Table 214.40.

Public elementary and secondary school enrollment, number of schools, and other selected characteristics, by locale: Fall 2014 through fall 2018

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	Dis- tant8	Re- mote9	Total	Fringe10	Distant11	Remote12
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Fall 2014
Enrollment (in thousands)	50,010	15,235	8,042	3,319	3,874	19,882	17,072	1,821	989	5,680	1,436	2,694	1,549	9,213	5,310	2,881	1,022	†
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	49.6	29.5	20.4	32.5	45.8	50.6	48.7	60.7	64.4	64.2	67.8	65.4	58.9	71.6	66.9	79.6	73.3	†
Black	15.5	23.7	26.1	25.0	17.5	13.7	14.4	10.1	8.4	10.0	7.0	11.6	10.1	9.4	10.9	7.5	6.8	†
Hispanic	25.4	35.6	42.0	32.1	25.4	25.4	26.2	21.0	19.8	18.9	19.0	17.3	21.6	12.7	15.9	8.1	9.5	†
Asian	4.9	6.8	7.6	5.5	6.2	6.1	6.6	3.0	3.2	1.3	1.5	1.0	1.6	1.4	2.1	0.5	0.5	†
Pacific Islander	0.3	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	1.6	4.1	2.1	1.1	2.0	7.5	†
Two or more races	3.2	3.4	2.9	3.9	4.0	3.4	3.3	4.1	3.4	3.0	3.1	3.0	2.8	2.6	2.9	2.2	2.1	†
Students participating in English language     learner (ELL) programs (in thousands)13	4,670	2,186	1,358	441	387	1,879	1,696	116	67	352	79	160	113	255	159	61	35	†
ELL program participants as a percent of     enrollment13	9.3	13.8	16.2	12.2	10.2	8.8	9.1	6.2	6.7	6.2	5.9	5.9	6.8	3.5	4.5	2.2	3.6	†
Schools	98,176	26,560	13,870	5,745	6,945	31,099	25,966	3,217	1,916	13,391	2,949	6,299	4,143	27,126	10,422	10,315	6,389	†
Average school size14	525	591	593	599	579	655	673	579	537	445	500	448	398	350	528	286	165	†
Pupil/teacher ratio15	16.2	16.9	17.1	17.0	16.3	16.5	16.5	16.2	16.9	15.8	16.4	15.6	15.5	14.9	15.9	14.2	12.5	†
Enrollment (percentage distribution)	100.0	30.5	16.1	6.6	7.7	39.8	34.1	3.6	2.0	11.4	2.9	5.4	3.1	18.4	10.6	5.8	2.0	†
Schools (percentage distribution)	100.0	27.1	14.1	5.9	7.1	31.7	26.4	3.3	2.0	13.6	3.0	6.4	4.2	27.6	10.6	10.5	6.5	†
Fall 2015
Enrollment (in thousands)	50,112	15,276	8,276	3,368	3,632	19,903	17,095	1,819	989	5,630	1,422	2,670	1,538	9,303	5,434	2,855	1,014	3
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	48.9	29.1	20.2	32.6	46.0	49.7	47.8	59.9	63.6	63.6	67.1	64.8	58.3	70.8	65.9	79.3	73.1	48.7
Black	15.4	23.4	25.7	24.2	17.4	13.7	14.4	10.2	8.4	10.0	7.0	11.5	10.1	9.4	11.0	7.3	6.6	11.5
Hispanic	25.9	36.0	42.4	32.4	24.8	25.9	26.7	21.5	20.3	19.4	19.5	17.8	22.1	13.2	16.4	8.4	9.7	30.1
Asian	5.0	6.8	7.6	5.6	6.4	6.3	6.8	3.0	3.2	1.3	1.5	1.0	1.6	1.5	2.3	0.5	0.5	5.5
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	0.2
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.7	2.1	1.1	1.5	4.0	2.1	1.1	2.0	7.5	0.3
Two or more races	3.4	3.6	3.0	4.2	4.3	3.6	3.5	4.4	3.6	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.0	2.8	3.1	2.4	2.3	3.6
Number of English language learner (ELL)     students (in thousands)13	4,795	2,217	1,402	452	363	1,941	1,754	119	68	365	81	164	120	272	173	64	36	#
ELL students as a percent of enrollment13	9.5	14.0	16.3	12.4	10.0	9.1	9.5	6.5	6.7	6.5	6.2	6.1	7.4	3.6	4.5	2.4	3.7	0.9
Schools	98,277	26,636	14,214	5,828	6,594	31,081	25,963	3,209	1,909	13,307	2,922	6,279	4,106	27,146	10,546	10,262	6,338	107
Average school size14	526	591	595	598	575	657	675	582	538	445	500	447	401	354	535	285	165	26
Pupil/teacher ratio15	16.2	16.8	17.1	16.8	16.3	16.5	16.5	16.4	16.8	15.8	16.3	15.7	15.4	14.9	15.9	14.3	12.5	11.8
Enrollment (percentage distribution)	100.0	30.5	16.5	6.7	7.2	39.7	34.1	3.6	2.0	11.2	2.8	5.3	3.1	18.6	10.8	5.7	2.0	#
Schools (percentage distribution)	100.0	27.1	14.5	5.9	6.7	31.6	26.4	3.3	1.9	13.5	3.0	6.4	4.2	27.6	10.7	10.4	6.4	0.1
