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| Table 205.15. | Private elementary and secondary school enrollment, percentage distribution of private school enrollment, and private enrollment as a percentage of total enrollment in public and private schools, by school orientation and grade: Selected years, fall 1999 through fall 2015 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grade | 1999 | 2005 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Catholic | Other religious | Nonsectarian | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, all grades |
6,018,280 | (30,179) | 6,073,240 | (42,446) | 5,268,090 | (24,908) | 5,395,740 | (50,342) | 5,750,520 | (85,729) | 2,082,660 | (42,791) | 2,268,820 | (68,162) | 1,399,030 | (29,132) | ||||||||
| Prekindergarten through grade 8 |
4,788,990 | (23,055) | 4,724,310 | (33,034) | 3,976,960 | (18,241) | 4,083,860 | (42,441) | 4,304,470 | (69,171) | 1,487,620 | (42,646) | 1,771,440 | (47,422) | 1,045,410 | (27,611) | ||||||||
| Prekindergarten | 763,790 | (6,261) | 926,430 | (15,701) | 773,240 | (2,420) | 819,320 | (10,185) | 846,920 | (17,898) | 181,190 | (7,731) | 336,000 | (8,563) | 329,730 | (10,690) | ||||||||
| Kindergarten | 593,690 | (4,053) | 547,590 | (4,887) | 449,820 | (2,989) | 461,730 | (5,429) | 466,470 | (8,411) | 148,250 | (4,592) | 190,540 | (4,799) | 127,680 | (4,513) | ||||||||
| 1st grade | 472,110 | (2,080) | 421,120 | (2,826) | 348,730 | (2,191) | 357,860 | (4,963) | 373,850 | (6,901) | 141,450 | (4,075) | 165,900 | (5,400) | 66,510 | (1,789) | ||||||||
| 2nd grade | 449,090 | (2,248) | 405,470 | (2,659) | 340,230 | (2,008) | 344,520 | (4,887) | 368,450 | (6,625) | 144,700 | (4,639) | 159,360 | (4,671) | 64,390 | (1,534) | ||||||||
| 3rd grade | 436,730 | (1,962) | 398,120 | (2,462) | 336,150 | (1,850) | 338,840 | (4,193) | 364,290 | (6,479) | 144,160 | (3,822) | 156,890 | (5,176) | 63,240 | (1,469) | ||||||||
| 4th grade | 425,140 | (1,956) | 391,530 | (2,297) | 328,950 | (1,921) | 337,440 | (4,508) | 357,820 | (6,202) | 143,150 | (4,268) | 152,500 | (4,499) | 62,180 | (1,144) | ||||||||
| 5th grade | 407,590 | (2,019) | 389,720 | (2,379) | 330,390 | (1,832) | 337,950 | (4,192) | 354,710 | (5,903) | 143,180 | (3,731) | 148,220 | (4,520) | 63,310 | (1,015) | ||||||||
| 6th grade | 403,110 | (2,094) | 393,220 | (2,280) | 341,690 | (1,766) | 344,960 | (4,820) | 372,750 | (7,276) | 148,830 | (4,623) | 154,780 | (5,440) | 69,140 | (980) | ||||||||
