1 For general technical notes related to data analysis, data interpretation, rounding, and other considerations, please refer to the Reader’s Guide.
2 In this indicator, public elementary and secondary school enrollment includes ungraded students for all years. This also includes a small number of students reported as being enrolled in grade 13 who were counted as being enrolled in grades 9 through 12.
3 Unless otherwise noted, this indicator presents public elementary and secondary school enrollment in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
4 Projections for fall 2023 through fall 2031 are based on historical data through fall 2021, only.
5 Throughout this indicator, percent changes are calculated and categorized using unrounded data.
6 Enrollment in the District of Columbia rose by 0.01 percent in this time period.
7 Fall 2012 through fall 2015 public school enrollment data are not ailable for Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools. Between fall 2016 and fall 2022, enrollment in BIE schools decreased by 19 percent (from 45,400 in fall 2016 to 36,700 students in fall 2022).
8 Fall 2021 and fall 2022 public school enrollment data are not ailable for American Samoa. In fall 2020, public elementary and secondary schools in American Samoa enrolled 10,200 students. Fall 2022 public school enrollment data are not ailable for Guam. In fall 2021, public elementary and secondary schools in Guam enrolled 28,400 students.
9 Projected enrollment data are not ailable for the other U.S. jurisdictions.