Number of schools by school type in the United States

## Contents

* 1 2013-2014
* 2 2012-2013
* 3 2011-2012
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

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Public education in the U.S.
School choice in the U.S.
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In the 2013-2014 academic year, there were 98,271 operating public elementary and secondary schools in the United States.[1]

HIGHLIGHTS

* According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 89,183 of the nation's public schools were considered regular schools. This represented nearly 91 percent of all operating public schools in the nation.

* Roughly 5.8 percent of the nation's public schools, or 5,698 schools, were classified as alternative schools. There were 2,010 special education schools, representing 2.05 percent of all public schools. Vocational schools accounted for the remaining 1.40 percent of public schools.

* California was home to 10,276 operating public schools in the 2013-2014 school year, more than any other state. Delaware, meanwhile, was home to 219 operating public schools, fewer than any other state.

Below are tables presenting the number of schools by school type in each state. Also listed are the numbers of schools in each state that are classified as charter, magnet, and Title I schools, which are public schools that have been specially targeted to correct achievement gaps. These data are organized by school year.[1][2]

## 2013-2014[edit]

The table below details the number of public schools by type in each of the states in the 2013-2014 school year. Schools are broken down by four general types: regular, special education, vocational, and alternative. In addition, tallies for charter, magnet, and Title I schools are also provided.

Number of operating public elementary and secondary schools, by school type (2013-2014)

State  | Total  | Regular  | Special education  | Vocational  | Alternative  | Charter  | Magnet  | Title I
Alabama | 1,637 | 1,402 | 44 | 72 | 119 | N/A | 42 | 901
Alaska | 507 | 440 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 27 | 18 | 371
Arizona | 2,252 | 1,943 | 21 | 227 | 61 | 600 | 19 | 1,656
Arkansas | 1,112 | 1,073 | 4 | 26 | 9 | 52 | 33 | 1,011
California | 10,276 | 8,811 | 151 | 76 | 1,238 | 1,125 | 546 | 7,092
Colorado | 1,832 | 1,728 | 6 | 6 | 92 | 200 | 27 | 657
Connecticut | 1,152 | 1,042 | 44 | 16 | 50 | 18 | 95 | 573
Delaware | 219 | 187 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 182
District of Columbia | 225 | 207 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 109 | 7 | 182
Florida | 4,295 | 3,660 | 186 | 51 | 398 | 623 | 495 | 3,083
Georgia | 2,379 | 2,246 | 60 | 1 | 72 | 94 | N/A | 1,608
Hawaii | 288 | 286 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | N/A | 191
