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| Table 205.30. | Percentage distribution of students enrolled in private elementary and secondary schools, by school orientation and selected characteristics: Fall 2011 and fall 2013 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected characteristic | Total | Catholic | Other religious | Nonsectarian | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Parochial | Diocesan | Private | Total | Conservative Christian | Affiliated1 | Unaffiliated1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Fall 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 100.0 | (†) | 39.6 | (0.25) | 15.3 | (0.09) | 17.1 | (0.25) | 7.3 | (0.04) | 37.8 | (0.28) | 13.9 | (0.09) | 10.7 | (0.08) | 13.2 | (0.34) | 22.6 | (0.15) |
| School level2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 100.0 | (†) | 49.8 | (0.16) | 25.7 | (0.12) | 21.5 | (0.07) | 2.7 | (0.02) | 29.5 | (0.19) | 7.1 | (0.05) | 9.5 | (0.05) | 12.9 | (0.23) | 20.6 | (0.12) |
| Secondary | 100.0 | (†) | 74.0 | (0.52) | 8.1 | (0.15) | 34.3 | (1.24) | 31.6 | (0.60) | 14.1 | (0.28) | 2.6 | (0.05) | 5.9 | (0.11) | 5.7 | (0.12) | 11.9 | (0.31) |
| Combined | 100.0 | (†) | 8.3 | (0.11) | 1.7 | (0.02) | 2.6 | (0.05) | 4.1 | (0.04) | 61.4 | (0.48) | 29.6 | (0.34) | 14.8 | (0.24) | 17.1 | (0.89) | 30.3 | (0.39) |
| Student race/ethnicity3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 100.0 | (†) | 41.9 | (0.35) | 15.9 | (0.14) | 18.3 | (0.33) | 7.7 | (0.06) | 39.5 | (0.45) | 14.3 | (0.13) | 11.5 | (0.12) | 13.7 | (0.55) | 18.7 | (0.19) |
| Black | 100.0 | (†) | 35.4 | (0.15) | 11.9 | (0.05) | 14.9 | (0.08) | 8.6 | (0.03) | 41.8 | (0.18) | 17.7 | (0.08) | 10.5 | (0.10) | 13.6 | (0.06) | 22.8 | (0.30) |
| Hispanic | 100.0 | (†) | 60.2 | (0.22) | 24.3 | (0.12) | 24.5 | (0.32) | 11.4 | (0.05) | 24.4 | (0.19) | 11.1 | (0.19) | 6.9 | (0.04) | 6.4 | (0.06) | 15.4 | (0.10) |
| Asian | 100.0 | (†) | 36.6 | (0.10) | 13.8 | (0.02) | 15.2 | (0.11) | 7.5 | (0.01) | 31.2 | (0.05) | 12.3 | (0.04) | 10.1 | (0.01) | 8.9 | (0.01) | 32.2 | (0.07) |
| Pacific Islander | 100.0 | (†) | 46.3 | (0.33) | 16.2 | (0.08) | 20.9 | (0.36) | 9.2 | (0.04) | 38.1 | (0.28) | 12.2 | (0.18) | 13.0 | (0.06) | 12.9 | (0.06) | 15.6 | (0.30) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
100.0 | (†) | 43.9 | (0.18) | 11.0 | (0.05) | 18.0 | (0.08) | 15.0 | (0.06) | 30.4 | (0.29) | 16.1 | (0.35) | 7.2 | (0.03) | 7.2 | (0.06) | 25.7 | (0.11) |
| Two or more races | 100.0 | (†) | 44.1 | (0.14) | 15.5 | (0.04) | 19.9 | (0.14) | 8.7 | (0.06) | 27.6 | (0.10) | 11.0 | (0.04) | 9.4 | (0.02) | 7.3 | (0.09) | 28.3 | (0.12) |
