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Total number of U.S. children enrolled in pre-K, by state 2017-2018
Total number of 3-and 4-year-old children enrolled in pre-kindergarten programs in the United States between 2017 and 2018, by state
by Erin Duffin,
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May 31, 2019
The statistic above provides information on the number of the 3- and 4-year-old children enrolled in pre-kindergarten programs in the United States for the 2017/2018 school year, by state. Between 2017 and 2018, about 50,684 children in New Jersey were enrolled in pre-K programs.
Total number of 3-and 4-year-old children enrolled in pre-kindergarten programs in the United States between 2017 and 2018, by state
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| Number of children enrolled | |
|---|---|
| United States * | 1,565,168 |
| California | 241,859 |
| Texas | 231,485 |
| Florida | 173,645 |
| New York | 121,572 |
| Georgia | 80,536 |
| Illinois | 74,940 |
| New Jersey | 50,684 |
| Wisconsin | 46,736 |
| Oklahoma | 39,807 |
| Michigan | 37,325 |
| Massachusetts | 34,130 |
| Maryland | 31,162 |
| Pennsylvania | 29,710 |
| North Carolina | 28,385 |
| South Carolina | 27,443 |
| Iowa | 27,195 |
| Kentucky | 21,270 |
| Colorado | 21,037 |
| Arkansas | 19,498 |
| Louisiana | 18,911 |
| Tennessee | 18,354 |
| Virginia | 17,959 |
| Ohio | 17,913 |
| Alabama | 16,051 |
| West Virginia | 14,629 |
| Connecticut | 14,449 |
| Kansas | 14,022 |
| District of Columbia | 13,332 |
| Nebraska | 12,950 |
| Washington | 12,491 |
| Oregon | 9,464 |
| New Mexico | 9,119 |
| Vermont | 8,449 |
| Minnesota | 7,672 |
| Maine | 5,551 |
| Arizona | 5,256 |
| Missouri | 2,378 |
| Nevada | 2,102 |
| Mississippi | 1,840 |
| Rhode Island | 1,080 |
| North Dakota | 965 |
| Delaware | 845 |
| Hawaii | 373 |
| Alaska | 315 |
| Montana | 279 |
| Guam | 71 |
| Number of children enrolled | |
|---|---|
| United States * | 1,565,168 |
| California | 241,859 |
| Texas | 231,485 |
| Florida | 173,645 |
| New York | 121,572 |
| Georgia | 80,536 |
| Illinois | 74,940 |
| New Jersey | 50,684 |
| Wisconsin | 46,736 |
| Oklahoma | 39,807 |
| Michigan | 37,325 |
| Massachusetts | 34,130 |
| Maryland | 31,162 |
| Pennsylvania | 29,710 |
| North Carolina | 28,385 |
| South Carolina | 27,443 |
| Iowa | 27,195 |
| Kentucky | 21,270 |
| Colorado | 21,037 |
| Arkansas | 19,498 |
| Louisiana | 18,911 |
| Tennessee | 18,354 |
| Virginia | 17,959 |
| Ohio | 17,913 |
| Alabama | 16,051 |
| West Virginia | 14,629 |
| Connecticut | 14,449 |
| Kansas | 14,022 |
| District of Columbia | 13,332 |
| Nebraska | 12,950 |
| Washington | 12,491 |
| Oregon | 9,464 |
| New Mexico | 9,119 |
| Vermont | 8,449 |
| Minnesota | 7,672 |
| Maine | 5,551 |
| Arizona | 5,256 |
| Missouri | 2,378 |
| Nevada | 2,102 |
| Mississippi | 1,840 |
| Rhode Island | 1,080 |
| North Dakota | 965 |
| Delaware | 845 |
| Hawaii | 373 |
| Alaska | 315 |
| Montana | 279 |
| Guam | 71 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
May 31, 2019
The statistic above provides information on the number of the 3- and 4-year-old children enrolled in pre-kindergarten programs in the United States for the 2017/2018 school year, by state. Between 2017 and 2018, about 50,684 children in New Jersey were enrolled in pre-K programs.
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- 2017 to 2018
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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 2017-2018: Idaho, Indiana, Montana, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
*Nationwide, an additional 12,593 children of other ages were enrolled in state prekindergarten, for a total enrollment of 1,577,761.
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- 2017 to 2018
- Supplementary notes
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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 2017-2018: Idaho, Indiana, Montana, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
*Nationwide, an additional 12,593 children of other ages were enrolled in state prekindergarten, for a total enrollment of 1,577,761.
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