Table 58.

Enrollment and instructional staff in Catholic elementary and secondary schools, by level: Selected years, 1919-20 through 2006-07

School year	Number of schools			Enrollment			Instructional staff
	Total	Elementary	Secondary	Total	Elementary	Secondary	Total		Elementary		Secondary
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9		10
1919-20	8,103	6,551	1,552	1,925,521	1,795,673	129,848	49,516	1	41,592	1	7,924	1
1929-30	10,046	7,923	2,123	2,464,467	2,222,598	241,869	72,552	1	58,245	1	14,307	1
1939-40	10,049	7,944	2,105	2,396,305	2,035,182	361,123	81,057	1	60,081	1	20,976	1
1949-50	10,778	8,589	2,189	3,066,387	2,560,815	505,572	94,295	1	66,525	1	27,770	1
Fall 1960	12,893	10,501	2,392	5,253,791	4,373,422	880,369	151,902	1	108,169	1	43,733	1
1969-70	11,352	9,366	1,986	4,367,000	3,359,000	1,008,000	195,400	2	133,200	2	62,200	2
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	164,219	3	117,620	3	46,599	3
1995-96	8,250	7,022	1,228	2,491,111	1,884,461	606,650	166,759	3	118,753	3	48,006	3
1996-97	8,231	7,005	1,226	2,497,198	1,885,037	612,161	153,276	3	107,548	3	45,728	3
1997-98	8,223	7,004	1,219	2,497,894	1,879,737	618,157	152,259	3	105,717	3	46,542	3
1998-99	8,217	6,990	1,227	2,496,488	1,876,211	620,277	153,081	3	105,943	3	47,138	3
1999-2000	8,144	6,923	1,221	2,653,038	2,013,084	639,954	157,134	3	109,404	3	47,730	3
2000-01	8,146	6,920	1,226	2,647,301	2,004,037	643,264	160,731	3	111,937	3	48,794	3
2001-02	8,114	6,886	1,228	2,616,330	1,971,627	644,703	155,658	3	108,485	3	47,173	3
2002-03	8,000	6,785	1,215	2,553,277	1,906,870	646,407	163,004	3	112,884	3	50,120	3
2003-04	7,955	6,727	1,228	2,484,252	1,842,918	641,334	162,337	3	112,303	3	50,034	3
2004-05	7,799	6,574	1,225	2,420,590	1,793,773	626,817	160,153	3	107,764	3	52,389	3
2005-06	7,589	6,386	1,203	2,363,220	1,726,773	636,447	152,502	3,4	103,481	3,4	49,021	3,4
2006-07	7,498	6,288	1,210	2,320,651	1,682,412	638,239	159,135	3	107,682	3	51,453	3

1 Includes part-time teachers. 2 Includes estimates for the nonreporting schools. 3 Reported in full-time equivalents (FTE). 4 Excludes the Archdiocese of New Orleans. 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; A Report on Catholic Schools, 1970-71 through 1973-74; A Statistical Report on U.S. Catholic Schools, 1974-75 through 1980-81; and United States Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1981-82 through 2006-07. (This table was prepared May 2007.)