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It gathers information about student access to educational programs, activities, sta , and school climate factors from public schools serving students in preschool through 12th grade. For more information about the CRDC or to download the full 2020-21 CRDC public-use data file, please visit [https://civilrightsdata.ed.gov](https://civilrightsdata.ed.gov).  \n\n| Who's in the 2020-21 CRDC?\u003Cbr>Student Demographics\u003Cbr>In the 2020-21 school year, about 49.2 million students were enrolled in public schools from preschool through 12th grade. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| |  |  |  |  White  Hispanic or Latino of any race\u003Cbr> Asian  Two or more races\u003Cbr> Black or African American\u003Cbr> American Indian or Alaska Native\u003Cbr> Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |  |\n| Boys: 51%\u003Cbr>Girls: 49%\u003Cbr>English Learners: 11% |  |  | Students with Disabilities: 17%\u003Cbr>Students with disabilities served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 14% Students with disabilities served only under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act: 3% |  |  |\n| School Characteristics & Sta\u003Cbr> 97,575 Public Schools  17,821 School Districts  10,837\u003Cbr>School\u003Cbr>579\u003Cbr>Justice Facilities\u003Cbr>1,894\u003Cbr>Special Education Schools *\u003Cbr>Districts O ering Preschool\u003Cbr>7,653 |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4,103 Magnet\u003Cbr>Schools |  | 2,847 Alternative Schools |  |  | Charter\u003Cbr>Schools |\n| 3.4 Million | Full-time Equivalent Teachers | 59,075 |  | Full-time Equivalent Law Enforcement O􀀝cers and Security Guards | 127,201\u003Cbr>Full-time Equivalent Counselors |\n| *A special education school is a public elementary or secondary school that focuses primarily on meeting the |  |  |  |  |  |\n| educational needs of students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.\u003Cbr>Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic\u003Cbr>During the 2020–21 school year, 88% of schools offered a hybrid of in-person and virtual instruction in response to the coronavirus pandemic; 6% of schools offered only in-person instruction, and 5% of schools offered virtual instruction only. Only 1% of schools reported that the pandemic had no effect on instruction. |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  6%  5%  88%  1%\u003Cbr> Schools that o ered only in-person instruction with additional safety precautions\u003Cbr> Schools that o ered only virtual instruction\u003Cbr> Schools that o ered a hybrid of in-person and virtual instruction\u003Cbr> Schools that reported no e ect on instruction by the coronavirus pandemic\u003Cbr>|  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nStudent-Teacher Ratio by State  \nDuring the 2020-21 school year, the average student-teacher ratio was 15:1, meaning that there was 1 teacher for every 15 students. The state with the highest student-teacher ratio was California. The state with the lowest was Vermont.  \nWV  \nVA  \nVT  \nNJ  \n21:1  \nDC  \nNM  \n10:1  \nStudentTeacher Ratio  \nNational Average: 15:1  \nHighest Student-Teacher Ratio: California (21:1) Lowest Student-Teacher Ratio: Vermont (10:1)  \nNote: The student-teacher ratios are averages based on an aggregation of school-level data. The studentteacher ratios at the school-level may vary (e.g., may be larger or smaller) within each state.  \nSOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, O ce for Civil Rights, 2020-21 Civil Rights Data Collection, released November 2023, available at [https://civilrightsdata.ed.go](https://civilrightsdata.ed.gov)[v](https://civilrightsdata.ed.gov).  \n%  \nThe data presented in this report is from the 2020-21 CRDC privacy-protected, public-use d","cbCaitCjFDh0aCrB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitCjFDh0aCrB","pdf",1543491,"English","# Who's in the 2020-21 CRDC?\n## Student demographics and enrollment\n## School characteristics and staff\n## Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic\n# Student-Teacher Ratio by State\n## National and state extremes\n## Notes and source details","[{\"question\":\"What is the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) and what does it collect?\",\"answer\":\"CRDC is a mandatory survey of public schools and districts in the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. 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