Table 1.6b. Number and percentage distribution of private elementary and secondary students and schools, by control of school and locale: 2003–04

Status of Education in Rural America

NCES 2007-040
June 2007

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Table 1.6b.

Number and percentage distribution of private elementary and secondary students and schools, by control of school and locale: 2003–04

Locale	Elementary and secondary students				Schools
Locale	Total	Catholic	Non-Catholic religious	Non-sectarian	Total	Catholic	Non-Catholic religious	Non-sectarian
	Number
Total	6,099,000	2,520,000	2,228,000	1,351,000	34,700	8,000	15,500	11,100
City	2,592,000	1,160,000	867,000	565,000	12,100	3,400	4,600	4,100
Suburban	2,440,000	1,032,000	848,000	560,000	12,500	2,900	4,700	4,900
Town	446,000	214,000	175,000	57,400	3,400	1,100	1,700	590
Rural	622,000	114,000	339,000	169,000	6,700	650	4,500	1,600
	Percentage distribution
Total	100.0	41.3	36.5	22.1	100.0	23.2	44.7	32.1
City	100.0	44.8	33.4	21.8	100.0	27.9	38.4	33.6
Suburban	100.0	42.3	34.7	22.9	100.0	23.5	37.5	39.1
Town	100.0	47.9	39.2	12.9	100.0	31.7	50.7	17.6
Rural	100.0	18.3	54.5	27.2	100.0	9.7	66.7	23.6
NOTE: Includes kindergarten-terminal schools, in which the highest grade is kindergarten. 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), 2003–04.