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  • Table 63. Summary statistics on Catholic elementary and secondary schools, by level: 1919-20 to 1999-2000
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               |      Number of schools     |            Enrollment          |        Instructional staff
      School   |____________________________|________________________________|__________________________________
       year    | 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 |\1\ 49,516 |\1\ 41,592 |\1\ 7,924
    1929-30 ...|10,046 |    7,923 |   2,123 |2,464,467 |2,222,598 |  241,869 |\1\ 72,552 |\1\ 58,245 |\1\14,307
    1939-40 ...|10,049 |    7,944 |   2,105 |2,396,305 |2,035,182 |  361,123 |\1\ 81,057 |\1\ 60,081 |\1\20,976
    1949-50 ...|10,778 |    8,589 |   2,189 |3,066,387 |2,560,815 |  505,572 |\1\ 94,295 |\1\ 66,525 |\1\27,770
    Fall 1960 .|12,893 |   10,501 |   2,392 |5,253,791 |4,373,422 |  880,369 |\1\151,902 |\1\108,169 |\1\43,733
               |       |          |         |          |          |          |           |           |
    1969-70 ...|11,771 |    9,695 |   2,076 |4,658,098 |3,607,168 |1,050,930 |\2\195,400 |\2\133,200 |\2\62,200
    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 |2,500,000 |1,894,000 |  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 |\3\164,219 |\3\117,620 |\3\46,599
               |       |          |         |          |          |          |           |           |
    1995-96 ...| 8,250 |    7,022 |   1,228 |2,491,111 |1,884,461 |  606,650 |\3\166,759 |\3\118,753 |\3\48,006
    1996-97 ...| 8,231 |    7,005 |   1,226 |2,497,198 |1,885,037 |  612,161 |\3\153,276 |\3\107,548 |\3\45,728
    1997-98 ...| 8,223 |    7,004 |   1,219 |2,497,894 |1,879,737 |  618,157 |\3\152,259 |\3\105,717 |\3\46,542
    1998-99 ...| 8,217 |    6,990 |   1,227 |2,496,488 |1,876,211 |  620,277 |\3\153,081 |\3\105,943 |\3\47,138
    1999-2000 .| 8,144 |    6,923 |   1,221 |2,500,416 |1,877,236 |  623,180 |\3\157,134 |\3\109,404 |\3\47,730
    ___________|_______|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________

    \1\Includes part-time teachers.
    \2\Includes estimates for the nonreporting schools.
    \3\Full-time equivalent.

    NOTE: Data reported by the National Catholic Educational Association and data reported by the National Center for Education Statistics are not directly comparable because survey procedures and definitions differ. Excludes prekindergarten enrollment.

    SOURCE: National Catholic Educational Association, A Statistical Report on Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools for the Years 1967-68 to 1969-70, as compiled from the Official Catholic Directory (Copyright @ 1970 by the National Catholic Educational Association); Catholic Schools in America (1978 edition, Copyright @ 1978 by the Franklin Press); and United States Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, and 1999-2000 (Copyright @ 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 by the National Catholic Educational Association. All rights reserved.) (This table was prepared July 2000.)

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