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Adding some U.S. statistics with references. Needs to be blended with previous content.
A '''school''' is an educational institution. Schools can be either publicly- or privately-owned, funded by public or private sources or a combination of both, and may have a secular or a religious mandate. In the [[United States]], 89% of children attend taxpayer-funded [[atheistic]] schools that censor classroom [[prayer]].{{fact}}
A '''school''' is an educational institution. Schools can be either publicly- or privately-owned, funded by public or private sources or a combination of both, and may have a secular or a religious mandate.
In the United States, there are an estimated 49.6 million students enrolled in 97,000 public elementary and secondary schools. <ref>U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Public school enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12, by grade level and region, with projections: Various years, fall 1965–2016 [http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2007/section1/table.asp?tableID=663]</ref> <ref>U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Number of operating public elementary and secondary schools, by school type, charter, magnet, Title I and Title I school wide status, and state or jurisdiction: School year 2005–06 [http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/pesschools06/tables/table_2.asp]</ref> In addition, 6.1 million students are enrolled in about 28,000 private schools, and 1.1 million are homeschooled. <ref>U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Enrollment in educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 1869–70 through fall 2015 [http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d06/tables/dt06_003.asp?referrer=list]</ref> <ref>U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Number of educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 1980–81 through 2004–05 [http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d06/tables/dt06_005.asp?referrer=list]</ref>
In the [[United States]], 89% of children attend taxpayer-funded [[atheistic]] schools that censor classroom [[prayer]].{{fact}}
The increasingly popular alternative to school is [[homeschooling]].<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/nhes/homeschool/ 1.1 Million Homeschooled Students in the United States in 2003], Nation Institute for Education Statistics</ref>
The increasingly popular alternative to school is [[homeschooling]].<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/nhes/homeschool/ 1.1 Million Homeschooled Students in the United States in 2003], Nation Institute for Education Statistics</ref>