600 | 497,062 | 475,568 | 475,015 | 466,126 |
School level and type |
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Elementary2 | 59,015 | 64,601 | 66,026 | 67,086 | 66,708 | 67,034 | 67,073 | 66,758 | 66,837 | 67,408 | 26,503,677 | 30,673,453 | 31,104,018 | 31,581,751 | 31,918,613 | 32,226,881 | 32,225,908 | 32,035,708 | 32,132,682 | 32,346,383 |
Regular | 58,440 | 63,674 | 64,996 | 65,874 | 65,572 | 65,948 | 66,036 | 65,734 | 65,853 | 66,436 | 26,400,740 | 30,582,610 | 31,003,942 | 31,441,027 | 31,772,432 | 32,083,759 | 32,116,995 | 31,930,363 | 32,034,365 | 32,241,347 |
Special education | 419 | 496 | 508 | 587 | 541 | 543 | 578 | 568 | 551 | 555 | 58,204 | 42,127 | 49,652 | 58,987 | 59,826 | 62,596 | 54,161 | 50,508 | 43,555 | 52,522 |
Vocational | 31 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17,686 | 2,409 | 1,713 | 3,495 | 3,734 | 1,791 | 1,749 | 1,729 | 1,960 | 1,831 |
Alternative1 | 125 | 423 | 514 | 609 | 580 | 536 | 453 | 451 | 428 | 413 | 27,047 | 46,307 | 48,711 | 78,242 | 82,621 | 78,735 | 53,003 | 53,108 | 52,802 | 50,683 |
Secondary3 | 21,135 | 21,994 | 23,998 | 24,544 | 24,294 | 24,067 | 24,181 | 24,040 | 23,814 | 23,816 | 13,569,787 | 15,038,171 | 16,219,309 | 15,692,610 | 15,670,275 | 15,640,128 | 15,731,561 | 15,748,184 | 15,798,446 | 15,759,707 |
Regular | 19,459 | 18,456 | 19,252 | 19,449 | 19,479 | 19,411 | 19,441 | 19,325 | 19,264 | 19,171 | 13,313,097 | 14,567,969 | 15,685,032 | 15,197,786 | 15,161,226 | 15,167,671 | 15,270,834 | 15,296,173 | 15,355,391 | 15,324,419 |
Special education | 165 | 219 | 368 | 359 | 333 | 331 | 339 | 313 | 316 | 296 | 11,913 | 12,607 | 42,696 | 27,990 | 28,235 | 28,312 | 24,729 | 21,929 | 21,700 | 21,710 |
Vocational | 1,010 | 997 | 1,185 | 1,387 | 1,324 | 1,311 | 1,318 | 1,329 | 1,332 | 1,427 | 174,105 | 193,981 | 209,762 | 154,088 | 154,610 | 144,066 | 144,042 | 142,611 | 142,332 | 142,915 |
Alternative1 | 501 | 2,322 | 3,193 | 3,349 | 3,158 | 3,014 | 3,083 | 3,073 | 2,902 | 2,922 | 70,672 | 263,614 | 281,819 | 312,746 | 326,204 | 300,079 | 291,956 | 287,471 | 279,023 | 270,663 |
Combined elementary/ secondary4 |
2,325 | 5,096 | 5,707 | 6,137 | 6,329 | 6,189 | 6,347 | 6,788 | 6,783 | 6,344 | 925,887 | 1,266,778 | 1,526,186 | 1,897,712 | 1,926,786 | 1,898,252 | 2,049,039 | 2,329,346 | 2,335,618 | 2,216,403 |
Regular | 1,784 | 2,780 | 3,121 | 3,363 | 3,558 | 3,446 | 3,713 | 4,236 | 4,236 | 3,936 | 855,814 | 1,007,368 | 1,263,952 | 1,620,031 | 1,649,010 | 1,611,918 | 1,790,208 | 2,085,918 | 2,078,659 | 1,965,052 |
Special education | 376 | 715 | 735 | 964 | 935 | 940 | 935 | 923 | 907 | 877 | 43,992 | 86,253 | 91,966 | 99,120 | 107,295 | 111,958 | 106,500 | 107,658 | 112,826 | 105,334 |
Vocational | 19 | 20 | 28 | 82 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 36 | 6,326 | 3,279 | 6,146 | 6,430 | 1,863 | 2,590 | 1,759 | 1,981 | 2,309 | 2,770 |
Alternative1 | 146 | 1,581 | 1,823 | 1,728 | 1,772 | 1,741 | 1,636 | 1,567 | 1,586 | 1,495 | 19,755 | 169,878 | 164,122 | 172,131 | 168,618 | 171,786 | 150,572 | 133,789 | 141,824 | 143,247 |
Other (not classified by grade span) |
2,063 | 1,582 | 1,651 | 1,050 | 1,123 | 981 | 575 | 691 | 724 | 901 | 142,015 | 82,312 | 62,572 | 5,544 | 3,885 | 12,149 | 3,263 | 1,940 | 8,001 | 7,748 |
Regular | 712 | 512 | 216 | 243 | 422 | 378 | 196 | 206 | 174 | 371 | 30,292 | 36,783 | 4,449 | 401 | 381 | 404 | 853 | 680 | 455 | 708 |
Special education | 972 | 578 | 517 | 296 | 225 | 196 | 102 | 201 | 217 | 175 | 95,036 | 33,590 | 38,183 | 4,813 | 3,270 | 11,745 | 879 | 60 | 6,180 | 5,507 |
Vocational | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alternative1 | 379 | 492 | 918 | 511 | 476 | 407 | 277 | 284 | 333 | 355 | 16,687 | 11,939 | 19,940 | 330 | 234 | 0 | 1,531 | 1,200 | 1,366 | 1,533 |
Charter status and level |
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All charter schools5 | --- | 1,993 | 3,780 | 5,274 | 6,079 | 6,465 | 6,747 | 6,855 | 7,011 | 7,193 | --- | 448,343 | 1,012,906 | 1,787,091 | 2,269,435 | 2,522,022 | 2,721,786 | 2,845,322 | 3,010,287 | 3,143,269 |
