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Table 205.40. | Number and percentage distribution of private elementary and secondary students, teachers, and schools, by orientation of school and selected characteristics: Fall 1999, fall 2009, and fall 2017 |
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Selected characteristic | Fall 1999 | Fall 2009 |
Fall 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | Total | Total | Catholic | Other religious | Nonsectarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Students1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 6,018,280 | (30,179) | 100.0 | (†) | 5,488,490 | (35,857) | 100.0 | (†) | 5,719,990 | (74,133) | 100.0 | (†) | 2,137,330 | (40,520) | 100.0 | (†) | 2,188,240 | (40,106) | 100.0 | (†) | 1,394,420 | (26,889) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||||
School level2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elementary | 3,595,020 | (11,516) | 59.7 | (0.22) | 2,937,090 | (26,807) | 53.5 | (0.24) | 2,846,020 | (56,267) | 49.8 | (0.55) | 1,346,850 | (36,078) | 63.0 | (0.83) | 867,760 | (29,313) | 39.7 | (0.95) | 631,410 | (15,274) | 45.3 | (0.62) | ||||||||||||
Secondary | 806,640 | (2,395) | 13.4 | (0.08) | 785,810 | (4,810) | 14.3 | (0.11) | 808,630 | (16,013) | 14.1 | (0.32) | 578,300 | (15,841) | 27.1 | (0.77) | 119,880 | (1,910) | 5.5 | (0.13) | 110,450 | (1,338) | 7.9 | (0.18) | ||||||||||||
Combined | 1,616,620 | (23,949) | 26.9 | (0.28) | 1,765,590 | (15,909) | 32.2 | (0.21) | 2,065,340 | (35,992) | 36.1 | (0.46) | 212,190 | (9,771) | 9.9 | (0.42) | 1,200,600 | (27,105) | 54.9 | (0.92) | 652,550 | (16,618) | 46.8 | (0.62) | ||||||||||||
School enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less than 50 | 238,980 | (5,691) | 4.0 | (0.09) | 296,000 | (22,889) | 5.4 | (0.39) | 277,530 | (9,120) | 4.9 | (0.15) | 7,490 | (0) | 0.4 | (0.01) | 155,760 | (6,968) | 7.1 | (0.30) | 114,280 | (6,141) | 8.2 | (0.42) | ||||||||||||
50 to 149 | 939,110 | (10,717) | 15.6 | (0.14) | 950,050 | (12,053) | 17.3 | (0.18) | 924,490 | (25,783) | 16.2 | (0.37) | 157,680 | (9,882) | 7.4 | (0.44) | 399,970 | (16,510) | 18.3 | (0.65) | 366,830 | (14,385) | 26.3 | (0.90) | ||||||||||||
150 to 299 | 1,615,970 | (7,315) | 26.9 | (0.16) | 1,423,220 | (9,951) | 25.9 | (0.17) | 1,441,670 | (38,720) | 25.2 | (0.54) | 618,050 | (25,586) | 28.9 | (0.96) | 529,270 | (20,288) | 24.2 | (0.80) | 294,350 | (13,550) | 21.1 | (0.85) | ||||||||||||
300 to 499 | 1,419,360 | (13,203) | 23.6 | (0.18) | 1,154,950 | (10,730) | 21.0 | (0.19) | 1,158,950 | (31,868) | 20.3 | (0.52) | 551,610 | (15,687) | 25.8 | (0.74) | 407,920 | (23,904) | 18.6 | (0.94) | 199,410 | (8,974) | 14.3 | (0.65) | ||||||||||||
500 to 749 | 917,670 | (2,330) | 15.2 | (0.08) | 768,540 | (†) | 14.0 | (0.09) | 848,140 | (30,584) | 14.8 | (0.49) | 415,130 | (24,969) | 19.4 | (0.99) | 280,450 | (7,412) | 12.8 | (0.39) | 152,570 | (9,627) | 10.9 | (0.59) | ||||||||||||
