Table 203.72.

Public elementary and secondary school enrollment, by locale and state: Fall 2021

State	Total1	City				Suburban				Town				Rural
		Total	Large	Midsize	Small	Total	Large	Midsize	Small	Total	Fringe	Distant	Remote	Total	Fringe	Distant	Remote
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
United States	49,089,640	14,647,609	8,027,891	3,188,345	3,431,373	19,091,364	16,371,036	1,767,257	953,071	5,306,426	1,378,061	2,496,706	1,431,659	9,801,145	6,101,019	2,726,145	973,981
Alabama	747,115	171,742	†	104,130	67,612	169,089	138,857	10,022	20,210	111,592	33,848	70,031	7,713	294,484	141,579	124,854	28,051
Alaska	129,941	42,303	36,460	†	5,843	15,524	†	†	15,524	32,713	4,958	13,914	13,841	39,401	11,915	2,633	24,853
Arizona	1,131,867	595,892	498,264	28,806	68,822	287,537	244,424	43,113	†	114,436	27,079	30,609	56,748	129,785	103,995	14,244	11,546
Arkansas	489,565	141,488	†	30,636	110,852	61,199	47,686	7,367	6,146	104,974	12,725	49,797	42,452	174,666	84,353	62,904	27,409
California	5,871,451	2,421,269	1,463,557	552,696	405,016	2,677,257	2,276,293	220,720	180,244	344,424	147,402	150,625	46,397	406,504	315,625	76,352	14,527
Colorado	880,582	347,234	208,368	111,171	27,695	306,371	255,902	25,064	25,405	77,914	18,297	13,584	46,033	139,833	91,027	24,329	24,477
Connecticut	496,795	133,041	†	81,843	51,198	289,746	236,927	52,819	†	14,225	14,225	†	†	56,671	53,214	3,457	†
Delaware	139,935	17,625	†	†	17,625	68,576	52,015	10,783	5,778	23,264	16,057	7,207	†	29,980	28,413	1,567	†
District of Columbia	88,115	87,501	87,501	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	32	32	†	†
Florida	2,832,516	772,639	290,988	175,072	306,579	1,539,006	1,362,681	146,986	29,339	125,570	35,082	75,707	14,781	387,113	332,798	50,179	4,136
Georgia	1,740,875	249,365	51,988	111,005	86,372	815,228	770,032	21,004	24,192	165,106	37,694	99,378	28,034	498,995	396,648	89,071	13,276
Hawaii	173,178	40,434	31,621	†	8,813	76,254	65,424	10,830	†	38,217	11,714	576	25,927	18,273	13,992	1,159	3,122
Idaho	313,909	65,467	†	31,203	34,264	77,348	32,395	26,274	18,679	69,811	11,536	29,635	28,640	97,704	56,160	19,499	22,045
Illinois	1,867,338	540,641	332,319	93,938	114,384	925,213	867,701	15,254	42,258	189,085	50,141	109,095	29,849	208,098	103,428	91,466	13,204
Indiana	1,033,897	309,449	171,287	46,890	91,272	283,770	244,632	27,161	11,977	137,484	35,072	98,357	4,055	296,784	168,796	123,488	4,500
Iowa	503,676	131,899	†	63,219	68,680	65,438	46,923	17,802	713	122,669	15,104	51,756	55,809	178,155	62,054	75,896	40,205
Kansas	480,069	130,636	46,087	65,114	19,435	80,438	75,195	4,606	637	118,029	23,396	36,262	58,371	144,986	65,969	38,314	40,703
Kentucky	653,795	144,415	118,737	†	25,678	109,740	83,071	12,881	13,788	153,543	16,231	86,908	50,404	243,345	121,746	84,795	36,804
Louisiana	680,793	195,418	44,609	101,758	49,051	206,877	133,569	31,302	42,006	85,371	22,579	52,617	10,175	189,438	111,417	62,782	15,239
Maine	168,236	20,854	†	†	20,854	28,931	†	19,915	9,016	27,995	6,523	11,773	9,699	90,456	35,169	42,445	12,842
Maryland	881,164	173,254	77,998	†	95,256	552,851	455,521	73,825	23,505	31,012	17,240	13,772	†	121,769	102,334	19,435	†
Massachusetts	910,535	158,796	60,578	60,409	37,809	653,413	592,380	59,893	1,140	13,567	8,269	5,298	†	81,229	76,552	4,677	†
Michigan	1,395,792	308,867	78,209	64,591	166,067	621,326	496,066	66,508	58,752	162,214	60,018	56,963	45,233	298,249	155,667	107,012	35,570
Minnesota	868,742	190,500	87,089	16,198	87,213	293,878	274,864	15,501	3,513	165,677	47,900	69,752	48,025	198,382	92,558	53,501	52,323
Mississippi	442,000	40,789	†	21,099	19,690	67,699	39,832	13,086	14,781	119,159	1,659	32,026	85,474	209,883	92,806	82,013	35,064
Missouri	887,077	156,042	92,566	33,117	30,359	305,849	279,295	†	26,554	174,508	34,733	81,466	58,309	250,564	117,815	84,300	48,449