Fall 2016
Enrollment (in thousands)	50,283	15,316	8,356	3,386	3,573	19,918	17,107	1,822	989	5,560	1,415	2,631	1,513	9,489	5,635	2,845	1,010	†
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	48.2	28.7	20.1	32.2	45.3	48.7	46.9	58.9	62.8	63.1	66.4	64.2	58.0	69.9	64.9	78.9	72.8	†
Black	15.3	23.2	25.3	23.9	17.4	13.6	14.3	10.3	8.3	9.9	7.0	11.3	10.0	9.4	11.0	7.2	6.4	†
Hispanic	26.4	36.4	42.5	33.3	25.0	26.5	27.3	22.1	20.8	19.8	19.9	18.3	22.2	13.8	17.2	8.7	9.8	†
Asian	5.1	6.9	7.8	5.2	6.4	6.4	7.0	3.1	3.3	1.3	1.5	1.0	1.6	1.6	2.4	0.5	0.5	†
Pacific Islander	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.3	†
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.6	2.1	1.1	1.6	4.1	2.0	1.0	2.0	7.7	†
Two or more races	3.6	3.8	3.2	4.4	4.6	3.9	3.8	4.7	3.9	3.4	3.6	3.4	3.2	3.0	3.3	2.6	2.5	†
Number of English language learner (ELL)     students (in thousands)13	4,857	2,238	1,420	459	360	1,974	1,795	111	68	358	80	160	118	286	187	64	35	†
ELL students as a percent of enrollment13	9.6	14.0	16.2	12.4	10.1	9.3	9.7	6.3	6.9	6.5	6.4	6.0	7.4	3.8	4.7	2.4	3.6	†
Number of students with disabilities (in     thousands)13	6,756	2,127	1,183	465	479	2,793	2,417	242	135	773	171	380	222	1,063	549	374	141	†
Students with disabilities as a percent of     enrollment13	13.4	13.3	13.5	12.6	13.4	13.1	13.0	13.6	13.6	14.0	13.6	14.3	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.9	14.6	†
Schools	98,169	26,658	14,315	5,865	6,478	31,068	25,950	3,218	1,900	13,148	2,912	6,205	4,031	27,295	10,791	10,193	6,311	†
Average school size14	528	591	596	597	574	656	674	580	538	444	500	446	399	358	541	285	165	†
Pupil/teacher ratio15	16.2	16.8	16.9	16.8	16.3	16.5	16.5	16.3	17.0	15.8	16.3	15.7	15.5	15.0	15.9	14.3	12.6	†
Enrollment (percentage distribution)	100.0	30.5	16.6	6.7	7.1	39.6	34.0	3.6	2.0	11.1	2.8	5.2	3.0	18.9	11.2	5.7	2.0	†
Schools (percentage distribution)	100.0	27.2	14.6	6.0	6.6	31.6	26.4	3.3	1.9	13.4	3.0	6.3	4.1	27.8	11.0	10.4	6.4	†
Fall 2017
Enrollment (in thousands)	50,345	15,283	8,386	3,313	3,584	19,939	17,123	1,826	990	5,522	1,409	2,614	1,500	9,601	5,755	2,841	1,005	†
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	47.6	28.4	20.1	31.7	44.6	47.9	46.0	58.0	62.0	62.6	65.8	63.7	57.6	69.2	64.0	78.5	72.6	†
Black	15.2	22.9	24.9	24.0	17.3	13.7	14.3	10.4	8.4	9.7	6.9	11.2	9.9	9.3	11.0	7.1	6.3	†
Hispanic	26.7	36.6	42.6	33.4	25.4	27.0	27.8	22.5	21.2	20.2	20.4	18.8	22.6	14.3	17.7	9.0	10.0	†
Asian	5.2	7.0	7.8	5.3	6.5	6.6	7.2	3.1	3.4	1.3	1.5	1.0	1.5	1.7	2.5	0.5	0.5	†
Pacific Islander	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.3	†
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.6	2.1	1.0	1.5	4.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	7.7	†
Two or more races	3.9	4.0	3.4	4.6	4.9	4.1	4.0	4.9	4.1	3.6	3.8	3.6	3.5	3.2	3.6	2.8	2.6	†
Number of English language learner (ELL)     students (in thousands)13	4,953	2,275	1,451	456	367	2,015	1,831	116	68	360	80	163	117	303	196	68	39	†
ELL students as a percent of enrollment13	10.1	14.7	17.1	13.1	10.5	9.6	10.0	6.6	7.1	6.8	6.6	6.4	7.6	4.1	5.1	2.6	4.2	†
Number of students with disabilities (in     thousands)13	6,953	2,195	1,227	468	499	2,870	2,481	252	137	789	173	390	226	1,100	564	389	147	†
Students with disabilities as a percent of     enrollment13	13.8	13.8	14.0	13.1	13.9	13.4	13.3	13.9	14.0	14.4	13.9	14.7	14.2	14.4	14.2	14.4	15.0	†
Schools	98,480	26,781	14,564	5,731	6,486	31,217	26,112	3,208	1,897	13,098	2,890	6,198	4,010	27,384	10,943	10,175	6,266	†
