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Table 61. Private elementary and secondary schools, enrollment, teachers, and high school graduates, by state: Selected years, 1991 through 2001
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                      |               |                                                                             |                |   High school
                      |    Schools    |                                    Enrollment\1\                            |   Teachers     |    graduates
                      |_______________|_____________________________________________________________________________|________________|________________
State                 |           2001|         Fall 1991|         Fall 1997|          Fall 1999|          Fall 2001|       Fall 2001|        2000-01
______________________|_______________|__________________|__________________|___________________|___________________|________________|________________
1                     |              2|                 3|                 4|                  5|                  6|               7|               8
______________________|_______________|__________________|__________________|___________________|___________________|________________|________________
   United States\2\ ..|29,273  (336.4)|4,889,545 (26,471)|5,076,118 (15,549)|5,162,684(25,410.2)|5,341,513(26,746.8)|425,406(3,022.3)|278,773(4,385.4)
                      |_______________|__________________|__________________|___________________|___________________|________________|________________
Alabama ..............|   442   (23.4)|   69,441  (8,390)|   72,486    (682)|   73,352 (2,527.0)|   76,634 (1,283.1)|  6,368  (192.1)|  4,234  (111.5)
Alaska ...............|    86    (7.9)|    5,520    (543)|    6,253    (220)|    6,172    (63.3)|    6,747   (266.5)|    657   (29.8)|    247    (4.9)
Arizona ..............|   299   (24.6)|   39,460   (\3\) |   44,991    (652)|   44,060   (428.2)|   44,360 (1,457.5)|  3,458  (133.6)|  2,079   (28.6)
Arkansas .............|   202   (11.4)|   22,792   (\3\) |   26,645    (290)|   26,424 (1,233.1)|   29,290   (439.1)|  2,382   (74.9)|  1,236   (25.8)
California ...........| 3,508  (107.1)|  613,067 (16,643)|  609,506  (3,730)|  619,067 (1,532.5)|  655,502 (8,815.2)| 47,033  (753.4)| 30,285  (389.3)
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Colorado .............|   376   (27.0)|   57,352 (11,374)|   52,563  (1,109)|   52,142   (397.0)|   54,450 (1,571.8)|  4,751  (136.7)|  2,418   (43.2)
Connecticut ..........|   341   (18.5)|   67,374   (\3\) |   69,293    (494)|   70,058   (224.2)|   71,147 (1,694.2)|  7,298  (253.4)|  5,126  (124.7)
Delaware .............|   121    (5.8)|   22,803   (\3\) |   24,193    (911)|   22,779   (303.1)|   26,365   (260.8)|  2,144   (37.9)|  1,534   (19.7)
District of Columbia .|    90    (9.2)|   17,776    (322)|   16,671    (155)|   16,690   (700.5)|   20,043 (1,931.5)|  2,386  (277.5)|  1,555  (142.0)
Florida ..............| 1,779   (94.0)|  205,600  (2,988)|  273,628  (2,359)|  290,872 (8,152.0)|  303,093 (3,799.5)| 25,427  (679.7)| 14,038  (227.2)
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Georgia ..............|   660   (34.3)|   96,683  (4,078)|  107,065  (1,477)|  116,407 (4,156.8)|  117,229 (1,622.4)| 10,889  (260.1)|  6,622  (120.0)
Hawaii ...............|   137    (6.5)|   36,306   (\3\) |   33,300    (350)|   32,193   (168.5)|   40,199   (603.9)|  3,269   (47.9)|  3,388   (20.9)
