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| Students1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 5,268,090 | (24,908) | 100.0 | (†) | 5,485,800 | (37,869) | 100.0 | (†) | 5,473,540 | (16,721) | 100.0 | (†) | 1,816,480 | (2,112) | 100.0 | (†) | 2,262,630 | (14,252) | 100.0 | (†) | 1,394,420 | (5,395) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||||
| School level2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary and middle | 2,791,380 | (9,594) | 53.0 | (0.23) | 2,681,990 | (23,419) | 48.9 | (0.32) | 2,547,520 | (7,833) | 46.5 | (0.13) | 1,126,960 | (1,581) | 62.0 | (0.02) | 818,820 | (4,969) | 36.2 | (0.25) | 601,740 | (4,614) | 43.2 | (0.19) | ||||||||||||
| Secondary and high | 884,810 | (14,749) | 16.8 | (0.26) | 919,300 | (10,678) | 16.8 | (0.17) | 879,430 | (786) | 16.1 | (0.05) | 533,990 | (248) | 29.4 | (0.04) | 152,360 | 0 | 6.7 | (0.04) | 193,070 | (746) | 13.8 | (0.06) | ||||||||||||
| Other, ungraded, and not applicable/not reported | 1,591,900 | (17,883) | 30.2 | (0.24) | 1,884,520 | (24,793) | 34.4 | (0.34) | 2,046,590 | (13,523) | 37.4 | (0.16) | 155,530 | (574) | 8.6 | (0.02) | 1,291,460 | (13,143) | 57.1 | (0.27) | 599,610 | (1,958) | 43.0 | (0.15) | ||||||||||||
Student race/ethnicity3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Indian/ Alaska Native | 21,430 | (91) | 0.5 | (#) | 25,960 | (202) | 0.6 | (#) | 28,050 | (664) | 0.6 | (0.01) | 9,250 | (10) | 0.6 | (#) | 11,000 | (663) | 0.6 | (0.03) | 7,800 | (10) | 0.7 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Asian | 245,640 | (281) | 5.5 | (0.03) | 307,790 | (1,772) | 6.6 | (0.04) | 295,380 | (594) | 6.2 | (0.01) | 81,070 | (131) | 4.9 | (#) | 91,570 | (443) | 4.7 | (0.02) | 122,740 | (191) | 11.1 | (0.02) | ||||||||||||
| Black | 400,260 | (1,601) | 8.9 | (0.06) | 439,460 | (5,073) | 9.4 | (0.07) | 439,760 | (1,920) | 9.3 | (0.03) | 134,700 | (63) | 8.1 | (0.01) | 189,240 | (1,884) | 9.6 | (0.08) | 115,810 | (307) | 10.5 | (0.03) | ||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 441,680 | (2,016) | 9.8 | (0.05) | 549,230 | (3,749) | 11.8 | (0.08) | 573,680 | (2,417) | 12.1 | (0.03) | 301,270 | (768) | 18.1 | (0.03) | 163,060 | (1,951) | 8.3 | (0.07) | 109,350 | (371) | 9.9 | (0.03) | ||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 26,810 | (117) | 0.6 | (#) | 32,510 | (633) | 0.7 | (0.01) | 26,670 | (240) | 0.6 | (#) | 9,360 | 0 | 0.6 | (#) | 11,500 | (239) | 0.6 | (0.01) | 5,810 | (23) | 0.5 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| White | 3,208,730 | (23,933) | 71.4 | (0.14) | 3,052,640 | (23,580) | 65.6 | (0.13) | 3,089,360 | (10,275) | 65.3 | (0.05) | 1,034,290 | (1,050) | 62.1 | (0.03) | 1,408,250 | (9,555) | 71.7 | (0.11) | 646,820 | (2,512) | 58.6 | (0.07) | ||||||||||||
| Two or more races | 150,300 | (370) | 3.3 | (0.01) | 245,310 | (1,947) | 5.3 | (0.03) | 278,410 | (1,089) | 5.9 | (0.01) | 95,060 | (246) | 5.7 | (0.01) | 88,270 | (675) | 4.5 | (0.02) | 95,080 | (399) | 8.6 | (0.02) | ||||||||||||
School enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 50 | 242,910 | (7,660) | 4.6 | (0.14) | 241,320 | (3,669) | 4.4 | (0.08) | 224,920 | (2,957) | 4.1 | (0.05) | 6,300 | (276) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 121,000 | (3,172) | 5.3 | (0.14) | 97,620 | (1,814) | 7.0 | (0.12) | ||||||||||||
| 50 to 149 | 886,240 | (7,898) | 16.8 | (0.15) | 909,700 | (10,836) | 16.6 | (0.17) | 885,430 | (5,436) | 16.2 | (0.09) | 137,530 | (916) | 7.6 | (0.04) | 397,410 | (2,995) | 17.6 | (0.15) | 350,500 | (3,322) | 25.1 | (0.20) | ||||||||||||
| 150 to 299 | 1,379,070 | (3,193) | 26.2 | (0.15) | 1,362,600 | (16,020) | 24.8 | (0.27) | 1,304,720 | (6,829) | 23.8 | (0.11) | 522,220 | 0 | 28.7 | (0.03) | 516,190 | (5,932) | 22.8 | (0.24) | 266,320 | (3,384) | 19.1 | (0.20) | ||||||||||||
| 300 to 499 | 1,104,910 | (4,050) | 21.0 | (0.11) | 1,151,230 | (13,785) | 21.0 | (0.23) | 1,163,880 | (3,531) | 21.3 | (0.07) | 521,910 | (1,366) | 28.7 | (0.05) | 417,970 | (1,459) | 18.5 | (0.13) | 224,000 | (2,164) | 16.1 | (0.16) | ||||||||||||
| 500 to 749 | 790,830 | (14,312) | 15.0 | (0.25) | 752,130 | (14,598) | 13.7 | (0.24) | 780,690 | (11,404) | 14.3 | (0.18) | 287,020 | 0 | 15.8 | (0.02) | 339,070 | (11,404) | 15.0 | (0.43) | 154,610 | 0 | 11.1 | (0.04) | ||||||||||||
| 750 or more | 864,120 | (17,908) | 16.4 | (0.29) | 1,068,820 | (22,477) | 19.5 | (0.34) | 1,113,900 | (2,872) | 20.4 | (0.06) | 341,510 | 0 | 18.8 | (0.02) | 471,000 | (2,872) | 20.8 | (0.16) | 301,390 | 0 | 21.6 | (0.08) | ||||||||||||
School locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 2,186,170 | (14,689) | 41.5 | (0.27) | 2,387,380 | (33,992) | 43.5 | (0.42) | 2,339,600 | (7,967) | 42.7 | (0.13) | 878,200 | (847) | 48.3 | (0.04) | 860,240 | (5,648) | 38.0 | (0.26) | 601,160 | (2,821) | 43.1 | (0.16) | ||||||||||||
| Suburban | 2,018,570 | (6,493) | 38.3 | (0.20) | 2,203,740 | (17,806) | 40.2 | (0.30) | 2,212,440 | (13,442) | 40.4 | (0.15) | 717,980 | (1,669) | 39.5 | (0.05) | 903,530 | (12,387) | 39.9 | (0.34) | 590,930 | (3,894) | 42.4 | (0.18) | ||||||||||||
| Town | 358,600 | (3,130) | 6.8 | (0.05) | 324,310 | (10,623) | 5.9 | (0.20) | 331,250 | (1,536) | 6.1 | (0.03) | 139,370 | 0 | 7.7 | (0.01) | 138,080 | (2,298) | 6.1 | (0.10) | 53,800 | (1,487) | 3.9 | (0.10) | ||||||||||||
| Rural | 704,750 | (19,874) | 13.4 | (0.33) | 570,370 | (10,961) | 10.4 | (0.20) | 590,250 | (1,450) | 10.8 | (0.04) | 80,940 | 0 | 4.5 | (0.01) | 360,780 | (1,322) | 15.9 | (0.11) | 148,540 | (595) | 10.7 | (0.06) | ||||||||||||
Teachers4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 420,880 | (1,836) | 100.0 | (†) | 481,200 | (3,060) | 100.0 | (†) | 482,570 | (1,529) | 100.0 | (†) | 134,860 | (181) | 100.0 | (†) | 193,880 | (1,324) | 100.0 | (†) | 153,830 | (579) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||||
