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| Table 205.30. | Percentage distribution of students enrolled in private elementary and secondary schools, by school orientation and selected characteristics: Selected years, fall 2009 through fall 2019 |
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| Selected characteristic | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Catholic | Other religious | Nonsectarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Parochial | Diocesan | Private | Total | Conservative Christian | Affiliated1 | Unaffiliated2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||||||||||||||
| School level3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary and middle |
53.8 | (0.24) | 53.0 | (0.23) | 53.0 | (0.47) | 50.5 | (0.80) | 50.0 | (0.55) | 48.9 | (0.32) | 62.7 | (0.69) | 86.5 | (0.27) | 67.5 | (0.16) | 21.5 | (1.85) | 40.1 | (0.49) | 20.9 | (0.61) | 43.9 | (0.65) | 53.1 | (0.91) | 43.6 | (0.41) | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary and high | 16.3 | (0.12) | 16.8 | (0.26) | 16.4 | (0.21) | 16.4 | (0.27) | 17.5 | (0.35) | 16.8 | (0.17) | 29.6 | (0.27) | 7.1 | (0.14) | 28.4 | (0.14) | 61.2 | (1.55) | 7.2 | (0.16) | 3.8 | (0.11) | 9.4 | (0.11) | 8.1 | (0.48) | 14.1 | (0.32) | |||||||||||||||
| Other and ungraded | 29.8 | (0.21) | 30.2 | (0.24) | 30.6 | (0.49) | 33.1 | (0.91) | 32.6 | (0.47) | 34.4 | (0.34) | 7.8 | (0.81) | 6.4 | (0.13) | 4.2 | (0.02) | 17.3 | (3.33) | 52.7 | (0.44) | 75.3 | (0.62) | 46.7 | (0.54) | 38.8 | (0.77) | 42.3 | (0.44) | |||||||||||||||
Student race/ ethnicity4 |
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| White | 72.6 | (0.20) | 71.4 | (0.14) | 69.6 | (0.31) | 68.6 | (0.34) | 66.7 | (0.40) | 65.6 | (0.13) | 63.0 | (0.21) | 65.5 | (0.40) | 63.5 | (0.27) | 59.1 | (0.11) | 71.1 | (0.23) | 68.6 | (0.39) | 73.2 | (0.26) | 71.6 | (0.64) | 60.6 | (0.19) | |||||||||||||||
| Black | 9.2 | (0.07) | 8.9 | (0.06) | 9.3 | (0.27) | 9.3 | (0.31) | 9.3 | (0.23) | 9.4 | (0.07) | 8.3 | (0.14) | 6.8 | (0.18) | 7.7 | (0.05) | 11.4 | (0.46) | 10.3 | (0.12) | 11.2 | (0.22) | 8.8 | (0.14) | 10.9 | (0.28) | 9.8 | (0.05) | |||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 9.4 | (0.09) | 9.8 | (0.05) | 10.2 | (0.11) | 10.4 | (0.15) | 11.3 | (0.22) | 11.8 | (0.08) | 17.3 | (0.19) | 17.1 | (0.30) | 17.7 | (0.24) | 16.6 | (0.33) | 8.1 | (0.11) | 9.2 | (0.18) | 7.4 | (0.17) | 7.7 | (0.35) | 9.2 | (0.06) | |||||||||||||||
| Asian | 5.1 | (0.05) | 5.5 | (0.03) | 5.9 | (0.05) | 6.2 | (0.06) | 6.5 | (0.15) | 6.6 | (0.04) | 5.1 | (0.06) | 4.6 | (0.05) | 5.1 | (0.10) | 5.9 | (0.13) | 5.1 | (0.05) | 5.3 | (0.09) | 5.5 | (0.03) | 4.5 | (0.11) | 11.5 | (0.07) | |||||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 0.6 | (0.02) | 0.6 | (#) | 0.7 | (0.01) | 0.7 | (0.02) | 0.8 | (0.03) | 0.7 | (0.01) | 0.6 | (0.01) | 0.6 | (0.01) | 0.6 | (#) | 0.7 | (0.02) | 0.8 | (0.04) | 0.8 | (0.02) | 0.7 | (0.01) | 0.9 | (0.09) | 0.7 | (0.01) | |||||||||||||||
