For the 2019-2020 school year, about 55,413 children in New Jersey were enrolled in pre-K programs. Around 1.62 million children across the United States were enrolled in pre-K programs in that year.
Total number of 3-and 4-year-old children enrolled in state pre-kindergarten programs in the United States in 2020, by state
* Values are for the 2018-19 school year.
** Nationwide, an additional 20,234 children of other ages were enrolled in state prekindergarten, for a total enrollment of 1,640,273.
The respondent universe for this study is the state preschool administrators in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, plus the U.S. territories. Data are collected directly from these entities through a web-based survey form.
There are no pre-kindergarten programs in the following states for year 2019-2020: Idaho, Indiana, Montana, New Hampshire, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
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NIEER. (April 19, 2021). Total number of 3-and 4-year-old children enrolled in state pre-kindergarten programs in the United States in 2020, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315100/total-number-of-us-children-enrolled-in-pre-k-by-state/
NIEER. "Total number of 3-and 4-year-old children enrolled in state pre-kindergarten programs in the United States in 2020, by state." Chart. April 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315100/total-number-of-us-children-enrolled-in-pre-k-by-state/
NIEER. (2021). Total number of 3-and 4-year-old children enrolled in state pre-kindergarten programs in the United States in 2020, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315100/total-number-of-us-children-enrolled-in-pre-k-by-state/
NIEER. "Total Number of 3-and 4-year-old Children Enrolled in State Pre-kindergarten Programs in The United States in 2020, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315100/total-number-of-us-children-enrolled-in-pre-k-by-state/
NIEER, Total number of 3-and 4-year-old children enrolled in state pre-kindergarten programs in the United States in 2020, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315100/total-number-of-us-children-enrolled-in-pre-k-by-state/ (last visited June 28, 2022)
