PUBLISHER: SIMBA Information, Inc. | PRODUCT CODE: 1462323
PUBLISHER: SIMBA Information, Inc. | PRODUCT CODE: 1462323
PreK-12 Enrollment and Demographics, 2024-2025
Simba Information's latest PreK-12 Enrollment and Demographics 2024-2025 report found PreK-12 enrollment has stabilized but is still down approximately 1.2 million from pre-pandemic levels (from 50.7 million in Fall 2019 to 49.6 million in Fall 2022). In addition to providing overall numbers, the report also breaks down enrollment data by key segments: geographic region, state, grade levels and socio-economic levels. It also examines enrollment trends not just for public schools, but for private, charter, Catholic and virtual schools as well. Also uncovered are the percentage of students in special education, broken down by state.
The comprehensive report highlights information on enrollment projections through 2028; graduation rates, dual enrollment program rates, broader population trends such as birth rates; youth population and population state; school choice, micro schooling, universal PreK programs, connectivity trends, English language learners and immigrations, data on homeless students and more.
Table of Content
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY
METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 1. ENROLLMENT TRENDS
PREK-12 ENROLLMENT STABILIZES
Figure 1.1 Total Public School Enrollments; 2019 - 2023
Figure 1.2. Public School Enrollment by Grade Level; Fall 2018 - Fall 2022
Figure 1.3. Public School Enrollment Percent Change, by State, Fall 2019 - Fall 2022
LONG-TERM TRENDS
PERMANENT IMPACTS
GRADUATION RATES
Figure 1.4. High School Graduation Rates by State
DUAL ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS 2022-2028
Figure 1.5. Actual and Projected Enrollment Number for Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, by Region, Fall 2010, Fall 2016, and Fall 2028
Figure 1.6. Projected Percent Change in Enrollment of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, by State
CHAPTER 2. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL LANDSCAPE
Table 2.1. Enrollment in Public K-12 Schools by Level, Fall 2019 - Fall 2024, (millions)
TRENDS VARY BY STATE
Table 2.2. Change in Public School Enrollments by State, Fall 2019 - 2024, (thousands)
Table 2.3. PreK-12 Enrollment by Region, Fall 2019 - Fall 2023
PRELIMINARY 2023-2024 STATE ESTIMATES
VARIATIONS BY DISTRICTS
Table 2.4. PreK-12 Enrollment in Key Districts, by Academic Year
IMPACTS VARY BY RACE AND ETHNICITY
Table 2.5. Enrollment in Public Schools by Level and Race/Ethnicity, 2022-2023 (thousands)
CHAPTER 3. GENERAL POPULATION TRENDS
BIRTH RATES
Figure 3.1. Age Specific Birth Rates, United States, 2020-2022
Table 3.1. Change in Number of Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2020-2022
YOUTH POPULATIONS
Table 3.2. Resident US Population Under 18 Years, 2020-2022
POPULATION TRENDS BY STATE
Table 3.3. Total Cumulative Population Change Estimates by Region and State, April 2020-July 1, 2023
Table 3.4. Change in Population by State, 2020-2022
CHAPTER 4. NUMBER OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Table 4.1. Number of Public K-12 Schools by Type and Charter, Magnet, and Virtual Status, 2018-19 through 2019-20
CHAPTER 5. ALTERNATIVES TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCHOOL CHOICE
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Table 5.1. Catholic School Enrollment, 2019-2024
CHARTER SCHOOLS
Table 5.2. Number of Charter Students and Schools, 2018-2019 through 2021-2022
Figure 5.1. States with the Largest Charter School Enrollment as a Share of Total School Enrollments, 2020-2021
HOME SCHOOLING
Figure 5.2. States with the Highest Number of Homeschoolers
VIRTUAL SCHOOLING AND MICROSCHOOLING
Figure 5.3. Enrollment Trends in Full-Time Virtual Schools
CHAPTER 6. STUDENT GROUPS AND PROGRAMS
POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS
Table 6.1. Number of Enrolled Homeless Students, by Race, 2021-2022
CONTINUED RISE OF ENGLISH LEARNER POPULATION
STUDENTS ON THE MOVE
Table 6.2. Number of English Learners and Recent Immigration Students, 2014-2021
Figure 6.1. Immigrant Students and ELL Students in US Schools, 2020-2021
Figure 6.2. States with the Highest Number and Share of Immigrant Children Aged 5-17, 2021
Figure 6.3. Count of Immigrant Children 2010-2021
Figure 6.4. Immigrant Children Living in Low-Income Households, 2021
Table 6.3. Top Ten Home Languages of Recent Immigrant Children
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
CHAPTER 7. SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
Figure 7.1. Percent of Students in Special Education by State
CHAPTER 8. PREK-12 TRENDS/AREAS OF GROWTH
UNIVERSAL PREK PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO GROW
Figure 8.1. Universal PreK Program Growth by State, 2021-2022
CONNECTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS CONTINUE
Figure 8.2. Percentage of Districts Meeting FCC Bandwidth by State, 2020-2023
CHAPTER 9. CONCLUSION