| 7th grade | 384,140 | (2,140) | 390,550 | (4,093) | 336,770 | (1,684) | 343,370 | (4,317) | 367,920 | (6,574) | 144,190 | (3,463) | 151,970 | (5,354) | 71,760 | (936) | ||||||||
| 8th grade | 369,580 | (2,285) | 387,720 | (4,024) | 336,670 | (1,951) | 343,500 | (3,717) | 363,840 | (7,047) | 142,720 | (3,446) | 147,740 | (5,919) | 73,370 | (1,228) | ||||||||
| Elementary ungraded | 84,000 | (1,267) | 72,830 | (1,916) | 54,300 | (672) | 54,380 | (1,061) | 67,440 | (11,164) | 5,810 | (†) | 7,540 | (1,184) | 54,090 | (11,101) | ||||||||
| Grades 9 through 12 | 1,229,290 | (8,260) | 1,348,930 | (18,073) | 1,291,130 | (15,396) | 1,311,880 | (14,936) | 1,446,060 | (23,777) | 595,050 | (2,166) | 497,390 | (23,622) | 353,620 | (5,530) | ||||||||
| 9th grade | 336,220 | (2,131) | 356,130 | (4,333) | 329,600 | (3,875) | 333,610 | (3,612) | 367,810 | (6,279) | 152,790 | (606) | 130,540 | (6,197) | 84,470 | (1,463) | ||||||||
| 10th grade | 313,310 | (1,919) | 348,190 | (5,949) | 324,540 | (4,161) | 330,710 | (3,780) | 367,250 | (6,041) | 151,290 | (535) | 126,220 | (5,984) | 89,740 | (1,451) | ||||||||
| 11th grade | 294,650 | (2,193) | 326,260 | (4,456) | 318,310 | (3,647) | 324,680 | (3,850) | 356,150 | (5,906) | 146,850 | (485) | 122,090 | (5,881) | 87,210 | (1,327) | ||||||||
| 12th grade | 280,380 | (1,958) | 315,290 | (4,850) | 314,500 | (3,769) | 319,720 | (3,787) | 348,600 | (5,652) | 143,830 | (544) | 116,950 | (5,641) | 87,820 | (1,371) | ||||||||
| Secondary ungraded | 4,720 | (1,404) | 3,070 | (†) | 4,180 | (92) | 3,160 | (14) | 6,240 | (†) | 290 | (†) | 1,580 | (†) | 4,370 | (†) | ||||||||
| Percentage distribution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, all grades |
100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||
| Prekindergarten through grade 8 |
79.6 | (0.06) | 77.8 | (0.22) | 75.5 | (0.23) | 75.7 | (0.22) | 74.9 | (0.27) | 71.4 | (0.59) | 78.1 | (0.51) | 74.7 | (0.53) | ||||||||
| Prekindergarten | 12.7 | (0.08) | 15.3 | (0.21) | 14.7 | (0.08) | 15.2 | (0.15) | 14.7 | (0.22) | 8.7 | (0.21) | 14.8 | (0.34) | 23.6 | (0.42) | ||||||||
| Kindergarten | 9.9 | (0.04) | 9.0 | (0.06) | 8.5 | (0.04) | 8.6 | (0.08) | 8.1 | (0.08) | 7.1 | (0.08) | 8.4 | (0.13) | 9.1 | (0.18) | ||||||||
| 1st grade | 7.8 | (0.02) | 6.9 | (0.03) | 6.6 | (0.02) | 6.6 | (0.05) | 6.5 | (0.07) | 6.8 | (0.07) | 7.3 | (0.17) | 4.8 | (0.08) | ||||||||
| 2nd grade | 7.5 | (0.01) | 6.7 | (0.03) | 6.5 | (0.02) | 6.4 | (0.05) | 6.4 | (0.06) | 6.9 | (0.09) | 7.0 | (0.09) | 4.6 | (0.07) | ||||||||
| 3rd grade | 7.3 | (0.02) | 6.6 | (0.03) | 6.4 | (0.02) | 6.3 | (0.04) | 6.3 | (0.05) | 6.9 | (0.05) | 6.9 | (0.08) | 4.5 | (0.07) | ||||||||
