In 2022, about 3.03 million students were enrolled in private elementary schools in the United States. This is significantly less than the 29.35 million students who were enrolled in public elementary schools in that year.
Enrollment in public and private elementary schools in the United States from 1960 to 2022
(in millions)
Characteristic
Public
Private
2022
29.35
3.03
2021
28.68
3.15
2020
28.6
3.45
2019
29.75
2.87
2018
29.67
2.82
2017
29.87
2.66
2016
29.98
2.63
2015
30.17
2.65
2014
29.81
2.82
2013
30.17
2.7
2012
29.87
2.82
2011
29.97
2.91
2010
29.84
2.82
2009
29.37
2.87
2008
29.16
3.18
2007
29.05
3.11
2006
28.97
3.11
2005
29
3.36
2004
29.2
3.4
2003
29.2
3.4
2002
29.66
3.47
2001
29.8
3.4
2000
29.4
3.5
1999
29.2
3.6
1998
29.1
3.4
1997
29.3
3.1
1996
28.1
3.4
1995
28.4
3.4
1994
28.1
3.4
1993
27.7
2.9
1992
27.1
3.1
1991
26.6
3
1990
26.6
2.7
1989
25.9
2.7
1988
25.5
2.8
1987
24.8
2.8
1986
24.2
3
1985
23.8
3.1
1984
24.1
2.7
1983
24.2
3
1982
24.4
3
1981
24.8
3
1980
24.4
3.1
1979
24.8
3.1
1978
25.3
3.2
1977
26
3.3
1976
26.7
3.1
1975
27.2
3.3
1974
28
3.2
1973
28.2
3.3
1972
28.7
3.5
1971
29.8
3.7
1970
30
3.9
1960
27.5
4.9
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US Census Bureau. (October 6, 2023). Enrollment in public and private elementary schools in the United States from 1960 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184031/enrollment-in-public-and-private-elementary-schools/
US Census Bureau. "Enrollment in public and private elementary schools in the United States from 1960 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. October 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184031/enrollment-in-public-and-private-elementary-schools/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Enrollment in public and private elementary schools in the United States from 1960 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184031/enrollment-in-public-and-private-elementary-schools/
US Census Bureau. "Enrollment in Public and Private Elementary Schools in The United States from 1960 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184031/enrollment-in-public-and-private-elementary-schools/
US Census Bureau, Enrollment in public and private elementary schools in the United States from 1960 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184031/enrollment-in-public-and-private-elementary-schools/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Enrollment in public and private elementary schools in the United States from 1960 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], US Census Bureau, October 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184031/enrollment-in-public-and-private-elementary-schools/
