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Elementary schools in the United States

Statistics report on elementary schools in the United States

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. To conclude, the report offers an overview of the current controversies surrounding the curriculum taught to American youth.

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
  • 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 2000-2022, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 2022, by state
  • Premium Statistic Share of students enrolled in U.S. public K-12 schools 2022, by ethnicity and state
  • Basic Statistic Projected change in U.S. public school enrollment grades K-12 2022-2031, by state

Teachers

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  • Premium Statistic Teachers in elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1955-2031
  • Premium Statistic U.S. elementary and secondary schools: pupil-teacher ratio 1955-2031
  • Premium Statistic Public elementary and secondary school teachers U.S. 2022, by state
  • Premium Statistic Teachers in public schools - average salary 2022
  • Basic Statistic Estimated average salary of public school teachers U.S. 2021/22, by state
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of teachers and educational staff quitting the profession 2021-2025

Revenue and expenditure

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  • Premium Statistic Revenue of public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1980-2021
  • Basic Statistic Expenditure on public and private elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1970-2021
  • Premium Statistic U.S. public schools - average expenditure per pupil 1980-2021
  • Premium Statistic U.S. education - total expenditure per pupil in public schools 1990-2021
  • Premium Statistic U.S. per pupil public school expenditure SY 2024-25, by state
  • Premium Statistic K-12 public school supplies expenditure U.S. 2021, by state
  • Premium Statistic Average annual tuition for private K-12 schools U.S. 2025, by state

National school lunch program

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. national school lunch program: federal costs FY 1996-2022
  • 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: participants by cost bracket FY 1996-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. public school students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. public school students eligible for free/reduced lunch 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic U.S. national school lunch program: participants, by state 2020

Curriculum controversies

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  • Premium Statistic Perceptions on the influence of K-12 parents or school boards U.S 2022, by party
  • Premium Statistic Parents with select beliefs on how slavery is taught in school U.S. 2022, by party
  • Premium Statistic Parents' beliefs on how gender identity is taught in school U.S. 2022, by party
  • Premium Statistic K-12 teachers' views on how gender identity should be taught at school U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic K-12 teachers' support for parents to opt children out of race/gender topics U.S 2023
  • Premium Statistic K-12 parents' concerns on the effects of AI on their child's learning U.S. 2024
  • Premium Statistic K-12 teachers' challenges of digital learning materials U.S. SY 2021-22, by grade
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