Education Facts, 2019-2020* (Preliminary)
Schools and School Boards
The following are the most recent facts and figures available for Ontario's publicly funded education system.
- Administration: Ontario's schools are administered by district school boards and school authorities.
- School boards are divided as follows:
- 31 English Public
- 29 English Catholic
- 4 French Public
- 8 French Catholic
- There are 10 School Authorities, consisting of 4 geographically isolated boards and 6 hospital-based school authorities.
- There is 1 Provincial Schools Authority.
- There is 1 Consortium.
- As of 2019-2020, there were 3,967 elementary and 877 secondary schools in Ontario.**
Education Funding
- For 2019-2020, the government's total investment excluding capital was estimated to be $24.8 billion.
- For 2019-2020, the government's total capital investment was estimated to be $1.7 billion.
Teachers, Administrators and Early Childhood Educators***
- In 2019-2020, there were 126,465.13 full time equivalent (FTE) teachers, consisting of 85,538.10 elementary and 40,927.03 secondary teachers. The numbers include long-term occasional (LTO) teachers and exclude teachers on leave and teachers in Education and Community Partnership Program facilities.
- In 2019-2020, there were 7,495.95 FTE administrators (principals and vice-principals), consisting of 5,518.41 elementary and 1,977.54 secondary administrators.
- In 2019-2020, there were 10,030.28 FTE early childhood educators (ECEs), including LTO ECEs.
Enrolment
- As of 2019-2020 the number of students in Ontario was: 2,056,058.
The following illustrates enrolment by grade and language, as of 2019-2020:
| Grade | English Language | French Language | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Kindergarten | 121,295 | 8,935 | 130,230 |
| Kindergarten | 127,333 | 9,211 | 136,544 |
| Grade 1 | 130,462 | 9,181 | 139,643 |
| Grade 2 | 134,438 | 9,086 | 143,524 |
| Grade 3 | 133,433 | 8,862 | 142,295 |
| Grade 4 | 135,397 | 8,872 | 144,269 |
| Grade 5 | 137,995 | 8,905 | 146,900 |
| Grade 6 | 139,526 | 8,725 | 148,251 |
| Grade 7 | 139,667 | 8,111 | 147,778 |
| Grade 8 | 137,749 | 7,962 | 145,711 |
| Total | 1,337,295 | 87,850 | 1,425,145 |
| Grade | English Language | French Language | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 141,127 | 6,820 | 147,947 |
| Grade 10 | 142,834 | 6,476 | 149,310 |
| Grade 11 | 142,727 | 6,049 | 148,776 |
| Grade 12 | 178,536 | 6,344 | 184,880 |
| Total | 605,224 | 25,689 | 630,913 |
Source: As reported by schools through the Ontario School Information System (OnSIS), 2019-2020 (Preliminary as of March 19, 2021 with all schools that met identified criteria with signed-off submissions).
Data includes public and Roman Catholic schools and school authorities. Data excludes private schools, publicly funded hospital and provincial schools, Education and Community Partnership Program (ECPP) facilities, summer, night and adult continuing education schools. Data is based on headcount of students.
For data on prior years, see our Quick Facts publications:
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2016–17
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2015–16
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2014–15
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2013–14
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2012–13 (PDF, 180 KB)
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2011–12 (PDF, 178 KB)
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2010–11
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2009–10
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2008–09 (PDF, 335 KB)
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2007–08 (PDF, 173 KB)
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2006–07 (PDF, 150 KB)
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2005–06 (PDF, 204 KB)
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2004–05 (PDF, 128 KB)
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2003–04 (PDF, 168 KB)
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2002–03 (PDF, 78 KB)
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2001–02 (PDF, 78 KB)
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 2000–01 (PDF, 70 KB)
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 1999–00 (PDF, 71 KB)
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 1998–99 (PDF, 69 KB)
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 1997–98 (PDF, 70 KB)
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 1996–97 (PDF, 62 KB)
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 1995–96 (PDF, 63 KB)
- Quick Facts – Ontario Schools, 1994–95 (PDF, 62 KB)
* All data for 2019-2020 is preliminary at this time.
** Data excludes Temporary Remote Learning Schools.
*** Data excludes personnel on leave. Long-term occasional (LTO) teacher data are as reported by school boards through OnSIS. The definition of an LTO teacher or LTO Early Childhood Educator may vary across school boards based on local collective agreements in place.