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Table 216.45. | Average enrollment and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools, by level, type, and enrollment size: 2009-10 through 2019-20 |
Year | Average enrollment in schools, by level and type | Percentage distribution of schools, by enrollment size | |||||||||||||
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Total | Prekindergarten | Elementary | Middle | Secondary and high | Other, ungraded, and not applicable/ not reported |
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All schools | Regular schools1 | Under 200 | 200 to 299 | 300 to 399 | 400 to 499 | 500 to 599 | 600 to 699 | 700 to 999 | 1,000 or more | ||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
2009-10 | 516 | 165 | 450 | 568 | 680 | 821 | 314 | 20.0 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 11.4 | 8.5 | 12.3 | 9.0 |
2010-11 | 517 | 162 | 453 | 568 | 675 | 816 | 325 | 19.8 | 11.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 12.5 | 9.0 |
2011-12 | 520 | 165 | 457 | 571 | 683 | 812 | 314 | 19.4 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 11.7 | 8.6 | 12.7 | 9.0 |
2012-13 | 522 | 164 | 460 | 576 | 674 | 804 | 339 | 19.3 | 10.9 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 11.7 | 8.6 | 12.8 | 9.1 |
2013-14 | 525 | 165 | 463 | 577 | 675 | 803 | 355 | 19.2 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 11.8 | 8.7 | 13.0 | 9.1 |
2014-15 | 525 | 159 | 464 | 575 | 677 | 804 | 362 | 19.2 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 12.9 | 9.2 |
2015-16 |
526 | 162 | 464 | 575 | 680 | 807 | 379 | 19.0 | 10.9 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 11.6 | 8.7 | 12.8 | 9.3 |
2016-17 | 528 | 160 | 463 | 579 | 687 | 810 | 378 | 19.0 | 10.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 11.6 | 8.6 | 12.8 | 9.3 |
2017-18 | 528 | 162 | 461 | 586 | 691 | 812 | 376 | 18.7 | 11.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 8.6 | 12.7 | 9.4 |
2018-19 | 527 | 163 | 458 | 591 | 689 | 812 | 395 | 18.8 | 11.3 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 12.5 | 9.4 |
2019-20 | 529 | 164 | 456 | 599 | 693 | 820 | 403 | 18.6 | 11.3 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 11.4 | 8.4 | 12.4 | 9.6 |
1 Excludes special education schools, vocational schools, and alternative schools. | |||||||||||||||
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data reflect reports by schools rather than by states or school districts. Percentage distribution and average enrollment calculations include data only for schools reporting enrollments greater than zero. Enrollments greater than zero were reported for 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," 2009-10 through 2019-20. (This table was prepared October 2021.) |