Table 2.1b. Percentage distribution of private elementary and secondary school enrollment, by type of private school and race/ethnicity: 2001–02, 2003–04, and 2005

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Table 2.1b. Percentage distribution of private elementary and secondary school enrollment, by type of private school and race/ethnicity: 2001–02, 2003–04, and 2005–06

Race/ethnicity	Total	Catholic	Other religious	Nonsectarian
	2001–02
White	75.9	74.5	78.7	74.0
Black	9.7	8.4	10.6	11.5
Hispanic	8.6	11.9	5.5	5.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.1	4.6	4.5	7.8
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8
	2003–04
White	76.2	74.7	79.0	74.1
Black	9.5	8.1	10.3	11.3
Hispanic	8.8	11.9	5.9	6.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.9	4.7	4.2	7.0
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.8
	2005–06
White	75.4	74.1	77.8	73.7
Black	9.5	7.9	10.8	10.8
Hispanic	9.2	12.6	6.3	7.0
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.1	4.7	4.5	7.4
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.7	0.7	0.5	1.0

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2001–02, 2003–04, and 2005–06.

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