Participation in Education

Elementary/Secondary Enrollment

Table A-5-2. Private elementary and secondary school enrollment and private enrollment as a percentage of total enrollment in public and private schools, by region and grade level: Various school years, 1995–96 through 2009–10

[Numbers in thousands]
Grade level and school year	Total enrollment		Northeast		Midwest		South		West
Grade level and school year	Total	Percent of total enrollment	Total	Percent of total Northeast enrollment	Total	Percent of total Midwest enrollment	Total	Percent of total South enrollment	Total	Percent of total West enrollment
Grades preK–12
1995–96	5,918	11.7	1,509	16.0	1,525	12.7	1,744	9.8	1,141	10.0
1997–98	5,944	11.4	1,496	15.6	1,528	12.5	1,804	9.8	1,116	9.4
1999–2000	6,018	11.4	1,507	15.5	1,520	12.4	1,863	10.0	1,127	9.2
2001–02	6,320	11.7	1,581	16.1	1,556	12.6	1,975	10.3	1,208	9.6
2003–04	6,099	11.2	1,513	15.4	1,460	11.9	1,944	9.9	1,182	9.1
2005–06	6,073	11.0	1,430	14.8	1,434	11.7	1,976	9.8	1,234	9.4
2007–08	5,910	10.7	1,426	14.9	1,352	11.2	1,965	9.6	1,167	8.9
2009–10	5,488	10.0	1,310	14.0	1,296	10.8	1,842	9.1	1,041	8.0

Grades preK–8
1995–96	4,756	12.8	1,174	17.2	1,238	14.3	1,413	10.7	931	11.1
1997–98	4,759	12.6	1,165	16.8	1,235	14.1	1,449	10.8	909	10.5
1999–2000	4,789	12.5	1,168	16.7	1,222	13.9	1,487	10.9	913	10.4
2001–02	5,023	12.9	1,216	17.3	1,253	14.3	1,584	11.3	969	10.6
2003–04	4,788	12.3	1,131	16.4	1,167	13.5	1,547	10.9	944	10.2
2005–06	4,724	12.1	1,063	15.9	1,142	13.3	1,551	10.7	969	10.5
2007–08	4,546	11.7	1,047	16.0	1,065	12.6	1,525	10.4	909	9.9
2009–10	4,179	10.8	938	14.6	1,016	12.1	1,424	9.8	802	8.8

Grades 9–12
1995–96	1,163	8.5	335	13.0	287	8.6	331	7.1	209	6.8
1997–98	1,185	8.3	331	12.5	293	8.5	354	7.2	207	6.4
1999–2000	1,229	8.4	340	12.6	299	8.6	376	7.5	215	6.3
2001–02	1,296	8.6	365	13.1	302	8.6	390	7.5	239	6.8
2003–04	1,311	8.4	382	13.1	294	8.2	397	7.4	238	6.4
2005–06	1,349	8.3	367	12.3	292	7.9	425	7.5	265	6.7
2007–08	1,364	8.3	379	12.7	287	7.8	440	7.6	257	6.5
2009–10	1,309	8.0	372	12.6	280	7.7	418	7.3	239	6.1

NOTE: Prekindergarten students who are enrolled in private schools that do not offer kindergarten or higher grades are not included in this analysis. Ungraded students are prorated into preK–8 and 9–12 enrollment totals. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. For more information on geographic region, see Appendix C – Commonly Used Measures. For more information on the Private School Universe Survey, see Appendix B – Guide to Sources.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), various years, 1995–96 through 2009–10; and Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," various years, 1995–96 through 2009–10.

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