PreK-12 Enrollment & Demographics, 2017-2018 provides data on the past, present and projected future enrollment of PreK-12 students in public, private, charter and virtual schools. Information also is provided on subgroups of students, including English-language learners and students attending preschool. The data comes from respected third-party sources.
- INTRODUCTION
- Table 1: Profile of U.S. School Districts by Size, 2017
- PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ON THE RISE
- Table 2: Trends in Public School Enrollment, 2013-2014 to 2026-2027P
- ENROLLMENT PATTERNS VARY ACROSS THE STATES
- Table 3: Projected Percentage Change in Public School Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Fall 2014
- to Fall 2026 5
- PRIVATE ENROLLMENT SEES DECLINING TREND
- Table 4: Trends in Private School Enrollment, 1995-1996 to 2025-2026P
- CHARTER ENROLLMENT RISES
- Table 5: Charter School Growth, 2004-2005 to 2014-2015
- Table 6: Percentage of Public School Students Enrolled in Charter Schools, Fall 2014
- HOMESCHOOL ENROLLMENT TRENDS UP
- Table 7: Sources of Homeschool Curriculum, 2016
- Table 8: Growth in Students Being Homeschooled, 1999-2012
- Table 9: Number of Students Being Homeschooled by State, 2016-2017
- MORE VIRTUAL SCHOOLS, SOME BLENDED SCHOOLS
- Table 10: Virtual Schools by Operator Status, 2015-2016
- BLENDED SCHOOLS
- Table 11: Blended Schools by Operator Status, 2015-2016
- AN OPPORTUNITY IN LAGGING PERFORMANCE
- STUDENTS IN POVERTY ARE TARGET FOR VENDORS
- Table 12: Percentage of Children Under Age 18 in Families Living in Poverty, 2015
- Table 13: Percentage of Public School Students by School Poverty Level and School Locale, 2014-2015
- SCHOOLS BECOME MORE DIVERSE
- Table 14: Trends in English-Language Learner Enrollment, 2004-2005 to 2014-2015
- Table 15: Top Ten Languages of ELL Students, 2014-2015
- Table 16: Percentage of Public School Students who are ELL, 2014-2015
- SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS REQUIRE SERVICES
- Table 17: Trends in Youth Receiving IDEA Services, 1990-1991 to 2014-2015
- STATE-FUNDED PREK ENROLLMENT SWELLS
- Table 18: Enrollment Growth in State-Funded Preschool Programs, 2013-2014 to 2015-2016
- Table 19: Enrollment in State-Funded Preschool, 2015-2016
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