includes Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
Supplementary notes
The number of children and youth in public schools who are unhoused. This includes ungraded students, 3- to 5-year-olds, and kindergarten to grade 13 students.
Figures prior to SY 2021/22 were derived from previous reporting by the source.
During the academic year 2023/24, a record of **** million children and youth were registered as homeless in the United States. This was up from **** million in the year prior.
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