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How many PTO's are there in the US?

Hi Ian - Like your other question on 501c3s, there is no exact answer to this question, because PTOs do not need to formally register or report in to a national body. And like PTAs, some new PTOs start and some old PTOs close each year. In our experience the vast majority of K-8 schools in the US have a parent organization of some sort and some size. There are roughly 83,000 K-8s in the country and roughly 20,500 of those have an official PTA. If one were to assume that 95% of K-8s have a parent group of some sort, you could estimate that there are roughly 58,000 or 60,000 PTOs. And then there are also PTOs at some high schools. Hope that helps some.
- Rockne
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