January 13, 2022: Between Fall 2019 and Fall 2020, enrollment in U.S. public schools dropped from 50.8 million to 49.4 million, a drop of 2.8%, according to the National Center for Education statistics.
At the same time, enrollment in private schools increased by 9.3%, from 5.5 million to 6 million.
Source: National Center for Educaiton Statisitics, "Enrollment trends," accessed January 11, 2023
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