How many students were enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools?
• How many teachers worked in public elementary and secondary schools? • What kinds of staff worked in public elementary and secondary schools? • What was the racial/ethnic background of students enrolled in public schools? • How many students graduated from high school during the previous school year (1999 2000)? • How many students are educated in Department of Defense, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and outlying area schools? (Data on the Department of Defense, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and outlying area schools are discussed separately. These data are not included in national totals.) [back to top] Selected Findings How many students were enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools? In the 2000 01 school year, there were 47.2 million students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools in the 50 states and the District of Columbia (table 1).1 Of these students, 26.2 million (55.5 percent) were in prekindergarten through grade 6, an additional 20.5 million (43.4 percent)
