Matt H. answered • 06/02/15
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PATIENT :-) Elem/Middle MATH and WRITING; HS SAT and COLLEGE ESSAYS!
I'm going to guess that there is no reliable way to get an answer to this. Depending on the nature of the assignment, it might be acceptable to make up the number, as long as you say that the number is made up:
"It's probably impossible to say precisely how many schools allow students to eat lunch outside, but for the sake of this discussion, let's use the number..." and then stick in a number. I vote for 3,972. :-)
Good luck!
Matt in NY
David W.
How many schools are there in the United States?
•Public K-12 Schools: 98,817•Elementary: 67,086
•Secondary: 24,544
•Combined Elementary and Secondary: 6,137
•Other K-12: 1,050
•Private K-12: 33,366
•Post-secondary Title IV institutions: 7,021•Degree-granting institutions: 4,599•2-year colleges: 1,729
•4-year colleges: 2,870
•Less than 2-year: 2,422
•Total: 139,204
Data is from the 2010-2011 school year, except for Private K-12, which is from the 2009-2010 school year.
Reference: nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp
06/02/15