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| Table 205.45. | Number and percentage distribution of private elementary and secondary students, number of teachers and pupil/teacher ratio, and number and average enrollment size of schools, by religious affiliation of school: Fall 1999, fall 2009, and fall 2015 |
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| Religious affiliation of school | Students1 | Teachers, 20152 | Schools, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fall 1999 | Fall 2009 total number |
Fall 2015 | Number | Pupil/teacher ratio | Number | Average enrollment size | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total number | Percentage distribution | Total number | Percentage distribution | Total number | Percentage distribution | Number in prekindergarten through grade 8 | Number in grades 9 through 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 6,018,280 | (30,179) | 100.0 | (†) | 5,488,490 | (35,857) | 100.0 | (†) | 5,750,520 | (85,729) | 100.0 | (†) | 4,304,470 | (69,171) | 1,446,060 | (23,777) | 481,560 | (7,265) | 11.9 | (0.06) | 34,580 | (953) | 166 | (4.1) | ||||||||||||
| Religiously affiliated | 4,853,780 | (26,450) | 80.7 | (0.11) | 4,236,440 | (32,943) | 77.2 | (0.16) | 4,351,490 | (80,288) | 75.7 | (0.51) | 3,259,050 | (63,688) | 1,092,430 | (23,546) | 336,400 | (6,712) | 12.9 | (0.10) | 23,270 | (878) | 187 | (6.6) | ||||||||||||
| African Methodist Episcopal | 1,630 | (†) | # | (†) | 2,190 | (†) | # | (†) | 1,180 | (†) | # | (†) | 1,070 | (†) | 110 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 12.0 | (†) | 10 | (†) | 129 | (†) | ||||||||||||
| Amish | 20,480 | (1,483) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 49,630 | ! | (21,679) | 0.9 | ! | (0.39) | 68,780 | ! | (24,246) | 1.2 | ! | (0.42) | 68,610 | ! | (24,246) | 160 | (†) | 3,860 | ! | (1,552) | 17.8 | (1.63) | 2,110 | ! | (637) | 33 | (2.3) | |||||
| Assembly of God | 91,170 | (682) | 1.5 | (0.01) | 51,660 | (846) | 0.9 | (0.02) | 42,080 | (†) | 0.7 | (0.01) | 35,120 | (†) | 6,960 | (†) | 2,980 | (†) | 14.1 | (†) | 250 | (†) | 171 | (†) | ||||||||||||
| Baptist | 374,740 | (4,831) | 6.2 | (0.07) | 289,480 | (7,176) | 5.3 | (0.13) | 239,170 | (8,492) | 4.2 | (0.16) | 190,620 | (6,345) | 48,550 | (2,694) | 19,760 | (716) | 12.1 | (0.06) | 1,860 | (153) | 128 | (8.8) | ||||||||||||
| Brethren | 9,490 | (†) | 0.2 | (#) | 8,150 | (†) | 0.1 | (#) | 5,860 | (†) | 0.1 | (#) | 4,590 | (†) | 1,260 | (†) | 590 | (†) | 9.9 | (†) | 70 | (†) | 89 | (†) | ||||||||||||
| Calvinist | 43,360 | (†) | 0.7 | (#) | 28,770 | (2,809) | 0.5 | (0.05) | 23,120 | (†) | 0.4 | (0.01) | 17,540 | (†) | 5,590 | (†) | 1,620 | (†) | 14.3 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 226 | (†) | ||||||||||||
