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U.S. Elementary and Secondary
School Organization and Structure
50 State Departments of Education
  • 1,027 Schools
 
16,131 Public School Districts *
  • 13,105 Regular Public School Districts
  • 231 Supervisory Unions
  • 1,621 Intermediate Units
  • 410 Subdistricts of Large City Districts
  • 746 Districts in Sueprvisory Unions
   
  • 52,661 Elementary Schools
  • 14,008 Middle/Jr. High Schools
  • 14,243 Sr. High Schools
  • 2,129 K-12 Schools
Catholic Schools (194 Catholic Dioceses)
  • 6,681 Elementary Schools
  • 1,267 Secondary Schools
  • 127 K-12 Schools
 
Private Schools
  • 7,668 Elementary Schools
  • 941 Secondary Schools
  • 3,919 K-12 Schools
 
Other Educational Institutions
  • 2,63 Charter Schools
  • 1,903 Magnet Schools
  • 4,101 Year-Round Schools
  • 207 Bureau of Indian Affairs Schools
  • 222 Department of Defense Schools
  • 1,555 Prison Schools
  • 1,370 Voc-Tech Schools
  • 4,502 Alternate Education Schools
  • 926 Adult Education Schools
  • 2,351 Special Education Schools
* Regular public schools districts are traditinal fiscal units with school boards, budgets and purchasing responsibilities. Typically they are involved in capital expenditures and high-ercost items such as textbooks, administration packages and transportation.

Source: Quality Education Data

 
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