Elementary & Secondary prekindergarten students (most recent) by state

DEFINITION
The number of students in a state who are enrolled in a group or class that is part of a public school program, and is taught the year or years preceding kindergarten. These data are taken from the CCD State Nonfiscal survey.

Education Statistics > Elementary & Secondary > Prekindergarten Students (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Texas:

194,150

# 2

California:

114,934

# 3

Illinois:

67,148

# 4

Florida:

49,588

# 5

New York:

41,456

# 6

Georgia:

36,486

# 7

Kentucky:

32,034

# 8

Oklahoma:

30,203

# 9

Wisconsin:

26,668

# 10

Ohio:

26,151

# 11

Louisiana:

23,187

# 12

New Jersey:

22,746

# 13

Massachusetts:

22,533

# 14

Michigan:

21,724

# 15

Maryland:

21,391

# 16

South Carolina:

20,107

# 17

Colorado:

19,993

# 18

Tennessee:

16,785

# 19

Virginia:

16,524

# 20

Connecticut:

11,823

# 21

North Carolina:

11,686

# 22

Washington:

11,352

# 23

Missouri:

11,215

# 24

Minnesota:

10,876

# 25

Arizona:

9,376

# 26

Utah:

8,598

# 27

West Virginia:

7,911

# 28

Iowa:

6,907

# 29

Nebraska:

5,920

# 30

Indiana:

5,561

# 31

District of Columbia:

5,168

# 32

New Mexico:

3,976

# 33

Vermont:

3,027

# 34

Nevada:

2,778

# 35

Idaho:

2,672

# 36

Pennsylvania:

2,588

# 37

Arkansas:

2,573

# 38

Kansas:

2,446

# 39

New Hampshire:

2,221

# 40

Mississippi:

2,208

# 41

Wyoming:

2,184

# 42

South Dakota:

2,132

# 43

Alaska:

1,883

# 44

Alabama:

1,852

# 45

Maine:

1,797

# 46

Rhode Island:

1,473

# 47

Hawaii:

1,175

# 48

North Dakota:

752

# 49

Montana:

664

# 50

Delaware:

642

# 51

Oregon:

399

Weighted average:

18,620.5

DEFINITION: The number of students in a state who are enrolled in a group or class that is part of a public school program, and is taught the year or years preceding kindergarten. These data are taken from the CCD State Nonfiscal survey.

Education Statistics > Elementary & Secondary > Prekindergarten Students (most recent) by state

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