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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 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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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.) |