SBA Loans for Elementary and Secondary Schools
SBA has approved 1,225 7(a) loans worth $855M to Elementary and Secondary Schools businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 17% versus the prior decade.
- 1,225
- 7(a) loans
- $855M
- Approved dollars
- $697,767
- Average loan size
- #241
- Rank among industries
- -17%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 5.7%
- Active-status distress
- 12%
- Franchise-branded
Elementary and Secondary Schools is the #241 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,225 such loans worth $855M, averaging $697,767 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 17% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 333 active-status elementary and secondary schools loans, 5.7% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.