Average school size14	528	589	588	599	580	657	674	586	543	445	502	445	400	362	546	286	165	†
Pupil/teacher ratio15	16.1	16.7	16.8	16.9	16.2	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.9	15.7	16.2	15.7	15.4	15.0	15.9	14.3	12.7	†
Enrollment (percentage distribution)	100.0	30.4	16.7	6.6	7.1	39.6	34.0	3.6	2.0	11.0	2.8	5.2	3.0	19.1	11.4	5.6	2.0	†
Schools (percentage distribution)	100.0	27.2	14.8	5.8	6.6	31.7	26.5	3.3	1.9	13.3	2.9	6.3	4.1	27.8	11.1	10.3	6.4	†
Fall 2018
Enrollment (in thousands)	50,339	15,246	8,349	3,325	3,573	19,915	17,099	1,828	988	5,495	1,410	2,594	1,492	9,683	5,871	2,817	996	†
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	47.1	28.0	19.9	31.2	43.9	47.1	45.2	56.9	61.2	62.1	65.1	63.2	57.4	68.6	63.2	78.3	72.7	†
Black	15.1	22.7	24.8	23.9	17.0	13.7	14.3	10.5	8.4	9.6	6.9	11.0	9.7	9.3	10.9	7.0	6.1	†
Hispanic	27.1	36.9	42.8	33.8	26.1	27.5	28.3	23.3	21.6	20.6	20.9	19.2	22.8	14.8	18.2	9.2	10.2	†
Asian	5.3	7.0	7.9	5.3	6.6	6.7	7.3	3.1	3.4	1.3	1.5	1.1	1.5	1.8	2.7	0.5	0.5	†
Pacific Islander	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.3	†
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.6	2.0	1.0	1.5	3.9	1.9	1.0	1.9	7.6	†
Two or more races	4.0	4.2	3.5	4.7	5.2	4.3	4.2	5.1	4.5	3.9	4.1	3.9	3.8	3.4	3.8	3.0	2.7	†
Number of English language learner (ELL)     students (in thousands)13	5,024	2,293	1,466	457	371	2,055	1,856	131	68	362	82	164	116	314	205	71	38	†
ELL students as a percent of enrollment13	10.2	14.9	17.5	13.0	10.6	9.8	10.2	7.0	7.1	6.9	6.7	6.5	7.6	4.2	5.2	2.8	4.1	†
Number of students with disabilities (in     thousands)13	7,125	2,246	1,249	486	512	2,944	2,531	274	140	807	178	397	232	1,128	585	392	150	†
Students with disabilities as a percent of     enrollment13	14.1	14.1	14.4	13.5	14.2	13.7	13.6	14.2	14.3	14.7	14.2	15.1	14.7	14.7	14.5	14.8	15.3	†
Schools	98,755	26,930	14,636	5,794	6,500	31,209	26,103	3,208	1,898	13,127	2,906	6,227	3,994	27,489	11,108	10,144	6,237	†
Average school size14	527	585	583	596	579	656	673	588	541	443	501	442	399	364	549	285	165	†
Pupil/teacher ratio15	16.1	16.6	16.5	17.0	16.3	16.5	16.4	16.4	17.1	15.8	16.2	15.7	15.4	15.0	16.0	14.2	12.6	†
Enrollment (percentage distribution)	100.0	30.3	16.6	6.6	7.1	39.6	34.0	3.6	2.0	10.9	2.8	5.2	3.0	19.2	11.7	5.6	2.0	†
Schools (percentage distribution)	100.0	27.3	14.8	5.9	6.6	31.6	26.4	3.2	1.9	13.3	2.9	6.3	4.0	27.8	11.2	10.3	6.3	†

†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 Data are based on locales of school districts rather than locales of schools as in the rest of the table. Data for 2014 and earlier years include only those ELL students who participated in ELL programs. Starting with 2015, data include all ELL students, regardless of program participation. Data exclude ELL students who are enrolled in prekindergarten.

14 Average for schools reporting enrollment. Enrollment data were available for 95,230 out of 98,176 schools in 2014-15; 95,240 out of 98,277 schools in 2015-16; 95,306 out of 98,169 schools in 2016-17; 95,265 out of 98,480 schools in 2017-18; and 94,265 out of 98,755 schools in 2018-19.

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

NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 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," 2014-15 through 2018-19; CCD, "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2014-15 through 2018-19; Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE), “Public School File,” 2015-16 through 2018-19; and EDGE, "Public District File," 2015-16 through 2018-19. (This table was prepared November 2020.)