750 or more | 887,190 | (18,232) | 14.7 | (0.26) | 895,720 | (6,538) | 16.3 | (0.12) | 1,069,210 | (19,363) | 18.7 | (0.34) | 387,370 | (†) | 18.1 | (0.44) | 414,870 | (12,135) | 19.0 | (0.54) | 266,970 | (6,355) | 19.1 | (0.37) | ||||||||||||
Student race/ethnicity3 |
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White | 4,061,870 | (24,242) | 77.3 | (0.12) | 3,410,360 | (31,067) | 72.6 | (0.20) | 3,267,740 | (46,018) | 66.7 | (0.40) | 1,285,900 | (30,147) | 65.6 | (0.48) | 1,312,690 | (26,032) | 70.7 | (0.50) | 669,160 | (10,377) | 62.0 | (0.62) | ||||||||||||
Black | 494,530 | (5,079) | 9.4 | (0.09) | 430,970 | (2,579) | 9.2 | (0.07) | 453,670 | (11,354) | 9.3 | (0.23) | 149,800 | (2,761) | 7.6 | (0.15) | 193,510 | (7,194) | 10.4 | (0.37) | 110,360 | (5,814) | 10.2 | (0.45) | ||||||||||||
Hispanic | 435,890 | (1,592) | 8.3 | (0.04) | 443,290 | (4,113) | 9.4 | (0.09) | 552,000 | (13,863) | 11.3 | (0.22) | 307,230 | (7,087) | 15.7 | (0.29) | 148,190 | (6,890) | 8.0 | (0.33) | 96,580 | (4,916) | 9.0 | (0.33) | ||||||||||||
Asian | 239,510 | (877) | 4.6 | (0.02) | 239,320 | (1,894) | 5.1 | (0.05) | 315,970 | (8,834) | 6.5 | (0.15) | 104,030 | (1,531) | 5.3 | (0.07) | 98,660 | (3,190) | 5.3 | (0.16) | 113,270 | (6,348) | 10.5 | (0.45) | ||||||||||||
Pacific Islander | [4] | (†) | [4] | (†) | 28,020 | (884) | 0.6 | (0.02) | 40,960 | (1,418) | 0.8 | (0.03) | 13,510 | (1,387) | 0.7 | (0.07) | 17,590 | (188) | 0.9 | (0.02) | 9,860 | (94) | 0.9 | (0.02) | ||||||||||||
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
22,690 | (164) | 0.4 | (#) | 21,080 | (162) | 0.4 | (#) | 26,840 | (1,659) | 0.5 | (0.03) | 10,340 | (126) | 0.5 | (0.01) | 10,060 | (1,650) | 0.5 | (0.09) | 6,440 | (117) | 0.6 | (0.01) | ||||||||||||
Two or more races | --- | (†) | --- | --- | 127,090 | (781) | 2.7 | (0.02) | 240,970 | (3,881) | 4.9 | (0.06) | 90,870 | (1,792) | 4.6 | (0.08) | 77,070 | (2,904) | 4.1 | (0.13) | 73,020 | (1,049) | 6.8 | (0.09) | ||||||||||||
School locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 2,252,780 | (12,708) | 41.0 | (0.31) | 2,463,590 | (50,197) | 43.1 | (0.63) | 985,600 | (23,753) | 46.1 | (1.02) | 874,720 | (26,907) | 40.0 | (0.97) | 603,270 | (20,872) | 43.3 | (0.92) | ||||||||||||
Suburban | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 2,137,800 | (20,891) | 39.0 | (0.34) | 2,284,510 | (35,510) | 39.9 | (0.58) | 873,070 | (26,231) | 40.8 | (1.01) | 825,600 | (16,957) | 37.7 | (0.79) | 585,830 | (11,623) | 42.0 | (0.79) | ||||||||||||
Town | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 387,920 | (9,565) | 7.1 | (0.17) | 371,150 | (25,577) | 6.5 | (0.42) | 186,510 | (23,522) | 8.7 | (1.02) | 125,930 | (730) | 5.8 | (0.12) | 58,710 | (10,017) | 4.2 | (0.69) | ||||||||||||
Rural | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 709,990 | (26,462) | 12.9 | (0.42) | 600,740 | (25,531) | 10.5 | (0.41) | 92,150 | (2,740) | 4.3 | (0.15) | 361,990 | (24,792) | 16.5 | (0.96) | 146,590 | (5,414) | 10.5 | (0.46) | ||||||||||||