| School enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 50 | 100.0 | (†) | 2.9 | (0.21) | 0.8 | (0.03) | 0.8 | (0.02) | 1.4 | (0.19) | 54.4 | (1.45) | 14.5 | (0.57) | 8.2 | (0.30) | 31.7 | (1.65) | 42.7 | (1.38) |
| 50 to 149 | 100.0 | (†) | 15.4 | (0.15) | 6.7 | (0.06) | 6.5 | (0.08) | 2.2 | (0.02) | 46.9 | (0.78) | 16.1 | (0.37) | 11.1 | (0.11) | 19.7 | (0.52) | 37.7 | (0.69) |
| 150 to 299 | 100.0 | (†) | 44.0 | (0.10) | 21.2 | (0.08) | 19.5 | (0.05) | 3.3 | (0.01) | 37.3 | (0.10) | 14.4 | (0.03) | 10.8 | (0.11) | 12.2 | (0.03) | 18.7 | (0.12) |
| 300 to 499 | 100.0 | (†) | 51.2 | (0.10) | 23.1 | (0.15) | 21.6 | (0.08) | 6.5 | (0.02) | 31.9 | (0.12) | 12.9 | (0.05) | 9.6 | (0.17) | 9.4 | (0.03) | 16.8 | (0.06) |
| 500 to 749 | 100.0 | (†) | 55.6 | (0.80) | 18.6 | (0.34) | 24.9 | (1.36) | 12.2 | (0.22) | 29.7 | (0.54) | 12.5 | (0.23) | 9.5 | (0.17) | 7.7 | (0.14) | 14.7 | (0.27) |
| 750 or more | 100.0 | (†) | 38.4 | (0.80) | 5.7 | (0.12) | 15.7 | (0.33) | 16.9 | (0.35) | 39.6 | (1.25) | 13.0 | (0.27) | 13.5 | (0.28) | 13.0 | (1.80) | 22.1 | (0.46) |
| Region | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 100.0 | (†) | 43.3 | (0.66) | 17.0 | (0.25) | 16.5 | (0.27) | 9.8 | (0.14) | 30.9 | (0.89) | 4.7 | (0.07) | 11.9 | (0.30) | 14.2 | (1.24) | 25.8 | (0.28) |
| Midwest | 100.0 | (†) | 56.8 | (0.79) | 24.3 | (0.38) | 24.5 | (0.94) | 8.0 | (0.13) | 31.5 | (0.90) | 10.2 | (0.32) | 8.9 | (0.18) | 12.4 | (0.66) | 11.6 | (0.43) |
| South | 100.0 | (†) | 27.8 | (0.04) | 9.8 | (0.01) | 12.9 | (0.02) | 5.1 | (0.01) | 47.9 | (0.07) | 20.2 | (0.06) | 12.2 | (0.02) | 15.5 | (0.02) | 24.3 | (0.09) |
| West | 100.0 | (†) | 34.0 | (0.01) | 11.2 | (0.01) | 15.8 | (0.01) | 7.0 | (0.00) | 36.8 | (0.02) | 18.8 | (0.01) | 9.0 | (0.01) | 9.0 | (0.02) | 29.2 | (0.01) |
| School locale | ||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 100.0 | (†) | 44.2 | (0.37) | 15.4 | (0.10) | 19.3 | (0.53) | 9.5 | (0.06) | 33.9 | (0.23) | 10.4 | (0.07) | 11.1 | (0.10) | 12.4 | (0.08) | 21.9 | (0.17) |
| Suburban | 100.0 | (†) | 40.9 | (0.14) | 16.8 | (0.15) | 17.0 | (0.06) | 7.2 | (0.02) | 35.0 | (0.08) | 13.8 | (0.05) | 11.1 | (0.10) | 10.2 | (0.04) | 24.0 | (0.15) |
| Town | 100.0 | (†) | 49.4 | (0.43) | 23.9 | (0.21) | 23.4 | (0.20) | 2.1 | (0.02) | 39.3 | (0.53) | 16.8 | (0.36) | 8.6 | (0.08) | 14.0 | (0.67) | 11.3 | (0.10) |
| Rural | 100.0 | (†) | 16.7 | (0.47) | 6.3 | (0.18) | 7.2 | (0.20) | 3.2 | (0.09) | 57.2 | (1.41) | 23.4 | (0.76) | 9.7 | (0.28) | 24.1 | (2.10) | 26.2 | (0.98) |
| Fall 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 100.0 | (†) | 38.1 | (0.50) | 13.7 | (0.33) | 17.4 | (0.51) | 7.0 | (0.07) | 37.6 | (0.44) | 13.1 | (0.16) | 10.5 | (0.13) | 14.1 | (0.47) | 24.3 | (0.28) |
