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| Table 63. | Private elementary and secondary enrollment, number of schools, and average tuition, by school level, orientation, and tuition: 1999–2000, 2003–04, and 2007-08 |
| School orientation and tuition | Kindergarten through 12th-grade enrollment1 | Schools | Average tuition charged to students2 (in current dollars) | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Elementary | Secondary | Combined | Total | Elementary | Secondary | Combined | Total | Elementary | Secondary | Combined | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1999-2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 5,262,850 | (131,001) | 2,920,680 | (55,056) | 818,920 | (34,102) | 1,523,240 | (88,816) | 27,220 | (239) | 16,560 | (278) | 2,580 | (126) | 8,080 | (276) | $4,689 | (254.3) | $3,267 | (128.3) | $6,053 | (1,529.3) | $6,779 | (798.1) |
| Catholic | 2,548,710 | (23,352) | 1,810,330 | (18,134) | 616,190 | (25,935) | 122,190 | (15,613) | 7,930 | (41) | 6,530 | (68) | 1,100 | (56) | 300 | (28) | 3,236 | (439.8) | 2,451 | (109.4) | 4,845 | (253.7) | 6,780 | (1,159.7) |
| Other religious | 1,871,850 | (86,781) | 831,060 | (41,035) | 115,010 | (10,980) | 925,780 | (66,926) | 12,520 | (271) | 6,610 | (231) | 720 | (76) | 5,190 | (243) | 4,063 | (936.7) | 3,503 | (609.1) | 6,536 | (787.7) | 4,260 | (1,240.4) |
| Nonsectarian | 842,290 | (61,373) | 279,290 | (28,987) | 87,720 | (11,774) | 475,270 | (43,377) | 5,130 | (156) | 2,780 | (153) | 590 | (90) | 1,770 | (151) | 10,992 | (928.4) | 7,884 | (1,727.8) | 14,638 | (1,279.2) | 12,363 | (3,043.5) |
| 2003-04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 5,059,450 | (104,287) | 2,675,960 | (55,714) | 832,320 | (54,051) | 1,551,170 | (82,059) | 28,380 | (262) | 17,330 | (262) | 2,660 | (206) | 8,400 | (217) | $6,600 | (144.5) | $5,049 | (119.5) | $8,412 | (433.4) | $8,302 | (289.7) |
| Catholic | 2,320,040 | (49,156) | 1,645,680 | (41,231) | 584,250 | (32,236) | 90,110 | (14,746) | 7,920 | (35) | 6,530 | (50) | 1,060 | (39) | 320 | (39) | 4,250 | (95.9) | 3,530 | (105.9) | 6,050 | (130.6) | 5,800 | (883.0) |
| Other religious | 1,746,460 | (63,090) | 714,860 | (28,935) | 107,980 | (33,776) | 923,630 | (48,379) | 13,660 | (203) | 7,280 | (200) | 640 | (175) | 5,740 | (182) | 5,840 | (143.9) | 5,400 | (161.4) | 9,540 | (962.6) | 5,750 | (230.3) |
| Nonsectarian | 992,940 | (71,519) | 315,430 | (30,820) | 140,080 | (27,556) | 537,440 | (59,332) | 6,810 | (136) | 3,510 | (141) | 960 | (108) | 2,340 | (144) | 13,420 | (379.1) | 12,170 | (468.5) | 17,410 | (1,987.6) | 13,110 | (480.4) |
| 2007-08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 5,165,280 | (104,435) | 2,462,980 | (58,830) | 850,750 | (38,553) | 1,851,550 | (91,348) | 28,220 | (328) | 16,370 | (291) | 3,040 | (149) | 8,810 | (254) | $8,549 | (176.0) | $6,733 | (180.6) | $10,549 | (355.5) | $10,045 | (371.6) |
| Less than $2,499 | 455,850 | (33,102) | 271,960 | (21,952) | ‡ | (†) | 173,660 | (24,693) | 6,100 | (347) | 3,450 | (229) | ‡ | (†) | 2,370 | (226) | 1,670 | (80.6) | 1,938 | (80.7) | ‡ | (†) | 1,313 | (175.7) |
| $2,500 to $3,499 | 666,450 | (42,950) | 478,050 | (33,038) | ‡ | (†) | 168,440 | (26,113) | 3,930 | (257) | 2,820 | (225) | ‡ | (†) | 1,020 | (119) | 3,428 | (41.0) | 3,453 | (43.2) | ‡ | (†) | 3,416 | (116.5) |
| $3,500 to $5,999 | 1,790,410 | (77,850) | 1,066,750 | (45,444) | 143,510 | (19,815) | 580,150 | (53,528) | 9,110 | (341) | 6,100 | (263) | 550 | (76) | 2,460 | (192) | 5,206 | (41.6) | 5,218 | (49.3) | 5,081 | (80.0) | 5,214 | (89.0) |
| $6,000 to $9,999 | 1,155,290 | (60,342) | 366,470 | (37,396) | 455,840 | (33,376) | 332,980 | (36,574) | 4,460 | (232) | 2,390 | (188) | 1,050 | (85) | 1,020 | (114) | 8,264 | (100.6) | 9,231 | (286.7) | 7,657 | (104.7) | 8,031 | (191.9) |
| $10,000 or more | 1,097,280 | (67,145) | 279,740 | (31,540) | 221,210 | (23,837) | 596,320 | (60,614) | 4,630 | (232) | 1,620 | (156) | 1,070 | (96) | 1,940 | (150) | 20,272 | (513.4) | 19,510 | (1,006.4) | 21,202 | (1,081.1) | 20,285 | (712.1) |
| Catholic | 2,224,470 | (49,385) | 1,457,960 | (32,114) | 620,840 | (32,581) | 145,680 | (25,445) | 7,400 | (34) | 5,950 | (57) | 1,080 | (46) | 370 | (39) | 6,018 | (180.3) | 4,944 | (211.6) | 7,826 | (231.8) | 9,066 | (964.2) |
