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Table 216.70. Public elementary and secondary schools, by level, type, and state or jurisdiction: 1990-91, 2000-01, 2009-10, and 2019-20
State or jurisdiction Total, all schools, 1990-91 Total, all schools, 2000-01 Total, all schools, 2009-10 Schools by level, 2019-20 Selected types of schools, 2019-20
Total, all schools Prekinder- garten Elementary Middle Secondary and high Other, ungraded,
and not applicable/
not reported
Alterna- tive1 Special educa- tion1 Voca- tional1 One- teacher1
All schools Regular schools2 All schools Regular schools2 All schools Regular schools2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
United States 84,538 93,273 98,817 98,469 1,453 52,322 51,877 16,264 16,025 23,529 18,137 4,901 5,215 1,932 1,491 187  
Alabama 1,297 1,517 1,600 1,533 6 698 691 255 254 418 302 156 62 81 68 0  
Alaska 498 515 506 506 0 172 171 37 37 80 57 217 21 4 3 0  
Arizona 1,049 1,724 2,248 2,325 36 1,193 1,184 231 226 761 348 104 161 29 271 1  
Arkansas 1,098 1,138 1,120 1,075 8 516 515 211 210 323 298 17 3 2 22 0  
California 7,913 8,773 10,068 10,374 0 5,978 5,863 1,415 1,378 2,262 1,411 719 1,053 156 66 30 3

Colorado
1,344 1,632 1,793 1,920 54 1,043 1,039 290 288 440 338 93 113 5 7 1  
Connecticut 985 1,248 1,165 1,004 10 604 604 182 182 198 178 10 3 2 17 0  
Delaware 173 191 217 222 7 118 117 38 37 42 34 17 5 19 6 0  
District of Columbia 181 198 233 230 7 140 140 39 39 42 36 2 6 2 0 0  
Florida 2,516 3,316 4,043 4,192 71 2,216 2,189 595 580 967 618 343 387 158 36 0  

Georgia
1,734 1,946 2,461 2,304 4 1,308 1,308 479 476 483 450 30 31 12 0 1  
Hawaii 235 261 289 293 0 184 184 41 41 42 41 26 1 1 0 0  
Idaho 582 673 742 751 6 379 378 112 106 203 130 51 74 10 13 9  
Illinois 4,239 4,342 4,405 4,351 110 2,390 2,341 734 704 966 796 151 141 217 0 2  
Indiana 1,915 1,976 1,961 1,912 31 1,067 1,067 337 337 418 393 59 7 21 30 0  

Iowa
1,588 1,534 1,468 1,310 20 686 686 254 254 345 329 5 17 2 0 3  
Kansas 1,477 1,430 1,419 1,311 0 727 725 222 222 343 340 19 1 4 0 0  
Kentucky 1,400 1,526 1,542 1,535 39 729 719 221 217 367 220 179 188 10 126 1  
Louisiana 1,533 1,530 1,488 1,363 4 727 726 229 228 286 262 117 6 29 10 0  
Maine 747 714 649 594 4 350 350 87 87 117 116 36 0 1 27 1  

Maryland
1,220 1,383 1,447 1,420 7 892 886 228 224 248 198 45 46 36 26 0  
Massachusetts 1,842 1,905 1,836 1,847 60 1,054 1,051 320 319 376 320 37 24 11 36 0  
Michigan 3,313 3,998 3,879 3,550 10 1,668 1,652 516 510 1,017 642 339 360 188 46 8  
Minnesota 1,590 2,362 2,433 2,545 138 982 944 314 273 939 473 172 471 331 7 3  
Mississippi 972 1,030 1,085 1,047 4 446 445 187 186 323 209 87 68 2 92 0  

Missouri
2,199 2,368 2,427 2,431 82 1,215 1,209 390 389 667 563 77 60 48 62 0  
Montana 900 879 828 826 0 428 427 226 225 172 170 0 2 2 0 59  
Nebraska 1,506 1,326 1,120 1,082 69 540 540 126 126 269 268 78 51 27 0 2  
Nevada 354 511 636 708 5 424 419 114 113 142 114 23 32 13 0 10  
New Hampshire 439 526 484 496 9 285 285 102 102 100 100 0 0 0 0 0  

New Jersey
2,272 2,410 2,590 2,565 53 1,513 1,499 433 432 501 361 65 70 61 70 0  
New Mexico 681 765 855 884 15 455 451 165 163 222 184 27 45 9 0 2  
New York 4,010 4,336 4,730 4,819 8 2,570 2,552 806 804 1,217 1,100 218 39 135 49 0  
North Carolina 1,955 2,207 2,550 2,664 0 1,475 1,468 490 486 592 528 107 76 25 8 2  
North Dakota 663 579 517 477 6 268 268 40 40 162 162 1 0 0 0 6  

Ohio
3,731 3,916 3,796 3,536 95 1,789 1,787 656 655 913 835 83 0 13 73 0  
Oklahoma 1,880 1,821 1,795 1,794 16 937 935 362 360 478 474 1 5 4 0 0  
Oregon 1,199 1,273 1,301 1,255 0 710 708 204 204 270 242 71 35 1 0 12  
Pennsylvania 3,260 3,252 3,244 2,958 5 1,645 1,645 528 528 721 631 59 6 4 84 0  
Rhode Island 309 328 321 316 11 175 175 58 58 68 58 4 3 1 10 0  

South Carolina
1,097 1,127 1,206 1,265 9 693 690 253 253 292 231 18 15 8 44 1  
South Dakota 802 769 714 700 5 327 326 168 160 192 164 8 30 13 1 10  
Tennessee 1,543 1,624 1,772 1,878 36 1,013 1,008 344 344 408 382 77 21 16 11 1  
Texas 5,991 7,519 8,619 8,987 149 4,652 4,608 1,746 1,701 2,075 1,405 365 866 12 0 1  
Utah 714 793 1,046 1,071 37 622 616 143 142 213 174 56 28 60 7 5  

Vermont
397 393 323 308 0 210 210 25 25 65 49 8 1 0 15 1  
Virginia 1,811 1,969 2,164 2,122 35 1,144 1,143 351 350 326 318 266 122 40 89 0  
Washington 1,936 2,305 2,318 2,473 91 1,208 1,177 378 370 656 406 140 319 89 20 6  
West Virginia 1,015 840 759 725 4 423 423 111 111 146 113 41 34 2 34 0  
Wisconsin 2,018 2,182 2,242 2,255 77 1,138 1,138 410 408 568 483 62 97 13 5 1  
Wyoming 415 393 363 360 0 196 195 61 61 88 83 15 9 3 0 8  

Bureau of Indian
    Education
--- 189 173 174 0 108 108 5 5 22 22 39 0 0 0 0  

DoDEA4
--- 227 191 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---  

Other jurisdictions
                                 
American Samoa 30 31 30 29 0 23 23 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 1 0  
Guam 35 38 40 44 0 27 27 9 9 7 6 1 1 0 0 0  
Northern Marianas 26 29 30 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---  
Puerto Rico 1,619 1,543 1,509 847 0 516 515 95 95 195 165 41 0 14 31 1  
U.S. Virgin Islands 33 36 32 23 0 15 15 3 3 4 4 1 0 0 1 0  
---Not available.
1 Schools are also included under the appropriate school level totals.
2 Excludes special education schools, vocational schools, and alternative schools.
3 Imputation based on response for prior year.
4 DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity. Includes both domestic and overseas schools.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 1990-91, 2000-01, 2009-10, and 2019-20. (This table was prepared November 2021.)

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