Analysis
NAICS 611110 is the 2022 national industry for elementary and secondary schools, part of 61111 (Elementary and Secondary Schools). Census lists 29 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 23,201 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 1,176,824 people at an average annual payroll of $48,283 per employee (15th percentile of national industries). 15% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include academies, elementary or secondary, boarding schools, elementary or secondary, charter schools and elementary and secondary schools, among 29 in all.
For example, providing care and early learning opportunities for infants and children and also offering pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and/or before- or after-school educational programs are classified in 624410 (Child Care Services) instead.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 5% and employment rose 10%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 624410 and 611310. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in furnishing academic courses and associated course work that comprise a basic preparatory education. A basic preparatory education ordinarily constitutes kindergarten through 12th grade. This industry includes school boards and school districts.
Illustrative Examples:
Elementary schools Parochial schools, elementary or secondary High schools Primary schools Charter schools Kindergartens Military academies, elementary or secondary Schools for the physically disabled, elementary or secondary
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing care and early learning opportunities for infants and children and also offering pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and/or before- or after-school educational programs | 624410 Child Care Services |
| College-level military academies | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
Index entries (29)
- Academies, elementary or secondary
- Boarding schools, elementary or secondary
- Charter schools
- Elementary and secondary schools
- Elementary schools
- Finishing schools, secondary
- High schools
- High schools offering both academic and technical courses
- High schools offering both academic and vocational courses
- Junior high schools
- Kindergartens
- Kindergartens, combined with preschools
- Middle schools
- Military academies, elementary or secondary
- Montessori schools, elementary or secondary
- Parochial schools, elementary or secondary
- Preparatory schools, elementary or secondary
- Primary schools
- Private schools, elementary or secondary
- Public schools, elementary or secondary
- School boards, elementary and secondary
- School districts, elementary or secondary
- Schools for the intellectually and developmentally disabled (except preschool, job training, vocational rehabilitation)
- Schools for the physically disabled, elementary or secondary
- Schools, elementary
- Schools, online, elementary- or secondary-level (through a website or mobile application)
- Schools, secondary
- Secondary schools offering both academic and technical courses
- Seminaries, below university grade