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Table 216.40. Number and percentage distribution of public elementary and secondary schools and enrollment, by level, type, and enrollment size of school: School years 2019-20 through 2021-22
Enrollment size of school Number and percentage distribution of schools, by level and type of school Enrollment totals and percentage distribution, by level and type of school
Total Prekindergarten Elementary Middle Secondary and high Other, ungraded, and not applicable/not reported Total Prekindergarten Elementary Middle Secondary and high Other, ungraded, and not applicable/not reported
All schools Regular schools1 All schools Regular schools1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
2019-20                            
Total 98,469 1,453 52,322 16,264 23,529 18,137 4,901 50,437,821 217,022 23,808,079 9,693,590 15,227,541 14,703,625 1,491,589

   Percent
100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Under 100 9.79 44.22 4.31 5.84 19.38 8.75 35.13 0.84 12.74 0.48 0.48 1.21 0.60 3.57
100 to 199 8.84 25.77 7.34 7.11 11.44 10.21 16.23 2.51 22.59 2.46 1.82 2.44 1.86 5.81
200 to 299 11.33 13.53 12.70 9.14 9.57 10.21 11.21 5.40 19.94 7.07 3.85 3.43 3.10 6.81
300 to 399 14.15 8.84 18.16 10.56 8.66 9.90 7.86 9.38 18.15 13.98 6.17 4.36 4.21 6.73
400 to 499 14.02 3.17 19.15 10.23 6.80 7.88 4.91 11.89 8.57 18.82 7.66 4.40 4.31 5.48

500 to 599
11.44 2.27 15.06 10.36 5.35 6.31 4.59 11.84 7.46 18.05 9.50 4.22 4.21 6.22
600 to 699 8.44 1.13 10.23 10.31 4.06 4.79 3.59 10.32 4.41 14.47 11.21 3.79 3.78 5.79
700 to 799 5.84 0.23 6.03 9.47 3.58 4.24 2.78 8.25 1.01 9.85 11.84 3.86 3.86 5.15
800 to 999 6.59 0.53 5.08 14.16 5.43 6.52 3.83 11.04 2.86 9.77 21.08 7.02 7.12 8.52
1,000 to 1,499 5.65 0.23 1.81 11.47 10.87 13.10 5.21 12.77 1.60 4.50 22.50 19.36 19.70 15.71

1,500 to 1,999
2.06 0.08 0.10 1.20 7.40 9.00 2.38 6.72 0.69 0.37 3.34 18.55 19.06 10.13
2,000 to 2,999 1.53 0 0.02 0.14 6.30 7.69 1.16 6.82 0.09 0.51 21.45 22.14 6.76
3,000 or more 0.32 0 0.01 0.01 1.16 1.41 1.11 2.22 0.07 0.04 5.92 6.04 13.32

2020-21
                           
Total 98,577 1,507 52,313 16,235 23,519 18,079 5,003 49,038,443 168,694 22,442,665 9,422,643 15,240,146 14,741,002 1,764,295

   Percent
100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Under 100 9.74 52.62 4.51 5.54 18.89 8.53 32.63 0.85 19.68 0.56 0.47 1.10 0.57 2.74
100 to 199 9.36 28.77 8.17 7.45 11.39 10.24 15.53 2.74 32.82 2.92 1.95 2.39 1.85 4.73
200 to 299 12.77 10.61 15.21 9.75 9.55 10.24 11.30 6.24 20.32 8.97 4.21 3.38 3.09 5.82
300 to 399 15.23 4.86 20.17 10.84 8.63 9.86 7.48 10.35 13.13 16.45 6.49 4.31 4.19 5.42
400 to 499 14.14 1.87 19.14 10.93 6.73 7.73 5.69 12.28 6.58 19.91 8.41 4.31 4.21 5.35

500 to 599
10.81 0.45 13.85 10.52 5.35 6.26 4.99 11.45 1.91 17.57 9.89 4.18 4.16 5.70
600 to 699 7.76 0.52 8.75 10.67 4.38 5.16 3.47 9.72 2.76 13.11 11.86 4.05 4.06 4.71
700 to 799 5.22 0 4.93 9.39 3.57 4.19 2.68 7.54 0 8.51 12.04 3.82 3.81 4.20
800 to 999 5.81 0.07 3.84 13.41 5.48 6.53 4.31 9.99 0.51 7.83 20.44 7.03 7.12 8.04
1,000 to 1,499 5.24 0.22 1.29 10.35 11.06 13.24 6.12 12.19 2.29 3.43 20.75 19.51 19.86 15.68

1,500 to 1,999
2.01 0 0.08 1.01 7.42 8.91 2.57 6.76 0.32 2.88 18.43 18.84 9.29
2,000 to 2,999 1.55 0 0.03 0.12 6.35 7.70 1.41 7.09 0 0.18 0.46 21.44 22.10 7.10
3,000 or more 0.36 0 0.02 0.02 1.19 1.42 1.82 2.79 0.25 6.07 6.14 21.22

2021-22
                           
Total 99,239 1,535 52,450 16,300 23,742 18,181 5,212 49,089,640 187,555 22,545,068 9,215,744 15,318,119 14,791,352 1,823,154

   Percent
100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Under 100 9.96 48.13 4.46 5.93 19.39 8.90 32.99 0.87 16.47 0.54 0.53 1.13 0.59 2.97
100 to 199 9.41 28.64 8.12 7.71 11.41 10.28 15.71 2.77 30.13 2.89 2.08 2.41 1.86 5.00
200 to 299 12.62 14.07 14.93 9.83 9.36 10.07 11.16 6.20 24.70 8.76 4.34 3.33 3.04 6.05
300 to 399 15.35 5.13 20.22 11.40 8.73 9.99 7.62 10.49 12.65 16.43 7.00 4.37 4.24 5.79
400 to 499 14.15 2.42 19.27 10.94 6.64 7.61 5.85 12.38 7.71 19.99 8.64 4.27 4.15 5.84

500 to 599
10.88 0.73 13.94 10.94 5.30 6.16 4.96 11.61 2.93 17.63 10.56 4.17 4.10 5.95
600 to 699 7.71 0.29 8.85 10.32 4.31 5.01 3.54 9.73 1.37 13.24 11.76 4.01 3.95 5.05
700 to 799 5.18 0.29 4.82 9.51 3.57 4.25 2.91 7.56 1.63 8.33 12.51 3.84 3.88 4.80
800 to 999 5.73 0.15 3.86 13.06 5.40 6.46 4.18 9.91 0.96 7.84 20.39 6.96 7.05 8.33
1,000 to 1,499 5.11 0.07 1.41 9.42 10.87 13.02 6.03 11.96 0.63 3.75 19.29 19.27 19.55 16.26

1,500 to 1,999
2.02 0.07 0.08 0.83 7.55 9.14 2.42 6.82 0.83 0.32 2.40 18.86 19.35 9.06
2,000 to 2,999 1.53 0 0.02 0.10 6.29 7.67 1.20 7.03 0.11 0.41 21.38 22.08 6.36
3,000 or more 0.34 0 0.02 0.01 1.18 1.43 1.44 2.66 0.18 0.09 6.01 6.16 18.55
†Not applicable.
1Excludes special education schools, vocational schools, and alternative schools.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Because the data reflect reports by schools, totals differ from those in tables based on reports by states or school districts. Percentage distribution 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, 95,057 out of 98,577 schools in 2020-21, and 95,839 out of 99,239 schools in 2021-22. 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," 2019-20 through 2021-22. (This table was prepared November 2022.)

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