| School level2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 100.0 | (†) | 47.4 | (0.64) | 23.1 | (0.57) | 21.6 | (0.37) | 2.8 | (0.04) | 30.3 | (0.73) | 6.3 | (0.08) | 9.5 | (0.20) | 14.5 | (0.85) | 22.2 | (0.38) |
| Secondary | 100.0 | (†) | 71.4 | (0.72) | 6.9 | (0.10) | 34.1 | (0.64) | 30.3 | (0.41) | 15.3 | (0.31) | 2.5 | (0.03) | 6.5 | (0.23) | 6.3 | (0.17) | 13.3 | (0.79) |
| Combined | 100.0 | (†) | 9.8 | (1.61) | 1.7 | (0.03) | 3.9 | (1.71) | 4.2 | (0.08) | 58.3 | (1.08) | 28.2 | (0.59) | 13.6 | (0.27) | 16.6 | (0.37) | 31.9 | (0.65) |
| Student race/ethnicity3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 100.0 | (†) | 40.2 | (0.62) | 14.0 | (0.21) | 18.9 | (0.67) | 7.3 | (0.10) | 39.7 | (0.63) | 13.5 | (0.20) | 11.6 | (0.18) | 14.6 | (0.75) | 20.1 | (0.27) |
| Black | 100.0 | (†) | 35.5 | (1.81) | 12.7 | (2.34) | 14.4 | (0.45) | 8.4 | (0.26) | 40.3 | (1.27) | 16.0 | (0.50) | 10.0 | (0.40) | 14.4 | (0.55) | 24.2 | (1.35) |
| Hispanic | 100.0 | (†) | 57.5 | (0.50) | 21.8 | (0.25) | 24.2 | (0.39) | 11.4 | (0.10) | 25.9 | (0.49) | 11.9 | (0.41) | 6.7 | (0.06) | 7.3 | (0.16) | 16.6 | (0.17) |
| Asian | 100.0 | (†) | 35.0 | (0.48) | 11.0 | (0.14) | 16.5 | (0.56) | 7.5 | (0.07) | 31.6 | (0.33) | 12.2 | (0.18) | 10.2 | (0.17) | 9.2 | (0.09) | 33.4 | (0.31) |
| Pacific Islander | 100.0 | (†) | 39.4 | (0.43) | 14.1 | (0.19) | 18.0 | (0.53) | 7.3 | (0.08) | 43.7 | (0.33) | 12.4 | (0.14) | 6.8 | (0.05) | 24.5 | (0.25) | 16.9 | (0.20) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
100.0 | (†) | 39.1 | (0.37) | 12.1 | (0.11) | 15.6 | (0.28) | 11.3 | (0.10) | 34.6 | (0.49) | 16.2 | (0.14) | 6.8 | (0.65) | 11.5 | (0.11) | 26.3 | (0.36) |
| Two or more races | 100.0 | (†) | 43.1 | (0.43) | 14.4 | (0.30) | 19.1 | (0.32) | 9.6 | (0.08) | 27.8 | (0.41) | 11.7 | (0.25) | 8.2 | (0.22) | 7.9 | (0.12) | 29.1 | (0.34) |
| School enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 50 | 100.0 | (†) | 2.9 | (0.40) | 0.8 | (0.14) | 0.9 | (0.08) | 1.2 | (0.30) | 58.4 | (4.14) | 10.5 | (1.04) | 6.4 | (0.68) | 41.6 | (5.71) | 38.7 | (3.88) |
| 50 to 149 | 100.0 | (†) | 14.8 | (0.58) | 6.0 | (0.59) | 6.8 | (0.22) | 2.0 | (0.05) | 46.9 | (0.56) | 14.5 | (0.28) | 10.9 | (0.17) | 21.6 | (0.56) | 38.3 | (0.46) |
| 150 to 299 | 100.0 | (†) | 42.9 | (0.60) | 20.3 | (0.73) | 18.9 | (0.22) | 3.7 | (0.07) | 36.5 | (0.46) | 13.2 | (0.16) | 10.5 | (0.26) | 12.8 | (0.21) | 20.6 | (0.52) |
| 300 to 499 | 100.0 | (†) | 50.7 | (0.28) | 21.0 | (0.12) | 23.0 | (0.23) | 6.6 | (0.04) | 32.3 | (0.35) | 14.1 | (0.30) | 9.6 | (0.33) | 8.6 | (0.05) | 17.0 | (0.10) |
| 500 to 749 | 100.0 | (†) | 51.8 | (0.80) | 16.4 | (0.60) | 23.6 | (0.84) | 11.8 | (0.19) | 30.7 | (0.46) | 12.2 | (0.48) | 9.9 | (0.16) | 8.6 | (0.14) | 17.5 | (0.36) |