| School level2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary and middle | 186,010 | (855) | 44.2 | (0.16) | 198,290 | (1,375) | 41.2 | (0.26) | 193,220 | (506) | 40.0 | (0.12) | 77,740 | (91) | 57.6 | (0.03) | 63,200 | (366) | 32.6 | (0.24) | 52,280 | (260) | 34.0 | (0.14) | ||||||||||||
| Secondary and high | 79,320 | (1,082) | 18.8 | (0.23) | 89,910 | (1,230) | 18.7 | (0.21) | 85,950 | (136) | 17.8 | (0.06) | 42,710 | (37) | 31.7 | (0.05) | 16,550 | 0 | 8.5 | (0.06) | 26,690 | (131) | 17.4 | (0.07) | ||||||||||||
| Other, ungraded, and not applicable/not reported | 155,550 | (1,076) | 37.0 | (0.17) | 193,000 | (2,129) | 40.1 | (0.31) | 203,400 | (1,324) | 42.1 | (0.15) | 14,400 | (97) | 10.7 | (0.06) | 114,130 | (1,254) | 58.9 | (0.28) | 74,870 | (381) | 48.7 | (0.11) | ||||||||||||
School enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 50 | 30,960 | (1,104) | 7.4 | (0.24) | 33,120 | (502) | 6.9 | (0.11) | 32,940 | (698) | 6.8 | (0.13) | 1,090 | (41) | 0.8 | (0.03) | 15,450 | (712) | 8.0 | (0.34) | 16,400 | (195) | 10.7 | (0.11) | ||||||||||||
| 50 to 149 | 76,830 | (766) | 18.3 | (0.16) | 87,530 | (817) | 18.2 | (0.15) | 86,200 | (592) | 17.9 | (0.11) | 13,010 | (98) | 9.6 | (0.06) | 36,960 | (232) | 19.1 | (0.15) | 36,230 | (442) | 23.6 | (0.21) | ||||||||||||
| 150 to 299 | 103,940 | (376) | 24.7 | (0.14) | 111,170 | (565) | 23.1 | (0.15) | 108,610 | (752) | 22.5 | (0.14) | 38,450 | 0 | 28.5 | (0.04) | 43,350 | (748) | 22.4 | (0.32) | 26,800 | (73) | 17.4 | (0.07) | ||||||||||||
| 300 to 499 | 83,150 | (295) | 19.8 | (0.10) | 95,980 | (831) | 19.9 | (0.18) | 97,520 | (222) | 20.2 | (0.06) | 37,470 | (72) | 27.8 | (0.02) | 34,700 | (78) | 17.9 | (0.13) | 25,350 | (137) | 16.5 | (0.09) | ||||||||||||
| 500 to 749 | 58,070 | (1,051) | 13.8 | (0.22) | 64,100 | (1,596) | 13.3 | (0.30) | 64,450 | (707) | 13.4 | (0.13) | 20,070 | 0 | 14.9 | (0.02) | 27,050 | (707) | 14.0 | (0.32) | 17,320 | 0 | 11.3 | (0.04) | ||||||||||||
| 750 or more | 67,930 | (696) | 16.1 | (0.16) | 89,290 | (1,771) | 18.6 | (0.29) | 92,850 | (225) | 19.2 | (0.06) | 24,770 | 0 | 18.4 | (0.02) | 36,360 | (225) | 18.8 | (0.15) | 31,730 | 0 | 20.6 | (0.08) | ||||||||||||
School locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 173,390 | (1,121) | 41.2 | (0.24) | 210,720 | (2,765) | 43.8 | (0.37) | 209,920 | (624) | 43.5 | (0.14) | 64,950 | (64) | 48.2 | (0.04) | 76,560 | (370) | 39.5 | (0.27) | 68,410 | (270) | 44.5 | (0.17) | ||||||||||||
| Suburban | 155,630 | (591) | 37.0 | (0.18) | 188,090 | (1,309) | 39.1 | (0.26) | 186,970 | (1,163) | 38.7 | (0.16) | 51,630 | (142) | 38.3 | (0.06) | 73,900 | (1,018) | 38.1 | (0.35) | 61,440 | (471) | 39.9 | (0.20) | ||||||||||||
| Town | 28,270 | (598) | 6.7 | (0.13) | 27,200 | (832) | 5.7 | (0.18) | 29,000 | (575) | 6.0 | (0.11) | 11,310 | 0 | 8.4 | (0.01) | 12,520 | (612) | 6.5 | (0.30) | 5,160 | (132) | 3.4 | (0.08) | ||||||||||||
| Rural | 63,590 | (1,123) | 15.1 | (0.23) | 55,190 | (753) | 11.5 | (0.16) | 56,680 | (241) | 11.7 | (0.05) | 6,970 | 0 | 5.2 | (0.01) | 30,890 | (233) | 15.9 | (0.14) | 18,820 | (61) | 12.2 | (0.06) | ||||||||||||
