PreK-12 Enrollment & Demographics, 2021-2022
Published: June 24, 2021
- 38 Pages
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Introduction & Methodology
- Disenrollment Disrupts Education
- Why and Who
- California Illustrates Pandemic Trends
- Other Examples: Louisiana and Idaho
- Districts: Large and Small
- Where Students Went & Departure Impact
- Public Schools: Numbers & Students
- Public School Enrollment Growth Slows
- 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
- Birth Rates Will Impact Future Enrollment
- Public School Enrollment Growth Slows
- Impacts on Private School Enrollment
- Private Schools Face Challenges, See Opportunity
- Catholic School Enrollment Declines Continue
- Table Catholic School Enrollment Declines, 2016-2020
- Support for School Choice Grows
- Increasing Interest in Charter Schools
- Table Charter School Growth, 2000 to 2018
- Table Charter Schools by State, Fall 2019
- Characteristics of Charter Schools
- Table Charter School Management, 2018-2019
- Pandemic Leads to Homeschooling Surge
- Table Homeschooling, 2003-2016
- Virtual Schools See Bright Future
- Graduation Rates Inch Up
- Table Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rates for Public High School Students, 2018-2019
- Dual Enrollment Offers Opportunities
- Decline for Students in Poverty
- Students Experiencing Homelessness
- Table Title I Schools by State, 2019
- Students Experiencing Homelessness
- ELL Population Continues to Grow
- Table Trends in English-Language Learner Enrollment, 2000-2001 to 2018-2019
- Table Percentage of Public-School Students who are ELL by State, 2018-2019
- Special Needs Students Get Services
- Table Trends in Youth Receiving IDEA Services, 2017-2018 to 2019-2020
- PreK Progress Stalls
- Table Enrollment Growth in State-Funded Preschool Programs, 2017-2018 to 2019-2020
- Table Enrollment & Per-Child Spending in State-Funded Preschool, 2019-2020
- Pandemic Impacts PreK
- More Connected Students; Needs Expand
- Table 3-18-Year-Old Children with Home Internet Access, 2016-2019
- Conclusion
Abstract
PreK-12 Enrollment & Demographics, 2021-2022


PreK-12 Enrollment & Demographics, 2021-2022 provides data about the PreK-12 student population in the U.S., including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on where students are being educated. Information in the report includes:
- Current and projected public-school enrollment;
- Private school enrollment trends, including for Catholic schools;
- Charter school growth;
- Virtual school expansion;
- Surge for homeschooling;
- Trends in high school graduation rates and dual enrollment;
- English-language learner statistics;
- Numbers for students living in poverty, experiencing homelessness;
- Data by state.
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