Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, many schools in the United States had to make the switch to distance learning rather than in-person classes. It is estimated that 46 percent of Black K-12 students received low-quality remote instruction, compared to 38 percent of White students who received average and above-average remote instruction. Overall, it is estimated that 48 percent of K-12 students received low-quality remote instruction, and 20 percent received no remote instruction.
Estimated quality level of remote instruction for K-12 students due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity
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Statistics on Coronavirus: impact on education in the U.S.
Overview
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School response
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- Premium Statistic Impact of COVID-19 on children's education, by number of households U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of K-12 schools teaching virtually due to COVID-19 U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of K-12 schools with hybrid teaching due to COVID-19 U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of K-12 schools teaching in-person due to COVID-19 U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Parents' support for in-person schooling during COVID-19 by working status U.S. 2021
Learning loss
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- Premium Statistic Estimated learning loss due to COVID-19, by scenario U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Estimated average months of learning lost due to COVID-19 by ethnicity U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Quality of remote instruction for K-12 students due to COVID-19, by race U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Adults worried kids will fall behind in school due to COVID-19 by income U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of adults worried children will fall behind in school due to COVID-19 2020
Outlook
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Public opinion
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- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults who think schools should reopen during COVID-19 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults who think teachers should teach in-person during COVID-19 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults who think schools are taking too many risks COVID-19 2021
- Premium Statistic Adults confident that schools are safe for in-person classes COVID-19 U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of support for measures to help students recover from COVID-19 U.S. 2021
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McKinsey. (June 30, 2020). Estimated quality level of remote instruction for K-12 students due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224124/quality-level-remote-instruction-k-12-students-covid-19-ethnicity-us/
McKinsey. "Estimated quality level of remote instruction for K-12 students due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. June 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224124/quality-level-remote-instruction-k-12-students-covid-19-ethnicity-us/
McKinsey. (2020). Estimated quality level of remote instruction for K-12 students due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224124/quality-level-remote-instruction-k-12-students-covid-19-ethnicity-us/
McKinsey. "Estimated Quality Level of Remote Instruction for K-12 Students Due to Covid-19 in The United States in 2020, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224124/quality-level-remote-instruction-k-12-students-covid-19-ethnicity-us/
McKinsey, Estimated quality level of remote instruction for K-12 students due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224124/quality-level-remote-instruction-k-12-students-covid-19-ethnicity-us/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Estimated quality level of remote instruction for K-12 students due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], McKinsey, June 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224124/quality-level-remote-instruction-k-12-students-covid-19-ethnicity-us/