Idaho | 706 | 633 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 49 | 19 | 565
Illinois | 4,204 | 3,923 | 137 | 0 | 144 | 65 | 105 | 3,240
Indiana | 1,928 | 1,865 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 76 | 33 | 1,513
Iowa | 1,382 | 1,349 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 3 | N/A | 879
Kansas | 1,346 | 1,333 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 1,150
Kentucky | 1,565 | 1,286 | 5 | 122 | 152 | N/A | 39 | 1,079
Louisiana | 1,412 | 1,277 | 30 | 8 | 97 | 118 | 78 | 1,123
Maine | 619 | 589 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 528
Maryland | 1,442 | 1,324 | 38 | 26 | 54 | 53 | 91 | 795
Massachusetts | 1,865 | 1,782 | 22 | 39 | 22 | 81 | N/A | 1,060
Michigan | 3,538 | 3,039 | 183 | 6 | 310 | 370 | 463 | 2,337
Minnesota | 2,414 | 1,645 | 279 | 11 | 479 | 186 | 78 | 884
Mississippi | 1,066 | 910 | 4 | 90 | 62 | 0 | 25 | 898
Missouri | 2,410 | 2,179 | 63 | 64 | 104 | 59 | 29 | 1,853
Montana | 824 | 818 | 2 | 0 | 4 | N/A | N/A | 723
Nebraska | 1,102 | 1,024 | 26 | 0 | 52 | N/A | N/A | 478
Nevada | 653 | 604 | 13 | 1 | 35 | 41 | 38 | 328
New Hampshire | 482 | 482 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | N/A | 414
New Jersey | 2,508 | 2,370 | 58 | 57 | 23 | 87 | N/A | 1,657
New Mexico | 880 | 831 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 95 | 2 | 774
New York | 4,801 | 4,618 | 128 | 25 | 30 | 233 | 103 | 4,651
North Carolina | 2,588 | 2,473 | 26 | 7 | 82 | 128 | 107 | 2,155
North Dakota | 512 | 467 | 33 | 12 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 164
Ohio | 3,656 | 3,533 | 50 | 69 | 4 | 390 | N/A | 2,899
Oklahoma | 1,789 | 1,781 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 25 | N/A | 1,641
Oregon | 1,246 | 1,206 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 124 | N/A | 567
Pennsylvania | 3,068 | 2,968 | 5 | 85 | 10 | 181 | 66 | 2,303
Rhode Island | 304 | 286 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 23 | N/A | N/A
South Carolina | 1,243 | 1,172 | 9 | 42 | 20 | 60 | 108 | 1,052
South Dakota | 699 | 656 | 9 | 3 | 31 | N/A | N/A | 606
Tennessee | 1,855 | 1,797 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 72 | 133 | 1,511
Texas | 8,748 | 7,750 | 21 | 0 | 977 | 658 | 251 | 7,066
Utah | 1,006 | 907 | 69 | 4 | 26 | 95 | 22 | 305
Vermont | 316 | 300 | 0 | 15 | 1 | N/A | 2 | 229
Virginia | 2,166 | 1,868 | 53 | 58 | 187 | 6 | 137 | 731
Washington | 2,381 | 1,940 | 96 | 20 | 325 | N/A | N/A | 1,572
West Virginia | 758 | 695 | 3 | 30 | 30 | N/A | N/A | 333
Wisconsin | 2,249 | 2,139 | 11 | 4 | 95 | 242 | 6 | 1,535
Wyoming | 366 | 339 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 4 | N/A | 167
United States totals | 98,271 | 89,183 | 2,010 | 1,380 | 5,698 | 6,465 | 3,254 | 69,372
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 2013-2014 Version 1a," accessed June 1, 2016

