In the 2021/22 academic year, there were 1,870 public special education schools across the United States. In the same academic year, there were 90,503 regular public schools across the United States.
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Number of regular, special education, vocational and alternative public schools in the United States in 2021/22
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NCES. (October 31, 2022). Number of regular, special education, vocational and alternative public schools in the United States in 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/238313/number-of-us-schools-by-education-structure/
NCES. "Number of regular, special education, vocational and alternative public schools in the United States in 2021/22." Chart. October 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238313/number-of-us-schools-by-education-structure/
NCES. (2022). Number of regular, special education, vocational and alternative public schools in the United States in 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238313/number-of-us-schools-by-education-structure/
NCES. "Number of Regular, Special Education, Vocational and Alternative Public Schools in The United States in 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238313/number-of-us-schools-by-education-structure/
NCES, Number of regular, special education, vocational and alternative public schools in the United States in 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238313/number-of-us-schools-by-education-structure/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Number of regular, special education, vocational and alternative public schools in the United States in 2021/22 [Graph], NCES, October 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/238313/number-of-us-schools-by-education-structure/