| American Indian/ Alaska Native |
0.4 | (#) | 0.5 | (#) | 0.5 | (0.01) | 0.5 | (0.01) | 0.5 | (0.03) | 0.6 | (#) | 0.5 | (#) | 0.3 | (0.01) | 0.4 | (#) | 1.0 | (0.01) | 0.6 | (0.01) | 0.7 | (0.02) | 0.3 | (#) | 0.6 | (0.02) | 0.6 | (#) | |||||||||||||||
| Two or more races | 2.7 | (0.02) | 3.3 | (0.01) | 3.9 | (0.03) | 4.3 | (0.08) | 4.9 | (0.06) | 5.3 | (0.03) | 5.1 | (0.05) | 5.0 | (0.10) | 5.1 | (0.07) | 5.4 | (0.09) | 4.0 | (0.05) | 4.3 | (0.07) | 4.1 | (0.05) | 3.8 | (0.10) | 7.6 | (0.04) | |||||||||||||||
School enrollment |
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| Less than 50 | 5.4 | (0.39) | 4.6 | (0.14) | 5.4 | (0.47) | 5.5 | (0.39) | 4.9 | (0.15) | 4.4 | (0.08) | 0.4 | (#) | 0.4 | (0.01) | 0.3 | (#) | 0.6 | (0.02) | 6.0 | (0.13) | 3.7 | (0.25) | 2.8 | (0.09) | 10.6 | (0.53) | 7.4 | (0.21) | |||||||||||||||
| 50 to 149 | 17.3 | (0.18) | 16.8 | (0.15) | 17.1 | (0.23) | 16.8 | (0.40) | 16.2 | (0.37) | 16.6 | (0.17) | 7.8 | (0.26) | 9.6 | (0.49) | 7.7 | (0.28) | 5.5 | (0.19) | 19.0 | (0.33) | 17.1 | (0.60) | 15.1 | (0.53) | 23.8 | (0.56) | 24.8 | (0.30) | |||||||||||||||
| 150 to 299 | 25.9 | (0.17) | 26.2 | (0.15) | 25.5 | (0.29) | 25.1 | (0.49) | 25.2 | (0.54) | 24.8 | (0.27) | 28.5 | (0.49) | 37.0 | (0.69) | 29.1 | (0.31) | 16.0 | (1.71) | 24.8 | (0.62) | 24.5 | (0.86) | 23.1 | (0.49) | 26.3 | (1.55) | 20.0 | (0.18) | |||||||||||||||
| 300 to 499 | 21.0 | (0.19) | 21.0 | (0.11) | 20.4 | (0.21) | 19.5 | (0.49) | 20.3 | (0.52) | 21.0 | (0.23) | 28.2 | (0.43) | 34.2 | (1.26) | 28.7 | (0.13) | 19.1 | (0.51) | 18.6 | (0.31) | 22.2 | (0.64) | 17.7 | (0.72) | 16.2 | (0.57) | 14.9 | (0.42) | |||||||||||||||
| 500 to 749 | 14.0 | (0.09) | 15.0 | (0.25) | 14.5 | (0.24) | 15.8 | (0.97) | 14.8 | (0.49) | 13.7 | (0.24) | 16.8 | (0.16) | 14.1 | (0.51) | 17.4 | (0.09) | 19.1 | (0.51) | 12.8 | (0.51) | 15.0 | (1.05) | 14.2 | (0.17) | 9.8 | (1.13) | 10.9 | (0.43) | |||||||||||||||
| 750 or more | 16.3 | (0.12) | 16.4 | (0.29) | 17.0 | (0.54) | 17.3 | (0.29) | 18.7 | (0.34) | 19.5 | (0.34) | 18.4 | (0.77) | 4.7 | (0.10) | 16.7 | (0.08) | 39.6 | (2.85) | 18.9 | (0.49) | 17.5 | (1.44) | 27.0 | (0.31) | 13.4 | (0.31) | 21.9 | (0.30) | |||||||||||||||
Region |
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| Northeast | 23.9 | (0.26) | 23.8 | (0.27) | 22.3 | (0.25) | 22.9 | (0.59) | 21.5 | (0.37) | 20.7 | (0.21) | 22.2 | (0.26) | 20.5 | (0.53) | 20.8 | (0.17) | 27.4 | (0.73) | 16.8 | (0.46) | 7.0 | (0.20) | 23.8 | (0.28) | 19.3 | (1.12) | 24.5 | (0.23) | |||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 23.6 | (0.38) | 24.0 | (0.26) | 24.6 | (0.64) | 24.5 | (0.77) | 24.1 | (0.65) | 22.6 | (0.22) | 33.7 | (0.37) | 40.5 | (0.97) | 34.6 | (0.17) | 23.1 | (0.62) | 19.9 | (0.41) | 17.3 | (0.71) | 20.1 | (0.65) | 21.9 | (0.69) | 11.6 | (0.24) | |||||||||||||||
