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Table 5. Educational institutions, by level and control of institution: Selected years, 1980-81 to 2001-02 

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                            |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |      |       |       |
     Level and control      | 1980-81  |1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-9| 1999- |2000-01|2001-02
       of institution       |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |      | 2000  |       |
____________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|______
             1              |      2   |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11  |  12   |  13   |  14
____________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|______
    All institutions .......|   117,707|119,242|   --- |   --- |121,855|   --- |124,773|   --- |126,542|  --- |128,484|   --- |  ---
                            |__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|______
Elementary and              |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |      |       |       |
 secondary schools .........|   106,746|109,228|   --- |   --- |111,486|   --- |114,811|   --- |116,910|  --- |119,235|   --- |  ---
  Elementary ...............|    72,659| 74,716|   --- |   --- | 75,591|   --- | 77,909|   --- | 79,362|  --- | 80,661|   --- |  ---
  Secondary ................|    24,856| 23,602|   --- |   --- | 23,256|   --- | 23,530|   --- | 24,169|  --- | 24,903|   --- |  ---
  Combined .................|     5,202|  8,847|   --- |   --- | 10,678|   --- | 11,205|   --- | 11,412|  --- | 12,197|   --- |  ---
  Other\1\ .................|     4,029|  2,063|   --- |   --- |  1,962|   --- |  2,167|   --- |  1,967|  --- |  1,474|   --- |  ---
                            |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |      |       |       |
  Public schools ...........|    85,982| 84,538| 84,578| 84,497| 85,393| 86,221| 87,125| 88,223| 89,508|90,874| 92,012| 93,273|94,112
    Elementary .............|    59,326| 59,015| 59,258| 59,676| 60,052| 60,808| 61,165| 61,805| 62,739|63,462| 64,131| 64,601|65,228
    Secondary ..............|    22,619| 21,135| 20,767| 20,671| 20,705| 20,904| 20,997| 21,307| 21,682|22,076| 22,365| 21,994|22,180
    Combined ...............|     1,743|  2,325|  2,481|  2,549|  2,674|  2,764|  2,796|  2,980|  3,120| 3,721|  4,042|  5,096| 5,288
    Other\1\ ...............|     2,294|  2,063|  2,072|  1,601|  1,962|  1,745|  2,167|  2,131|  1,967| 1,615|  1,474|  1,582| 1,416
                            |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |      |       |       |
  Private schools ..........|    20,764| 24,690| 25,998|   --- | 26,093|   --- | 27,686|   --- | 27,402|  --- | 27,223|   --- |  ---
    Elementary .............|    13,333| 15,701| 15,716|   --- | 15,539|   --- | 16,744|   --- | 16,623|  --- | 16,530|   --- |  ---
    Secondary ..............|     2,237|  2,467|  2,475|   --- |  2,551|   --- |  2,533|   --- |  2,487|  --- |  2,538|   --- |  ---
    Combined ...............|     3,459|  6,522|  7,807|   --- |  8,004|   --- |  8,409|   --- |  8,292|  --- |  8,155|   --- |  ---
    Other\1\ ...............|     1,735| (\2\) | (\2\) |   --- | (\2\) |   --- | (\2\) |   --- | (\2\) |  --- | (\2\) |   --- |  ---
                            |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |      |       |       |
Postsecondary insti-        |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |      |       |       |
  tutions ..................|\3\ 10,961| 10,014|  9,983| 10,601| 10,369| 10,246|  9,962|  9,837|  9,632| 9,485|  9,249|  9,258| 9,256
    Public .................|\3\  2,393|  2,096|  2,129|  2,146|  2,152|  2,179|  2,189|  2,169|  2,252| 2,245|  2,183|  2,230| 2,214
    Private ................|\3\  8,568|  7,918|  7,854|  8,455|  8,217|  8,067|  7,773|  7,668|  7,380| 7,240|  7,066|  7,028| 7,042
      Not-for-profit .......|\3\  2,359|  2,808|  2,810|  2,926|  2,890|  2,916|  2,877|  2,855|  2,808| 2,777|  2,723|  2,690| 2,694
      For-profit ...........|\3\  6,209|  5,110|  5,044|  5,529|  5,327|  5,151|  4,896|  4,813|  4,572| 4,463|  4,343|  4,338| 4,348
