K-12 education in the United States
Statistics report on K-12 education in the United States
This report presents statistics and facts on K-12 education in the United States. The report begins with an overview of the K-12 education system, highlighting population-based demographics and differences between private and public institutions, with further information provided on revenue and expenditure. The report then outlines the rise of state legislation restricting materials and instruction in K-12 schools and libraries, as well as continuing inequalities in U.S. education. Perceptions from K-12 teachers and parents are also revealed, along with opinions from the American public themselves, demonstrating how the nation remains politically divided over their system of formal schooling.
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K-12 education in the United States
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English
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2025
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Overview
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Number of elementary and secondary schools U.S. 2020/21, by type
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Share of U.S. public schools 2021/22, by enrollment size and school type
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School enrollment in public and private institutions in the U.S. 2022
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Enrollment in public and private elementary schools 1960-2022
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High school enrollment in public and private institutions U.S. 1965-2031
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Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 2022, by state
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Primary and secondary school enrollment rates in the U.S. in 2022, by age group
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Share of students enrolled in U.S. public K-12 schools 2022, by ethnicity and state
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U.S. public school enrollment numbers 2000-2022, by ethnicity
Revenue and expenditure
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School expenditure on public and private institutions 1970-2022
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Expenditure on public and private elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1970-2021
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U.S. per pupil public school expenditure SY 2024-25, by state
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U.S. public schools - average expenditure per pupil 1980-2021
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U.S. education - total expenditure per pupil in public schools 1990-2021
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Revenue of public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1980-2021
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Average annual tuition for private K-12 schools U.S. 2025, by state
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Estimated average salary of public school teachers U.S. 2021/22, by state
State laws and book bans
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U.S. states restricting schools from teaching race, sex, or inequality 2021-2025
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Proposed bans on sex or gender identity in K-12 schools U.S. 2023, by grade level
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Share of transgender youth subject to bans on school sport participation U.S. 2025
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Share of U.S. transgender population subject to bathroom bills 2025
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Instances of book bans in U.S. public schools 2022/23, by ban status
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Books banned in schools in the U.S. H2 2024 - H2 2025, by state
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Book titles banned in schools in the U.S. H2 2023 to H2 2024, by subject matter
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Topics that K-12 librarians would ban from their school libraries U.S. 2023
Inequalities in education
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Share of K-12 public students attending predominately same-race schools U.S 2021
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Share of public schools who feel understaffed U.S. 2024-2025, by students of color
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Estimated average months of learning lost due to COVID-19 by ethnicity U.S. 2020
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NAEP reading scores for nine year olds U.S. 2022, by race
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NAEP math scores for nine year olds U.S. 2022, by race
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Share of K-12 students who feel their school respects who they are U.S. 2023, by race
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Schools in the U.S.: victims of threats/injuries by weapons, by ethnicity 2021
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Share of students who have experienced school shootings U.S. 1999-2025, by race
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Share of teachers afraid of school shootings U.S. 2022, by location and student race
K-12 teachers
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Teachers in elementary and secondary schools U.S. 1955-2031
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U.S. elementary and secondary schools: pupil-teacher ratio 1955-2031
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Impacts of restricting race, sex, and identity topics for K-12 teachers U.S. 2023
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Share of public K-12 teachers who limit political or social topics in class U.S. 2023
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Top reasons K-12 public school teachers limit political or social topics U.S. 2023
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K-12 teachers' views on how gender identity should be taught at school U.S. 2023
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K-12 teachers' support for parents to opt children out of race/gender topics U.S 2023
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Top three reasons K-12 public school teachers fear for their safety U.S. 2023
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Share of school staff who received concerns from parents on K-12 curriculum 2023
Parent perceptions
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Main reasons why parents enroll their children in private or public schools U.S. 2024
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Share of Americans with various views on what school type has the best education 2024
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Share of parents with select views on what school type is best U.S 2025, by gender
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Parents' beliefs on how gender identity is taught in school U.S. 2022, by party
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Parents with select beliefs on how slavery is taught in school U.S. 2022, by party
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Perceptions on the influence of K-12 parents or school boards U.S 2022, by party
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Parents who believe teachers should lead students in prayers U.S. 2022, by party
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Share of K-12 parents concerned about a violent intruder at school U.S. 2024
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K-12 parents' concerns on the effects of AI on their child's learning U.S. 2024
U.S. opinion
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Share of Americans who are concerned about select issues in public schools U.S. 2023
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U.S. views on who should influence LGBTQ-related school policies 2023
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U.S. views on how slavery and racism should be taught in schools 2023
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U.S. preferences for race-related curricula in K-12 schools 2023, by race
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U.S. views on whether teachers should use students' preferred pronouns 2023
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U.S. teens' comfortability with race and LGBTQ+ topics in the classroom 2023
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Share of LBGTQ+ students with various reasons to drop out of high school U.S. 2021-22
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Adults鈥 opinion on how K-12 schools should handle AI advances U.S. 2023-2024
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