Number of private schools charging tuition and the median highest annual private school tuition, by community type and religious orientation: 2003

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Number of private schools charging tuition and the median highest annual private school tuition, by community type and religious orientation: 2003–04

Grade level and religious orientation	Total number of private schools that charge tuition		Median highest annual tuition
			All community types	Community type
			All community types	Central city	Urban fringe/ large town/ rural/small town
Total	26,600	¹	$3,500	$4,000	$3,200
Catholic	7,800		3,000	3,300	2,900
Other religious	12,700		3,000	3,500	2,800
Nonsectarian	6,100		8,200	7,900	8,300

Elementary	16,300	²	3,300	3,600	3,000
Catholic	6,400		2,900	3,000	2,800
Other religious	6,500		3,000	3,500	2,900
Nonsectarian	3,400		6,400	6,200	6,700

Non-elementary	10,300	³	4,100	5,700	3,600
Catholic	1,400		5,200	5,400	5,100
Other religious	6,200		2,800	3,700	2,600
Nonsectarian	2,700		13,300	14,400	12,000
¹ Excludes 1,800 private schools that do not charge tuition.
² Excludes 1,000 private elementary schools that do not charge tuition.
³ Excludes 800 private non-elementary schools that do not charge tuition.
NOTE: A school is classified as elementary if it has one or more of grades K–6 and none of grades 9–12. Some non-elementary schools include both elementary and secondary grade levels, such as a K–12 school. Tuition excludes boarding fees.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Private School Data File," 2003–04.

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