Idaho ................|   108    (7.8)|    6,644   (\3\) |    9,635    (203)|   10,209    (96.0)|   10,291   (362.4)|    813   (28.0)|    461    (9.2)
Illinois .............| 1,375   (17.2)|  301,374  (1,158)|  298,620  (1,101)|  299,871 (1,364.5)|  293,290 (1,700.7)| 19,910  (133.1)| 15,621   (73.6)
Indiana ..............|   750   (24.0)|   99,450  (7,004)|  105,358  (1,836)|  105,533 (1,460.5)|  111,257 (1,865.9)|  7,809  (140.0)|  4,593   (63.5)
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Iowa .................|   284    (5.0)|   51,431   (\3\) |   50,138    (520)|   49,565   (445.5)|   47,647   (469.0)|  3,652   (49.0)|  2,667   (42.9)
Kansas ...............|   226    (6.9)|   35,077   (\3\) |   40,573    (363)|   43,113 (1,731.0)|   41,027 (1,081.4)|  2,985  (104.1)|  1,903   (41.4)
Kentucky .............|   398   (18.6)|   65,990   (\3\) |   70,731    (413)|   75,084 (1,926.5)|   72,819   (752.0)|  5,615  (129.7)|  3,654   (94.3)
Louisiana ............|   444   (13.6)|  139,248   (\3\) |  141,633    (696)|  138,135 (1,982.1)|  137,266 (2,521.7)|  9,526  (207.2)|  8,398  (243.0)
Maine ................|   145    (9.9)|   14,854   (\3\) |   17,187    (292)|   18,287   (133.1)|   18,779   (554.8)|  1,896   (80.3)|  2,045   (44.7)
                      |               |                  |                  |                   |                   |                |
Maryland .............|   785   (38.1)|  113,774   (\3\) |  129,898    (937)|  144,131 (4,700.1)|  153,861 (1,858.8)| 13,745  (321.4)|  7,666   (97.8)
Massachusetts ........|   691   (24.3)|  125,006  (3,419)|  127,165  (1,163)|  132,154   (506.1)|  140,810 (2,323.1)| 13,688  (312.0)|  9,686  (130.3)
Michigan .............| 1,060   (23.2)|  187,095    (710)|  187,740  (1,538)|  179,579 (1,553.7)|  177,026 (1,963.5)| 12,555  (162.8)|  9,226   (70.0)
Minnesota ............|   590   (13.5)|   93,404  (2,401)|   90,400    (918)|   92,795 (1,046.7)|  101,180 (1,141.5)|  7,238   (98.9)|  4,563   (36.0)
Mississippi ..........|   249   (10.8)|   58,757  (1,377)|   54,529    (457)|   51,369 (1,357.0)|   52,565   (820.4)|  4,268  (109.2)|  3,452   (86.8)
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Missouri .............|   659   (15.3)|  116,440  (1,884)|  119,534    (964)|  122,387 (1,076.3)|  124,326 (1,404.0)|  9,444  (133.2)|  6,883   (73.0)
Montana ..............|   109    (7.6)|    9,644   (\3\) |    8,341    (220)|    8,711    (88.2)|    9,941   (273.2)|    842   (25.9)|    543   (12.0)
Nebraska .............|   251    (6.4)|   39,673   (\3\) |   40,943    (320)|   42,141   (415.0)|   43,137   (513.2)|  2,976   (41.7)|  2,375   (38.7)
Nevada ...............|   118    (9.9)|    8,482   (\3\) |   12,847    (241)|   13,926    (81.4)|   16,623   (496.7)|  1,211   (36.9)|    605   (13.1)
New Hampshire ........|   162   (16.8)|   18,712  (1,330)|   21,143    (297)|   23,383   (192.9)|   24,750   (950.5)|  2,427  (128.6)|  2,189   (63.1)
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New Jersey ...........|   989   (39.5)|  209,913  (8,195)|  205,126  (1,535)|  198,631   (784.5)|  218,187 (2,832.4)| 18,121  (392.6)| 12,345  (222.2)
New Mexico ...........|   219   (19.2)|   23,236   (\3\) |   19,251    (534)|   23,055   (195.0)|   23,637   (852.1)|  2,258   (77.2)|  1,362   (23.6)
New York .............| 2,009   (86.6)|  498,668  (7,158)|  467,520  (1,821)|  475,942 (1,226.9)|  492,518 (5,494.7)| 39,414  (786.5)| 26,601  (239.0)
North Carolina .......|   706   (46.6)|   63,255  (5,224)|   88,127  (1,260)|   96,262 (3,775.3)|  103,219 (1,694.2)|  9,681  (300.4)|  4,299  (107.6)