Teachers5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 408,400 | (2,977) | 100.0 | (†) | 437,410 | (3,222) | 100.0 | (†) | 482,320 | (5,669) | 100.0 | (†) | 152,900 | (2,961) | 100.0 | (†) | 182,860 | (3,057) | 100.0 | (†) | 146,560 | (2,539) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||||
School level2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elementary | 200,910 | (735) | 49.2 | (0.31) | 194,480 | (1,878) | 44.5 | (0.25) | 200,120 | (3,691) | 41.5 | (0.56) | 88,590 | (2,249) | 57.9 | (1.17) | 60,840 | (1,641) | 33.3 | (0.79) | 50,700 | (1,339) | 34.6 | (0.63) | ||||||||||||
Secondary | 62,740 | (229) | 15.4 | (0.12) | 67,530 | (553) | 15.4 | (0.14) | 73,690 | (2,330) | 15.3 | (0.48) | 45,780 | (2,271) | 29.9 | (1.23) | 12,920 | (443) | 7.1 | (0.26) | 14,990 | (276) | 10.2 | (0.24) | ||||||||||||
Combined | 144,750 | (2,682) | 35.4 | (0.41) | 175,410 | (1,853) | 40.1 | (0.26) | 208,520 | (3,496) | 43.2 | (0.47) | 18,530 | (653) | 12.1 | (0.41) | 109,110 | (2,639) | 59.7 | (0.82) | 80,870 | (1,787) | 55.2 | (0.64) | ||||||||||||
School enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less than 50 | 25,970 | (488) | 6.4 | (0.11) | 34,120 | (1,642) | 7.8 | (0.34) | 35,760 | (1,330) | 7.4 | (0.25) | 1,100 | (0) | 0.7 | (0.01) | 19,020 | (1,077) | 10.4 | (0.53) | 15,640 | (782) | 10.7 | (0.50) | ||||||||||||
50 to 149 | 70,800 | (983) | 17.3 | (0.21) | 82,460 | (1,102) | 18.9 | (0.23) | 85,130 | (2,523) | 17.6 | (0.42) | 15,010 | (1,508) | 9.8 | (0.89) | 34,680 | (1,158) | 19.0 | (0.56) | 35,440 | (1,440) | 24.2 | (0.81) | ||||||||||||
150 to 299 | 102,240 | (486) | 25.0 | (0.20) | 107,490 | (1,873) | 24.6 | (0.33) | 114,100 | (2,944) | 23.7 | (0.53) | 43,360 | (1,706) | 28.4 | (0.93) | 41,420 | (1,498) | 22.6 | (0.74) | 29,330 | (1,504) | 20.0 | (0.94) | ||||||||||||
300 to 499 | 90,010 | (1,316) | 22.0 | (0.28) | 86,850 | (751) | 19.9 | (0.19) | 91,470 | (2,245) | 19.0 | (0.46) | 37,920 | (1,185) | 24.8 | (0.91) | 31,580 | (1,443) | 17.3 | (0.70) | 21,970 | (680) | 15.0 | (0.47) | ||||||||||||
500 to 749 | 57,930 | (79) | 14.2 | (0.10) | 56,920 | (†) | 13.0 | (0.10) | 68,790 | (2,335) | 14.3 | (0.46) | 28,290 | (2,018) | 18.5 | (1.17) | 23,260 | (610) | 12.7 | (0.36) | 17,240 | (506) | 11.8 | (0.27) | ||||||||||||
750 or more | 61,440 | (2,143) | 15.0 | (0.45) | 69,570 | (566) | 15.9 | (0.13) | 87,090 | (1,768) | 18.1 | (0.34) | 27,230 | (†) | 17.8 | (0.43) | 32,910 | (1,244) | 18.0 | (0.61) | 26,950 | (553) | 18.4 | (0.31) | ||||||||||||
School locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 176,740 | (799) | 40.4 | (0.33) | 206,880 | (3,770) | 42.9 | (0.58) | 69,920 | (1,760) | 45.7 | (1.23) | 73,510 | (2,032) | 40.2 | (0.87) | 63,450 | (1,782) | 43.3 | (0.76) | ||||||||||||
Suburban | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 166,170 | (2,463) | 38.0 | (0.41) | 185,400 | (2,704) | 38.4 | (0.53) | 60,840 | (2,145) | 39.8 | (1.23) | 65,780 | (1,336) | 36.0 | (0.74) | 58,770 | (1,342) | 40.1 | (0.64) | ||||||||||||
