Elementary school enrollment in the United States 2022 | Statista

In 2022, about 3.03 million students were enrolled in private elementary schools in the United States. This is significantly less than the 29.35 million students who were enrolled in public elementary schools in that year.

Enrollment in public and private elementary schools in the United States from 1960 to 2022 (in millions)

Characteristic	Public	Private
2022	29.35	3.03
2021	28.68	3.15
2020	28.6	3.45
2019	29.75	2.87
2018	29.67	2.82
2017	29.87	2.66
2016	29.98	2.63
2015	30.17	2.65
2014	29.81	2.82
2013	30.17	2.7
2012	29.87	2.82
2011	29.97	2.91
2010	29.84	2.82
2009	29.37	2.87
2008	29.16	3.18
2007	29.05	3.11
2006	28.97	3.11
2005	29	3.36
2004	29.2	3.4
2003	29.2	3.4
2002	29.66	3.47
2001	29.8	3.4
2000	29.4	3.5
1999	29.2	3.6
1998	29.1	3.4
1997	29.3	3.1
1996	28.1	3.4
1995	28.4	3.4
1994	28.1	3.4
1993	27.7	2.9
1992	27.1	3.1
1991	26.6	3
1990	26.6	2.7
1989	25.9	2.7
1988	25.5	2.8
1987	24.8	2.8
1986	24.2	3
1985	23.8	3.1
1984	24.1	2.7
1983	24.2	3
1982	24.4	3
1981	24.8	3
1980	24.4	3.1
1979	24.8	3.1
1978	25.3	3.2
1977	26	3.3
1976	26.7	3.1
1975	27.2	3.3
1974	28	3.2
1973	28.2	3.3
1972	28.7	3.5
1971	29.8	3.7
1970	30	3.9
1960	27.5	4.9

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October 2023

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United States

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1960 to 2023

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