Table 203.72.

Public elementary and secondary school enrollment, by locale and state: Fall 2019

State	Total	City				Suburban				Town				Rural
		Total	Large	Midsize	Small	Total	Large	Midsize	Small	Total	Fringe	Distant	Remote	Total	Fringe	Distant	Remote
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
United States	50,437,821	15,425,261	8,508,016	3,254,629	3,662,616	19,727,941	16,921,422	1,822,788	983,731	5,469,164	1,400,748	2,578,723	1,489,693	9,815,455	6,024,263	2,798,354	992,838
Alabama	744,235	173,339	†	105,125	68,214	168,148	137,530	10,146	20,472	106,793	28,855	69,889	8,049	295,955	141,562	125,714	28,679
Alaska	132,017	44,316	38,493	†	5,823	12,682	†	†	12,682	33,625	5,577	13,791	14,257	41,394	12,884	3,002	25,508
Arizona	1,146,948	614,956	516,489	27,173	71,294	289,730	246,541	43,189	†	116,529	27,150	30,025	59,354	125,733	99,718	13,204	12,811
Arkansas	495,797	146,130	†	31,750	114,380	65,743	49,900	7,966	7,877	106,441	12,439	50,474	43,528	177,483	84,652	64,973	27,858
California	6,147,256	2,581,773	1,579,750	564,165	437,858	2,802,044	2,396,238	221,303	184,503	356,989	152,142	155,556	49,291	406,450	319,368	72,026	15,056
Colorado	912,959	368,483	223,297	115,227	29,959	326,360	273,470	25,687	27,203	81,039	18,928	13,972	48,139	137,077	86,659	25,282	25,136
Connecticut	510,658	145,964	†	85,177	60,787	292,620	236,106	56,514	†	14,526	14,526	†	†	57,548	53,997	3,551	†
Delaware	139,930	17,969	†	†	17,969	70,283	52,828	11,289	6,166	22,366	15,366	7,000	†	29,312	27,779	1,533	†
District of Columbia	89,047	89,011	89,011	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	36	36	†	†
Florida	2,858,325	791,707	295,438	179,070	317,199	1,577,080	1,401,486	147,855	27,739	123,663	34,424	74,193	15,046	365,875	312,430	49,198	4,247
Georgia	1,769,657	259,517	54,023	116,312	89,182	839,180	791,241	23,184	24,755	169,583	38,686	102,208	28,689	501,377	397,241	90,618	13,518
Hawaii	181,088	43,124	33,721	†	9,403	80,380	68,898	11,482	†	38,819	11,749	580	26,490	18,765	14,572	1,202	2,991
Idaho	310,800	70,036	†	33,480	36,556	81,193	33,090	27,869	20,234	69,877	11,191	29,712	28,974	89,694	51,471	19,673	18,550
Illinois	1,942,577	565,718	350,015	96,566	119,137	964,147	905,667	15,515	42,965	197,200	51,656	114,536	31,008	215,512	106,356	95,353	13,803
Indiana	1,051,086	321,400	173,817	31,947	115,636	287,560	248,488	26,616	12,456	144,487	36,918	103,608	3,961	297,639	168,448	124,493	4,698
Iowa	509,007	138,030	†	67,553	70,477	68,469	48,718	19,035	716	125,622	15,204	53,529	56,889	176,886	59,804	76,744	40,338
Kansas	491,303	138,853	48,694	69,392	20,767	84,075	78,749	4,713	613	122,680	24,969	37,846	59,865	145,695	65,862	38,643	41,190
Kentucky	691,868	151,869	125,062	†	26,807	117,620	88,788	13,836	14,996	163,583	17,644	92,198	53,741	258,796	127,540	90,817	40,439
Louisiana	710,439	209,607	49,960	106,301	53,346	212,997	136,108	33,339	43,550	91,481	24,406	55,920	11,155	196,354	114,157	65,715	16,482
Maine	175,126	22,338	†	†	22,338	29,610	†	20,188	9,422	29,039	6,642	12,276	10,121	94,139	36,386	44,221	13,532
Maryland	909,404	178,872	79,588	†	99,284	574,672	474,106	76,492	24,074	31,651	17,252	14,399	†	124,209	103,621	20,588	†
Massachusetts	944,881	169,015	64,813	64,284	39,918	677,807	614,482	62,143	1,182	13,764	8,658	5,106	†	84,295	79,476	4,819	†
Michigan	1,447,482	324,502	85,576	68,286	170,640	648,169	517,877	68,701	61,591	169,523	62,995	59,188	47,340	305,288	161,601	109,708	33,979
Minnesota	891,477	207,480	100,092	17,017	90,371	305,190	285,821	15,621	3,748	174,327	49,021	72,613	52,693	204,480	94,701	55,735	54,044
Mississippi	466,002	44,437	†	23,333	21,104	70,929	42,303	13,620	15,006	126,829	1,815	33,777	91,237	223,807	98,426	87,861	37,520