Montana	149,042	37,734	†	16,739	20,995	2,754	†	1,839	915	51,550	1,904	†	49,646	56,462	11,962	15,225	29,275
Nebraska	327,564	131,625	121,102	†	10,523	37,326	33,578	3,748	†	62,883	3,232	23,375	36,276	94,652	29,798	27,299	37,555
Nevada	482,495	235,472	196,154	31,579	7,739	170,287	170,287	†	†	35,433	3,911	12,394	19,128	39,032	31,931	2,029	5,072
New Hampshire	168,797	24,289	†	13,354	10,935	62,246	12,858	29,332	20,056	23,331	7,982	9,665	5,684	58,703	31,826	23,086	3,791
New Jersey	1,337,361	153,370	91,533	†	61,837	1,048,932	996,549	29,904	22,479	26,490	26,490	†	†	104,853	101,083	3,770	†
New Mexico	316,785	105,129	67,145	16,328	21,656	42,791	30,155	3,425	9,211	85,375	6,960	6,359	72,056	81,610	55,584	8,254	17,772
New York	2,526,000	1,166,812	1,025,110	51,279	90,423	916,328	858,997	24,279	33,052	155,056	54,018	84,910	16,128	285,804	158,486	117,455	9,863
North Carolina	1,525,223	470,355	257,261	116,919	96,175	334,572	231,642	99,073	3,857	155,414	66,385	84,465	4,564	562,428	404,941	141,477	16,010
North Dakota	114,794	30,581	†	11,543	19,038	13,741	†	9,469	4,272	21,630	†	1,542	20,088	48,819	9,020	10,165	29,634
Ohio	1,682,397	312,096	214,381	36,941	60,774	753,036	680,319	25,851	46,866	205,824	62,094	142,239	1,491	395,390	239,931	152,832	2,627
Oklahoma	696,369	174,702	160,434	†	14,268	159,194	141,396	17,798	†	146,624	17,734	74,658	54,232	212,694	79,641	87,476	45,577
Oregon	538,987	197,255	55,853	77,673	63,729	119,675	93,090	21,768	4,817	126,899	40,497	45,816	40,586	88,809	47,871	26,701	14,237
Pennsylvania	1,671,899	351,223	203,755	19,255	128,213	867,435	739,128	61,397	66,910	144,895	65,302	64,639	14,954	299,924	214,702	76,365	8,857
Rhode Island	136,565	33,881	†	25,852	8,029	87,780	85,258	2,522	†	†	†	†	†	13,883	13,253	630	†
South Carolina	780,230	133,331	†	51,658	81,673	301,331	220,671	63,956	16,704	76,063	20,021	56,042	†	262,340	193,497	67,515	1,328
South Dakota	140,904	33,647	†	22,820	10,827	2,259	†	1,372	887	41,118	6,130	8,548	26,440	63,810	16,403	13,282	34,125
Tennessee	995,549	311,717	171,502	89,040	51,175	208,715	184,402	19,606	4,707	156,638	38,264	91,228	27,146	305,510	191,552	98,467	15,491
Texas	5,428,609	2,124,484	1,467,209	461,973	195,302	1,675,304	1,472,762	174,503	28,039	507,562	126,918	232,031	148,613	1,102,648	797,792	229,003	75,853
Utah	687,057	103,401	†	40,114	63,287	406,754	384,106	†	22,648	75,931	7,820	37,535	30,576	100,164	77,802	10,770	11,592
Vermont	80,388	6,157	†	†	6,157	7,624	†	7,624	†	21,691	1,537	16,053	4,101	44,805	13,570	22,574	8,661
Virginia	1,243,784	271,824	65,137	136,060	70,627	572,890	497,982	43,504	31,404	79,009	19,951	52,822	6,236	319,605	203,057	98,283	18,265
Washington	1,077,082	356,954	51,967	158,694	146,293	430,629	324,218	84,521	21,890	135,147	39,336	62,816	32,995	137,307	89,343	29,222	18,742
West Virginia	252,572	39,789	†	†	39,789	51,310	†	38,663	12,647	53,080	6,545	37,987	8,548	107,652	54,205	44,813	8,634
Wisconsin	827,381	230,445	101,122	17,629	111,694	238,438	141,953	70,387	26,098	158,372	45,548	104,474	8,350	199,755	89,226	74,799	35,730
Wyoming	92,848	23,776	†	†	23,776	1,455	†	†	1,455	37,852	†	†	37,852	29,707	8,481	4,281	16,945

†Not applicable.

1Includes schools with missing locale information.

NOTE: Enrollments are based on data reported by schools and may differ from data in tables that reflect aggregate totals reported by states. Locale and enrollment data are from different academic years. Schools may change locales between academic years. Between 2019-20 and 2020-21, locale remained the same for 99.5 percent of schools.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2021-22; and Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE), "Public School File," 2020-21. (This table was prepared December 2022.)