Prekindergarten Students (per Capita) > Elementary & Secondary statistics - states compared

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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

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

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

District of Columbia:

9.387 per 1,000 people

# 2

Oklahoma:

8.513 per 1,000 people

# 3

Texas:

8.493 per 1,000 people

# 4

Kentucky:

7.676 per 1,000 people

# 5

Illinois:

5.261 per 1,000 people

# 6

Louisiana:

5.126 per 1,000 people

# 7

Vermont:

4.858 per 1,000 people

# 8

Wisconsin:

4.817 per 1,000 people

# 9

South Carolina:

4.725 per 1,000 people

# 10

West Virginia:

4.354 per 1,000 people

# 11

Wyoming:

4.288 per 1,000 people

# 12

Colorado:

4.286 per 1,000 people

# 13

Georgia:

4.022 per 1,000 people

# 14

Maryland:

3.82 per 1,000 people

# 15

Massachusetts:

3.521 per 1,000 people

# 16

Utah:

3.482 per 1,000 people

# 17

Connecticut:

3.368 per 1,000 people

# 18

Nebraska:

3.366 per 1,000 people

# 19

California:

3.181 per 1,000 people

# 20

Alaska:

2.837 per 1,000 people

# 21

Tennessee:

2.815 per 1,000 people

# 22

Florida:

2.787 per 1,000 people

# 23

South Dakota:

2.748 per 1,000 people

# 24

New Jersey:

2.609 per 1,000 people

# 25

Iowa:

2.328 per 1,000 people

# 26

Ohio:

2.281 per 1,000 people

# 27

Virginia:

2.184 per 1,000 people

# 28

New York:

2.153 per 1,000 people

# 29

Michigan:

2.146 per 1,000 people

# 30

Minnesota:

2.119 per 1,000 people

# 31

New Mexico:

2.062 per 1,000 people

# 32

Missouri:

1.934 per 1,000 people

# 33

Idaho:

1.87 per 1,000 people

# 34

Washington:

1.805 per 1,000 people

# 35

New Hampshire:

1.695 per 1,000 people

# 36

Arizona:

1.579 per 1,000 people

# 37

Rhode Island:

1.369 per 1,000 people

# 38

Maine:

1.36 per 1,000 people

# 39

North Carolina:

1.346 per 1,000 people

# 40

North Dakota:

1.181 per 1,000 people

# 41

Nevada:

1.15 per 1,000 people

# 42

Arkansas:

0.926 per 1,000 people

# 43

Hawaii:

0.921 per 1,000 people

# 44

Kansas:

0.891 per 1,000 people

# 45

Indiana:

0.887 per 1,000 people

# 46

Delaware:

0.761 per 1,000 people

# 47

Mississippi:

0.756 per 1,000 people

# 48

Montana:

0.71 per 1,000 people

# 49

Alabama:

0.406 per 1,000 people

# 50

Pennsylvania:

0.208 per 1,000 people

# 51

Oregon:

0.11 per 1,000 people

Weighted average:

2.9 per 1,000 people

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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

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

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