Elementary2 | --- | 1,011 | 1,969 | 2,866 | 3,388 | 3,634 | 3,851 | 3,854 | 3,934 | 4,064 | --- | 249,101 | 532,217 | 905,575 | 1,156,075 | 1,288,568 | 1,405,015 | 1,448,523 | 1,511,812 | 1,601,350 |
Secondary3 | --- | 467 | 1,057 | 1,368 | 1,465 | 1,522 | 1,563 | 1,576 | 1,618 | 1,667 | --- | 79,588 | 219,627 | 341,534 | 399,921 | 443,423 | 467,231 | 482,296 | 504,301 | 539,890 |
Combined elementary/ secondary4 |
--- | 448 | 704 | 1,027 | 1,204 | 1,268 | 1,330 | 1,406 | 1,454 | 1,458 | --- | 117,377 | 259,837 | 539,653 | 713,073 | 789,883 | 848,875 | 914,110 | 994,021 | 1,001,788 |
Other (not classified by grade span) |
--- | 67 | 50 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 4 | --- | 2,277 | 1,225 | 329 | 366 | 148 | 665 | 393 | 153 | 241 |
Magnet status and level |
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All magnet schools5 | --- | 1,469 | 2,736 | 2,722 | 3,151 | 3,254 | 3,285 | 3,237 | 3,164 | 3,421 | --- | 1,213,976 | 2,103,013 | 2,055,133 | 2,478,531 | 2,556,644 | 2,609,104 | 2,604,145 | 2,537,011 | 2,665,820 |
Elementary2 | --- | 1,111 | 1,994 | 1,849 | 2,150 | 2,164 | 2,216 | 2,135 | 2,087 | 2,307 | --- | 704,763 | 1,186,160 | 1,035,288 | 1,287,771 | 1,300,317 | 1,312,571 | 1,281,873 | 1,266,076 | 1,370,347 |
Secondary3 | --- | 328 | 643 | 746 | 862 | 939 | 911 | 884 | 853 | 931 | --- | 484,684 | 869,010 | 944,434 | 1,118,574 | 1,178,272 | 1,207,248 | 1,188,316 | 1,141,181 | 1,184,412 |
Combined elementary/ secondary4 |
--- | 29 | 80 | 103 | 121 | 133 | 142 | 203 | 205 | 165 | --- | 24,529 | 47,509 | 75,411 | 72,148 | 78,055 | 89,277 | 133,956 | 129,752 | 111,056 |
Other (not classified by grade span) |
--- | 1 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | --- | 0 | 334 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Virtual status and level | ||||||||||||||||||||
All virtual schools5,6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 477 | 576 | 592 | 562 | 656 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 200,343 | 229,608 | 234,148 | 212,311 | 278,783 |
Elementary2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 65 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 77 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 14,277 | 19,341 | 19,064 | 14,669 | 20,941 |
Secondary3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 100 | 132 | 144 | 132 | 159 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 18,625 | 29,303 | 32,535 | 23,355 | 36,505 |
Combined elementary/ secondary4 |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 310 | 366 | 373 | 361 | 415 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 167,441 | 180,964 | 182,549 | 174,287 | 221,337 |
Other (not classified by grade span) |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
---Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 Includes schools that provide nontraditional education, address needs of students that typically cannot be met in regular schools, serve as adjuncts to regular schools, or fall outside the categories of regular, special education, or vocational education. | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8. | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 Includes schools with no grade lower than 7. | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and ending with grade 9 or above. | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Magnet, charter, and virtual schools are also included under regular, special education, vocational, or alternative schools as appropriate. | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 Virtual schools are defined as having instruction during which students and teachers are separated by time and/or location and interact via internet-connected computers or other electronic devices. | ||||||||||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 1990-91 through 2017-18. (This table was prepared November 2019.) |