By: Adelyn Hanlon
“The number of Florida students receiving K12 scholarships now exceeds 400,000. That’s more than the entire K-12 public school student population in 15 states!”
^ If D.C. were to be included in this number, it would be 16.
Enrollment in Public Schools by State Fall 2023
(Highlighted states fall below the number of Florida students receiving scholarships.)
Alabama – 712,800
Alaska – 155,200
Arizona – 1,295,500
Arkansas – 488,600
California – 6,742,400
Colorado – 954,000
Connecticut – 533,500
Delaware – 140,100
District of Columbia – 69,600
Florida – 3,032,800
Georgia – 1,809,700
Hawaii – 178,000
Idaho – 314,000
Illinois – 2,053,000
Indiana – 1,009,500
Iowa – 501,500
Kansas – 499,300
Kentucky – 668,500
Louisiana – 686,300
Maine – 187,200
Maryland – 969,000
Massachusetts – 926,100
Michigan – 1,473,300
Minnesota – 937,700
Mississippi – 458,600
Missouri – 930,000
Montana – 146,800
Nebraska – 316,400
Nevada – 534,700
New Hampshire – 186,400
New Jersey – 1,297,200
New Mexico – 339,600
New York – 2,652,600
North Carolina – 1,672,300
North Dakota – 107,800
Ohio – 1,664,100
Oklahoma – 690,300
Oregon – 626,600
Pennsylvania – 1,772,200
Rhode Island – 144,700
South Carolina – 770,600
South Dakota – 135,900
Tennessee – 1,081,100
Texas – 5,669,000
Utah – 704,600
Vermont – 91,200
Virginia – 1,370,300
Washington – 1,177,400
West Virginia – 253,100
Wisconsin – 886,900
Wyoming – 94,900
Adelyn Hanlon is a student at Troy University and a JMI intern.
