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Table 205.80. Private elementary and secondary schools, enrollment, teachers, and high school graduates, by state: Selected years, 2009 through 2019
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State Schools, fall 2019 Enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12 Teachers,1  fall 2019 High school graduates, 2018–19
Fall 2009 Fall 2011 Fall 2013 Fall 2015 Fall 2017 Fall 2019
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
United States 30,490   (192) 5,488,490   (35,857) 5,268,090   (24,908) 5,395,740   (50,342) 5,750,520   (85,729) 5,719,990   (74,133) 5,485,800   (37,869) 481,200   (3,060) 340,610   (3,516)
Alabama 400   (41) 95,570   (11,745) 81,070   (49) 76,400   (295) 75,070   (†) 70,840   (2,360) 76,430   (952) 6,360   (124) 5,000   (†)
Alaska 40   (†) 7,510 ! (2,740) 5,170   (†) 5,080   (†) 5,540   (†) 4,470   (†) 4,710   (†) 390   (†)   (†)
Arizona 400   (51) 55,390   (†) 53,120   (229) 55,070   (†) 56,610   (†) 56,800   (1,153) 70,470   (5,120) 5,630   (342) 4,150   (†)
Arkansas 170   (†) 28,900   (1,371) 29,930   (1,245) 30,340   (1,496) 37,930   (6,108) 30,530   (1,872) 30,800   (†) 2,660   (†) 1,680   (†)
California 3,220   (38) 623,150   (4,185) 608,070   (69) 596,160   (3,500) 627,170   (10,231) 643,010   (22,494) 623,280   (1,613) 51,340   (125) 38,850   (†)

Colorado
360   (†) 63,720   (3,486) 61,140   (148) 60,690   (4,498) 68,140   (9,589) 56,420   (2,338) 59,320   (†) 5,100   (†) 3,210   (†)
Connecticut 310   (†) 72,540   (464) 66,320   (142) 72,770   (8,293) 66,710   (2,671) 62,680   (4,763) 58,670   (†) 7,310   (†) 6,920   (†)
Delaware 140 ! (44) 26,640   (†) 25,090   (†) 23,640   (†) 19,660   (†) 28,130 ! (9,939) 24,390   (6,302) 2,120   (504) 1,300   (29)
District of Columbia 70   (†) 17,810   (†) 16,950   (†) 19,790   (277) 17,110   (1,939) 14,280   (†) 16,100   (†) 1,930   (†) 1,390   (†)
Florida 2,510   (74) 343,990   (1,023) 340,960   (230) 372,790   (2,812) 389,310   (207) 471,580   (26,070) 461,840   (16,097) 37,480   (1,240) 27,080   (653)

Georgia
860   (75) 150,300   (6,251) 138,080   (†) 150,360   (2,250) 189,630   (27,662) 166,310   (16,140) 169,630   (10,335) 17,030   (694) 11,100   (41)
Hawaii 170   (40) 37,130   (†) 37,530   (†) 33,820   (32) 45,600   (7,730) 40,840   (†) 45,090   (4,489) 3,760   (242) 3,300   (†)
Idaho 160   (†) 18,680   (4,814) 13,670   (193) 18,580   (3,090) 20,230   (3,947) 26,040   (5,656) 19,480   (†) 1,420   (†) 880   (†)
Illinois 1,280   (73) 289,720   (9,237) 271,030   (1,289) 281,360   (6,026) 280,440   (19,662) 258,280   (16,148) 232,270   (9,110) 17,910   (704) 12,650   (†)
Indiana 870   (47) 120,770   (5,919) 129,120   (12,177) 121,230   (3,928) 171,570   (4,510) 144,780   (16,314) 133,330   (4,959) 9,580   (286) 6,850   (239)

Iowa
220   (†) 45,160   (†) 63,840   (14,665) 56,150   (9,338) 70,870   (16,178) 51,040   (1,661) 48,620   (†) 4,100   (†) 2,710   (†)
Kansas 220   (†) 44,680   (1,668) 43,100   (1,640) 41,520   (3,286) 42,270   (†) 43,660   (†) 46,380   (†) 3,670   (†) 2,570   (†)
Kentucky 410   (45) 70,590   (2,132) 69,410   (12) 74,750   (4,226) 70,090   (†) 86,880   (19,678) 84,040   (9,460) 7,160   (1,213) 5,420   (627)
Louisiana 410   (34) 147,040   (9,890) 125,720   (108) 129,720   (2,606) 166,560   (33,949) 146,100   (16,303) 132,100   (19,091) 11,050   (1,590) 10,200   (2,446)
Maine 150   (†) 18,310   (†) 18,350   (†) 18,380   (272) 18,600   (†) 18,340   (†) 19,850   (†) 2,080   (†) 3,000   (†)

Maryland
700   (25) 145,690   (160) 137,450   (564) 143,530   (2,030) 142,630   (3,549) 157,180   (14,193) 149,600   (5,655) 14,420   (533) 10,550   (†)
Massachusetts 660   (†) 137,110   (1,169) 130,940   (1,596) 134,560   (943) 123,230   (865) 121,040   (658) 118,860   (†) 15,220   (†) 11,300   (†)
Michigan 800   (64) 153,230   (5,828) 135,580   (544) 141,590   (6,240) 172,130   (34,196) 147,650   (10,736) 149,090   (8,348) 11,090   (571) 8,660   (251)
Minnesota 520   (†) 89,530   (†) 87,620   (†) 85,260   (†) 75,630   (†) 128,690   (30,057) 83,590   (†) 6,560   (†) 5,120   (†)
Mississippi 180   (†) 54,650   (2,458) 52,060   (†) 50,330   (3,333) 43,580   (†) 47,450   (†) 41,880   (†) 3,650   (†) 2,980   (†)