| 750 or more | 100.0 | (†) | 38.8 | (2.22) | 4.7 | (0.17) | 18.8 | (2.92) | 15.4 | (0.57) | 35.7 | (1.31) | 12.1 | (0.45) | 12.8 | (0.47) | 10.8 | (0.40) | 25.5 | (1.10) |
| Region | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 100.0 | (†) | 42.0 | (0.34) | 15.1 | (0.12) | 16.5 | (0.13) | 10.3 | (0.09) | 29.9 | (0.21) | 4.8 | (0.21) | 11.4 | (0.12) | 13.7 | (0.10) | 28.1 | (0.47) |
| Midwest | 100.0 | (†) | 56.1 | (1.68) | 22.4 | (1.27) | 26.0 | (1.90) | 7.6 | (0.27) | 31.5 | (1.69) | 8.8 | (1.69) | 8.6 | (0.36) | 14.1 | (1.83) | 12.5 | (0.47) |
| South | 100.0 | (†) | 25.9 | (0.29) | 8.4 | (0.28) | 13.0 | (0.06) | 4.5 | (0.04) | 48.4 | (0.30) | 19.0 | (0.30) | 12.4 | (0.18) | 17.0 | (0.32) | 25.7 | (0.21) |
| West | 100.0 | (†) | 32.2 | (0.60) | 10.2 | (0.18) | 15.0 | (0.36) | 7.0 | (0.12) | 35.4 | (0.52) | 17.8 | (0.52) | 8.4 | (0.26) | 9.2 | (0.17) | 32.5 | (0.65) |
| School locale | ||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 100.0 | (†) | 42.1 | (0.85) | 13.9 | (0.28) | 19.3 | (1.16) | 8.9 | (0.14) | 33.6 | (0.54) | 10.0 | (0.16) | 11.5 | (0.23) | 12.2 | (0.29) | 24.2 | (0.46) |
| Suburban | 100.0 | (†) | 38.2 | (0.38) | 13.9 | (0.12) | 17.5 | (0.34) | 6.8 | (0.07) | 35.9 | (0.37) | 14.1 | (0.27) | 10.1 | (0.19) | 11.6 | (0.14) | 25.9 | (0.30) |
| Town | 100.0 | (†) | 48.2 | (2.81) | 25.2 | (3.99) | 20.9 | (1.13) | 2.1 | (0.12) | 38.6 | (2.12) | 15.6 | (0.85) | 8.2 | (0.45) | 14.8 | (0.96) | 13.2 | (1.04) |
| Rural | 100.0 | (†) | 14.4 | (0.73) | 4.8 | (0.24) | 6.3 | (0.32) | 3.3 | (0.17) | 61.1 | (1.96) | 20.4 | (1.04) | 9.1 | (0.50) | 31.5 | (3.48) | 24.5 | (1.24) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Affiliated schools belong to associations of schools with a specific religious orientation other than Catholic or conservative Christian. Unaffiliated schools have a religious orientation or purpose but are not classified as Catholic, conservative Christian, or affiliated. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Elementary schools have grade 6 or lower and no grade higher than 8. Secondary schools have no grade lower than 7. Combined schools include those that have grades lower than 7 and higher than 8, as well as those that do not classify students by grade level. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Race/ethnicity was not collected for prekindergarten students (773,240 out of 5,268,090 students in 2011 and 819,320 out of 5,395,740 students in 2013). Percentage distribution is based on the students for whom race/ethnicity was reported. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12 in schools that offer kindergarten or higher grade. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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), 2011-12 and 2013-14. (This table was prepared December 2015.) |
