Elementary schools in the U.S.

Statistics report on elementary schools

Elementary schools in the U.S.

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about elementary schools in the United States. It includes information about school enrollment, elementary school teachers, the revenue and expenditure of schools, and follows up with information on the national school lunch program.

Table of contents

Student enrollment

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  • Basic Statistic School enrollment in public and private institutions in the U.S. 2022
  • Basic Statistic Enrollment in public and private elementary schools 1960-2022
  • Premium Statistic Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 2022, by state
  • Basic Statistic Primary and secondary school enrollment rates in the U.S. in 2022, 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 2021-2031

Teachers

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  • Basic Statistic Teachers in elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1955-2031
  • Basic Statistic U.S. elementary and secondary schools: pupil-teacher ratio 1955-2031
  • 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 1980-2020
  • Basic Statistic U.S. education - total expenditure per pupil in public schools 1990-2021
  • 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 1996-2022

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