The pupil-teacher ratio for private schools in the United States in 2019 was 11.4. For public schools, the pupil-teacher ratio stood at 15.9. By 2029, it is forecast that the pupil-teacher ratio for private schools will decrease to 10.6, and for public schools will decrease to 15.5.
Pupil-teacher ratio in public and private elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1955 to 2030
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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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- Public schools - average expenditure per pupil by state 2017
- Number of full-time teachers at high schools in China 2011-2021
- Number of full-time teachers in China 2016-2021
- Number of full-time teachers in China 2021, by school
- Number of high school new enrolled students in China 2011-2021
- Number of full-time tutors at universities in China 2011-2021
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- Primary school completion rate of males Malaysia 2010-2017
- Primary school completion rate of females Malaysia 2010-2017
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NCES. (September 30, 2021). Pupil-teacher ratio in public and private elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1955 to 2030 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185021/pupil-teacher-ratio-in-elementary-and-secondary-schools-since-1955/
NCES. "Pupil-teacher ratio in public and private elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1955 to 2030." Chart. September 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185021/pupil-teacher-ratio-in-elementary-and-secondary-schools-since-1955/
NCES. (2021). Pupil-teacher ratio in public and private elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1955 to 2030. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185021/pupil-teacher-ratio-in-elementary-and-secondary-schools-since-1955/
NCES. "Pupil-teacher Ratio in Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools in The United States from 1955 to 2030." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185021/pupil-teacher-ratio-in-elementary-and-secondary-schools-since-1955/
NCES, Pupil-teacher ratio in public and private elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1955 to 2030 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185021/pupil-teacher-ratio-in-elementary-and-secondary-schools-since-1955/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Pupil-teacher ratio in public and private elementary and secondary schools in the United States from 1955 to 2030 [Graph], NCES, September 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185021/pupil-teacher-ratio-in-elementary-and-secondary-schools-since-1955/