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Table 205.80. Private elementary and secondary schools, enrollment, teachers, and high school graduates, by state: Selected years, 2003 through 2013
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State Schools,
fall 2013
Enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12 Teachers,1
fall 2013
High school
graduates,
2012-13
Fall 2003 Fall 2005 Fall 2007 Fall 2009 Fall 2011 Fall 2013
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
United States 33,620   (1,665) 6,099,220   (41,219) 6,073,240   (42,446) 5,910,210   (28,363) 5,488,490   (35,857) 5,268,090   (24,908) 5,395,740   (50,342) 441,500   (3,456) 308,770   (3,801)
Alabama 400   (37) 99,580   (12,130) 92,280   (5,892) 83,840   (103) 95,570   (11,745) 81,070   (49) 76,400   (295) 6,180   (15) 4,770   (37)
Alaska 50   (†) 7,370   (424) 7,500   (1,028) 4,990   (†) 7,510 ! (2,740) 5,170   (†) 5,080   (†) 410   (†) 200   (†)
Arizona 340   (†) 75,360   (16,426) 66,840   (†) 64,910   (†) 55,390   (†) 53,120   (229) 55,070   (†) 4,060   (†) 3,010   (†)
Arkansas 190   (47) 31,300   (†) 35,390   (5,858) 40,120   (11,961) 28,900   (1,371) 29,930   (1,245) 30,340   (1,496) 2,530   (196) 1,600   (62)
California 3,390   (39) 740,460   (8,703) 737,490   (15,529) 703,810   (6,129) 623,150   (4,185) 608,070   (69) 596,160   (3,500) 45,710   (239) 32,700   (†)
                                                       
Colorado 430   (33) 62,080   (476) 70,770   (1,160) 64,740   (†) 63,720   (3,486) 61,140   (148) 60,690   (4,498) 4,640   (137) 2,520   (50)
Connecticut 400   (34) 102,960   (25,024) 76,220   (1,619) 85,150   (9,241) 72,540   (464) 66,320   (142) 72,770   (8,293) 8,560   (1,410) 6,070   (17)
Delaware 120   (†) 33,020   (2,649) 29,830   (†) 32,520   (2,701) 26,640   (†) 25,090   (†) 23,640   (†) 2,070   (†) 1,790   (†)
District of Columbia 90   (9) 23,510   (6,121) 19,880   (†) 19,640   (†) 17,810   (†) 16,950   (†) 19,790   (277) 2,460   (57) 1,820   (†)
Florida 2,140   (41) 398,720   (14,590) 396,790   (7,429) 391,660   (6,123) 343,990   (1,023) 340,960   (230) 372,790   (2,812) 29,420   (104) 19,440   (73)
                                                       
Georgia 740   (26) 144,850   (6,527) 152,600   (10,394) 157,430   (9,185) 150,300   (6,251) 138,080   (†) 150,360   (2,250) 13,760   (26) 9,370   (†)
Hawaii 130   (3) 39,940   (†) 32,810   (†) 37,300   (290) 37,130   (†) 37,530   (†) 33,820   (32) 2,850   (9) 2,610   (†)
Idaho 200 ! (66) 12,570   (†) 15,320   (2,518) 24,700 ! (11,608) 18,680   (4,814) 13,670   (193) 18,580   (3,090) 1,360   (190) 670   (†)
Illinois 1,550   (8) 316,430   (1,698) 317,940   (4,263) 312,270   (6,638) 289,720   (9,237) 271,030   (1,289) 281,360   (6,026) 19,050   (323) 14,030   (†)
Indiana 870   (89) 124,500   (455) 139,370   (17,870) 119,910   (2,284) 120,770   (5,919) 129,120   (12,177) 121,230   (3,928) 8,390   (314) 5,100   (259)
                                                       
Iowa   (†) 53,850   (4,634) 60,960   (8,311) 47,820   (†) 45,160   (†) 63,840   (14,665) 56,150   (9,338) 4,580   (1,097) 2,400   (†)
Kansas 360 ! (160) 47,710   (2,151) 47,130   (1,654) 47,780   (2,414) 44,680   (1,668) 43,100   (1,640) 41,520   (3,286) 3,060   (240) 2,180   (†)
Kentucky 470   (83) 82,100   (1,525) 78,880   (1,228) 76,140   (2,074) 70,590   (2,132) 69,410   (12) 74,750   (4,226) 5,490   (166) 4,800   (783)
Louisiana 420   (52) 155,780   (3,515) 138,270   (525) 137,460   (†) 147,040   (9,890) 125,720   (108) 129,720   (2,606) 9,230   (52) 7,900   (†)
Maine 190   (27) 24,740   (3,629) 20,680   (337) 21,260   (143) 18,310   (†) 18,350   (†) 18,380   (272) 2,040   (120) 2,630   (†)
                                                       
Maryland 770   (36) 172,360   (†) 170,350   (4,201) 165,760   (1,160) 145,690   (160) 137,450   (564) 143,530   (2,030) 13,490   (208) 8,970   (†)
Massachusetts 800   (27) 164,390   (6,636) 157,770   (3,273) 151,640   (2,516) 137,110   (1,169) 130,940   (1,596) 134,560   (943) 15,050   (197) 11,020   (†)
Michigan 780   (6) 180,080   (†) 166,950   (407) 159,100   (2,047) 153,230   (5,828) 135,580   (544) 141,590   (6,240) 10,150   (296) 9,810   (1,735)
Minnesota 500   (†) 106,010   (3,011) 104,730   (3,467) 101,740   (3,903) 89,530   (†) 87,620   (†) 85,260   (†) 6,420   (†) 4,390   (†)
Mississippi 310 ! (97) 57,110   (2,981) 57,930   (4,104) 55,270   (†) 54,650   (2,458) 52,060   (†) 50,330   (3,333) 4,170   (386) 3,590   (193)
                                                       
