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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: 2017-18 through 2019-20
Enrollment size of school Number and percentage distribution of schools,
by level and type of school
Enrollment totals and percentage distribution,
by level and type of school
Total1 Pre- kinder- garten Elemen-tary Middle Secondary and high Other, ungraded, and not applicable/
not reported
Total1 Pre- kinder- garten Elemen- tary Middle Secondary and high Other, ungraded, and not applicable/
not reported
All schools Regular schools1 All schools Regular schools1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
2017-18                            
Total 98,469 1,418 52,353 16,341 23,318 18,212 5,039 50,330,241 196,914 24,077,645 9,531,009 15,179,513 14,675,284 1,345,160

    Percent
100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Under 100 9.86 45.63 4.30 6.01 19.46 9.27 37.56 0.85 12.77 0.48 0.50 1.21 0.63 4.19
100 to 199 8.82 25.74 7.16 7.38 11.61 10.36 16.76 2.50 22.80 2.37 1.91 2.47 1.90 6.47
200 to 299 11.01 12.95 12.25 9.15 9.50 10.23 10.02 5.26 19.68 6.76 3.91 3.41 3.14 6.51
300 to 399 13.86 7.92 17.68 11.16 8.19 9.33 7.11 9.19 16.47 13.45 6.67 4.14 4.02 6.52
400 to 499 14.26 3.05 19.17 10.94 7.11 8.20 5.26 12.10 8.46 18.65 8.41 4.60 4.52 6.31

500 to 599
11.53 2.72 15.33 9.93 5.33 6.25 4.51 11.95 9.14 18.18 9.31 4.22 4.21 6.55
600 to 699 8.56 0.58 10.34 10.58 4.09 4.79 3.53 10.48 2.33 14.48 11.73 3.84 3.83 6.08
700 to 799 6.10 0.50 6.53 9.41 3.50 4.09 2.60 8.62 2.32 10.57 12.03 3.79 3.77 5.18
800 to 999 6.64 0.50 5.32 13.61 5.45 6.52 3.69 11.14 2.73 10.14 20.69 7.06 7.19 8.79
1,000 to 1,499 5.49 0.33 1.80 10.57 10.92 13.04 4.81 12.41 2.33 4.42 21.16 19.46 19.77 15.47

1,500 to 1,999
2.07 0.08 0.11 1.13 7.52 9.05 2.21 6.76 0.97 0.40 3.22 18.87 19.34 9.93
2,000 to 2,999 1.50 0 0.01 0.12 6.16 7.47 1.20 6.66 0.07 0.46 21.05 21.71 7.37
3,000 or more 0.30 0 # 0 1.17 1.39 0.73 2.08 0.03 5.89 5.98 10.63

2018-19
                           
Total 98,755 1,545 52,394 16,322 23,567 18,225 4,927 50,330,883 211,861 23,898,171 9,603,188 15,174,601 14,670,574 1,443,062

    Percent
100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Under 100 9.87 43.68 4.33 6.14 19.50 9.24 35.66 0.85 12.21 0.48 0.49 1.20 0.62 3.81
100 to 199 8.92 27.04 7.32 7.27 11.54 10.28 16.83 2.54 24.07 2.45 1.89 2.46 1.88 6.18
200 to 299 11.27 14.02 12.60 9.10 9.64 10.37 10.84 5.39 20.80 7.01 3.88 3.46 3.16 6.74
300 to 399 13.83 8.24 17.76 10.62 8.34 9.51 7.03 9.19 17.05 13.62 6.29 4.22 4.08 6.17
400 to 499 14.23 3.00 19.29 10.79 6.97 8.06 4.95 12.10 8.39 18.89 8.20 4.53 4.45 5.62

500 to 599
11.46 1.62 15.18 10.02 5.38 6.28 4.79 11.89 5.47 18.15 9.31 4.27 4.23 6.66
600 to 699 8.49 1.16 10.22 10.57 4.05 4.74 3.69 10.41 4.54 14.42 11.63 3.81 3.78 6.05
700 to 799 5.95 0.46 6.25 9.45 3.53 4.16 2.65 8.42 2.15 10.17 11.98 3.82 3.83 5.02
800 to 999 6.56 0.46 5.10 13.86 5.41 6.50 3.97 11.02 2.50 9.79 20.91 7.02 7.17 8.88
1,000 to 1,499 5.56 0.23 1.83 10.88 10.89 13.03 4.90 12.59 1.78 4.53 21.63 19.49 19.79 15.04

1,500 to 1,999
2.06 0 0.10 1.13 7.44 8.98 2.41 6.73 0.37 3.16 18.74 19.22 10.32
2,000 to 2,999 1.51 0.08 0.02 0.17 6.15 7.47 1.48 6.76 1.02 0.07 0.62 21.04 21.69 8.99
3,000 or more 0.30 0 # 0 1.16 1.41 0.79 2.11 0.04 5.94 6.09 10.54

2019-20
                           
Total 98,469 1,453 52,322 16,264 23,529 18,137 4,901 50,437,821 217,022 23,808,079 9,693,590 15,227,541 14,703,625 1,491,589

    Percent
100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Under 100 9.79 44.22 4.31 5.84 19.38 8.75 35.13 0.84 12.74 0.48 0.48 1.21 0.60 3.57
100 to 199 8.84 25.77 7.34 7.11 11.44 10.21 16.23 2.51 22.59 2.46 1.82 2.44 1.86 5.81
200 to 299 11.33 13.53 12.70 9.14 9.57 10.21 11.21 5.40 19.94 7.07 3.85 3.43 3.10 6.81
300 to 399 14.15 8.84 18.16 10.56 8.66 9.90 7.86 9.38 18.15 13.98 6.17 4.36 4.21 6.73
400 to 499 14.02 3.17 19.15 10.23 6.80 7.88 4.91 11.89 8.57 18.82 7.66 4.40 4.31 5.48

500 to 599
11.44 2.27 15.06 10.36 5.35 6.31 4.59 11.84 7.46 18.05 9.50 4.22 4.21 6.22
600 to 699 8.44 1.13 10.23 10.31 4.06 4.79 3.59 10.32 4.41 14.47 11.21 3.79 3.78 5.79
700 to 799 5.84 0.23 6.03 9.47 3.58 4.24 2.78 8.25 1.01 9.85 11.84 3.86 3.86 5.15
800 to 999 6.59 0.53 5.08 14.16 5.43 6.52 3.83 11.04 2.86 9.77 21.08 7.02 7.12 8.52
1,000 to 1,499 5.65 0.23 1.81 11.47 10.87 13.10 5.21 12.77 1.60 4.50 22.50 19.36 19.70 15.71

1,500 to 1,999
2.06 0.08 0.10 1.20 7.40 9.00 2.38 6.72 0.69 0.37 3.34 18.55 19.06 10.13
2,000 to 2,999 1.53 0 0.02 0.14 6.30 7.69 1.16 6.82 0.09 0.51 21.45 22.14 6.76
3,000 or more 0.32 0 0.01 0.01 1.16 1.41 1.11 2.22 0.07 0.04 5.92 6.04 13.32
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
1 Excludes special education schools, vocational schools, and alternative schools.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Because the data reflect reports by schools, totals differ from those in tables based on reports by states or school districts. Percentage distribution calculations include data only for schools reporting enrollments greater than zero. Enrollments greater than zero were reported for 95,240 out of 98,469 schools in 2017-18; 95,432 out of 98,755 schools in 2018-19; and 95,364 out of 98,469 schools in 2019-20. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2017-18 through 2019-20. (This table was prepared October 2021.)

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