Participation in Education

Elementary/Secondary Enrollment

Table A-5-3. Percentage distribution of students enrolled in private elementary and secondary schools, by school type and selected characteristics: 2009–10

	Percentage distribution, by school type
Selected characteristic	Total	Catholic				Other religious				Nonsectarian
Selected characteristic	Total	Total	Parochial	Diocesan	Private (independent)	Total	Conservative Christian	Affiliated	Unaffiliated	Nonsectarian

Total	100.0	39.4	15.6	16.6	7.2	37.8	13.4	9.4	15.0	22.8

School level
Elementary	100.0	49.5	25.9	20.9	2.7	30.1	7.1	8.4	14.6	20.4
Secondary	100.0	74.7	8.5	33.2	33.0	13.6	2.3	5.5	5.8	11.7
Combined	100.0	6.7	1.6	2.0	3.1	61.5	28.9	12.8	19.7	31.8

Race/ethnicity
White	100.0	41.7	16.2	17.9	7.6	39.2	13.7	10.1	15.5	19.0
Black	100.0	35.1	13.1	13.8	8.2	41.8	18.0	8.9	14.8	23.1
Hispanic	100.0	60.3	25.1	23.5	11.7	24.3	10.4	6.2	7.7	15.4
Asian Pacific Islander	100.0	38.1	15.1	15.5	7.5	30.3	11.5	9.7	9.1	31.6
Pacific Islander	100.0	40.3	17.7	16.7	5.9	44.6	12.5	5.4	26.7	15.1
American Indian/ Alaska Native	100.0	41.0	10.3	18.2	12.5	34.1	17.1	5.6	11.4	24.9
Two or more races	100.0	44.8	16.5	19.7	8.7	27.0	9.8	8.0	9.2	28.2

Enrollment
Less than 50	100.0	2.3	0.7	0.7	0.9	57.7	12.1	6.9	38.8	40.0
50–149	100.0	15.6	6.9	6.6	2.1	47.2	16.3	9.2	21.7	37.2
150–299	100.0	44.8	21.8	19.6	3.5	36.5	12.8	9.2	14.4	18.7
300–499	100.0	50.0	23.3	20.1	6.7	32.6	12.7	9.4	10.6	17.3
500–749	100.0	53.7	19.7	23.3	10.7	30.4	13.4	9.3	7.8	15.9
750 or more	100.0	42.0	6.6	17.3	18.2	36.5	12.7	11.0	12.8	21.5

Region
Northeast	100.0	45.6	19.4	16.8	9.4	28.0	4.9	9.5	13.6	26.4
Midwest	100.0	56.1	23.3	24.3	8.5	32.3	9.2	8.0	15.1	11.6
South	100.0	26.8	9.9	12.0	5.0	48.7	19.4	11.3	18.0	24.5
West	100.0	32.9	11.4	14.7	6.8	37.8	18.9	7.7	11.3	29.2

Locale
City	100.0	44.2	16.0	18.2	10.0	33.8	10.8	10.2	12.8	21.9
Suburban	100.0	40.6	17.0	17.0	6.6	35.4	13.2	9.2	13.0	23.9
Town	100.0	47.1	22.5	22.4	2.2	39.6	15.1	7.7	16.7	13.3
Rural	100.0	15.8	6.2	6.8	2.9	56.7	21.6	8.2	26.9	27.5

NOTE: Prekindergarten students who are enrolled in private schools that do not offer kindergarten or higher grades are not included in this analysis. Catholic schools include parochial, diocesan, and private Catholic schools. Affiliated religious schools have a specific religious orientation or purpose but are not Catholic. Unaffiliated schools have a more general religious orientation or purpose but are not classified as Conservative Christian or affiliated with a specific religion. Nonsectarian schools do not have a religious orientation or purpose. An elementary school has one or more grades of kindergarten (K) through grade 6 and does not have any grade higher than grade 8. A secondary school has one or more of grades 7–12 and does not have any grade lower than grade 7. A combined school offers both elementary and secondary education and typically has one or more of grades K through grade 6 and one or more of grades 9–12. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. For more information on geographic region and school locale, 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), 2009–10.

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