(39KB)| Table 59. | Private elementary and secondary schools, enrollment, teachers, and high school graduates, by state: Selected years, 1997 through 2003 |
| State | Schools, fall 2003 | Enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12 | Teachers,1 fall 2003 | High school graduates, 2002–03 | ||||||||||
| Fall 1997 | Fall 1999 | Fall 2001 | Fall 2003 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
| United States | 34,681 | (390.1) | 5,944,320 | (18,543) | 6,018,280 | (30,179) | 6,319,650 | (40,272) | 6,099,220 | (41,219) | 440,850 | (3,108) | 295,790 | (5,355) |
| Alabama | 590 | (103.4) | 82,060 | (0) | 81,040 | (0) | 92,380 | (3,926) | 99,580 | (12,130) | 7,250 | (720) | 5,980 | (1,225) |
| Alaska | 97 | (28.3) | 7,230 | (0) | 6,980 | (0) | 7,420 | (0) | 7,370 | (424) | 640 | (57) | 280 | (0) |
| Arizona | 616 | (208.6) | 59,730 | (261) | 58,740 | (2,591) | 78,660 | (18,218) | 75,360 | (16,426) | 4,840 | (907) | 2,410 | (23) |
| Arkansas | 185 | (0.0) | 30,410 | (0) | 29,400 | (0) | 32,570 | (0) | 31,300 | (0) | 2,280 | (0) | 1,300 | (0) |
| California | 4,244 | (61.8) | 721,210 | (2,146) | 724,010 | (1,403) | 757,750 | (8,415) | 740,460 | (8,703) | 49,460 | (524) | 32,000 | (594) |
| Colorado | 429 | (9.5) | 65,410 | (0) | 65,690 | (0) | 64,700 | (0) | 62,080 | (476) | 4,620 | (29) | 2,360 | (19) |
| Connecticut | 443 | (34.3) | 76,740 | (785) | 80,060 | (391) | 82,320 | (0) | 102,960 | (25,024) | 9,190 | (1,814) | 10,560 | (5,065) |
| Delaware | 177 | (31.8) | 36,730 | (7,525) | 26,940 | (0) | 31,690 | (1,023) | 33,020 | (2,649) | 3,410 | (1,306) | 1,360 | (101) |
| District of Columbia | 145 | (52.3) | 17,480 | (0) | 17,000 | (0) | 33,660 | (14,373) | 23,510 | (6,121) | 2,410 | (527) | 1,200 | (0) |
| Florida | 1,998 | (101.8) | 329,770 | (2,120) | 349,180 | (4,957) | 365,890 | (8,301) | 398,720 | (14,590) | 27,720 | (998) | 16,820 | (463) |
| Georgia | 895 | (169.4) | 126,520 | (5,983) | 137,420 | (9,460) | 137,060 | (4,550) | 144,850 | (6,527) | 11,880 | (506) | 6,850 | (16) |
| Hawaii | 134 | (0.0) | 35,530 | (0) | 35,550 | (746) | 42,980 | (220) | 39,940 | (0) | 2,990 | (0) | 2,740 | (0) |
| Idaho | 118 | (0.0) | 11,140 | (0) | 12,720 | (0) | 12,050 | (0) | 12,570 | (0) | 910 | (0) | 510 | (0) |
| Illinois | 1,618 | (37.2) | 345,250 | (720) | 347,750 | (700) | 357,390 | (19,293) | 316,430 | (1,698) | 19,910 | (143) | 15,090 | (63) |
| Indiana | 860 | (39.3) | 122,430 | (1,222) | 121,960 | (0) | 129,240 | (326) | 124,500 | (455) | 7,900 | (39) | 4,820 | (0) |
| Iowa | 278 | (21.2) | 64,320 | (9,269) | 54,640 | (844) | 51,540 | (0) | 53,850 | (4,634) | 3,500 | (180) | 2,620 | (0) |
| Kansas | 319 | (74.6) | 45,430 | (1,964) | 56,840 | (12,716) | 51,540 | (8,341) | 47,710 | (2,151) | 3,350 | (223) | 2,160 | (0) |
| Kentucky | 465 | (63.5) | 81,770 | (1,078) | 89,300 | (6,657) | 85,230 | (3,227) | 82,100 | (1,525) | 5,420 | (64) | 3,660 | (0) |
| Louisiana | 476 | (27.8) | 153,710 | (1,198) | 148,020 | (0) | 159,910 | (11,381) | 155,780 | (3,515) | 10,020 | (199) | 9,010 | (42) |
| Maine | 237 | (82.8) | 18,260 | ((0)) | 19,820 | (261) | 20,820 | (174) | 24,740 | (3,629) | 2,250 | (232) | 3,240 | (768) |
| Maryland | 863 | (0.0) | 154,920 | (1,725) | 166,570 | (1,030) | 175,740 | (0) | 172,360 | (0) | 13,440 | (0) | 7,810 | (0) |
| Massachusetts | 1,067 | (108.9) | 151,300 | (0) | 154,060 | (147) | 177,490 | (9,836) | 164,390 | (6,636) | 14,360 | (258) | 10,050 | (0) |
| Michigan | 1,037 | (0.0) | 211,950 | (3,152) | 208,470 | (4,965) | 198,380 | (0) | 180,080 | (0) | 11,710 | (0) | 9,320 | (0) |
| Minnesota | 627 | (43.5) | 97,470 | (0) | 101,360 | (0) | 112,310 | (2,993) | 106,010 | (3,011) | 7,330 | (216) | 4,750 | (189) |
| Mississippi | 316 | (72.2) | 57,150 | (416) | 67,200 | (14,096) | 67,380 | (10,106) | 57,110 | (2,981) | 4,360 | (364) | 3,370 | (0) |
