In the United States, California had the highest amount of homeless children and youths enrolled in their schools for the school year 2019-20 at 246,350 students. North Carolina had 28,877 recorded homeless students for the same year. A homeless child or youth is someone who lacks a fixed residence or is forced to share housing due to economic hardship.
Number of homeless students in the United States for school year 2019 to 2020, by state
Includes 3- to 5-year-old, kindergarten through grade 12, and ungraded, cont’d.
* Allowed LEAs to include students in more than one grade, resulting in duplicate counts.
** Does not include data on students who were identified as homeless but declined assistance from the schools.
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NCHE. (August 20, 2021). Number of homeless students in the United States for school year 2019 to 2020, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166098/us-number-of-homeless-students-by-state/
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NCHE. (2021). Number of homeless students in the United States for school year 2019 to 2020, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166098/us-number-of-homeless-students-by-state/
NCHE. "Number of Homeless Students in The United States for School Year 2019 to 2020, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166098/us-number-of-homeless-students-by-state/
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Number of homeless students in the United States for school year 2019 to 2020, by state [Graph], NCHE, August 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1166098/us-number-of-homeless-students-by-state/