| Christian (no specific denomination) | 609,210 | (13,920) | 10.1 | (0.20) | 699,800 | (11,027) | 12.8 | (0.18) | 876,430 | (67,287) | 15.2 | (1.01) | 646,900 | (45,531) | 229,530 | (23,314) | 77,310 | (6,296) | 11.3 | (0.24) | 5,410 | (347) | 162 | (11.2) | ||||||||||||
| Church of Christ | 57,060 | (†) | 0.9 | (#) | 35,510 | (†) | 0.6 | (#) | 29,520 | (†) | 0.5 | (0.01) | 21,450 | (†) | 8,080 | (†) | 2,290 | (†) | 12.9 | (†) | 120 | (†) | 253 | (†) | ||||||||||||
| Church of God | 19,120 | (949) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 14,260 | (515) | 0.3 | (0.01) | 10,370 | (†) | 0.2 | (#) | 7,720 | (†) | 2,650 | (†) | 750 | (†) | 13.7 | (†) | 80 | (†) | 130 | (†) | ||||||||||||
| Church of God in Christ | 3,710 | (321) | 0.1 | (0.01) | 4,100 | ! | (1,348) | 0.1 | ! | (0.02) | 2,870 | (†) | # | (†) | 2,010 | (†) | 860 | (†) | 120 | (†) | 23.2 | (†) | 20 | (†) | 143 | (†) | ||||||||||
| Church of the Nazarene | — | (†) | — | (†) | 18,490 | ! | (8,673) | 0.3 | ! | (0.16) | 9,250 | (†) | 0.2 | (#) | 8,280 | (†) | 970 | (†) | 590 | (†) | 15.6 | (†) | 70 | (†) | 132 | (†) | ||||||||||
| Disciples of Christ | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1,420 | (†) | # | (†) | 1,780 | (†) | # | (†) | 1,770 | (†) | 20 | (†) | 90 | (†) | 20.3 | (†) | 10 | (†) | 205 | (†) | ||||||||||||
| Episcopal | 135,100 | (16,971) | 2.2 | (0.28) | 112,710 | (919) | 2.1 | (0.02) | 103,710 | (†) | 1.8 | (0.03) | 75,820 | (†) | 27,880 | (†) | 11,090 | (†) | 9.3 | (†) | 350 | (†) | 293 | (†) | ||||||||||||
| Friends | 18,760 | (471) | 0.3 | (0.01) | 22,140 | (†) | 0.4 | (#) | 24,450 | (†) | 0.4 | (0.01) | 17,140 | (†) | 7,310 | (†) | 3,000 | (†) | 8.2 | (†) | 90 | (†) | 276 | (†) | ||||||||||||
| Greek Orthodox | 5,520 | (†) | 0.1 | (#) | 4,670 | (†) | 0.1 | (#) | 6,310 | (347) | 0.1 | (0.01) | 5,910 | (347) | 400 | (†) | 540 | (29) | 11.8 | (0.01) | 40 | (4) | 168 | (9.5) | ||||||||||||
| Islamic | 20,450 | (993) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 34,550 | (1,547) | 0.6 | (0.03) | 46,000 | (1,653) | 0.8 | (0.03) | 40,170 | (1,653) | 5,820 | (†) | 4,870 | (335) | 9.4 | (0.32) | 290 | (44) | 157 | (18.8) | ||||||||||||
| Jewish | 198,580 | (465) | 3.3 | (0.02) | 256,250 | (14,752) | 4.7 | (0.26) | 334,410 | (12,335) | 5.8 | (0.24) | 255,970 | (9,419) | 78,430 | (3,728) | 32,670 | (1,269) | 10.2 | (0.11) | 1,120 | (74) | 299 | (11.3) | ||||||||||||
| Latter Day Saints | 710 | (†) | # | (†) | 1,720 | (†) | # | (†) | 1,660 | (†) | # | (†) | 1,210 | (†) | 440 | (†) | 140 | (†) | 11.6 | (†) | 10 | (†) | 305 | (†) | ||||||||||||
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod | 211,360 | (1,658) | 3.5 | (0.03) | 163,750 | (33) | 3.0 | (0.02) | 158,330 | (5,416) | 2.8 | (0.10) | 135,710 | (4,069) | 22,610 | (3,575) | 9,690 | (364) | 16.3 | (0.18) | 1,000 | (45) | 158 | (5.5) | ||||||||||||