| Less than $2,499 | 190,800 | (20,946) | 174,580 | (20,080) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1,130 | (102) | 1,050 | (96) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 2,144 | (75.7) | 2,166 | (74.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| $2,500 to $3,499 | 428,610 | (35,795) | 396,980 | (32,130) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1,680 | (131) | 1,630 | (126) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 3,352 | (42.8) | 3,385 | (45.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| $3,500 to $5,999 | 826,120 | (37,974) | 683,980 | (32,576) | 111,770 | (16,043) | ‡ | (†) | 3,040 | (131) | 2,680 | (117) | 280 | (43) | ‡ | (†) | 4,896 | (48.8) | 4,864 | (56.7) | 5,150 | (80.2) | ‡ | (†) |
| $6,000 to $9,999 | 607,980 | (49,329) | 165,120 | (28,123) | 395,900 | (30,158) | ‡ | (†) | 1,170 | (102) | 470 | (72) | 630 | (49) | ‡ | (†) | 7,682 | (116.3) | 7,785 | (240.4) | 7,650 | (116.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| $10,000 or more | 170,960 | (27,585) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 380 | (62) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 16,536 | (1,704.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Other religious | 1,975,980 | (81,216) | 709,730 | (36,666) | 128,550 | (15,136) | 1,137,700 | (75,038) | 13,950 | (282) | 7,170 | (228) | 960 | (85) | 5,820 | (192) | 7,117 | (237.1) | 6,576 | (241.5) | 10,493 | (1,336.5) | 7,073 | (358.7) |
| Less than $2,499 | 221,810 | (25,272) | 94,820 | (10,131) | ‡ | (†) | 122,890 | (21,602) | 4,160 | (294) | 2,320 | (215) | ‡ | (†) | 1,780 | (185) | 1,577 | (129.3) | 1,552 | (178.6) | ‡ | (†) | 1,601 | (185.7) |
| $2,500 to $3,499 | 208,200 | (24,333) | 77,840 | (11,714) | ‡ | (†) | 129,590 | (23,401) | 2,020 | (208) | 1,120 | (175) | ‡ | (†) | 880 | (115) | 3,520 | (84.3) | 3,758 | (170.4) | ‡ | (†) | 3,380 | (74.7) |
| $3,500 to $5,999 | 860,370 | (59,588) | 340,150 | (27,800) | ‡ | (†) | 489,390 | (49,116) | 5,030 | (257) | 2,640 | (170) | ‡ | (†) | 2,160 | (175) | 5,372 | (74.8) | 5,568 | (110.6) | ‡ | (†) | 5,269 | (100.8) |
| $6,000 to $9,999 | 384,850 | (39,687) | 103,280 | (15,561) | 57,150 | (10,809) | 224,420 | (33,273) | 1,640 | (137) | 680 | (94) | 370 | (65) | 600 | (72) | 8,045 | (155.1) | 8,807 | (429.9) | 7,683 | (187.6) | 7,787 | (163.8) |
| $10,000 or more | 300,750 | (34,146) | 93,640 | (19,216) | ‡ | (†) | 171,400 | (31,330) | 1,100 | (114) | 420 | (72) | ‡ | (†) | 420 | (81) | 17,497 | (759.9) | 15,209 | (632.4) | ‡ | (†) | 18,008 | (1,196.0) |
| Nonsectarian | 964,830 | (55,074) | 295,280 | (25,191) | 101,370 | (12,739) | 568,180 | (48,321) | 6,860 | (119) | 3,240 | (143) | 1,010 | (87) | 2,620 | (138) | 17,316 | (555.2) | 15,945 | (702.2) | 27,302 | (1,506.3) | 16,247 | (795.3) |
| Less than $2,499 | 43,250 | (6,840) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 800 | (113) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 54 | (33.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| $2,500 to $3,499 | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| $3,500 to $5,999 | 103,930 | (18,494) | 42,610 | (7,809) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1,040 | (143) | 770 | (139) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 6,289 | (352.1) | 8,094 | (687.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| $6,000 to $9,999 | 162,450 | (24,872) | 98,070 | (16,434) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1,650 | (168) | 1,250 | (151) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 10,963 | (530.4) | 12,111 | (792.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| $10,000 or more | 625,570 | (45,837) | 148,810 | (20,542) | 90,480 | (12,896) | 386,280 | (43,701) | 3,150 | (177) | 1,070 | (129) | 660 | (77) | 1,410 | (131) | 22,628 | (703.0) | 21,232 | (1,046.6) | 30,265 | (1,589.3) | 21,377 | (983.4) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Only includes kindergarten students who attend schools that offer first or higher grade. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Tuition weighted by the number of students enrolled in schools. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Excludes schools not offering first or higher grade. Elementary schools have grade 6 or lower and no grade higher than 8. Secondary schools have no grade lower than 7. Combined schools have grades lower than 7 and higher than 8. Excludes prekindergarten students. Includes schools reporting tuition of 0. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and cell suppression. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Private School Questionnaire," 1999-2000, 2003-04, and 2007-08. (This table was prepared in October 2009.) |