Schools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 30,860 | (542) | 100.0 | (†) | 30,490 | (192) | 100.0 | (†) | 29,730 | (156) | 100.0 | (†) | 6,120 | (21) | 100.0 | (†) | 13,510 | (143) | 100.0 | (†) | 10,100 | (79) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||||
| School level2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary and middle | 19,880 | (414) | 64.4 | (0.43) | 18,870 | (138) | 61.9 | (0.27) | 17,780 | (77) | 59.8 | (0.32) | 4,640 | (11) | 75.8 | (0.19) | 7,070 | (36) | 52.3 | (0.54) | 6,070 | (62) | 60.1 | (0.30) | ||||||||||||
| Secondary and high | 3,330 | (52) | 10.8 | (0.28) | 3,630 | (66) | 11.9 | (0.22) | 3,510 | (26) | 11.8 | (0.10) | 1,090 | (12) | 17.9 | (0.17) | 960 | 0 | 7.1 | (0.08) | 1,460 | (23) | 14.4 | (0.21) | ||||||||||||
| Other, ungraded, and not applicable/not reported | 7,650 | (207) | 24.8 | (0.44) | 8,000 | (125) | 26.2 | (0.33) | 8,440 | (142) | 28.4 | (0.36) | 390 | (10) | 6.3 | (0.14) | 5,480 | (137) | 40.5 | (0.61) | 2,580 | (29) | 25.5 | (0.25) | ||||||||||||
Racial/ethnic enrollment concentration3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| More than 50 percent Black | 2,270 | (18) | 7.4 | (0.14) | 2,050 | (87) | 6.7 | (0.26) | 1,960 | (4) | 6.6 | (0.04) | 260 | 0 | 4.2 | (0.01) | 1,050 | 0 | 7.8 | (0.08) | 650 | (4) | 6.5 | (0.07) | ||||||||||||
| More than 50 percent Hispanic | 1,530 | (73) | 5.0 | (0.24) | 1,810 | (20) | 5.9 | (0.08) | 1,900 | (27) | 6.4 | (0.09) | 730 | (3) | 11.9 | (0.04) | 560 | (15) | 4.2 | (0.12) | 610 | (22) | 6.1 | (0.21) | ||||||||||||
| More than 50 percent White | 22,940 | (515) | 74.3 | (0.47) | 21,390 | (175) | 70.2 | (0.50) | 20,730 | (141) | 69.7 | (0.16) | 4,210 | (17) | 68.8 | (0.12) | 10,260 | (141) | 76.0 | (0.27) | 6,260 | (70) | 62.0 | (0.32) | ||||||||||||
| No racial/ethnic group more than 50 percent | 3,330 | (71) | 10.8 | (0.24) | 4,270 | (107) | 14.0 | (0.32) | 4,180 | (30) | 14.1 | (0.10) | 830 | (6) | 13.6 | (0.08) | 1,290 | (15) | 9.6 | (0.14) | 2,060 | (23) | 20.4 | (0.23) | ||||||||||||
School enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 50 | 9,660 | (520) | 31.3 | (1.15) | 8,940 | (116) | 29.3 | (0.32) | 8,680 | (133) | 29.2 | (0.32) | 210 | (13) | 3.4 | (0.20) | 4,720 | (134) | 34.9 | (0.65) | 3,750 | (61) | 37.1 | (0.39) | ||||||||||||
| 50 to 149 | 9,720 | (120) | 31.5 | (0.58) | 9,840 | (106) | 32.3 | (0.29) | 9,540 | (62) | 32.1 | (0.20) | 1,330 | (13) | 21.7 | (0.16) | 4,290 | (30) | 31.7 | (0.36) | 3,930 | (41) | 38.9 | (0.33) | ||||||||||||
| 150 to 299 | 6,460 | (16) | 20.9 | (0.37) | 6,500 | (90) | 21.3 | (0.24) | 6,190 | (33) | 20.8 | (0.14) | 2,430 | 0 | 39.7 | (0.14) | 2,440 | (28) | 18.1 | (0.25) | 1,330 | (17) | 13.1 | (0.17) | ||||||||||||
| 300 to 499 | 2,900 | (10) | 9.4 | (0.17) | 3,010 | (34) | 9.9 | (0.11) | 3,040 | (9) | 10.2 | (0.06) | 1,360 | (3) | 22.1 | (0.06) | 1,100 | (5) | 8.1 | (0.09) | 580 | (6) | 5.8 | (0.08) | ||||||||||||
