Table 56. | Private elementary and secondary enrollment, number of schools, and average tuition, by school level, orientation, and tuition: 1999-2000 and 2003-04 |
School orientation and tuition |
Kindergarten through 12th-grade enrollment1 | Schools | Average tuition paid by students2 (in current dollars) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total | Elementary | Secondary | Combined | Total | Elementary | Secondary | Combined | Total | Elementary | Secondary | Combined | |||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
1999–2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 5,262,850 | (131,001) | 2,920,680 | (55,056) | 818,920 | (34,102) | 1,523,240 | (88,816) | 27,220 | (239) | 16,560 | (278) | 2,580 | (126) | 8,080 | (276) | $4,689 | (254.3) | $3,267 | (128.3) | $6,053 | (1,529.3) | $6,779 | (798.1) |
Catholic | 2,548,710 | (23,352) | 1,810,330 | (18,134) | 616,190 | (25,935) | 122,190 | (15,613) | 7,930 | (41) | 6,530 | (68) | 1,100 | (56) | 300 | (28) | 3,236 | (439.8) | 2,451 | (109.4) | 4,845 | (253.7) | 6,780 | (1,159.7) |
Other religious | 1,871,850 | (86,781) | 831,060 | (41,035) | 115,010 | (10,980) | 925,780 | (66,926) | 12,520 | (271) | 6,610 | (231) | 720 | (76) | 5,190 | (243) | 4,063 | (936.7) | 3,503 | (609.1) | 6,536 | (787.7) | 4,260 | (1,240.4) |
Nonsectarian | 842,290 | (61,373) | 279,290 | (28,987) | 87,720 | (11,774) | 475,270 | (43,377) | 5,130 | (156) | 2,780 | (153) | 590 | (90) | 1,770 | (151) | 10,992 | (928.4) | 7,884 | (1,727.8) | 14,638 | (1,279.2) | 12,363 | (3,043.5) |
2003–04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 5,059,450 | (104,287) | 2,675,960 | (55,714) | 832,320 | (54,051) | 1,551,170 | (82,059) | 28,380 | (262) | 17,330 | (262) | 2,660 | (206) | 8,400 | (217) | $6,600 | (144.5) | $5,049 | (119.5) | $8,412 | (433.4) | $8,302 | (289.7) |
Less than $2,499 | 825,410 | (33,567) | 614,780 | (28,503) | ‡ | (†) | 178,310 | (14,033) | 8,890 | (318) | 5,590 | (235) | ‡ | (†) | 2,910 | (187) | 1,755 | (39.5) | 1,856 | (49.6) | ‡ | (†) | 1,612 | (84.4) |
$2,500 to $3,499 | 1,056,200 | (49,470) | 779,200 | (43,819) | ‡ | (†) | 265,070 | (25,565) | 5,910 | (281) | 4,160 | (218) | ‡ | (†) | 1,700 | (157) | 3,313 | (31.7) | 3,358 | (40.6) | ‡ | (†) | 3,190 | (42.3) |
$3,500 to $5,999 | 1,561,900 | (64,639) | 856,260 | (44,734) | 319,590 | (34,338) | 386,050 | (36,613) | 6,890 | (301) | 4,660 | (240) | 710 | (100) | 1,520 | (134) | 4,992 | (54.1) | 5,098 | (97.4) | 4,901 | (76.9) | 4,831 | (71.8) |
$6,000 to $9,999 | 867,100 | (70,159) | 263,600 | (30,526) | 314,590 | (37,104) | 288,910 | (43,797) | 3,390 | (208) | 1,920 | (165) | 720 | (105) | 750 | (94) | 8,172 | (140.5) | 9,604 | (270.0) | 7,366 | (120.3) | 7,743 | (213.1) |
$10,000 or more | 748,830 | (65,828) | 162,120 | (18,476) | 153,880 | (27,201) | 432,830 | (52,538) | 3,300 | (196) | 1,010 | (143) | 780 | (90) | 1,520 | (138) | 18,110 | (407.5) | 17,619 | (823.9) | 19,896 | (1,089.0) | 17,658 | (558.0) |
Catholic | 2,320,040 | (49,156) | 1,645,680 | (41,231) | 584,250 | (32,236) | 90,110 | (14,746) | 7,920 | (35) | 6,530 | (50) | 1,060 | (39) | 320 | (39) | 4,254 | (95.9) | 3,533 | (105.9) | 6,046 | (130.6) | 5,801 | (883.0) |
Less than $2,499 | 508,950 | (28,976) | 478,010 | (26,341) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 2,520 | (116) | 2,370 | (113) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1,803 | (49.0) | 1,838 | (51.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
$2,500 to $3,499 | 635,890 | (37,479) | 599,610 | (36,557) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 2,290 | (113) | 2,190 | (110) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 3,168 | (27.7) | 3,184 | (29.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
