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Table 60. Summary statistics on Catholic elementary and secondary schools, by level: Selected years, 1919-20 through 2004-05
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               |      Number of schools    |           Enrollment         |        Instructional staff
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School year    | Total|Elementary|Secondary|    Total|Elementary|Secondary|     Total|Elementary|Secondary
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1              |     2|         3|        4|        5|         6|        7|         8|         9|       10
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1919-20 .......| 8,103|     6,551|    1,552|1,925,521| 1,795,673|  129,848|\1\ 49,516|\1\ 41,592|\1\ 7,924
1929-30 .......|10,046|     7,923|    2,123|2,464,467| 2,222,598|  241,869|\1\ 72,552|\1\ 58,245|\1\14,307
1939-40 .......|10,049|     7,944|    2,105|2,396,305| 2,035,182|  361,123|\1\ 81,057|\1\ 60,081|\1\20,976
1949-50 .......|10,778|     8,589|    2,189|3,066,387| 2,560,815|  505,572|\1\ 94,295|\1\ 66,525|\1\27,770
Fall 1960 .....|12,893|    10,501|    2,392|5,253,791| 4,373,422|  880,369|\1\151,902|\1\108,169|\1\43,733
               |      |          |         |         |          |         |          |          |
1969-70 .......|11,352|     9,366|    1,986|4,367,000| 3,359,000|1,008,000|\2\195,400|\2\133,200|\2\62,200
1970-71 .......|11,350|     9,370|    1,980|4,363,566| 3,355,478|1,008,088|   166,208|   112,750|   53,458
1974-75 .......|10,127|     8,437|    1,690|3,504,000| 2,602,000|  902,000|   150,179|   100,011|   50,168
1975-76 .......| 9,993|     8,340|    1,653|3,415,000| 2,525,000|  890,000|   149,276|    99,319|   49,957
1979-80 .......| 9,640|     8,100|    1,540|3,139,000| 2,293,000|  846,000|   147,294|    97,724|   49,570
               |      |          |         |         |          |         |          |          |
1980-81 .......| 9,559|     8,043|    1,516|3,106,000| 2,269,000|  837,000|   145,777|    96,739|   49,038
1981-82 .......| 9,494|     7,996|    1,498|3,094,000| 2,266,000|  828,000|   146,172|    96,847|   49,325
1982-83 .......| 9,432|     7,950|    1,482|3,007,189| 2,211,412|  795,777|   146,460|    97,337|   49,123
1983-84 .......| 9,401|     7,937|    1,464|2,969,000| 2,179,000|  790,000|   146,913|    98,591|   48,322
1984-85 .......| 9,325|     7,876|    1,449|2,903,000| 2,119,000|  784,000|   149,888|    99,820|   50,068
               |      |          |         |         |          |         |          |          |
1985-86 .......| 9,220|     7,790|    1,430|2,821,000| 2,061,000|  760,000|   146,594|    96,741|   49,853
1986-87 .......| 9,102|     7,693|    1,409|2,726,000| 1,998,000|  728,000|   141,930|    93,554|   48,376
1987-88 .......| 8,992|     7,601|    1,391|2,623,031| 1,942,148|  680,883|   139,887|    93,199|   46,688
1988-89 .......| 8,867|     7,505|    1,362|2,551,119| 1,911,911|  639,208|   137,700|    93,154|   44,546
1989-90 .......| 8,719|     7,395|    1,324|2,589,000| 1,983,000|  606,000|   136,900|    94,197|   42,703
               |      |          |         |         |          |         |          |          |
1990-91 .......| 8,587|     7,291|    1,296|2,475,439| 1,883,906|  591,533|   131,198|    91,039|   40,159
1991-92 .......| 8,508|     7,239|    1,269|2,442,924| 1,856,302|  586,622|   153,334|   109,084|   44,250
1992-93 .......| 8,423|     7,174|    1,249|2,444,842| 1,860,937|  583,905|   154,816|   109,825|   44,991
1993-94 .......| 8,345|     7,114|    1,231|2,444,609| 1,859,947|  584,662|   157,201|   112,199|   45,002
1994-95 .......| 8,293|     7,055|    1,238|2,475,207| 1,877,782|  597,425|\3\164,219|\3\117,620|\3\46,599
               |      |          |         |         |          |         |          |          |
1995-96 .......| 8,250|     7,022|    1,228|2,491,111| 1,884,461|  606,650|\3\166,759|\3\118,753|\3\48,006
1996-97 .......| 8,231|     7,005|    1,226|2,497,198| 1,885,037|  612,161|\3\153,276|\3\107,548|\3\45,728
1997-98 .......| 8,223|     7,004|    1,219|2,497,894| 1,879,737|  618,157|\3\152,259|\3\105,717|\3\46,542
1998-99 .......| 8,217|     6,990|    1,227|2,496,488| 1,876,211|  620,277|\3\153,081|\3\105,943|\3\47,138
1999-2000 .....| 8,144|     6,923|    1,221|2,653,038| 2,013,084|  639,954|\3\157,134|\3\109,404|\3\47,730
               |      |          |         |         |          |         |          |          |
2000-01 .......| 8,146|     6,920|    1,226|2,647,301| 2,004,037|  643,264|\3\160,731|\3\111,937|\3\48,794
2001-02 .......| 8,114|     6,886|    1,228|2,616,330| 1,971,627|  644,703|\3\155,658|\3\108,485|\3\47,173
2002-03 .......| 8,000|     6,785|    1,215|2,553,277| 1,906,870|  646,407|\3\163,004|\3\112,884|\3\50,120
2003-04 .......| 7,955|     6,727|    1,228|2,484,252| 1,842,918|  641,334|\3\162,337|\3\112,303|\3\50,034
2004-05 .......| 7,799|     6,574|    1,225|2,420,590| 1,793,773|  626,817|\3\160,153|\3\107,764|\3\52,389
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\1\Includes part-time teachers.
\2\Includes estimates for the nonreporting schools.
\3\Full-time equivalent.
NOTE: Data collected by the National Catholic Educational Association and data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics are not directly comparable because survey procedures and definitions differ. Excludes prekindergarten enrollment. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: National Catholic Educational Association, A Statistical Report on Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools for the Years 1967-68 to 1969-70, as compiled from the Official Catholic Directory; Catholic Schools in America, 1978; and United States Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1989-90 through 2004-05. (This table was prepared July 2005.)


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