For the 2021-2022 school year, about 53,293 children in New Jersey were enrolled in pre-K programs. Around 1.5 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 2022, by state
* Values are for the 2021-22 school year.
** Nationwide, an additional 22,036 children of other ages were enrolled in state prekindergarten, for a total enrollment of 1,526,116.
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 2021-2022: Idaho, Indiana, Montana, New Hampshire, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
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NIEER. (April 19, 2023). Total number of 3-and 4-year-old children enrolled in state pre-kindergarten programs in the United States in 2022, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 08, 2024, 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 2022, by state." Chart. April 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315100/total-number-of-us-children-enrolled-in-pre-k-by-state/
NIEER. (2023). Total number of 3-and 4-year-old children enrolled in state pre-kindergarten programs in the United States in 2022, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 08, 2024. 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 2022, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2023, 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 2022, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315100/total-number-of-us-children-enrolled-in-pre-k-by-state/ (last visited October 08, 2024)
Total number of 3-and 4-year-old children enrolled in state pre-kindergarten programs in the United States in 2022, by state [Graph], NIEER, April 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315100/total-number-of-us-children-enrolled-in-pre-k-by-state/
