PreK-12 Enrollment & Demographics, 2020-2021

Table of Contents

• Introduction & Methodology
• Number of Schools and Districts
• Public School Enrollment on the Rise
  • Table Trends in Public School Enrollment, 2000-2029P
• Enrollment Patterns Vary Across the States
  • Table Projected Percentage Change in Public Elementary & Secondary Enrollment, 2017 to 2029
• Private Enrollment 10% of Total
• More Charter Schools, More Charter Enrollment
  • Table Charter School Growth, 2005 to 2017
  • Table Percentage of Public-School Students Enrolled in Charter Schools, Fall 2017
• Homeschool Enrollment Reporting Lags
  • Table Homeschooling, 2003-2016
• Virtual School Enrollment Likely to Grow
  • Table Virtual Schools by Operator Status, 2017-2018
  • Table Blended Schools by Operator Status, 2017-2018
• Graduation Rates Rose Over Time
  • Table Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rates for Public High School Students, 2017-2018
• Students in Poverty are Target for Vendors
  • Table Percentage of Children under Age 18 in Families Living in Poverty, 2018
• Serving English-Language Learners
  • Table Trends in English-Language Learner Enrollment, 2014-2015 to 2016-2017
  • Table Top Ten Languages of English-Language Learners, 2017-2018
  • Table Percentage of Public-School Students who are ELL by Grade, 2016-2017
  • Table Percentage of Public-School Students who are ELL by State, 2017-2018
• Special Needs Students Get Services
  • Table Trends in Youth Receiving IDEA Services, 2015-2016 to 2017-2018
• State-Funded PreK Enrollment Up
  • Table Enrollment Growth in State-Funded Preschool Programs, 2016-2017 to 2018-2019
  • Table Enrollment & Per-Child Spending in State-Funded Preschool, 2018-2019
• More Technology Makes New Options Viable
  • Table 18 Year-Olds with Home Internet Access, 2016-2018

Abstract

PreK-12 Enrollment & Demographics, 2020-2021

PreK-12 Enrollment & Demographics, 2020-2021 provides data about the PreK-12 student population in the U.S. The information includes:

• Current and projected public school enrollment
• Private school enrollment trends
• Charter school growth
• Virtual and blended learning expansion
• Trends in high school graduation rates
• English-language learner enrollment, with top 10 languages spoken
• Number of students living in poverty
• Data by state

The data in this report comes from the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education and other third-party sources. The information and analysis can help inform the product planning of developers and marketers of curriculum, educational technology and school support services.