08/17/2026
π Did you know schools in the South tend to start the school year the earliest? π
π As the back-to-school season approaches, approximately 54.1 million K-12 students and 5.7 million teachers are gearing up to head back to classrooms this fall. π
π Teachers are the largest group among the nearly 10 million individuals employed in the country's elementary and secondary schools, which also include principals, school bus monitors, teaching assistants, and janitors. ππ©βπ«
Information from the U.S. Census Bureau