Missouri   (†) 141,530   (9,966) 137,810   (10,580) 125,610   (3,685) 117,970   (2,065) 130,130   (8,715) 139,570   (25,980) 10,860   (1,695) 7,740   (326)
Montana 140   (21) 12,510   (2,091)   (†) 15,030 ! (5,465) 10,390   (1,221) 10,550   (†) 10,560   (521) 880   (41) 390   (†)
Nebraska 220   (†) 41,650   (†) 42,420   (†) 40,320   (†) 39,040   (†) 40,750   (†) 42,300   (†) 3,000   (†) 2,380   (†)
Nevada 140   (†) 23,930   (†) 29,120   (†) 29,820   (2,009) 25,060   (†) 26,130   (†) 21,980   (†) 1,370   (†) 840   (†)
New Hampshire 280   (†) 33,780   (†) 33,220   (†) 30,920   (†) 26,470   (†) 27,350   (†) 26,700   (†) 2,690   (†) 2,460   (†)
                                                       
New Jersey 1,270   (87) 269,530   (7,577) 256,160   (8,439) 253,250   (5,016) 232,020   (16,536) 210,220   (1,211) 211,150   (4,607) 17,440   (371) 13,100   (†)
New Mexico 170   (†) 29,310   (3,928) 25,030   (141) 27,290   (1,388) 23,730   (507) 22,680   (10) 21,750   (†) 2,020   (†) 1,060   (†)
New York 1,870   (25) 515,620   (4,071) 510,750   (3,596) 518,850   (7,196) 486,310   (5,211) 487,810   (19,574) 452,380   (901) 41,580   (415) 28,410   (†)
North Carolina 690   (31) 126,230   (11,439) 117,280   (11,681) 121,660   (2,226) 110,740   (1,851) 119,070   (†) 118,090   (492) 11,050   (31) 7,120   (†)
North Dakota 50   (†) 6,840   (†) 7,290   (†) 7,430   (†) 7,750   (†) 7,770   (†) 8,290   (†) 680   (†) 380   (†)
                                                       
Ohio 1,160   (97) 270,660   (7,094) 254,530   (9,821) 239,520   (2,741) 246,250   (24,214) 213,990   (3,419) 238,620   (19,487) 16,890   (914) 12,750   (457)
Oklahoma 170   (†) 34,300   (2,013) 35,350   (1,194) 40,320   (5,032) 34,000   (716) 35,750   (847) 32,740   (†) 2,950   (†) 1,990   (†)
Oregon 480   (42) 54,320   (†) 69,620   (14,139) 66,260   (5,188) 56,820   (3,502) 53,200   (†) 58,830   (3,109) 4,310   (213) 3,040   (313)
Pennsylvania 2,320   (43) 357,580   (3,364) 332,740   (3,918) 324,020   (6,253) 301,640   (5,036) 276,300   (3,668) 253,800   (756) 20,510   (43) 14,760   (†)
Rhode Island 130   (†) 31,960   (†) 30,600   (†) 28,260   (1,096) 24,940   (†) 25,420   (†) 22,180   (†) 1,970   (†) 1,750   (†)
                                                       
South Carolina 430   (37) 73,800   (†) 70,240   (1,797) 71,430   (1,043) 62,320   (311) 60,890   (†) 65,350   (4,447) 5,310   (100) 3,010   (†)
South Dakota 70   (†) 11,980   (†) 12,700   (†) 12,280   (†) 11,470   (†) 12,490   (†) 9,950   (†) 780   (†) 260   (†)
Tennessee 560   (30) 93,390   (†) 105,240   (2,531) 117,540   (12,851) 98,310   (4,176) 92,430   (34) 93,990   (3,210) 8,720   (316) 5,510   (†)
Texas 1,740   (97) 271,380   (2,758) 304,170   (20,453) 296,540   (4,132) 313,360   (11,968) 285,320   (2,046) 312,640   (5,896) 26,600   (385) 14,060   (76)
Utah 160   (†) 19,990   (†) 21,220   (†) 20,860   (†) 21,990   (1,558) 18,660   (55) 23,310   (†) 1,720   (†) 1,600   (†)
                                                       
Vermont 110   (†) 12,730   (†) 11,530   (†) 12,600   (232) 10,350   (†) 9,030   (†) 8,890   (†) 1,230   (†) 930   (†)
Virginia 910   (11) 131,160   (6,936) 155,220   (14,290) 143,140   (7,988) 128,140   (2,581) 123,780   (82) 131,330   (1,828) 12,080   (143) 6,530   (†)
Washington 800   (124) 101,130   (7,935) 119,640   (13,187) 104,070   (3,054) 94,340   (625) 93,630   (234) 119,730   (17,349) 8,720   (990) 5,960   (967)
West Virginia 130   (†) 15,300   (†) 16,120   (†) 14,980   (†) 13,860   (†) 13,430   (1) 14,350   (†) 1,230   (†) 780   (†)
Wisconsin 900   (44) 159,240   (11,743) 142,280   (137) 138,290   (1,597) 130,510   (†) 127,250   (†) 160,650   (32,980) 11,500   (2,244) 8,520 ! (3,248)
Wyoming 40   (†) 2,600   (†) 2,310   (†) 2,930   (†) 2,910   (†) 2,740   (†) 2,780   (†) 270   (†) 50   (†)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
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 through grade 12 in schools that offer kindergarten or higher grade. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2003-04 through 2013-14. (This table was prepared December 2015.)

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