                            |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |      |       |       |
  Noncollegiate insti-      |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |      |       |       |
    tutions\4\ .............|\3\  7,730|  6,455|  6,382|  6,963|  6,737|  6,558|  6,256|  5,828|  5,568| 5,437|  5,165|  5,076| 5,059
    Public .................|\3\    896|    529|    531|    522|    527|    538|    534|    467|    545|   564|    501|    532|   501
    Private ................|\3\  6,834|  5,926|  5,851|  6,441|  6,210|  6,020|  5,722|  5,361|  5,023| 4,873|  4,664|  4,544| 4,558
      Not-for-profit .......|\3\    790|  1,159|  1,148|  1,254|  1,203|  1,214|  1,171|  1,162|  1,101| 1,082|  1,042|    995| 1,018
      For-profit ...........|\3\  6,044|  4,767|  4,703|  5,187|  5,007|  4,806|  4,551|  4,199|  3,922| 3,791|  3,622|  3,549| 3,540
                            |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |      |       |       |
  Degree-granting           |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |      |       |       |
   institutions\5\ .........|     3,231|  3,559|  3,601|  3,638|  3,632|  3,688|  3,706|  4,009|  4,064| 4,048|  4,084|  4,182| 4,197
    2-year colleges ........|     1,274|  1,418|  1,444|  1,469|  1,442|  1,473|  1,462|  1,742|  1,755| 1,713|  1,721|  1,732| 1,833
      Public ...............|       945|    972|    999|  1,024|  1,021|  1,036|  1,047|  1,088|  1,092| 1,069|  1,068|  1,076| 1,101
      Private ..............|       329|    446|    445|    445|    421|    437|    415|    654|    663|   644|    653|    656|   732
        Not-for-profit .....|       182|    167|    176|    179|    181|    192|    187|    184|    179|   164|    150|    144|   172
        For-profit .........|       147|    279|    269|    266|    240|    245|    228|    470|    484|   480|    503|    512|   560
                            |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |      |       |       |
    4-year colleges ........|     1,957|  2,141|  2,157|  2,169|  2,190|  2,215|  2,244|  2,267|  2,309| 2,335|  2,363|  2,450| 2,364
      Public ...............|       552|    595|    599|    600|    604|    605|    608|    614|    615|   612|    614|    622|   612
      Private ..............|     1,405|  1,546|  1,558|  1,569|  1,586|  1,610|  1,636|  1,653|  1,694| 1,723|  1,749|  1,828| 1,752
        Not-for-profit .....|     1,387|  1,482|  1,486|  1,493|  1,506|  1,510|  1,519|  1,509|  1,528| 1,531|  1,531|  1,551| 1,504
        For-profit .........|        18|     64|     72|     76|     80|    100|    117|    144|    166|   192|    218|    277|   248
____________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|______

---Not available.
\1\Includes special education, alternative, and other schools not classified by grade span. Because of changes in survey definitions, figures for "other" schools are not comparable from year to year.
\2\Included in other private school categories.
\3\Because of changes in survey procedures, figures are not directly comparable with data for later years.
\4\Institutions not meeting criteria under (\5\) were classified as noncollegiate institutions.
\5\Includes those colleges designated as institutions of higher education by the Higher Education General Information Survey system, even if all their programs are less than 2 years. Includes branch campuses. Beginning in 1980, total includes some schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. Beginning in 1996-97, data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions include those institutions that award degrees at the associate level or higher and were eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 1989-90 through 2001-02; Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 1980-81 through 1999-2000; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Institutional Characteristics of Colleges and Universities" survey, 1980-81; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Institutional Characteristics" surveys, 1990-91 through 2000-01, and Winter 2001-02. (This table was prepared September 2003.)


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