| South | 33.6 | (0.29) | 33.2 | (0.16) | 34.1 | (0.33) | 34.2 | (0.73) | 35.5 | (0.63) | 37.1 | (0.37) | 26.6 | (0.55) | 22.9 | (1.23) | 27.8 | (0.14) | 29.0 | (1.76) | 45.2 | (0.73) | 51.4 | (1.41) | 41.4 | (0.58) | 43.2 | (1.17) | 39.0 | (0.42) | |||||||||||||||
| West | 19.0 | (0.17) | 19.1 | (0.09) | 19.1 | (0.32) | 18.5 | (0.33) | 18.9 | (0.51) | 19.6 | (0.29) | 17.4 | (0.36) | 16.2 | (0.57) | 16.8 | (0.38) | 20.5 | (0.95) | 18.1 | (0.31) | 24.3 | (0.85) | 14.8 | (0.36) | 15.6 | (0.64) | 24.9 | (0.52) | |||||||||||||||
School locale |
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| City | 41.0 | (0.31) | 41.5 | (0.27) | 42.5 | (0.50) | 43.0 | (0.77) | 43.1 | (0.63) | 43.5 | (0.42) | 47.6 | (0.65) | 42.7 | (0.90) | 47.0 | (0.26) | 55.4 | (2.46) | 39.1 | (0.75) | 34.5 | (1.57) | 44.1 | (0.58) | 38.8 | (1.27) | 44.8 | (0.45) | |||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 39.0 | (0.34) | 38.3 | (0.20) | 41.0 | (0.44) | 40.2 | (0.82) | 39.9 | (0.58) | 40.2 | (0.30) | 39.4 | (0.44) | 40.6 | (1.02) | 40.4 | (0.34) | 35.7 | (1.09) | 39.5 | (0.50) | 41.0 | (0.95) | 41.7 | (0.64) | 36.4 | (0.83) | 42.3 | (0.41) | |||||||||||||||
| Town | 7.1 | (0.17) | 6.8 | (0.05) | 6.3 | (0.33) | 6.2 | (0.56) | 6.5 | (0.42) | 5.9 | (0.20) | 8.2 | (0.54) | 12.3 | (0.93) | 8.1 | (0.28) | 3.2 | ! | (1.39) | 6.0 | (0.17) | 7.7 | (0.66) | 5.3 | (0.06) | 5.1 | (0.18) | 2.7 | (0.02) | ||||||||||||||
| Rural | 12.9 | (0.42) | 13.4 | (0.33) | 10.1 | (0.47) | 10.7 | (0.57) | 10.5 | (0.41) | 10.4 | (0.20) | 4.7 | (0.28) | 4.4 | (0.96) | 4.5 | (0.02) | 5.7 | (0.15) | 15.5 | (0.45) | 16.9 | (0.70) | 8.9 | (0.10) | 19.7 | (0.98) | 10.3 | (0.12) | |||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Affiliated schools belong to associations of schools with a specific religious orientation other than Catholic or conservative Christian. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Unaffiliated schools have a religious orientation or purpose but are not classified as Catholic, conservative Christian, or affiliated. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 School levels are assigned based on the current Common Core of Data (CCD) school level definitions. For more information about the CCD school levels, see https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/doc/11_Changes_SCH_LEA_Level_Assignments_3.4.2020.docx. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Race/ethnicity was not collected for prekindergarten students (832,900 out of 5,485,800 students in 2019). Percentage distribution is based on the students for whom race/ethnicity was reported. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes enrollment 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), 2009-10 through 2019-20. (This table was prepared September 2021.) |
