Private elementary and secondary enrollment and schools, by selected characteristics: 1993-94

Table 58.

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                           |Kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment\1\|               Schools
         Selected          |_____________________________________________|______________________________________
      characteristics      |   Total    | Catholic  |  Other   |  Non-   |  Total  |Catholic|  Other  |  Non-
                           |            |           |religious |sectarian|         |        |religious|sectarian
___________________________|____________|___________|__________|_________|_________|________|_________|_________
             1             |     2      |     3     |    4     |    5    |    6    |   7    |    8    |    9
___________________________|____________|___________|__________|_________|_________|________|_________|_________
    Total .................|  4,970,646 | 2,516,130 |1,686,064 | 768,451 |  26,093 |  8,351 |  12,180 |   5,563
                           |____________|___________|__________|_________|_________|________|_________|_________
School enrollment          |            |           |          |         |         |        |         |
  Less than 150 ...........|    890,343 |   168,200 |  509,028 | 213,115 |  14,155 |  1,572 |   8,499 |   4,084
  150 to 299 ..............|  1,482,210 |   853,139 |  467,749 | 161,322 |   6,820 |  3,815 |   2,232 |     773
  300 to 499 ..............|  1,243,578 |   719,037 |  359,278 | 165,263 |   3,272 |  1,885 |     973 |     414
  500 to 749 ..............|    736,057 |   432,557 |  196,751 | 106,749 |   1,228 |    729 |     327 |     172
  750 or more .............|    618,457 |   343,197 |  153,257 | 122,003 |     619 |    350 |     149 |     120
                           |            |           |          |         |         |        |         |
Percent minority           |            |           |          |         |         |        |         |
 students                  |            |           |          |         |         |        |         |
  Less than 5% ............|  1,855,365 |   876,589 |  774,050 | 204,726 |  10,750 |  3,152 |   6,137 |   1,461
  5%, but less than        |            |           |          |         |         |        |         |
    20% ...................|  1,620,369 |   761,747 |  502,822 | 355,800 |   7,482 |  2,376 |   3,070 |   2,036
  20%, but less            |            |           |          |         |         |        |         |
    than 50% ..............|    704,432 |   375,825 |  189,615 | 138,992 |   3,785 |  1,095 |   1,395 |   1,295
  50% or more .............|    790,479 |   501,969 |  219,577 |  68,933 |   4,076 |  1,727 |   1,578 |     771
                           |            |           |          |         |         |        |         |
Community type             |            |           |          |         |         |        |         |
  Central city ............|  2,567,358 | 1,397,446 |  820,133 | 349,779 |  10,921 |  4,090 |   4,518 |   2,313
  Urban fringe/large town .|  1,563,762 |   813,576 |  485,541 | 264,645 |   7,980 |  2,641 |   3,204 |   2,135
  Rural/small town ........|    839,525 |   305,108 |  380,391 | 154,027 |   7,192 |  1,620 |   4,458 |   1,114
___________________________|____________|___________|__________|_________|_________|________|_________|_________

\1\Includes only kindergarten pupils who attend schools that offer first grade.

NOTE.--Data are based upon a sample survey and may not be strictly comparable with data reported elsewhere. Includes only schools that offer first grade or above. Excludes prekindergarten students. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Schools and Staffing Survey, 1993-94." (This table was prepared August 1995.)

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