| 4th grade | 7.1 | (0.01) | 6.4 | (0.03) | 6.2 | (0.02) | 6.3 | (0.04) | 6.2 | (0.05) | 6.9 | (0.07) | 6.7 | (0.06) | 4.4 | (0.06) | ||||||||
| 5th grade | 6.8 | (0.01) | 6.4 | (0.04) | 6.3 | (0.02) | 6.3 | (0.04) | 6.2 | (0.05) | 6.9 | (0.05) | 6.5 | (0.08) | 4.5 | (0.06) | ||||||||
| 6th grade | 6.7 | (0.02) | 6.5 | (0.03) | 6.5 | (0.02) | 6.4 | (0.05) | 6.5 | (0.07) | 7.1 | (0.10) | 6.8 | (0.10) | 4.9 | (0.09) | ||||||||
| 7th grade | 6.4 | (0.02) | 6.4 | (0.04) | 6.4 | (0.02) | 6.4 | (0.05) | 6.4 | (0.06) | 6.9 | (0.06) | 6.7 | (0.10) | 5.1 | (0.09) | ||||||||
| 8th grade | 6.1 | (0.02) | 6.4 | (0.04) | 6.4 | (0.02) | 6.4 | (0.04) | 6.3 | (0.06) | 6.9 | (0.06) | 6.5 | (0.11) | 5.2 | (0.11) | ||||||||
| Elementary ungraded | 1.4 | (0.02) | 1.2 | (0.03) | 1.0 | (0.01) | 1.0 | (0.02) | 1.2 | (0.19) | 0.3 | (0.01) | 0.3 | (0.05) | 3.9 | (0.74) | ||||||||
| Grades 9 through 12 | 20.4 | (0.06) | 22.2 | (0.22) | 24.5 | (0.23) | 24.3 | (0.22) | 25.1 | (0.27) | 28.6 | (0.59) | 21.9 | (0.51) | 25.3 | (0.53) | ||||||||
| 9th grade | 5.6 | (0.02) | 5.9 | (0.05) | 6.3 | (0.06) | 6.2 | (0.05) | 6.4 | (0.07) | 7.3 | (0.15) | 5.8 | (0.13) | 6.0 | (0.13) | ||||||||
| 10th grade | 5.2 | (0.01) | 5.7 | (0.08) | 6.2 | (0.06) | 6.1 | (0.06) | 6.4 | (0.07) | 7.3 | (0.15) | 5.6 | (0.13) | 6.4 | (0.14) | ||||||||
| 11th grade | 4.9 | (0.02) | 5.4 | (0.06) | 6.0 | (0.05) | 6.0 | (0.06) | 6.2 | (0.07) | 7.1 | (0.15) | 5.4 | (0.13) | 6.2 | (0.13) | ||||||||
| 12th grade | 4.7 | (0.02) | 5.2 | (0.07) | 6.0 | (0.06) | 5.9 | (0.06) | 6.1 | (0.07) | 6.9 | (0.14) | 5.2 | (0.12) | 6.3 | (0.13) | ||||||||
| Secondary ungraded | 0.1 | (0.02) | 0.1 | (#) | 0.1 | (#) | 0.1 | (#) | 0.1 | (#) | # | (†) | 0.1 | (#) | 0.3 | (#) | ||||||||
| Private enrollment as a percent of total enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, all grades |
11.4 | (0.05) | 11.0 | (0.07) | 9.7 | (0.04) | 9.8 | (0.08) | 10.3 | (0.14) | 4.0 | (0.08) | 4.3 | (0.12) | 2.7 | (0.06) | ||||||||
| Prekindergarten through grade 8 |
12.6 | (0.05) | 12.2 | (0.07) | 10.3 | (0.04) | 10.4 | (0.10) | 10.9 | (0.16) | 4.1 | (0.11) | 4.8 | (0.12) | 2.9 | (0.07) | ||||||||
| Prekindergarten | 55.4 | (0.20) | 52.3 | (0.42) | 40.4 | (0.08) | 41.5 | (0.30) | 41.6 | (0.51) | 13.2 | (0.49) | 22.0 | (0.44) | 21.7 | (0.55) | ||||||||
| Kindergarten | 14.9 | (0.09) | 13.2 | (0.10) | 10.7 | (0.06) | 10.8 | (0.11) | 11.2 | (0.18) | 3.8 | (0.11) | 4.9 | (0.12) | 3.3 | (0.11) | ||||||||
