In 2022, school enrollment in public and private elementary schools was generally higher than in other education institutions in the U.S., including nursery schools, kindergartens, and high schools. However, while public elementary schools had higher enrollment numbers than public colleges in the U.S., there were slightly more students enrolled in private colleges than in private elementary schools in that year. Overall, there were about 29.35 million students enrolled in public elementary schools and 3.03 million students enrolled in private elementary schools in the United States.
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Elementary schools in the U.S. - Statistics & Facts
In 2022, school enrollment in public and private elementary schools was generally higher than in other education institutions in the U.S., including nursery schools, kindergartens, and high schools. However, while public elementary schools had higher enrollment numbers than public colleges in the U.S., there were slightly more students enrolled in private colleges than in private elementary schools in that year. Overall, there were about 29.35 million students enrolled in public elementary schools and 3.03 million students enrolled in private elementary schools in the United States.
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- Number of students enrolled in private elementary schools
- 3.03m
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Enrollment in public and private elementary schools 1960-2022
- Number of students enrolled in public elementary schools
- 29.35m
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Enrollment in public and private elementary schools 1960-2022
- Number of students enrolled in public kindergarten
- 3.55m
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School enrollment in public and private institutions in the U.S. 2022
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- Basic Statistic School enrollment in public and private institutions in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic Enrollment in public and private elementary schools 1960-2022
- Premium Statistic Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 2022, by state
- Basic Statistic Primary and secondary school enrollment rates in the U.S. in 2022, by age group
- Basic Statistic U.S. public school enrollment numbers 2000-2021, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Share of students enrolled in U.S. public K-12 schools 2021, by ethnicity and state
- Basic Statistic Projected change in U.S. public school enrollment grades K-12, by state 2021-2031
Student enrollment
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School enrollment in public and private institutions in the U.S. 2022
School enrollment in public and private institutions in the U.S. 2022
Enrollment in public and private schools in the United States in 2022 (in millions)
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Enrollment in public and private elementary schools 1960-2022
Enrollment in public and private elementary schools 1960-2022
Enrollment in public and private elementary schools in the United States from 1960 to 2022 (in millions)
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Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 2022, by state
Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 2022, by state
Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States in 2022, by state (in 1,000s)
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Primary and secondary school enrollment rates in the U.S. in 2022, by age group
Primary and secondary school enrollment rates in the U.S. in 2022, by age group
Share of population enrolled in primary and secondary education in the United States in 2022, by age group
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U.S. public school enrollment numbers 2000-2021, by ethnicity
U.S. public school enrollment numbers 2000-2021, by ethnicity
K-12 public school enrollment numbers in the United States from 2000 to 2021 by ethnicity (in 1,000s)
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Share of students enrolled in U.S. public K-12 schools 2021, by ethnicity and state
Share of students enrolled in U.S. public K-12 schools 2021, by ethnicity and state
Share of students enrolled in K-12 public schools in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity and state
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Projected change in U.S. public school enrollment grades K-12, by state 2021-2031
Projected change in U.S. public school enrollment grades K-12, by state 2021-2031
Projected percentage change in public school enrollment for grades kindergarten to 12, by U.S. state 2021 to 2031
Teachers
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- Basic Statistic Teachers in elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1955-2031
- Basic Statistic U.S. elementary and secondary schools: pupil-teacher ratio 1955-2031
- Basic Statistic Teachers in public schools - average salary 2022
- Premium Statistic Estimated average salary of public school teachers U.S. 2021/22, by state
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Teachers in elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1955-2031
Teachers in elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1955-2031
Number of teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1955 to 2031 (in 1,000s)
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U.S. elementary and secondary schools: pupil-teacher ratio 1955-2031
U.S. elementary and secondary schools: pupil-teacher ratio 1955-2031
Pupil-teacher ratio in public and private elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1955 to 2031
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Teachers in public schools - average salary 2022
Teachers in public schools - average salary 2022
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Estimated average salary of public school teachers U.S. 2021/22, by state
Estimated average salary of public school teachers U.S. 2021/22, by state
Estimated average salary of public school teachers in the United States in 2021-2022, by state (in constant 2020-21 U.S. dollars)
Revenue and expenditure
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- Basic Statistic Expenditure on public and private elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1970-2021
- Basic Statistic Revenue of public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1980-2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. public schools - average expenditure per pupil 1980-2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. education - total expenditure per pupil in public schools 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. public school expenditure by state as a percentage of GDP 2018
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Expenditure on public and private elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1970-2021
Expenditure on public and private elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1970-2021
School expenditure on public and private elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1970 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Revenue of public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1980-2020
Revenue of public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1980-2020
Revenue of public elementary and secondary schools in the United States from the academic years 1980 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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U.S. public schools - average expenditure per pupil 1980-2020
U.S. public schools - average expenditure per pupil 1980-2020
Average expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools from academic years 1980 to 2020 (in U.S. dollars)
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U.S. education - total expenditure per pupil in public schools 1990-2021
U.S. education - total expenditure per pupil in public schools 1990-2021
Total expenditure per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in constant 2022-23 U.S. dollars)
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U.S. public school expenditure by state as a percentage of GDP 2018
U.S. public school expenditure by state as a percentage of GDP 2018
Elementary and secondary public school expenditure in the United States as a percentage of GDP in 2018, by state
National school lunch program
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- Premium Statistic U.S. national school lunch program: participants by cost bracket FY 1996-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. national school lunch program: participants, by state 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. national school lunch program: share of free or reduced lunches FY 1996-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. national school lunch program: federal costs FY 1996-2022
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U.S. national school lunch program: participants by cost bracket FY 1996-2022
U.S. national school lunch program: participants by cost bracket FY 1996-2022
Number of students participating in national school lunch program in the United States from FY 1996 to FY 2022, by reduction eligibility (in millions)
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U.S. national school lunch program: participants, by state 2020
U.S. national school lunch program: participants, by state 2020
Number of national school lunch program participants in the United States in FY 2020, by state (in 1,000s)
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U.S. national school lunch program: share of free or reduced lunches FY 1996-2022
U.S. national school lunch program: share of free or reduced lunches FY 1996-2022
Share of total school lunches that were free or reduced under the national school lunch program in the United States from FY 1996 to FY 2022
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U.S. national school lunch program: federal costs FY 1996-2022
U.S. national school lunch program: federal costs FY 1996-2022
Federal costs of the national school lunch program in the United States from FY 1996 to FY 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)
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