## 2012-2013[edit]

The table below details the number of schools by type in each of the states in the 2012-2013 school year. Schools are broken down by four general types: regular, special education, vocational, and alternative. In addition, tallies for charter, magnet, and Title I schools are also provided.

Number of operating public elementary and secondary schools, by school type (2012-2013)

State  | Total  | Regular  | Special education  | Vocational  | Alternative  | Charter  | Magnet  | Title I
Alabama | 1,637 | 1,402 | 44 | 72 | 119 | † | 32 | 906
Alaska | 509 | 436 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 27 | 17 | 367
Arizona | 2,267 | 1,955 | 22 | 225 | 65 | 542 | 19 | 1,794
Arkansas | 1,102 | 1,061 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 938
California | 10,315 | 8,786 | 149 | 87 | 1,293 | 1,085 | 421 | 7,155
Colorado | 1,825 | 1,725 | 7 | 6 | 87 | 187 | 25 | 658
Connecticut | 1,148 | 1,035 | 47 | 16 | 50 | 17 | 69 | 572
Delaware | 224 | 191 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 183
District of Columbia | 230 | 208 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 102 | 34 | 180
Florida | 4,269 | 3,609 | 185 | 51 | 424 | 581 | 494 | 2,697
Georgia | 2,387 | 2,253 | 59 | 1 | 74 | 93 | 86 | 1,575
Hawaii | 286 | 284 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | † | 228
Idaho | 719 | 629 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 47 | 19 | 570
Illinois | 4,266 | 3,978 | 140 | 0 | 148 | 58 | 108 | 3,330
Indiana | 1,925 | 1,860 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 72 | 32 | 1,497
Iowa | 1,390 | 1,354 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 3 | † | 960
Kansas | 1,351 | 1,338 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 1,057
Kentucky | 1,568 | 1,301 | 6 | 126 | 135 | † | 42 | 1,116
Louisiana | 1,407 | 1,218 | 28 | 9 | 152 | 104 | 77 | 1,181
Maine | 617 | 587 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 529
Maryland | 1,449 | 1,327 | 39 | 26 | 57 | 52 | 92 | 385
Massachusetts | 1,854 | 1,774 | 21 | 39 | 20 | 77 | — | 1,053
Michigan | 3,550 | 3,057 | 193 | 6 | 294 | 346 | 435 | 2,347
Minnesota | 2,403 | 1,626 | 279 | 11 | 487 | 176 | 82 | 867
Mississippi | 1,063 | 908 | 4 | 90 | 61 | 0 | 17 | 721
Missouri | 2,406 | 2,173 | 64 | 64 | 105 | 57 | 29 | 1,842
Montana | 824 | 818 | 2 | 0 | 4 | † | † | 708
Nebraska | 1,090 | 1,011 | 26 | 0 | 53 | † | † | 498
Nevada | 664 | 599 | 12 | 1 | 52 | 40 | 37 | 171
New Hampshire | 481 | 481 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | † | 419
New Jersey | 2,598 | 2,360 | 59 | 62 | 117 | 86 | — | 1,640
New Mexico | 877 | 829 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 94 | 2 | 782
New York | 4,822 | 4,644 | 123 | 29 | 26 | 211 | ‡ | 4,429
North Carolina | 2,557 | 2,444 | 25 | 7 | 81 | 108 | 106 | 2,120
North Dakota | 517 | 472 | 33 | 12 | 0 | † | † | 275
Ohio | 3,685 | 3,555 | 54 | 70 | 6 | 368 | † | 2,935
Oklahoma | 1,784 | 1,776 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | † | 1,251
Oregon | 1,251 | 1,211 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 123 | † | 574
Pennsylvania | 3,127 | 3,021 | 8 | 87 | 11 | 175 | 46 | 2,372
Rhode Island | 304 | 285 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 18 | † | 228
South Carolina | 1,239 | 1,166 | 10 | 42 | 21 | 55 | 100 | 1,054
South Dakota | 697 | 651 | 9 | 3 | 34 | † | † | 615
Tennessee | 1,817 | 1,764 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 51 | 132 | 1,504
Texas | 8,731 | 7,710 | 22 | 0 | 999 | 628 | 242 | 6,970
Utah | 995 | 897 | 69 | 3 | 26 | 88 | 23 | 297
Vermont | 318 | 302 | 0 | 15 | 1 | † | 2 | 241
Virginia | 2,182 | 1,874 | 54 | 58 | 196 | 4 | 136 | 740
Washington | 2,370 | 1,932 | 98 | 18 | 322 | † | † | 1,579
West Virginia | 755 | 692 | 3 | 30 | 30 | † | † | 338
Wisconsin | 2,238 | 2,125 | 10 | 5 | 98 | 238 | 4 | 1,519
Wyoming | 364 | 337 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 4 | † | 173
United States totals | 98,454 | 89,031 | 2,034 | 1,403 | 5,986 | 6,079 | 3,151 | 68,140
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, "Number of operating public elementary and secondary schools, by school type, charter, magnet, Title I, and Title I schoolwide status, and state or jurisdiction: School year 2012–13," published October 2014

† Not applicable. Some states/jurisdictions do not have charter school authorization and some states/jurisdictions do not designate magnet schools.
‡ Reporting standards were not met due to data that were missing for more than 20 percent of schools in the state or jurisdiction.

## 2011-2012[edit]

The table below details the number of schools by type in each of the states in the 2011-2012 school year. Schools are broken down by four general types: regular, special education, vocational, and alternative. In addition, tallies for charter, magnet, and Title I schools are also provided.

Number of operating public elementary and secondary schools, by school type (2011-2012)

