Student population statistics

Student population

Starting with 2013/2014, the definition of an Alberta student is an individual who is registered as of September 30 of the school year in a school located in Alberta, where “school” means a structured learning environment through which an education program is offered to a student by:

• a board (includes public, separate, francophone, Lloydminster); an operator of a independent school
• an early childhood services (ECS) program independent operator
• the operator of a charter school
• a parent giving a home education program
• the Minister of Education
• other Alberta-located educational institutions providing ECS to Grade 12 curriculum instruction, specifically Federal (First Nations schools and those operated by Corrections Canada) and provincial authorities (such as the 4 former Alberta Vocational Colleges)

Table 1. Alberta student population by grade

Table 2. Alberta student population by authority system

Special education needs population

Alberta special education statistics by code and Alberta special education statistics by grade can be found on Open Data.

School and authority student population data

Preliminary school and authority enrolment data for the 2025-26 school year, along with school and authority enrolment data from each previous school year, beginning in 2016-17, is available on Open Data.

Public student population and certificated teacher data

Preliminary data on public, separate and francophone school authority student-populations and certificated-teachers, as reported to Education and Childcare.

International and interprovincial migration

Table 3. Migration of school aged children aged 5 to 18 years – Alberta

Source: Annual Population Estimates from Statistics Canada Centre for Demography

Contact

For questions about the enrolment data or funded enrolment, connect with Funding Analysis and Analytics Branch:

Email: [email protected]