Table 61.

Enrollment and instructional staff in Catholic elementary and secondary schools, by level: Selected years, 1919–20 through 2007–08

School year	Number of schools			Enrollment1			Instructional staff2
	Total	Elementary3	Secondary	Total	Elementary	Secondary	Total		Elementary3		Secondary
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9		10
1919–20	8,103	6,551	1,552	1,925,521	1,795,673	129,848	49,516		41,592		7,924
1929–30	10,046	7,923	2,123	2,464,467	2,222,598	241,869	72,552		58,245		14,307
1939–40	10,049	7,944	2,105	2,396,305	2,035,182	361,123	81,057		60,081		20,976
1949–50	10,778	8,589	2,189	3,066,387	2,560,815	505,572	94,295		66,525		27,770
Fall 1960	12,893	10,501	2,392	5,253,791	4,373,422	880,369	151,902		108,169		43,733
1969–70	11,352	9,366	1,986	4,367,000	3,359,000	1,008,000	195,400	4	133,200	4	62,200	4
1970–71	11,350	9,370	1,980	4,363,566	3,355,478	1,008,088	166,208		112,750		53,458
1974–75	10,127	8,437	1,690	3,504,000	2,602,000	902,000	150,179		100,011		50,168
1975–76	9,993	8,340	1,653	3,415,000	2,525,000	890,000	149,276		99,319		49,957
1979–80	9,640	8,100	1,540	3,139,000	2,293,000	846,000	147,294		97,724		49,570
1980–81	9,559	8,043	1,516	3,106,000	2,269,000	837,000	145,777		96,739		49,038
1981–82	9,494	7,996	1,498	3,094,000	2,266,000	828,000	146,172		96,847		49,325
1982–83	9,432	7,950	1,482	3,007,189	2,211,412	795,777	146,460		97,337		49,123
1983–84	9,401	7,937	1,464	2,969,000	2,179,000	790,000	146,913		98,591		48,322
1984–85	9,325	7,876	1,449	2,903,000	2,119,000	784,000	149,888		99,820		50,068
1985–86	9,220	7,790	1,430	2,821,000	2,061,000	760,000	146,594		96,741		49,853
1986–87	9,102	7,693	1,409	2,726,000	1,998,000	728,000	141,930		93,554		48,376
1987–88	8,992	7,601	1,391	2,623,031	1,942,148	680,883	139,887		93,199		46,688
1988–89	8,867	7,505	1,362	2,551,119	1,911,911	639,208	137,700		93,154		44,546
1989–90	8,719	7,395	1,324	2,589,000	1,983,000	606,000	136,900		94,197		42,703
1990–91	8,587	7,291	1,296	2,475,439	1,883,906	591,533	131,198		91,039		40,159
1991–92	8,508	7,239	1,269	2,442,924	1,856,302	586,622	153,334		109,084		44,250
1992–93	8,423	7,174	1,249	2,444,842	1,860,937	583,905	154,816		109,825		44,991
1993–94	8,345	7,114	1,231	2,444,609	1,859,947	584,662	157,201		112,199		45,002
1994–95	8,293	7,055	1,238	2,475,207	1,877,782	597,425	164,219		117,620		46,599
1995–96	8,250	7,022	1,228	2,491,111	1,884,461	606,650	166,759		118,753		48,006
1996–97	8,231	7,005	1,226	2,497,198	1,885,037	612,161	153,276		107,548		45,728
1997–98	8,223	7,004	1,219	2,497,894	1,879,737	618,157	152,259		105,717		46,542
1998–99	8,217	6,990	1,227	2,496,488	1,876,211	620,277	153,081		105,943		47,138
1999–2000	8,144	6,923	1,221	2,500,416	1,877,236	623,180	157,134		109,404		47,730
2000–01	8,146	6,920	1,226	2,491,559	1,863,682	627,877	160,731		111,937		48,794
2001–02	8,114	6,886	1,228	2,456,461	1,827,319	629,142	155,658		108,485		47,173
2002–03	8,000	6,785	1,215	2,396,027	1,765,893	630,134	163,004		112,884		50,120
2003–04	7,955	6,727	1,228	2,333,830	1,708,501	625,329	162,337		112,303		50,034
2004–05	7,799	6,574	1,225	2,269,685	1,642,868	626,817	160,153		107,764		52,389
2005–06	7,589	6,386	1,203	2,178,893	1,568,687	610,206	152,502	5	103,481	5	49,021	5
2006–07	7,498	6,288	1,210	2,168,222	1,544,695	623,527	159,135		107,682		51,453
2007–08	7,378	6,165	1,213	2,117,933	1,494,979	622,954	160,075		107,217		52,858

1 Total enrollment is for kindergarten through grade 12, elementary enrollment is for kinder­garten through grade 8, and secondary enrollment is for grades 9 through 12. 2 From 1919–20 through fall 1960, includes part-time teachers. From 1969–70 through 1993–94, excludes part-time teachers. Beginning in 1994–95, reported in full-time equiva­lents (FTE). 3 Includes middle schools. 4 Includes estimates for the nonreporting schools. 5 Excludes the Archdiocese of New Orleans. NOTE: Data collected by the National Catholic Educational Association and data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics are not directly comparable because survey procedures and definitions differ. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE: National Catholic Educational Association, A Statistical Report on Catholic Ele­mentary and Secondary Schools for the Years 1967–68 to 1969–70; A Report on Catholic Schools, 1970–71 through 1973–74; A Statistical Report on U.S. Catholic Schools, 1974–75 through 1980–81; and United States Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1981–82 through 2007–08. (This table was prepared May 2008.)