Missouri	904,926	164,709	96,957	35,849	31,903	313,294	286,936	†	26,358	179,033	36,503	82,658	59,872	247,890	112,675	85,839	49,376
Montana	148,597	38,074	†	17,027	21,047	2,518	†	1,578	940	53,549	2,028	†	51,521	54,456	10,537	15,140	28,779
Nebraska	330,018	135,167	124,338	†	10,829	38,056	34,218	3,838	†	63,881	3,341	23,338	37,202	92,914	27,495	27,159	38,260
Nevada	496,934	247,955	206,279	33,543	8,133	174,093	174,093	†	†	36,446	4,068	13,014	19,364	38,440	31,096	2,187	5,157
New Hampshire	176,054	25,831	†	14,062	11,769	64,552	13,396	30,280	20,876	24,296	8,382	10,009	5,905	61,375	33,093	24,406	3,876
New Jersey	1,375,288	156,539	92,015	†	64,524	1,084,670	1,030,452	30,898	23,320	27,083	27,083	†	†	106,996	102,779	4,217	†
New Mexico	330,381	111,767	72,228	17,056	22,483	45,620	32,425	3,735	9,460	89,282	7,585	6,701	74,996	83,712	56,814	8,619	18,279
New York	2,658,992	1,252,127	1,103,107	54,355	94,665	948,478	888,830	25,192	34,456	161,748	56,136	88,763	16,849	296,639	163,764	122,272	10,603
North Carolina	1,560,350	481,963	264,434	120,861	96,668	345,601	238,838	102,577	4,186	159,269	67,460	87,149	4,660	573,517	408,506	148,317	16,694
North Dakota	114,039	30,910	†	11,865	19,045	13,306	†	9,276	4,030	21,628	†	1,552	20,076	48,195	8,268	9,982	29,945
Ohio	1,688,434	325,630	220,482	39,441	65,707	761,999	687,166	27,148	47,685	212,492	62,487	148,453	1,552	388,313	230,943	154,605	2,765
Oklahoma	702,729	179,291	165,036	†	14,255	157,125	138,822	18,303	†	153,336	18,282	78,720	56,334	212,977	76,835	88,822	47,320
Oregon	574,230	213,455	62,176	69,566	81,713	134,383	105,139	24,405	4,839	135,710	44,100	47,399	44,211	90,682	50,355	27,388	12,939
Pennsylvania	1,711,137	366,323	221,294	19,812	125,217	884,823	750,100	64,712	70,011	150,353	66,402	68,343	15,608	309,638	219,539	80,506	9,593
Rhode Island	141,792	36,073	†	27,597	8,476	91,511	88,708	2,803	†	†	†	†	†	14,208	13,563	645	†
South Carolina	786,769	139,942	†	57,441	82,501	296,937	215,530	63,470	17,937	80,819	20,364	59,254	1,201	269,071	192,816	74,693	1,562
South Dakota	139,483	36,733	†	25,336	11,397	2,322	†	1,381	941	40,679	5,851	8,578	26,250	59,749	13,289	13,043	33,417
Tennessee	1,014,739	332,260	186,325	91,371	54,564	208,046	181,067	21,354	5,625	161,961	39,592	94,985	27,384	312,472	196,483	100,182	15,807
Texas	5,495,398	2,230,877	1,550,859	450,502	229,516	1,718,922	1,512,967	176,056	29,899	508,480	117,592	234,457	156,431	1,037,119	734,549	225,260	77,310
Utah	684,455	108,800	†	44,613	64,187	418,194	395,981	†	22,213	71,764	7,628	35,403	28,733	85,697	63,725	10,799	11,173
Vermont	83,237	6,549	†	†	6,549	8,126	†	8,126	†	22,426	1,585	16,617	4,224	46,136	13,485	23,806	8,845
Virginia	1,296,941	288,708	68,377	147,060	73,271	598,980	521,478	46,280	31,222	85,209	21,859	56,115	7,235	324,044	199,996	104,333	19,715
Washington	1,141,202	388,138	57,081	156,802	174,255	468,879	351,338	91,889	25,652	141,082	41,409	66,721	32,952	143,103	91,935	32,133	19,035
West Virginia	263,486	41,140	†	†	41,140	53,399	†	40,192	13,207	55,586	6,957	39,983	8,646	113,361	56,561	47,568	9,232
Wisconsin	854,225	243,743	109,189	18,312	116,242	245,934	145,503	72,992	27,439	163,159	45,841	108,115	9,203	201,389	87,630	77,368	36,391
Wyoming	94,616	24,111	†	†	24,111	1,485	†	†	1,485	39,457	†	†	39,457	29,563	8,785	4,392	16,386

†Not applicable.

NOTE: Enrollments are based on data reported by schools and may differ from data in 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," 2019-20; and Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE), "Public School File," 2019-20. (This table was prepared November 2021.)