| Missouri | 813 | (121.5) | 138,460 | (6,478) | 131,750 | (0) | 138,140 | (4,321) | 141,530 | (9,966) | 9,970 | (556) | 7,670 | (780) |
| Montana | 168 | (47.7) | 9,050 | (0) | 10,170 | (487) | 12,930 | (1,895) | 12,510 | (2,091) | 1,400 | (428) | 830 | (323) |
| Nebraska | 234 | (0.0) | 43,210 | (0) | 44,560 | (0) | 45,590 | (618) | 41,650 | (0) | 2,800 | (0) | 2,360 | (0) |
| Nevada | 138 | (0.0) | 15,360 | (0) | 17,350 | (0) | 20,370 | (385) | 23,930 | (0) | 1,370 | (0) | 670 | (0) |
| New Hampshire | 322 | (0.0) | 31,670 | (1,565) | 36,480 | (0) | 38,650 | (0) | 33,780 | (0) | 2,700 | (0) | 2,240 | (0) |
| New Jersey | 1,453 | (49.4) | 248,110 | (8,025) | 237,540 | (2,316) | 282,450 | (4,182) | 269,530 | (7,577) | 19,270 | (459) | 11,930 | (5) |
| New Mexico | 212 | (17.3) | 23,580 | (84) | 28,570 | (220) | 26,510 | (0) | 29,310 | (3,928) | 2,450 | (381) | 1,240 | (0) |
| New York | 2,228 | (64.2) | 531,510 | (2,416) | 542,520 | (4,368) | 559,670 | (1,669) | 515,620 | (4,071) | 39,280 | (338) | 26,870 | (415) |
| North Carolina | 746 | (77.8) | 105,450 | (8,920) | 104,370 | (1,403) | 116,500 | (4,112) | 126,230 | (11,439) | 10,570 | (800) | 5,130 | (184) |
| North Dakota | 53 | (0.0) | 7,970 | (0) | 7,730 | (0) | 7,180 | (0) | 6,840 | (0) | 540 | (0) | 460 | (0) |
| Ohio | 1,174 | (53.5) | 285,150 | (3,088) | 280,930 | (1,730) | 290,370 | (7,180) | 270,660 | (7,094) | 17,330 | (464) | 14,090 | (414) |
| Oklahoma | 202 | (27.4) | 39,580 | (7,068) | 45,660 | (7,770) | 46,570 | (8,723) | 34,300 | (2,013) | 2,580 | (87) | 1,550 | (57) |
| Oregon | 412 | ((0.0)) | 58,290 | (4,441) | 61,000 | (5,195) | 71,500 | (15,519) | 54,320 | (0) | 3,620 | (0) | 2,610 | (0) |
| Pennsylvania | 2,512 | (87.2) | 395,940 | (5,960) | 392,060 | (6,679) | 374,490 | (0) | 357,580 | (3,364) | 24,910 | (268) | 18,270 | (162) |
| Rhode Island | 193 | (0.0) | 30,310 | (0) | 29,570 | (0) | 30,970 | (0) | 31,960 | (0) | 2,610 | (0) | 1,800 | (0) |
| South Carolina | 420 | (0.0) | 82,390 | (7,965) | 86,810 | (18,537) | 70,950 | (0) | 73,800 | (0) | 5,250 | (0) | 2,830 | (0) |
| South Dakota | 90 | (0.0) | 10,350 | (0) | 10,120 | (0) | 11,740 | (0) | 11,980 | (0) | 880 | (0) | 480 | (0) |
| Tennessee | 529 | (0.0) | 91,880 | (0) | 104,150 | (5,281) | 98,790 | (0) | 93,390 | (0) | 7,920 | (0) | 5,280 | (0) |
| Texas | 1,539 | (117.5) | 283,120 | (7,997) | 277,770 | (2,338) | 314,210 | (12,244) | 271,380 | (2,758) | 21,500 | (766) | 10,600 | (267) |
| Utah | 124 | (0.0) | 18,250 | (0) | 15,900 | (0) | 20,040 | (0) | 19,990 | (0) | 1,450 | (0) | 1,030 | (0) |
| Vermont | 131 | (0.0) | 12,230 | (398) | 15,010 | (1,829) | 14,090 | (0) | 12,730 | (0) | 1,460 | (0) | 1,260 | (0) |
| Virginia | 733 | (55.7) | 115,560 | (443) | 116,110 | (215) | 129,470 | (0) | 131,160 | (6,936) | 10,480 | (474) | 5,840 | (54) |
| Washington | 740 | (102.4) | 88,160 | (1,870) | 88,080 | (1,493) | 91,150 | (2,028) | 101,130 | (7,935) | 6,860 | (413) | 3,750 | (0) |
| West Virginia | 153 | (0.0) | 15,260 | (0) | 16,370 | (0) | 16,560 | (0) | 15,300 | (0) | 1,270 | (0) | 760 | (0) |
| Wisconsin | 1,096 | (84.1) | 156,330 | (0) | 154,340 | (1,581) | 162,220 | (9,080) | 159,240 | (11,743) | 10,990 | (657) | 5,920 | (0) |
| Wyoming | 38 | (0.0) | 3,200 | (0) | 2,640 | (0) | 2,430 | (0) | 2,600 | (0) | 240 | (0) | 40 | (0) |
| 1 Reported in full-time-equivalents (FTE). Excludes teachers who teach only prekindergarten students. NOTE: Includes special education, vocational/technical education, and alternative schools. Tabulation includes schools that offer kindergarten or higher grade. Includes enrollment of students in prekindergarten though grade 12 in schools that offer kindergarten or higher grade. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), various years, 1997–98 through 2003–2004. (This table was prepared September 2006.) |