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Table 105.50. Number of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Academic years 2010-11 through 2020-21
Level and control of institution 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
     All institutions --- 136,423 --- 139,126 --- 139,874 --- 137,432 --- 134,960 ---
   Elementary and secondary schools --- 129,189 --- 131,890 --- 132,853 --- 130,930 --- 128,961 ---
Prekindergarten, elementary, and middle --- 90,175 --- 92,748 --- 92,046 --- 90,357 --- 88,909 ---
Secondary and high --- 26,524 --- 26,724 --- 27,144 --- 26,962 --- 27,155 ---
Other, ungraded, and not applicable/not
   reported
--- 12,490 --- 12,419 --- 13,663 --- 13,611 --- 12,897 ---
                       
Public schools 98,817 98,328 98,454 98,271 98,176 98,277 98,158 98,469 98,755 98,469 98,577
  Prekindergarten, elementary, and middle 70,427 70,291 70,007 70,050 70,113 69,931 69,612 70,112 70,261 70,039 70,055
  Secondary and high 23,728 23,195 23,348 23,311 23,441 23,472 23,379 23,318 23,567 23,529 23,519
  Other, ungraded, and not applicable/not
     reported
4,662 4,842 5,099 4,910 4,622 4,874 5,167 5,039 4,927 4,901 5,003
                       
Private schools --- 30,861 --- 33,619 --- 34,576 --- 32,461 --- 30,492 ---
  Prekindergarten, elementary, and middle --- 19,884 --- 22,698 --- 22,115 --- 20,245 --- 18,870 ---
    Schools with highest grade of
      kindergarten
--- 4,883 --- 5,515 --- 5,411 --- 4,585 --- 4,328 ---
  Secondary and high --- 3,329 --- 3,413 --- 3,672 --- 3,644 --- 3,626 ---
  Other, ungraded, and not applicable/not
     reported
--- 7,648 --- 7,509 --- 8,789 --- 8,572 --- 7,996 ---
                       
   Postsecondary Title IV institutions 7,021 7,234 7,253 7,236 7,151 7,021 6,606 6,502 6,138 5,999 5,916
Public 2,015 2,011 1,981 1,980 1,964 1,965 1,958 1,955 1,952 1,933 1,892
Private 5,006 5,223 5,272 5,256 5,187 5,056 4,648 4,547 4,186 4,066 4,024
  Nonprofit 1,812 1,830 1,820 1,834 1,827 1,859 1,823 1,826 1,780 1,774 1,754
  For-profit 3,194 3,393 3,452 3,422 3,360 3,197 2,825 2,721 2,406 2,292 2,270
                       
Title IV non-degree-granting institutions 2,422 2,528 2,527 2,512 2,524 2,438 2,246 2,189 2,096 2,017 1,985
  Public 359 362 358 355 343 345 335 329 316 308 305
  Private 2,063 2,166 2,169 2,157 2,181 2,093 1,911 1,860 1,780 1,709 1,680
    Nonprofit 182 177 168 159 155 158 141 137 116 114 114
    For-profit 1,881 1,989 2,001 1,998 2,026 1,935 1,770 1,723 1,664 1,595 1,566
                       
Title IV degree-granting institutions 4,599 4,706 4,726 4,724 4,627 4,583 4,360 4,313 4,042 3,982 3,931
  2-year colleges 1,729 1,738 1,700 1,685 1,616 1,579 1,528 1,485 1,339 1,303 1,294
    Public 978 967 934 934 920 910 886 876 868 853 835
    Private 751 771 766 751 696 669 642 609 471 450 459
      Nonprofit 87 100 97 88 88 107 101 99 87 92 85
      For-profit 664 671 669 663 608 562 541 510 384 358 374
                       
  4-year colleges 2,870 2,968 3,026 3,039 3,011 3,004 2,832 2,828 2,703 2,679 2,637
    Public 678 682 689 691 701 710 737 750 768 772 752
    Private 2,192 2,286 2,337 2,348 2,310 2,294 2,095 2,078 1,935 1,907 1,885
      Nonprofit 1,543 1,553 1,555 1,587 1,584 1,594 1,581 1,590 1,577 1,568 1,555
      For-profit 649 733 782 761 726 700 514 488 358 339 330
---Not available.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Postsecondary data are for Title IV degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
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; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2010-11 through 2020-2021; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2010 through Fall 2020, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared September 2022.)

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