Table 58.

Private elementary and secondary enrollment, teachers, and schools, by orientation of school and selected school characteristics: Fall 2005

Selected school characteristic	Prekindergarten to grade 12 enrollment								Teachers1								Schools
	Total		Catholic		Other religious		Nonsectarian		Total		Catholic		Other religious		Nonsectarian		Total		Catholic		Other religious		Nonsectarian
1	2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13
Total	6,073,240	(42,446)	2,402,800	(9,293)	2,303,330	(22,368)	1,367,120	(27,558)	449,810	(2,944)	149,760	(584)	178,720	(1,575)	121,330	(1,855)	35,050	(395)	7,740	(44)	16,160	(259)	11,150	(227)
Level of school
Elementary	3,447,230	(28,118)	1,701,000	(9,970)	1,037,100	(14,831)	709,130	(12,793)	209,510	(1,406)	97,410	(613)	67,190	(643)	44,910	(779)	22,870	(333)	6,360	(40)	8,990	(211)	7,520	(193)
Secondary	859,800	(23,494)	597,680	(790)	135,790	(6,042)	126,330	(22,671)	70,680	(1,230)	42,680	(78)	13,590	(388)	14,410	(1,157)	2,930	(98)	1,080	(12)	840	(28)	1,010	(91)
Combined	1,766,220	(20,076)	104,120	(3,263)	1,130,450	(13,601)	531,660	(11,812)	169,630	(2,286)	9,680	(433)	97,940	(1,334)	62,010	(1,553)	9,260	(161)	300	(8)	6,340	(143)	2,610	(71)
Type of school
Coed	5,665,240	(42,312)	2,162,040	(8,905)	2,188,480	(22,276)	1,314,730	(27,591)	412,860	(2,884)	130,900	(486)	167,830	(1,568)	114,130	(1,852)	33,700	(390)	7,290	(43)	15,660	(258)	10,750	(226)
All female	195,890	(1,860)	113,540	(1,860)	54,040	(†)	28,320	(†)	18,650	(295)	9,560	(295)	5,450	(†)	3,640	(†)	590	(3)	250	(3)	200	(†)	140	(†)
All male	212,110	(781)	127,220	(†)	60,820	(660)	24,070	(418)	18,300	(153)	9,310	(†)	5,440	(87)	3,560	(125)	760	(36)	210	(†)	300	(7)	260	(35)
School enrollment
Less than 50	761,450	(18,785)	19,330	(1,432)	342,240	(11,519)	399,870	(10,507)	49,190	(1,057)	1,720	(184)	24,400	(722)	23,070	(637)	15,440	(355)	390	(34)	7,830	(244)	7,210	(205)
50 to 149	949,070	(9,737)	208,280	(1,257)	484,430	(7,108)	256,370	(4,872)	85,910	(1,078)	16,760	(150)	42,630	(834)	26,530	(601)	8,410	(104)	1,680	(8)	4,480	(84)	2,250	(52)
150 to 299	1,473,990	(9,832)	725,050	(4,774)	551,760	(8,343)	197,180	(1,046)	105,680	(737)	43,410	(241)	41,640	(684)	20,620	(63)	6,210	(50)	3,050	(21)	2,330	(44)	830	(5)
300 to 499	1,172,330	(13,161)	632,530	(4,879)	355,210	(9,134)	184,590	(8,446)	83,720	(999)	37,930	(333)	27,120	(635)	18,670	(698)	2,840	(33)	1,540	(12)	860	(22)	440	(21)
500 to 749	849,120	(21,313)	437,600	(6,097)	268,450	(2,725)	143,070	(19,955)	59,210	(964)	26,020	(510)	19,810	(458)	13,390	(597)	1,340	(41)	710	(9)	400	(4)	230	(39)
750 or more	867,280	(11,243)	380,010	(†)	301,230	(3,520)	186,040	(10,678)	66,100	(1,513)	23,930	(†)	23,110	(258)	19,050	(1,491)	810	(12)	370	(†)	260	(3)	180	(11)
Percent minority students
None	394,080	(9,296)	43,320	(6,587)	287,720	(6,737)	63,040	(2,437)	30,890	(798)	3,300	(485)	23,830	(638)	3,760	(183)	5,320	(197)	360	(34)	3,720	(187)	1,240	(62)
1 to 9 percent	2,134,830	(14,724)	1,065,220	(7,602)	801,840	(7,532)	267,780	(6,255)	154,110	(1,387)	65,370	(553)	62,910	(754)	25,830	(666)	8,750	(96)	3,210	(20)	4,100	(86)	1,440	(29)
10 to 29 percent	1,862,220	(27,180)	636,360	(1,546)	636,700	(12,967)	589,160	(22,778)	147,200	(1,738)	42,000	(162)	49,040	(848)	56,160	(1,361)	9,210	(184)	1,850	(15)	3,610	(102)	3,760	(143)
30 to 49 percent	655,100	(12,339)	205,180	(759)	230,600	(7,677)	219,330	(6,733)	47,730	(818)	12,840	(36)	17,060	(629)	17,830	(432)	4,220	(133)	630	(10)	1,640	(95)	1,950	(72)
50 percent or more	1,027,020	(9,790)	452,730	(1,793)	346,480	(5,552)	227,810	(6,723)	69,880	(760)	26,250	(106)	25,890	(450)	17,740	(541)	7,550	(142)	1,690	(11)	3,100	(62)	2,760	(102)
Type of locale
City	2,509,000	(19,613)	1,094,180	(6,460)	883,770	(11,944)	531,040	(10,606)	183,760	(1,378)	67,770	(467)	67,990	(838)	48,000	(685)	11,810	(149)	3,200	(31)	4,650	(72)	3,960	(88)
Suburban	2,430,620	(26,005)	983,870	(4,800)	875,210	(12,287)	571,540	(16,029)	173,110	(2,376)	59,800	(436)	64,850	(834)	48,460	(1,751)	12,800	(263)	2,860	(25)	5,030	(125)	4,910	(160)
Town	436,980	(7,068)	203,840	(†)	171,580	(6,060)	61,570	(3,596)	32,700	(595)	13,680	(†)	13,630	(571)	5,400	(155)	3,570	(152)	1,030	(†)	1,870	(123)	670	(82)
Rural	696,640	(25,237)	120,910	(7,006)	372,760	(10,218)	202,970	(22,589)	60,240	(1,442)	8,510	(474)	32,250	(830)	19,470	(1,153)	6,880	(206)	660	(25)	4,620	(184)	1,600	(98)

† Not applicable. 1 Data 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. 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), 2005–06. (This table was prepared June 2008.)