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Table 216.70. Public elementary and secondary schools, by level, type, and state or jurisdiction: School years 1990-91, 2000-01, 2010-11, 2020-21, and 2021-22
State or jurisdiction Total, all schools, 1990-91 Total, all schools, 2000-01 Total, all schools, 2010-11 Total, all schools, 2020-21 Schools by level, 2021-22 Selected types of schools, 2021-22
Total, all schools Prekindergarten Elementary Middle Secondary and high Other, ungraded, and not applicable/not reported Alternative1 Special education1 Vocational1 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 18
   United States 84,538 93,273 98,817 98,577 99,239 1,535 52,450 52,047 16,300 16,076 23,742 18,181 5,212 5,312 1,870 1,554 166
Alabama 1,297 1,517 1,600 1,542 1,507 7 702 697 261 260 411 309 126 56 34 70 0
Alaska 498 515 509 503 500 0 172 172 38 38 76 55 214 19 0 3 2
Arizona 1,049 1,724 2,265 2,356 2,417 41 1,232 1,224 238 233 768 351 138 158 33 275 3
Arkansas 1,098 1,138 1,110 1,080 1,084 12 510 509 209 208 331 299 22 3 3 29 0
California 7,913 8,773 10,124 10,326 10,325 0 5,972 5,846 1,394 1,357 2,234 1,387 725 1,079 155 63 27

Colorado
1,344 1,632 1,796 1,927 1,941 60 1,052 1,048 291 289 442 337 96 115 5 7 0
Connecticut 985 1,248 1,157 1,001 1,000 11 600 600 181 181 196 178 12 1 2 17 0
Delaware 173 191 214 225 229 7 118 117 38 37 44 35 22 5 19 6 0
District of Columbia 181 198 228 235 240 10 145 145 41 41 42 37 2 5 2 0 0
Florida 2,516 3,316 4,131 4,219 4,191 70 2,232 2,207 587 574 922 591 380 370 159 37 0

Georgia
1,734 1,946 2,449 2,311 2,314 4 1,310 1,310 482 480 487 455 31 29 10 0 0
Hawaii 235 261 289 294 294 0 184 184 42 42 43 42 25 1 1 0 0
Idaho 582 673 748 774 784 8 389 388 115 111 212 134 60 76 12 14 10
Illinois 4,239 4,342 4,361 4,384 4,386 114 2,343 2,335 717 700 967 714 245 252 223 38 0
Indiana 1,915 1,976 1,936 1,902 1,915 29 1,062 1,060 334 334 426 401 64 8 20 30 0

Iowa
1,588 1,534 1,436 1,309 1,325 29 685 685 250 250 343 330 18 13 2 0 3
Kansas 1,477 1,430 1,378 1,310 1,355 0 724 722 225 225 371 368 35 1 4 0 0
Kentucky 1,400 1,526 1,554 1,532 1,535 38 725 713 221 217 436 217 115 193 9 129 2
Louisiana 1,533 1,530 1,471 1,353 1,367 22 718 718 224 223 284 262 119 6 23 10 0
Maine 747 714 631 595 598 5 354 354 85 85 118 117 36 0 1 27 2

Maryland
1,220 1,383 1,449 1,421 1,417 9 887 881 228 225 243 198 50 44 37 26 0
Massachusetts 1,842 1,905 1,829 1,845 1,847 61 1,050 1,046 319 318 375 318 42 25 12 36 0
Michigan 3,313 3,998 3,877 3,524 3,536 8 1,660 1,644 507 503 1,001 646 360 346 186 45 9
Minnesota 1,590 2,362 2,392 2,541 2,661 135 1,036 1,006 346 304 1,001 520 143 481 312 10 3
Mississippi 972 1,030 1,083 1,042 1,040 6 442 441 184 183 321 205 87 68 2 94 0

Missouri
2,199 2,368 2,410 2,444 2,453 92 1,221 1,215 394 393 667 563 79 61 48 62 0
Montana 900 879 827 826 827 0 429 428 225 224 173 171 0 2 2 0 57
Nebraska 1,506 1,326 1,096 1,086 1,083 71 540 536 138 132 318 268 16 52 25 0 0
Nevada 354 511 645 721 731 6 433 427 119 118 147 116 26 37 14 0 0
New Hampshire 439 526 480 496 494 13 285 285 99 99 97 97 0 0 0 0 0

New Jersey
2,272 2,410 2,607 2,565 2,558 57 1,508 1,492 436 435 489 361 68 62 59 68 0
New Mexico 681 765 862 886 890 17 459 454 165 163 223 187 26 45 9 0 0
New York 4,010 4,336 4,757 4,807 4,802 7 2,555 2,543 798 795 1,205 1,097 237 28 132 50 0
North Carolina 1,955 2,207 2,567 2,683 2,719 1 1,495 1,489 487 483 601 536 135 76 25 8 0
North Dakota 663 579 516 480 505 8 276 276 45 45 175 175 1 0 0 0 6

Ohio
3,731 3,916 3,758 3,531 3,659 118 1,767 1,765 673 672 937 857 164 0 18 75 0
Oklahoma 1,880 1,821 1,785 1,789 1,792 15 930 928 369 366 478 473 0 5 5 0 1
Oregon 1,199 1,273 1,296 1,263 1,285 0 716 714 207 207 271 243 91 37 1 0 14
Pennsylvania 3,260 3,252 3,233 2,947 2,941 2 1,639 1,639 523 523 716 625 61 6 4 85 0
Rhode Island 309 328 317 314 315 10 176 176 59 59 67 56 3 3 1 10 0

South Carolina
1,097 1,127 1,214 1,266 1,267 7 688 685 251 251 299 235 22 15 8 47 0
South Dakota 802 769 710 706 721 6 333 331 174 165 199 169 9 27 19 3 13
Tennessee 1,543 1,624 1,784 1,880 1,906 40 1,025 1,019 346 346 420 391 75 23 15 12 0
Texas 5,991 7,519 8,732 8,998 9,101 140 4,729 4,688 1,767 1,726 2,100 1,447 365 832 12 0 0
Utah 714 793 1,016 1,088 1,106 35 635 627 145 145 207 173 84 29 61 6 3

Vermont
397 393 320 305 305 0 207 207 27 27 63 48 8 0 0 15 1
Virginia 1,811 1,969 2,175 2,125 2,129 36 1,147 1,146 348 347 328 320 270 126 40 89 0
Washington 1,936 2,305 2,338 2,506 2,546 88 1,226 1,199 378 370 653 415 201 342 85 20 4
West Virginia 1,015 840 757 710 694 3 409 409 110 110 163 111 9 24 1 32 0
Wisconsin 2,018 2,182 2,238 2,240 2,243 77 1,127 1,127 400 398 563 479 76 95 12 6 1
Wyoming 415 393 360 364 359 0 191 190 60 59 89 62 19 31 8 0 5

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

DoDEA3
--- 227 191 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

Other jurisdictions
                                 
  American Samoa 30 31 28 29 29 0 23 23 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 1 0
  Guam 35 38 40 44 44 0 27 27 9 9 7 6 1 1 0 0 0
  Northern Marianas 26 29 30 35 35 14 9 9 5 5 6 6 1 0 0 0 0
  Puerto Rico 1,619 1,543 1,473 849 851 0 517 516 93 93 201 167 40 0 14 31 0
  U.S. Virgin Islands 33 36 32 23 21 0 14 14 3 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
---Not available.
1Schools are also included under the appropriate school level totals.
2Excludes special education schools, vocational schools, and alternative schools.
3DoDEA = 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, 2010-11, 2020-21, and 2021-22. (This table was prepared November 2022.)

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