1,301,239: Homeless Students in Public Schools Up 38% Since 2009-10

(CNSNews.com) - The number of homeless students is steadily rising in this country, up 38.44 percent since the 2009-10 school year, based on data submitted by state and local education agencies, including those in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

The U.S. Education Department says 1,301,239 homeless students were enrolled in the nation's public schools in the 2013-14 school year, the most recent year for which numbers are available.

That's a 6.67 percent increase from the 1,219,818 homeless students enrolled in 2012-13; a 14.86 percent increase from the 1,132,853 enrolled in 2011-12; a 22.09 percent increase from the 1,065,794 in 2010-11; and a 38.44 percent increase from the 939,903 in 2009-2010.

The greatest growth in the most recent school year was seen in preschool-aged children and ninth grade students.

Homeless students are defined as those who "lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence."

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