Town | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 30,390 | (663) | 6.9 | (0.15) | 31,410 | (2,294) | 6.5 | (0.45) | 14,830 | (2,040) | 9.7 | (1.21) | 10,910 | (125) | 6.0 | (0.13) | 5,660 | (1,041) | 3.9 | (0.70) | ||||||||||||
Rural | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 64,120 | (1,960) | 14.7 | (0.39) | 58,640 | (2,235) | 12.2 | (0.43) | 7,310 | (173) | 4.8 | (0.14) | 32,660 | (1,970) | 17.9 | (0.92) | 18,670 | (1,036) | 12.7 | (0.74) | ||||||||||||
Schools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 33,000 | (301) | 100.0 | (†) | 33,370 | (834) | 100.0 | (†) | 32,460 | (559) | 100.0 | (†) | 7,050 | (147) | 100.0 | (†) | 14,500 | (319) | 100.0 | (†) | 10,910 | (342) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||||
School level2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elementary | 22,300 | (242) | 67.6 | (0.43) | 21,420 | (745) | 64.2 | (0.70) | 20,090 | (460) | 61.9 | (0.82) | 5,410 | (134) | 76.7 | (0.78) | 8,010 | (329) | 55.2 | (1.53) | 6,670 | (241) | 61.1 | (1.18) | ||||||||||||
Secondary | 2,540 | (62) | 7.7 | (0.19) | 2,780 | (39) | 8.3 | (0.23) | 2,840 | (92) | 8.8 | (0.30) | 1,130 | (57) | 16.1 | (0.74) | 810 | (63) | 5.6 | (0.45) | 900 | (28) | 8.2 | (0.30) | ||||||||||||
Combined | 8,150 | (160) | 24.7 | (0.40) | 9,160 | (153) | 27.5 | (0.54) | 9,530 | (300) | 29.3 | (0.76) | 510 | (16) | 7.2 | (0.26) | 5,680 | (206) | 39.1 | (1.42) | 3,340 | (176) | 30.6 | (1.13) | ||||||||||||
School enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less than 50 | 9,160 | (210) | 27.8 | (0.44) | 11,070 | (801) | 33.2 | (1.61) | 10,300 | (323) | 31.7 | (0.67) | 240 | (0) | 3.4 | (0.07) | 5,780 | (207) | 39.9 | (0.93) | 4,280 | (259) | 39.2 | (1.46) | ||||||||||||
50 to 149 | 10,260 | (134) | 31.1 | (0.29) | 10,470 | (154) | 31.4 | (0.81) | 9,970 | (261) | 30.7 | (0.57) | 1,480 | (76) | 21.0 | (0.92) | 4,310 | (165) | 29.7 | (0.78) | 4,180 | (162) | 38.3 | (1.28) | ||||||||||||
150 to 299 | 7,440 | (34) | 22.5 | (0.21) | 6,690 | (46) | 20.1 | (0.49) | 6,790 | (196) | 20.9 | (0.54) | 2,840 | (113) | 40.3 | (1.11) | 2,510 | (97) | 17.3 | (0.70) | 1,450 | (79) | 13.3 | (0.68) | ||||||||||||
300 to 499 | 3,730 | (41) | 11.3 | (0.13) | 3,010 | (30) | 9.0 | (0.24) | 3,030 | (89) | 9.3 | (0.27) | 1,420 | (37) | 20.2 | (0.62) | 1,090 | (73) | 7.5 | (0.50) | 520 | (22) | 4.8 | (0.25) | ||||||||||||
500 to 749 | 1,530 | (3) | 4.6 | (0.04) | 1,280 | (†) | 3.8 | (0.10) | 1,410 | (51) | 4.4 | (0.17) | 690 | (42) | 9.8 | (0.56) | 470 | (12) | 3.2 | (0.11) | 250 | (16) | 2.3 | (0.17) | ||||||||||||
750 or more | 870 | (20) | 2.6 | (0.06) | 850 | (7) | 2.5 | (0.06) | 950 | (21) | 2.9 | (0.08) | 370 | (†) | 5.2 | (0.16) | 350 | (12) | 2.4 | (0.10) | 230 | (8) | 2.1 | (0.10) | ||||||||||||
Racial/ethnic enrollment concentration |
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More than 50 percent White |
26,490 | (290) | 80.3 | (0.21) | 25,110 | (818) | 75.2 | (0.74) | 23,250 | (434) | 71.6 | (0.60) | 5,180 | (†) | 73.6 | (0.58) | 10,940 | (303) | 75.4 | (0.77) | 7,120 | (259) | 65.3 | (1.14) | ||||||||||||