North Dakota .........|    56    (1.2)|    7,518   (\3\) |    7,332     (72)|    7,148    (97.0)|    6,782    (87.5)|    532   (10.6)|    374    (5.8)
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Ohio .................| 1,042   (18.3)|  269,064 (13,362)|  251,543  (1,528)|  254,494 (1,694.3)|  256,427 (2,187.7)| 17,044  (166.2)| 13,869  (152.2)
Oklahoma .............|   192   (11.3)|   34,025  (9,317)|   27,675    (345)|   31,276 (1,049.0)|   30,579   (651.2)|  2,879   (83.8)|  1,581   (24.9)
Oregon ...............|   374   (27.5)|   30,918  (1,003)|   44,290  (1,364)|   45,352 (1,286.7)|   45,448 (1,288.7)|  3,643  (106.2)|  2,517   (42.1)
Pennsylvania .........| 1,971  (216.3)|  359,440  (6,920)|  343,191  (4,401)|  339,484 (2,953.6)|  331,471 (9,061.7)| 24,543  (908.5)| 18,092  (449.9)
Rhode Island .........|   119    (5.5)|   21,242   (\3\) |   25,597    (195)|   24,738   (126.6)|   26,125   (475.7)|  2,211   (75.3)|  1,616   (29.9)
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South Carolina .......|   366   (20.6)|   46,086  (2,013)|   56,169    (700)|   55,612 (2,506.1)|   58,937 (1,063.1)|  5,282  (162.3)|  2,923   (79.5)
South Dakota .........|    97    (2.3)|   10,539   (\3\) |    9,794    (143)|    9,364   (231.9)|   10,950   (178.9)|    934   (19.4)|    510   (11.7)
Tennessee ............|   567   (32.0)|   82,969  (2,953)|   84,651    (746)|   93,680 (3,519.1)|   92,099 (1,116.1)|  8,167  (197.9)|  5,462   (82.3)
Texas ................| 1,362   (47.5)|  170,670    (472)|  223,294  (1,703)|  227,645 (7,260.1)|  241,674 (2,349.1)| 21,832  (437.2)| 10,500  (140.9)
Utah .................|   111    (8.8)|    9,836   (\3\) |   12,653    (201)|   12,614   (114.0)|   16,814   (466.0)|  1,359   (39.5)|    820   (16.6)
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Vermont ..............|   129   (14.3)|    8,351   (\3\) |   10,823    (196)|   12,170   (198.6)|   13,058   (541.5)|  1,539   (93.6)|  1,342   (31.1)
Virginia .............|   631   (33.8)|   80,887  (1,872)|   98,307  (1,071)|  100,171 (4,170.8)|  109,993 (1,813.4)| 10,617  (297.3)|  5,470   (98.7)
Washington ...........|   606   (44.8)|   66,556  (2,798)|   76,956  (1,462)|   76,885   (519.4)|   82,189 (2,102.9)|  6,580  (171.7)|  3,526   (36.5)
West Virginia ........|   176   (12.1)|   12,908   (\3\) |   14,640    (225)|   15,895   (974.4)|   15,737   (305.1)|  1,434   (59.7)|    827   (40.3)
Wisconsin ............| 1,066   (28.8)|  142,399    (220)|  143,577  (1,748)|  139,455 (1,828.4)|  141,812 (3,173.3)| 10,424  (215.3)|  5,387   (57.0)
Wyoming ..............|    41    (3.6)|    1,840   (\3\) |    2,593    (110)|    2,221    (45.1)|    2,209   (113.4)|    252   (12.5)|     54    (2.5)
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\1\Excludes prekindergarten enrollment.
\2\NCES employed an area frame sample to account for noninclusion of schools at the national level. However, caution should be exercised in interpreting state by state characteristics since the samples were not designed to produce such numbers.
\3\Insufficient data to compute a standard error.
NOTE: Includes special education, vocational/technical education, and alternative schools. Standard errors for states are root mean squared errors to correct for bias in model based estimates for all years except for 1991-92. Tabulation includes only schools that offer first or higher grade. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 1999-2000 and 2001-2002;" and Indirect State-Level Estimation for the Private School Survey, 1999. (This table was prepared April 2005.)

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