State  | Total  | Regular  | Special education  | Vocational  | Alternative  | Charter  | Magnet  | Title I
Alabama | 1,618 | 1,386 | 42 | 72 | 118 | † | 32 | 904
Alaska | 511 | 440 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 27 | 1 | 370
Arizona | 2,252 | 1,944 | 20 | 221 | 67 | 531 | 19 | 1,776
Arkansas | 1,108 | 1,067 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 41 | 38 | 965
California | 10,170 | 8,631 | 146 | 88 | 1,305 | 985 | 281 | 8565
Colorado | 1,813 | 1,714 | 7 | 5 | 87 | 178 | 24 | 640
Connecticut | 1,150 | 1,039 | 48 | 16 | 47 | 17 | 69 | 555
Delaware | 221 | 188 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 184
District of Columbia | 228 | 206 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 100 | 6 | 176
Florida | 4,212 | 3,564 | 183 | 52 | 413 | 519 | 489 | 2,903
Georgia | 2,388 | 2,267 | 58 | 1 | 62 | 128 | 21 | ‡
Hawaii | 287 | 284 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | † | 219
Idaho | 762 | 647 | 15 | 9 | 91 | 45 | 4 | 561
Illinois | 4,336 | 3,994 | 141 | 51 | 150 | 52 | 108 | 3,277
Indiana | 1,933 | 1,860 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 65 | 33 | 1,484
Iowa | 1,411 | 1,372 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 7 | † | 971
Kansas | 1,359 | 1,346 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 1,143
Kentucky | 1,565 | 1,257 | 10 | 126 | 172 | † | 42 | 1,100
Louisiana | 1,437 | 1,128 | 35 | 8 | 266 | 99 | 84 | 1,215
Maine | 621 | 591 | 3 | 27 | 0 | † | 1 | 517
Maryland | 1,451 | 1,331 | 40 | 24 | 56 | 50 | 91 | 369
Massachusetts | 1,835 | 1,755 | 22 | 39 | 19 | 72 | — | 1,010
Michigan | 3,550 | 3,067 | 197 | 9 | 277 | 306 | 436 | 2,775
Minnesota | 2,392 | 1,621 | 276 | 11 | 484 | 174 | 77 | 849
Mississippi | 1,069 | 912 | 4 | 90 | 63 | 0 | 19 | 691
Missouri | 2,408 | 2,173 | 64 | 66 | 105 | 61 | 29 | 1,825
Montana | 826 | 820 | 2 | 0 | 4 | † | † | 718
Nebraska | 1,090 | 1,036 | 25 | 0 | 29 | † | † | 493
Nevada | 649 | 601 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 39 | 37 | ‡
New Hampshire | 477 | 477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | † | 407
New Jersey | 2,596 | 2,364 | 69 | 56 | 107 | 86 | — | 1,491
New Mexico | 866 | 818 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 84 | 2 | 774
New York | 4,752 | 4,575 | 122 | 29 | 26 | 183 | ‡ | 4,484
North Carolina | 2,577 | 2,458 | 30 | 1 | 88 | 100 | 111 | 2,077
North Dakota | 513 | 470 | 33 | 10 | 0 | † | † | 295
Ohio | 3,714 | 3,579 | 57 | 72 | 6 | 355 | † | 2,925
Oklahoma | 1,774 | 1,766 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | † | 1,202
Oregon | 1,261 | 1,218 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 115 | † | 580
Pennsylvania | 3,181 | 3,074 | 8 | 87 | 12 | 162 | 53 | 2,384
Rhode Island | 308 | 290 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 18 | † | 231
South Carolina | 1,223 | 1,153 | 10 | 39 | 21 | 47 | 137 | 1,039
South Dakota | 704 | 654 | 10 | 3 | 37 | † | † | 616
Tennessee | 1,802 | 1,748 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 132 | 1,486
Texas | 8,697 | 7,643 | 22 | 0 | 1,032 | 581 | 255 | 6,867
Utah | 1,020 | 886 | 85 | 5 | 44 | 81 | 24 | 277
Vermont | 320 | 304 | 0 | 15 | 1 | † | † | 236
Virginia | 2,170 | 1,874 | 54 | 50 | 192 | 4 | 135 | 737
Washington | 2,365 | 1,906 | 104 | 17 | 338 | † | † | 1,848
West Virginia | 759 | 693 | 3 | 30 | 33 | † | † | 361
Wisconsin | 2,243 | 2,138 | 11 | 7 | 87 | 234 | 4 | 1,543
Wyoming | 354 | 334 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | † | 161
United States | 98,382 | 88,663 | 2,087 | 1,434 | 6,144 | 5,696 | 2,949 | 68,276
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, “Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey,” SY 2011-12 Provisional Version 1a

† Not applicable. Some states/jurisdictions do not have charter school authorization and some states/jurisdictions do not designate magnet schools.
‡ Reporting standards were not met due to data that were missing for more than 20 percent of schools in the state or jurisdiction.

## See also[edit]

* Public education in the United States
* Charter schools
* Education policy in the United States

## External links[edit]

* National Center for Education Statistics

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Center for Education Statistics, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey, 2013-2014 Version 1a," accessed June 1, 2016
2. ↑ United States Department of Education, "Title I - Improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged," accessed May 29, 2015

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