Table 205.70.

Enrollment and instructional staff in Catholic elementary and secondary schools, by level: Selected years, 1919-20 through 2012-13

School year	Number of schools			Enrollment1				Instructional staff2
	Total	Elementary3	Secondary	Total	Prekinder- garten	Elementary	Secondary	Total		Elementary3		Secondary
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		10		11
1919-20	8,103	6,551	1,552	1,925,521	(4)	1,795,673	129,848	49,516		41,592		7,924
1929-30	10,046	7,923	2,123	2,464,467	(4)	2,222,598	241,869	72,552		58,245		14,307
1939-40	10,049	7,944	2,105	2,396,305	(4)	2,035,182	361,123	81,057		60,081		20,976
1949-50	10,778	8,589	2,189	3,066,387	(4)	2,560,815	505,572	94,295		66,525		27,770
Fall 1960	12,893	10,501	2,392	5,253,791	(4)	4,373,422	880,369	151,902		108,169		43,733
1969-70	11,352	9,366	1,986	4,367,000	(4)	3,359,000	1,008,000	195,400	5	133,200	5	62,200	5
1970-71	11,350	9,370	1,980	4,363,566	(4)	3,355,478	1,008,088	166,208		112,750		53,458
1974-75	10,127	8,437	1,690	3,504,000	(4)	2,602,000	902,000	150,179		100,011		50,168
1975-76	9,993	8,340	1,653	3,415,000	(4)	2,525,000	890,000	149,276		99,319		49,957
1979-80	9,640	8,100	1,540	3,139,000	(4)	2,293,000	846,000	147,294		97,724		49,570
1980-81	9,559	8,043	1,516	3,106,000	(4)	2,269,000	837,000	145,777		96,739		49,038
1981-82	9,494	7,996	1,498	3,094,000	(4)	2,266,000	828,000	146,172		96,847		49,325
1982-83	9,432	7,950	1,482	3,007,189	(4)	2,211,412	795,777	146,460		97,337		49,123
1983-84	9,401	7,937	1,464	2,969,000	(4)	2,179,000	790,000	146,913		98,591		48,322
1984-85	9,325	7,876	1,449	2,903,000	(4)	2,119,000	784,000	149,888		99,820		50,068
1985-86	9,220	7,790	1,430	2,821,000	(4)	2,061,000	760,000	146,594		96,741		49,853
1986-87	9,102	7,693	1,409	2,726,000	(4)	1,998,000	728,000	141,930		93,554		48,376
1987-88	8,992	7,601	1,391	2,690,668	67,637	1,942,148	680,883	139,887		93,199		46,688
1988-89	8,867	7,505	1,362	2,627,745	76,626	1,911,911	639,208	137,700		93,154		44,546
1989-90	8,719	7,395	1,324	2,588,893	90,023	1,892,913	605,957	136,900		94,197		42,703
1990-91	8,587	7,291	1,296	2,575,815	100,376	1,883,906	591,533	131,198		91,039		40,159
1991-92	8,508	7,239	1,269	2,550,863	107,939	1,856,302	586,622	153,334		109,084		44,250
1992-93	8,423	7,174	1,249	2,567,630	122,788	1,860,937	583,905	154,816		109,825		44,991
1993-94	8,345	7,114	1,231	2,576,845	132,236	1,859,947	584,662	157,201		112,199		45,002
1994-95	8,293	7,055	1,238	2,618,567	143,360	1,877,782	597,425	164,219		117,620		46,599
1995-96	8,250	7,022	1,228	2,635,210	144,099	1,884,461	606,650	166,759		118,753		48,006
1996-97	8,231	7,005	1,226	2,645,462	148,264	1,885,037	612,161	153,276		107,548		45,728
1997-98	8,223	7,004	1,219	2,648,859	150,965	1,879,737	618,157	152,259		105,717		46,542
1998-99	8,217	6,990	1,227	2,648,844	152,356	1,876,211	620,277	153,081		105,943		47,138
1999-2000	8,144	6,923	1,221	2,653,038	152,622	1,877,236	623,180	157,134		109,404		47,730
2000-01	8,146	6,920	1,226	2,647,301	155,742	1,863,682	627,877	160,731		111,937		48,794
2001-02	8,114	6,886	1,228	2,616,330	159,869	1,827,319	629,142	155,658		108,485		47,173
2002-03	8,000	6,785	1,215	2,553,277	157,250	1,765,893	630,134	163,004		112,884		50,120
2003-04	7,955	6,727	1,228	2,484,252	150,422	1,708,501	625,329	162,337		112,303		50,034
2004-05	7,799	6,574	1,225	2,420,590	150,905	1,642,868	626,817	160,153		107,764		52,389
2005-06	7,589	6,386	1,203	2,325,220	146,327	1,568,687	610,206	152,502	6	103,481	6	49,021	6
2006-07	7,498	6,288	1,210	2,320,651	152,429	1,544,695	623,527	159,135		107,682		51,453
2007-08	7,378	6,165	1,213	2,270,913	152,980	1,494,979	622,954	160,075		107,217		52,858
2008-09	7,248	6,028	1,220	2,192,531	153,325	1,434,949	604,257	157,615		105,518		52,097
2009-10	7,094	5,889	1,205	2,119,341	150,262	1,375,982	593,097	154,316		103,460		50,856
2010-11	6,980	5,774	1,206	2,065,872	152,846	1,336,560	576,466	151,473		102,365		49,108
2011-12	6,841	5,636	1,205	2,031,455	154,282	1,303,028	574,145	151,395		100,365		51,030
2012-13	6,685	5,472	1,213	2,001,740	156,233	1,278,010	567,497	151,405		100,633		50,772

1 Elementary enrollment is for kindergarten through grade 8, and secondary enrollment is for grades 9 through 12.

2 From 1919-20 through fall 1960, includes part-time teachers. From 1969-70 through 1993-94, excludes part-time teachers. Beginning in 1994-95, reported in full-time equivalents (FTE). Prekindergarten teachers not counted separately but may be included with elementary teachers.

3 Includes middle schools.

4 Prekindergarten enrollment was not reported separately but may be included in elementary enrollment.

5 Includes estimates for the nonreporting schools.

6 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.

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 2012-13, retrieved May 9, 2013, from http://www.ncea.org/news/AnnualDataReport.asp. (This table was prepared May 2013.)