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Table 57. Private elementary and secondary school full-time-equivalent staff and student to full-time-equivalent staff ratios, by orientation of school, school level, and type of staff: 2003-04 (Table 57—Continued)
Type of staff Total Catholic
Total Elementary1 Secondary2 Combined3 Total Elementary1 Secondary2 Combined3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Number of schools 28,380 (262) 17,330 (262) 2,660 (206) 8,400 (217) 7,920 (35) 6,530 (50) 1,060 (39) 320 (39)
Enrollment (in thousands) 5,060 (104) 2,680 (56) 830 (54) 1,550 (82) 2,320 (49) 1,650 (41) 580 (32) 90 (15)
Total staff 707,200 (15,342) 325,010 (6,805) 125,520 (8,244) 256,670 (13,136) 240,870 (4,555) 160,690 (3,518) 66,130 (3,172) 14,050 (2,166)
Principals 27,090 (544) 14,490 (325) 2,740 (236) 9,860 (420) 7,750 (119) 6,090 (101) 1,230 (49) 430 (77)
Assistant principals 10,630 (444) 4,260 (196) 2,230 (183) 4,140 (354) 3,570 (163) 1,870 (124) 1,530 (109) 180 (49)
Other managers 19,670 (671) 7,290 (399) 4,740 (345) 7,640 (507) 5,760 (274) 2,430 (197) 2,830 (189) 500 (101)
Instruction coordinators 5,960 (393) 2,090 (182) 1,260 (218) 2,610 (269) 1,550 (211) 780 (138) 680 (146) 90 (30)
Teachers 416,930 (9,490) 197,090 (4,302) 69,200 (4,389) 150,640 (8,081) 149,280 (3,287) 100,360 (2,615) 40,720 (2,018) 8,200 (1,308)
Teacher aides 40,050 (1,667) 22,870 (948) 1,610 (425) 15,570 (1,391) 12,210 (610) 11,020 (507) 270 (57) 920 (405)
Other aides 8,220 (849) 3,930 (462) (†) 3,990 (737) 2,310 (435) 1,830 (246) 60 (27) (†)
Guidance counselors 10,200 (479) 2,400 (201) 3,860 (318) 3,950 (330) 4,490 (215) 1,530 (148) 2,650 (169) 320 (64)
Librarians/media specialists 11,060 (370) 5,280 (168) 1,820 (160) 3,970 (300) 4,400 (143) 3,080 (122) 1,080 (63) 240 (50)
Library/media center aides 3,360 (211) 1,590 (126) 700 (115) 1,070 (119) 1,410 (127) 920 (109) 400 (61) 90 (35)
Nurses 7,930 (962) 2,930 (145) 2,560 (899) 2,450 (202) 2,520 (114) 1,920 (105) 400 (60) 200 (49)
Student support staff4  19,100 (1,021) 7,600 (776) 3,380 (667) 8,110 (620) 3,940 (247) 2,700 (162) 800 (101) 440 (133)
Secretaries/clerical staff 43,840 (1,307) 18,360 (538) 8,920 (701) 16,570 (1,062) 14,810 (422) 8,790 (247) 5,240 (315) 780 (147)
Food service personnel 26,290 (1,189) 11,110 (444) 6,920 (922) 8,260 (733) 10,430 (417) 6,830 (314) 3,030 (296) 570 (115)
Custodial and maintenance 38,590 (1,263) 16,650 (443) 8,600 (796) 13,340 (1,001) 14,380 (342) 9,570 (298) 4,210 (257) 590 (101)
Other employees5  18,290 (2,842) 7,090 (1,831) 6,680 (2,228) 4,520 (598) 2,050 (259) 980 (152) 990 (198) (†)
  Students per full-time-equivalent staff member
Total staff 7 (0.1) 8 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 6 (0.1) 10 (0.1) 10 (0.1) 9 (0.2) 6 (0.4)
Principals 187 (4.0) 185 (3.9) 304 (18.8) 157 (7.1) 299 (6.8) 270 (6.7) 474 (29.6) 210 (23.5)
Assistant principals 476 (16.5) 628 (29.0) 373 (18.1) 375 (25.0) 649 (24.6) 881 (54.1) 382 (16.9) 514 (128.9)
Other managers 257 (6.2) 367 (17.4) 175 (10.8) 203 (8.1) 403 (17.4) 677 (54.1) 207 (13.8) 180 (18.6)
Instruction coordinators 849 (57.3) 1,281 (115.3) 661 (124.6) 595 (63.4) 1,498 (224.6) 2,115 (480.8) 864 (213.6) 956 (339.4)
Teachers 12 (0.1) 14 (0.2) 12 (0.3) 10 (0.2) 16 (0.2) 16 (0.3) 14 (0.3) 11 (0.6)
Teacher aides 126 (4.9) 117 (4.5) 516 (139.6) 100 (8.6) 190 (9.8) 149 (7.1) 2,134 (416.0) 98 (67.5)
Other aides 616 (71.3) 680 (73.9) (†) 389 (89.2) 1,002 (203.9) 900 (125.5) (†) (†)
Guidance counselors 496 (20.5) 1,115 (92.7) 216 (13.6) 393 (29.9) 517 (23.9) 1,076 (105.9) 221 (7.9) 286 (50.7)
Librarians/media specialists 457 (9.9) 507 (12.7) 458 (28.0) 391 (16.6) 527 (14.5) 534 (16.1) 542 (33.1) 375 (69.7)
Library/media center aides 1,507 (91.8) 1,683 (132.8) 1,191 (238.1) 1,451 (142.2) 1,646 (156.8) 1,794 (226.3) 1,458 (260.7) 981 (392.9)
Nurses 638 (80.2) 913 (41.6) (†) 634 (52.8) 921 (41.0) 857 (42.6) 1,451 (174.0) 457 (119.8)
Student support staff4  265 (14.4) 352 (36.7) 246 (53.1) 191 (14.7) 589 (36.2) 610 (35.8) 733 (84.1) 203 (67.9)
Secretaries/clerical staff 115 (2.4) 146 (3.8) 93 (5.2) 94 (3.2) 157 (3.8) 187 (5.7) 111 (4.6) 116 (10.6)
Food service personnel 192 (8.6) 241 (10.1) 120 (17.6) 188 (13.9) 222 (8.9) 241 (11.7) 193 (15.0) 159 (26.7)
Custodial and maintenance 131 (3.3) 161 (3.7) 97 (7.3) 116 (5.3) 161 (4.3) 172 (4.6) 139 (6.4) 151 (15.2)
Other employees5  277 (40.8) 378 (91.0) 125 (58.5) 343 (40.1) 1,131 (151.6) 1,678 (286.2) 592 (150.8) (†)
See notes at end of table

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