$3,500 to $5,999 | 825,850 | (44,943) | 522,410 | (36,627) | 284,710 | (26,258) | ‡ | (†) | 2,420 | (135) | 1,810 | (123) | 530 | (49) | ‡ | (†) | 4,727 | (53.4) | 4,615 | (68.4) | 4,897 | (80.4) | ‡ | (†) |
$6,000 to $9,999 | 307,270 | (34,641) | ‡ | (†) | 255,650 | (31,681) | ‡ | (†) | 550 | (63) | ‡ | (†) | 410 | (46) | ‡ | (†) | 7,428 | (120.7) | ‡ | (†) | 7,338 | (127.4) | ‡ | (†) |
$10,000 or more | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
Other religious | 1,746,460 | (63,090) | 714,860 | (28,935) | 107,980 | (33,776) | 923,630 | (48,379) | 13,660 | (203) | 7,280 | (200) | 640 | (175) | 5,740 | (182) | 5,839 | (143.9) | 5,398 | (161.4) | 9,537 | (962.6) | 5,748 | (230.3) |
Less than $2,499 | 258,570 | (16,268) | 120,700 | (10,263) | ‡ | (†) | 137,010 | (12,537) | 5,390 | (253) | 2,830 | (192) | ‡ | (†) | 2,490 | (183) | 1,891 | (66.3) | 1,929 | (122.6) | ‡ | (†) | 1,864 | (85.5) |
$2,500 to $3,499 | 342,250 | (25,879) | 171,210 | (16,475) | ‡ | (†) | 169,300 | (19,758) | 3,180 | (237) | 1,820 | (166) | ‡ | (†) | 1,350 | (139) | 3,571 | (82.6) | 3,946 | (133.6) | ‡ | (†) | 3,194 | (62.2) |
$3,500 to $5,999 | 642,470 | (45,686) | 271,880 | (24,925) | 34,690 | (18,788) | 335,890 | (35,041) | 3,330 | (210) | 1,870 | (139) | 180 | (82) | 1,280 | (130) | 4,935 | (57.4) | 5,090 | (98.1) | 4,936 | (224.4) | 4,809 | (82.3) |
$6,000 to $9,999 | 319,250 | (42,256) | 101,120 | (17,425) | ‡ | (†) | 190,920 | (34,055) | 1,060 | (116) | 540 | (73) | ‡ | (†) | 410 | (66) | 7,872 | (237.0) | 8,771 | (436.4) | ‡ | (†) | 7,503 | (273.3) |
$10,000 or more | 183,930 | (21,087) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 90,510 | (17,086) | 700 | (76) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 210 | (40) | 15,237 | (586.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 16,185 | (1,179.3) |
Nonsectarian | 992,940 | (71,519) | 315,430 | (30,820) | 140,080 | (27,556) | 537,440 | (59,332) | 6,810 | (136) | 3,510 | (141) | 960 | (108) | 2,340 | (144) | 13,419 | (379.1) | 12,169 | (468.5) | 17,413 | (1,987.6) | 13,112 | (480.4) |
Less than $2,499 | 57,890 | (8,890) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 990 | (127) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 719 | (309.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
$2,500 to $3,499 | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
$3,500 to $5,999 | 93,590 | (17,673) | 61,960 | (9,990) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1,140 | (171) | 970 | (159) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 7,718 | (764.1) | 9,209 | (882.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
$6,000 to $9,999 | 240,590 | (30,450) | 131,320 | (22,258) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1,780 | (175) | 1,270 | (148) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 9,519 | (293.3) | 10,607 | (379.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
$10,000 or more | 522,830 | (55,040) | 97,690 | (16,359) | 93,410 | (22,905) | 331,730 | (47,865) | 2,460 | (172) | 730 | (129) | 460 | (77) | 1,270 | (128) | 19,142 | (571.0) | 18,559 | (855.5) | 23,415 | (1,493.6) | 18,111 | (618.0) |
† Not applicable. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Only includes kindergarten students who attend schools that offer first or higher grade. 2 Tuition weighted by the number of students enrolled in schools. NOTE: Excludes schools not offering first or higher grade. Elementary schools have grade 6 or lower and no grade higher than 8. Secondary schools have no grade lower than 7. Combined schools have grades lower than 7 and higher than 8. Excludes prekindergarten students. Includes schools reporting tuition of 0. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and cell suppression. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Private School Questionnaire," 1999–2000 and 2003–04. (This table was prepared in August 2006.) |