More than 50 percent Black |
2,660 | (34) | 8.0 | (0.11) | 2,640 | (70) | 7.9 | (0.28) | 2,220 | (79) | 6.8 | (0.26) | 290 | (†) | 4.1 | (0.13) | 1,240 | (55) | 8.5 | (0.40) | 690 | (49) | 6.3 | (0.47) | ||||||||||||
More than 50 percent Hispanic |
1,220 | (20) | 3.7 | (0.07) | 1,550 | (72) | 4.6 | (0.23) | 1,990 | (153) | 6.1 | (0.42) | 680 | (†) | 9.7 | (0.32) | 620 | (100) | 4.3 | (0.68) | 680 | (90) | 6.2 | (0.74) | ||||||||||||
No racial/ethnic group more than 50 percent |
2,150 | (36) | 6.5 | (0.11) | 3,300 | (103) | 9.9 | (0.36) | 4,080 | (121) | 12.6 | (0.32) | 790 | (†) | 11.2 | (0.30) | 1,350 | (45) | 9.3 | (0.34) | 1,940 | (113) | 17.8 | (0.87) | ||||||||||||
School locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 10,810 | (171) | 32.4 | (0.88) | 10,530 | (221) | 32.4 | (0.61) | 2,830 | (69) | 40.2 | (0.99) | 3,910 | (117) | 26.9 | (0.93) | 3,790 | (128) | 34.8 | (0.98) | ||||||||||||
Suburban | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 11,610 | (176) | 34.8 | (0.94) | 12,150 | (300) | 37.4 | (0.76) | 2,660 | (69) | 37.7 | (0.97) | 4,420 | (144) | 30.5 | (1.00) | 5,070 | (180) | 46.5 | (1.11) | ||||||||||||
Town | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 3,340 | (154) | 10.0 | (0.50) | 2,750 | (150) | 8.5 | (0.43) | 1,020 | (110) | 14.5 | (1.35) | 1,180 | (43) | 8.1 | (0.36) | 550 | (92) | 5.0 | (0.77) | ||||||||||||
Rural | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 7,610 | (799) | 22.8 | (1.86) | 7,020 | (336) | 21.6 | (0.86) | 530 | (35) | 7.5 | (0.48) | 4,990 | (301) | 34.4 | (1.47) | 1,500 | (148) | 13.8 | (1.19) |
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†Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Includes students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in schools that offer kindergarten or higher grade. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 Elementary schools have grade 6 or lower and no grade higher than 8. Secondary schools have no grade lower than 7. Combined schools include those that have grades lower than 7 and higher than 8, as well as those that do not classify students by grade level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 Race/ethnicity was not collected for prekindergarten students (821,800 in fall 2017). Percentage distribution is based on the students for whom race/ethnicity was reported. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 For 1999, Pacific Islander students are included under Asian. Prior to 2009, data were not collected on Pacific Islander students as a separate category. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 Reported in full-time equivalents (FTE). Excludes teachers who teach only prekindergarten students. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Tabulation includes 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), 1999-2000, 2009-10, and 2017–18. (This table was prepared August 2019.) |