In the United States, there are far more public school students than private school students. In 2020, about 11.1 million students were enrolled in private schools in the United States. For public school students, this figure stood at 63.2 million students.
School enrollment in the United States from 1965 to 2020 for all levels of public and private schools, with projections up to 2030 (in 1,000s)
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Overview
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- Premium Statistic School enrollment in public and private schools U.S. 1965-2030
- Premium Statistic Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 2021, by state
- Premium Statistic Leading consumer spending events by expected average spend in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Combined back-to-school and back-to-college spending in the U.S. 2007-2023
- Premium Statistic Back-to-school spending in the U.S. 2006-2023
- Premium Statistic Estimated total U.S. back to school expenditure by category 2023
Average spending
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- Basic Statistic Back-to-school shopping expenditure expectations of U.S. households 2023
- Premium Statistic Average back-to-school spending per household in the U.S. 2023
- Premium Statistic United States: expected back-to-school spending of parents per child 2013-2023
- Basic Statistic Expected spending by U.S. parents on back-to-school items by category 2023
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of U.S. back to school expenditure by category 2023
Consumer behavior
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- Premium Statistic United States: share of shoppers buying school supplies 2023, by category
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. back-to-school shoppers' spending by sales channel 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. back-to-school shoppers who plan to buy pre-configured kits 2016-2022
- Basic Statistic Leading reasons why U.S. back-to-school shoppers buy pre-configured kits 2022
- Basic Statistic Back-to-school spending influenced by children in the U.S. by category 2023
- Premium Statistic Usage of social media sites to assist U.S. back-to-school shopping 2011-2023
- Premium Statistic U.S.: ways parents use social media for back-to-school shopping 2023, by generation
- Basic Statistic Number of students back-to-school consumers are shopping for in the U.S. 2023
Shopping time period and locations
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- Basic Statistic U.S. consumers who plan to do their back-to-school shopping sooner or later 2023
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. consumers that started their back-to-class shopping by July 2019-2023
- Premium Statistic Planned time to shop for back-to-school supplies in the U.S. 2023
- Premium Statistic Back-to-school shopping in the U.S.: anticipated shopping locations 2023
- Premium Statistic Leading stores parents will likely visit for back to school shopping in the U.S. 2023
- Premium Statistic Number of stores households expect to visit for back-to-school shopping U.S. 2022
Impact of inflation
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- Premium Statistic Impact of inflation on back-to-school shopping among consumers in the U.S. 2023
- Premium Statistic Impact of inflation on brand/product choice among U.S. back-to-school shoppers 2023
- Premium Statistic Impact of the state of the economy on back-to-school shopping in the U.S. 2019-2023
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. shoppers trying to save while buying back-to-school supplies 2019-2022
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- Canada: public elementary/secondary school enrollment 2020/21, by grade
- Student enrolment in private schools in Abu Dhabi 2012/2013-2018/2019
- Number of enrollment of pupils at public kindergartens in Egypt 2013/2014-2022/2023
- Industry revenue of “all other schools and instruction“ in New Jersey 2012-2024
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NCES. (March 31, 2022). School enrollment in the United States from 1965 to 2020 for all levels of public and private schools, with projections up to 2030 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183826/us-school-enrollment-for-all-levels-of-public-and-private-schools/
NCES. "School enrollment in the United States from 1965 to 2020 for all levels of public and private schools, with projections up to 2030 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183826/us-school-enrollment-for-all-levels-of-public-and-private-schools/
NCES. (2022). School enrollment in the United States from 1965 to 2020 for all levels of public and private schools, with projections up to 2030 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183826/us-school-enrollment-for-all-levels-of-public-and-private-schools/
NCES. "School Enrollment in The United States from 1965 to 2020 for All Levels of Public and Private Schools, with Projections up to 2030 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183826/us-school-enrollment-for-all-levels-of-public-and-private-schools/
NCES, School enrollment in the United States from 1965 to 2020 for all levels of public and private schools, with projections up to 2030 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183826/us-school-enrollment-for-all-levels-of-public-and-private-schools/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
School enrollment in the United States from 1965 to 2020 for all levels of public and private schools, with projections up to 2030 (in 1,000s) [Graph], NCES, March 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183826/us-school-enrollment-for-all-levels-of-public-and-private-schools/