| 500 to 749 | 1,320 | (27) | 4.3 | (0.12) | 1,250 | (23) | 4.1 | (0.08) | 1,290 | (17) | 4.3 | (0.06) | 480 | 0 | 7.8 | (0.03) | 550 | (17) | 4.1 | (0.13) | 260 | 0 | 2.6 | (0.02) | ||||||||||||
| 750 or more | 800 | (10) | 2.6 | (0.06) | 960 | (24) | 3.1 | (0.08) | 980 | (3) | 3.3 | (0.02) | 320 | 0 | 5.3 | (0.02) | 410 | (3) | 3.0 | (0.04) | 250 | 0 | 2.5 | (0.02) | ||||||||||||
School locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 10,000 | (52) | 32.4 | (0.59) | 10,440 | (172) | 34.3 | (0.49) | 10,120 | (52) | 34.0 | (0.20) | 2,550 | (11) | 41.6 | (0.14) | 3,840 | (33) | 28.4 | (0.33) | 3,730 | (23) | 37.0 | (0.30) | ||||||||||||
| Suburban | 10,910 | (70) | 35.4 | (0.63) | 11,670 | (147) | 38.3 | (0.39) | 11,260 | (74) | 37.9 | (0.22) | 2,300 | (16) | 37.5 | (0.16) | 4,290 | (35) | 31.8 | (0.36) | 4,670 | (54) | 46.3 | (0.38) | ||||||||||||
| Town | 2,900 | (104) | 9.4 | (0.22) | 2,480 | (60) | 8.1 | (0.19) | 2,590 | (85) | 8.7 | (0.26) | 790 | 0 | 13.0 | (0.04) | 1,300 | (98) | 9.6 | (0.64) | 500 | (46) | 5.0 | (0.44) | ||||||||||||
| Rural | 7,050 | (453) | 22.8 | (1.07) | 5,900 | (108) | 19.4 | (0.37) | 5,760 | (61) | 19.4 | (0.16) | 480 | 0 | 7.9 | (0.03) | 4,080 | (58) | 30.2 | (0.31) | 1,190 | (20) | 11.8 | (0.20) | ||||||||||||
Major role of school is to support homeschooling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,140 | (161) | 3.7 | (0.50) | 1,010 | (88) | 3.3 | (0.28) | 970 | (25) | 3.2 | (0.08) | 30 | (3) | 0.5 | (0.05) | 630 | (13) | 4.6 | (0.11) | 310 | (20) | 3.1 | (0.20) | ||||||||||||
| No | 29,720 | (504) | 96.3 | (0.50) | 29,480 | (156) | 96.7 | (0.28) | 28,760 | (153) | 96.8 | (0.08) | 6,090 | (19) | 99.5 | (0.05) | 12,880 | (142) | 95.4 | (0.11) | 9,790 | (77) | 96.9 | (0.20) | ||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Includes students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in schools that offer kindergarten or higher grade. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2School levels are assigned based on the current Common Core of Data (CCD) school level definitions. For more information about the CCD school levels, see https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/doc/11_Changes_SCH_LEA_Level_Assignments_7.31.2023.docx. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Race/ethnicity was not collected for prekindergarten students (742,240 out of 5,473,540 in fall 2021). Percentage distribution is based on the students for whom race/ethnicity was reported. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4Reported in full-time equivalents (FTE). Excludes teachers who teach only prekindergarten students. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Tabulation includes schools that offer kindergarten or higher grade. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and omitted categories. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2011-12, 2019-20, and 2021–22. (This table was prepared September 2023. Corrections were made January 2024.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
