Number of elementary and secondary schools, by type U.S. 2020/21

In 2020/21, there were 70,055 public elementary schools across the United States, and 23,519 public secondary schools. Private school figures were unavailable in that year.

Number of elementary and secondary schools in the United States in 2020/21, by school type*

Characteristic	Public	Private*
Elementary	70,055	-
Secondary	23,519	-
Other, ungraded, or not applicable	5,003	-

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September 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

Other includes special-ed, alternative and other schools not categorized by grade span.
*Data for private schools was not available for 2021.

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