In 2020, there were more than 6.06 million students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools in California. Texas, Florida, New York, and Illinois rounded out the top five states for public school enrollment in that year.
Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States in 2020, by state (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Elementary schools in the U.S.
Student enrollment
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- Basic Statistic School enrollment in public and private institutions in the U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Enrollment in public and private elementary schools 1960-2021
- Premium Statistic Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic Primary and secondary school enrollment rates in the U.S. in 2020, 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 2016-2028
Teachers
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- Basic Statistic Teachers in elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1955-2030
- Basic Statistic U.S. elementary and secondary schools: pupil-teacher ratio 1955-2030
- Basic Statistic Teachers in public schools - average salary 2022
- Premium Statistic Estimated average salary of public school teachers U.S. 2021/22, by state
Revenue and expenditure
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- Basic Statistic Expenditure on public and private elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1970-2020
- Basic Statistic Revenue of public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1980-2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. public schools - average expenditure per pupil 1980-2019
- Basic Statistic U.S. education - total expenditure per pupil in public schools 1990-2019
- Basic Statistic U.S. public school expenditure by state as a percentage of GDP 2018
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 1996-2020
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- Enrollment in public high schools U.S. 2020, by state
- Fifth graders' reading ability in rural Karnataka public schools 2008-2018
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- Share of schools with access to electricity India FY 2016-2021
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NCES. (September 30, 2021). Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States in 2020, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185000/enrollment-in-public-schools-by-state-2007-2008/
NCES. "Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States in 2020, by state (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185000/enrollment-in-public-schools-by-state-2007-2008/
NCES. (2021). Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States in 2020, by state (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185000/enrollment-in-public-schools-by-state-2007-2008/
NCES. "Enrollment in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in The United States in 2020, by State (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185000/enrollment-in-public-schools-by-state-2007-2008/
NCES, Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States in 2020, by state (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185000/enrollment-in-public-schools-by-state-2007-2008/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States in 2020, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph], NCES, September 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185000/enrollment-in-public-schools-by-state-2007-2008/