Missouri
640   (64) 117,970   (2,065) 130,130   (8,715) 139,570   (25,980) 125,290   (8,723) 132,030   (16,277) 109,040   (5,335) 9,500   (644) 6,680   (27)
Montana 120   (†) 10,390   (1,221) 10,550   (†) 10,560   (521) 11,690   (†) 10,390   (†) 9,680   (†) 950   (†) 410   (†)
Nebraska 190   (†) 39,040   (†) 40,750   (†) 42,300   (†) 48,960   (5,442) 50,940   (7,667) 40,270   (†) 2,800   (†) 2,470   (†)
Nevada 130   (†) 25,060   (†) 26,130   (†) 21,980   (†) 23,910   (†) 26,330   (†) 25,480   (†) 1,780   (†) 1,420   (†)
New Hampshire 210   (†) 26,470   (†) 27,350   (†) 26,700   (†) 25,330   (†) 32,490   (7,282) 22,500   (†) 2,570   (†) 2,170   (†)

New Jersey
1,070   (46) 232,020   (16,536) 210,220   (1,211) 211,150   (4,607) 213,170   (13,684) 214,840   (12,022) 196,960   (10,645) 19,010   (805) 13,430   (567)
New Mexico 170   (25) 23,730   (507) 22,680   (10) 21,750   (†) 22,230   (†)   (†) 21,310   (1,790) 1,960   (177) 1,190   (†)
New York 1,660   (42) 486,310   (5,211) 487,810   (19,574) 452,380   (901) 520,660   (16,620) 469,720   (2,192) 403,720   (1,181) 40,010   (391) 26,890   (42)
North Carolina 760   (41) 110,740   (1,851) 119,070   (†) 118,090   (492) 124,030   (†) 122,060   (3,653) 137,840   (764) 13,360   (101) 8,250   (†)
North Dakota 60   (†) 7,750   (†) 7,770   (†) 8,290   (†) 7,830   (†) 9,260   (†) 11,520   (†) 900   (†)   (†)

Ohio
1,290   (47) 246,250   (24,214) 213,990   (3,419) 238,620   (19,487) 255,690   (40,837) 247,790   (24,684) 225,640   (6,534) 18,810   (559) 12,640   (51)
Oklahoma 180   (†) 34,000   (716) 35,750   (847) 32,740   (†) 32,160   (1,061) 31,550   (†) 38,210   (†) 3,420   (†) 2,240   (†)
Oregon 370   (15) 56,820   (3,502) 53,200   (†) 58,830   (3,109) 57,310   (†) 52,960   (787) 54,700   (437) 4,420   (29) 3,440   (†)
Pennsylvania 2,460   (2) 301,640   (5,036) 276,300   (3,668) 253,800   (756) 315,830   (38,974) 282,330   (13,928) 283,980   (3,713) 25,280   (218) 18,130   (80)
Rhode Island 110   (†) 24,940   (†) 25,420   (†) 22,180   (†) 20,620   (2,711) 18,770   (†) 18,440   (†) 1,830   (†) 1,610   (†)

South Carolina
430   (39) 62,320   (311) 60,890   (†) 65,350   (4,447) 62,830   (†) 65,200   (2,438) 70,560   (4,310) 5,600   (56) 3,400   (†)
South Dakota 80   (†) 11,470   (†) 12,490   (†) 9,950   (†) 10,740   (†) 12,170   (†) 13,580   (†) 1,010   (†) 760   (†)
Tennessee 570   (33) 98,310   (4,176) 92,430   (34) 93,990   (3,210) 91,950   (†) 99,110   (7,467) 119,880   (13,541) 11,550   (1,230) 8,340   (1,282)
Texas 1,740   (56) 313,360   (11,968) 285,320   (2,046) 312,640   (5,896) 351,270   (26,334) 347,430   (28,896) 318,130   (2,633) 28,560   (90) 16,790   (†)
Utah 170   (17) 21,990   (1,558) 18,660   (55) 23,310   (†) 21,140   (†) 22,650   (†) 25,870   (6,798) 1,790   (33) 1,390   (†)

Vermont
110   (†) 10,350   (†) 9,030   (†) 8,890   (†) 10,040   (†) 9,090   (†) 10,040   (†) 1,200   (†) 950   (†)
Virginia 1,020   (157) 128,140   (2,581) 123,780   (82) 131,330   (1,828) 140,350   (12,832) 131,290   (281) 151,440   (14,986) 13,120   (381) 7,560   (76)
Washington 670   (67) 94,340   (625) 93,630   (234) 119,730   (17,349) 100,140   (479) 99,620   (762) 113,250   (16,948) 9,680   (1,757) 5,550 ! (1,859)
West Virginia 130   (†) 13,860   (†) 13,430   (1) 14,350   (†) 14,780   (†) 14,310   (†) 14,380   (†) 1,370   (†) 840   (†)
Wisconsin 890   (19) 130,510   (†) 127,250   (†) 160,650   (32,980) 144,020   (11,405) 151,990   (15,852) 146,640   (2,913) 11,410   (217) 6,550   (†)
Wyoming 40   (†) 2,910   (†) 2,740   (†) 2,780   (†) 2,240   (†) 2,320   (†) 2,940   (†) 300   (†)   (†)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) 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. Some state counts are based on a census of schools in that state rather than a sample; for these counts, standard errors are not applicable. 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 November 2021.)

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