States with highest percentage of K-12 students enrolled in public schools (2023)
90% of all K-12 students in United States are educated in public schools.
The state with the highest percentage of K-12 students enrolled in public schools is Wyoming with 97%.
The state with the lowest percentage of students enrolled in public schools is District Of Columbia with 81%.
Percentage of K-12 Students Enrolled in Public Schools Range: 81%
97%
Avg. Percentage of K-12 Students Enrolled in Public Schools: 90%
States with highest percentage of students enrolled in public schools (2023)
State
Percentage of K-12 Students Enrolled in Public Schools
Largest Schools
97%
(92,883 out of 95,591 students)
(92,883 out of 95,591 students)
97%
(677,275 out of 698,335 students)
(677,275 out of 698,335 students)
96%
(129,872 out of 135,502 students)
(129,872 out of 135,502 students)
95%
(694,253 out of 731,897 students)
(694,253 out of 731,897 students)
95%
(486,305 out of 512,878 students)
(486,305 out of 512,878 students)
95%
(254,313 out of 268,791 students)
(254,313 out of 268,791 students)
95%
(5,372,224 out of 5,680,815 students)
(5,372,224 out of 5,680,815 students)
94%
(302,784 out of 320,681 students)
(302,784 out of 320,681 students)
94%
(1,101,651 out of 1,168,258 students)
(1,101,651 out of 1,168,258 students)
94%
(482,750 out of 512,607 students)
(482,750 out of 512,607 students)
93%
(323,976 out of 346,867 students)
(323,976 out of 346,867 students)
93%
(145,651 out of 156,517 students)
(145,651 out of 156,517 students)
93%
(1,513,818 out of 1,628,619 students)
(1,513,818 out of 1,628,619 students)
93%
(882,014 out of 951,981 students)
(882,014 out of 951,981 students)
92%
(112,053 out of 121,641 students)
(112,053 out of 121,641 students)
92%
(476,419 out of 517,825 students)
(476,419 out of 517,825 students)
92%
(1,727,727 out of 1,880,826 students)
(1,727,727 out of 1,880,826 students)
92%
(766,302 out of 834,553 students)
(766,302 out of 834,553 students)
92%
(498,629 out of 544,446 students)
(498,629 out of 544,446 students)
91%
(1,089,009 out of 1,193,963 students)
(1,089,009 out of 1,193,963 students)
91%
(144,643 out of 158,811 students)
(144,643 out of 158,811 students)
91%
(1,402,793 out of 1,545,532 students)
(1,402,793 out of 1,545,532 students)
91%
(658,809 out of 725,984 students)
(658,809 out of 725,984 students)
91%
(547,269 out of 604,334 students)
(547,269 out of 604,334 students)
90%
(166,609 out of 184,135 students)
(166,609 out of 184,135 students)
90%
(984,326 out of 1,089,467 students)
(984,326 out of 1,089,467 students)
90%
(731,765 out of 811,012 students)
(731,765 out of 811,012 students)
90%
(5,953,047 out of 6,601,649 students)
(5,953,047 out of 6,601,649 students)
90%
(872,537 out of 969,033 students)
(872,537 out of 969,033 students)
90%
(1,033,226 out of 1,148,118 students)
(1,033,226 out of 1,148,118 students)
90%
(444,731 out of 495,234 students)
(444,731 out of 495,234 students)
90%
(1,251,044 out of 1,395,926 students)
(1,251,044 out of 1,395,926 students)
89%
(496,362 out of 559,537 students)
(496,362 out of 559,537 students)
89%
(324,727 out of 366,454 students)
(324,727 out of 366,454 students)
89%
(1,643,345 out of 1,855,677 students)
(1,643,345 out of 1,855,677 students)
89%
(878,097 out of 991,700 students)
(878,097 out of 991,700 students)
88%
(911,465 out of 1,037,203 students)
(911,465 out of 1,037,203 students)
88%
(1,884,191 out of 2,144,181 students)
(1,884,191 out of 2,144,181 students)
87%
(2,781,092 out of 3,189,799 students)
(2,781,092 out of 3,189,799 students)
87%
(1,342,156 out of 1,543,355 students)
(1,342,156 out of 1,543,355 students)
87%
(1,684,293 out of 1,944,720 students)
(1,684,293 out of 1,944,720 students)
86%
(137,385 out of 159,170 students)
(137,385 out of 159,170 students)
86%
(883,137 out of 1,024,551 students)
(883,137 out of 1,024,551 students)
86%
(830,501 out of 964,536 students)
(830,501 out of 964,536 students)
86%
(78,534 out of 91,246 students)
(78,534 out of 91,246 students)
86%
(2,575,579 out of 2,994,799 students)
(2,575,579 out of 2,994,799 students)
86%
(137,714 out of 160,264 students)
(137,714 out of 160,264 students)
86%
(167,884 out of 195,451 students)
(167,884 out of 195,451 students)
85%
(691,591 out of 812,430 students)
(691,591 out of 812,430 students)
81%
(176,441 out of 216,553 students)
(176,441 out of 216,553 students)
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