Average length of a school term in U.S. elementary and secondary schools 1870-2019

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Veera Korhonen
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Jul 5, 2024
In the school year 1869-1870, the school term in the United States was 132.2 days long. By the school year 2018-2019, the length of the school term had increased to 179.2 days.

Average length of a school term in U.S. elementary and secondary schools from 1870 to 2019 (in days)

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April 2022

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United States

Survey time period

1869 to 2019

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