The number of students expected to attend public and private elementary and secondary schools this year—slightly more than in the 2018–19 school year (56.5 million).
Overall, 50.8 million students are expected to attend public schools this year. The racial and ethnic profile of public school students includes 23.7 million White students, 13.9 million Hispanic students, 7.7 million Black students, 2.7 million Asian students, 2.1 million students of Two or more races, 0.5 million American Indian/Alaska Native students, and 0.2 million Pacific Islander students.
About 5.8 million students are expected to attend private schools this year.