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 32,530 | (348) | 0.5 | (0.01) | 20,370 | (†) | 0.4 | (#) | 16,410 | (†) | 0.3 | (#) | 16,050 | (†) | 360 | (†) | 950 | (†) | 17.2 | (†) | 130 | (†) | 126 | (†) | ||||||||||||
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 37,230 | (†) | 0.6 | (#) | 35,420 | (†) | 0.6 | (#) | 33,920 | (†) | 0.6 | (0.01) | 27,970 | (†) | 5,950 | (†) | 2,260 | (†) | 15.0 | (†) | 320 | (†) | 107 | (†) | ||||||||||||
| Other Lutheran | 5,100 | (70) | 0.1 | (#) | 5,300 | (†) | 0.1 | (#) | 6,530 | (†) | 0.1 | (#) | 5,930 | (†) | 600 | (†) | 410 | (†) | 16.1 | (†) | 70 | (†) | 89 | (†) | ||||||||||||
| Mennonite | 24,800 | (1,337) | 0.4 | (0.02) | 29,260 | (3,261) | 0.5 | (0.06) | 30,530 | (3,651) | 0.5 | (0.06) | 24,880 | (3,651) | 5,650 | (†) | 2,860 | (434) | 10.7 | (0.38) | 610 | (137) | 50 | (5.8) | ||||||||||||
| Methodist | 41,920 | (1,401) | 0.7 | (0.02) | 37,980 | (1,437) | 0.7 | (0.03) | 36,590 | (1,692) | 0.6 | (0.03) | 32,600 | (1,692) | 3,990 | (†) | 2,000 | (26) | 18.3 | (0.61) | 290 | (26) | 127 | (5.4) | ||||||||||||
| Pentecostal | 38,370 | (599) | 0.6 | (0.01) | 20,570 | (2,628) | 0.4 | (0.05) | 21,490 | (3,701) | 0.4 | (0.06) | 16,420 | (2,278) | 5,060 | (1,423) | 2,210 | (414) | 9.7 | (0.18) | 430 | ! | (143) | 50 | (9.7) | |||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 50,990 | (†) | 0.8 | (#) | 51,530 | (360) | 0.9 | (0.01) | 56,090 | (4,379) | 1.0 | (0.07) | 47,710 | (4,272) | 8,380 | (251) | 3,770 | (274) | 14.9 | (0.79) | 320 | (65) | 174 | (25.6) | ||||||||||||
| Roman Catholic | 2,660,420 | (4,831) | 44.2 | (0.24) | 2,160,220 | (3,494) | 39.4 | (0.25) | 2,082,660 | (42,791) | 36.2 | (0.66) | 1,487,620 | (42,646) | 595,050 | (2,166) | 143,190 | (1,958) | 14.5 | (0.13) | 7,010 | (121) | 297 | (5.1) | ||||||||||||
| Seventh-Day Adventist | 63,540 | (240) | 1.1 | (0.01) | 53,820 | (365) | 1.0 | (0.01) | 53,330 | (550) | 0.9 | (0.02) | 39,600 | (550) | 13,720 | (†) | 4,000 | (46) | 13.3 | (0.05) | 800 | (46) | 67 | (3.2) | ||||||||||||
| Other | 76,690 | (8,847) | 1.3 | (0.14) | 22,720 | (†) | 0.4 | (#) | 28,670 | (800) | 0.5 | (0.02) | 22,640 | (800) | 6,030 | (†) | 2,700 | (240) | 10.6 | (0.66) | 300 | (80) | 94 | (24.7) | ||||||||||||
| Not religiously affiliated | 1,164,500 | (8,156) | 19.3 | (0.11) | 1,252,050 | (8,849) | 22.8 | (0.16) | 1,399,030 | (29,132) | 24.3 | (0.51) | 1,045,410 | (27,611) | 353,620 | (5,530) | 145,160 | (2,801) | 9.6 | (0.09) | 11,300 | (424) | 124 | (2.7) | ||||||||||||
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !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 Includes students in prekindergarten in schools that offer kindergarten or higher grade. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 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 2015–16. (This table was prepared January 2019.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