| 1st grade | 11.4 | (0.04) | 10.2 | (0.06) | 8.5 | (0.08) | 8.4 | (0.11) | 9.0 | (0.15) | 3.6 | (0.10) | 4.2 | (0.13) | 1.7 | (0.05) | ||||||||
| 2nd grade | 10.9 | (0.05) | 10.1 | (0.06) | 8.4 | (0.05) | 8.3 | (0.11) | 8.8 | (0.14) | 3.6 | (0.11) | 4.0 | (0.11) | 1.6 | (0.04) | ||||||||
| 3rd grade | 10.6 | (0.04) | 10.0 | (0.06) | 8.3 | (0.05) | 8.3 | (0.09) | 8.6 | (0.14) | 3.6 | (0.09) | 3.9 | (0.12) | 1.6 | (0.04) | ||||||||
| 4th grade | 10.3 | (0.04) | 9.9 | (0.05) | 8.2 | (0.04) | 8.4 | (0.10) | 8.6 | (0.14) | 3.6 | (0.10) | 3.9 | (0.11) | 1.6 | (0.03) | ||||||||
| 5th grade | 10.2 | (0.05) | 9.7 | (0.05) | 8.2 | (0.04) | 8.4 | (0.10) | 8.7 | (0.13) | 3.7 | (0.09) | 3.8 | (0.11) | 1.7 | (0.03) | ||||||||
| 6th grade | 10.2 | (0.05) | 9.7 | (0.05) | 8.4 | (0.04) | 8.6 | (0.11) | 9.1 | (0.16) | 3.8 | (0.11) | 4.0 | (0.13) | 1.8 | (0.03) | ||||||||
| 7th grade | 9.8 | (0.05) | 9.4 | (0.09) | 8.4 | (0.04) | 8.4 | (0.10) | 9.0 | (0.15) | 3.7 | (0.09) | 3.9 | (0.13) | 1.9 | (0.02) | ||||||||
| 8th grade | 9.5 | (0.05) | 9.3 | (0.09) | 8.4 | (0.04) | 8.4 | (0.08) | 8.9 | (0.16) | 3.7 | (0.09) | 3.8 | (0.15) | 1.9 | (0.03) | ||||||||
| Elementary ungraded | 16.8 | (0.21) | 22.8 | (0.46) | 40.3 | (0.30) | 38.6 | (0.46) | 46.9 | (4.20) | 7.1 | (†) | 9.0 | (1.28) | 41.4 | (5.06) | ||||||||
| Grades 9 through 12 | 8.4 | (0.05) | 8.3 | (0.10) | 8.1 | (0.09) | 8.2 | (0.09) | 8.8 | (0.13) | 3.8 | (0.01) | 3.2 | (0.15) | 2.3 | (0.04) | ||||||||
| 9th grade | 7.9 | (0.05) | 7.7 | (0.09) | 7.7 | (0.08) | 7.8 | (0.08) | 8.4 | (0.13) | 3.7 | (0.01) | 3.2 | (0.14) | 2.1 | (0.03) | ||||||||
| 10th grade | 8.4 | (0.05) | 8.3 | (0.13) | 8.0 | (0.09) | 8.1 | (0.09) | 8.7 | (0.13) | 3.8 | (0.01) | 3.2 | (0.15) | 2.3 | (0.04) | ||||||||
| 11th grade | 8.8 | (0.06) | 8.6 | (0.11) | 8.3 | (0.09) | 8.5 | (0.09) | 9.0 | (0.14) | 3.9 | (0.01) | 3.3 | (0.15) | 2.4 | (0.04) | ||||||||
| 12th grade | 9.1 | (0.06) | 9.0 | (0.13) | 8.4 | (0.09) | 8.5 | (0.09) | 9.0 | (0.13) | 3.9 | (0.01) | 3.2 | (0.15) | 2.4 | (0.04) | ||||||||
| Secondary ungraded | 3.6 | (1.03) | 3.2 | (†) | 9.5 | (0.19) | 6.8 | (0.03) | 11.7 | (†) | 0.6 | (†) | 3.2 | (†) | 8.5 | (†) | ||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12 in schools that offer kindergarten or higher grade. Ungraded students are prorated into prekindergarten through grade 8 and grades 9 through 12. 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), 1999-2000 through 2015-16; and Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 1999-2000 through 2015-16. (This table was prepared June 2017.) |
