Employment
1,176,824
Total employees (Census CBP)
Educational Services ·NAICS 611110
NAICS 611110 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Industry Benchmarks
$48,283/yr average annual pay, with 578 SBA loans on record for NAICS 611110.
- 4.6%
- Educational Services sector margin
- 1.2M
- Workers employed
- $48,283/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $645M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 611110
California leads Elementary and Secondary Schools activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Educational Services sector runs a 4.6% net margin.
- 4.6%
- Educational Services sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 1.2M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $48,283/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $645M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Elementary and Secondary Schools's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Elementary and Secondary Schools is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Elementary and Secondary Schools
Elementary and Secondary Schools sits inside Educational Services, a sector that runs a 4.6% net margin overall.
23,201 establishments employ 1,176,824 workers (50.7/location) at $48,283/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Texas.
Elementary and Secondary Schools sits in the 98th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$48,283/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
23,201
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 62,241; establishment count increased by 823. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $56.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 50.7
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 145,054 |
| New York | 105,368 |
| Texas | 96,933 |
| Florida | 75,545 |
| Pennsylvania | 61,260 |
| New Jersey | 44,721 |
| Illinois | 40,244 |
| Ohio | 37,673 |
| Georgia | 37,449 |
| North Carolina | 36,815 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
578
Total Loan Volume
$645M
Avg Loan Size
$1117K
Jobs Supported
10,101
Program Breakdown
7(a) 354 (61%)
504 224 (39%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
30 loans in this industry
New Business Share
25.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 64
2021 86
2022 83
2023 87
2024 116
2025 131
2026 11
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Elementary and Secondary Schools?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 611110 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Educational Services sector runs a 4.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Elementary and Secondary Schools?
23,201 business establishments. Together they employ 1,176,824 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Elementary and Secondary Schools?
$48,283/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 50.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Elementary and Secondary Schools employment?
California leads with 145,054 workers. New York (105,368) and Texas (96,933) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Elementary and Secondary Schools receive?
Elementary and Secondary Schools businesses received 578 SBA loans totaling $645 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1117K. These loans supported 10,101 jobs at origination. Most lending (61%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Elementary and Secondary Schools, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Elementary and Secondary Schools ranks #18 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (1,176,824 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Educational Services · Rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 611110 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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