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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 2011, and fall 2021 |
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Religious affiliation of school | Students1 | Teachers, 20212 | Schools, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fall 1999 | Fall 2011 | Fall 2021 | 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 | (†) | 5,268,090 | (24,908) | 100.0 | (†) | 5,473,540 | (16,721) | 100.0 | (†) | 4,071,430 | (13,699) | 1,402,110 | (3,567) | 482,570 | (1,529) | 11.3 | (0.02) | 29,730 | (156) | 184 | (0.80) | ||||||||||||
Religiously affiliated | 4,853,780 | (26,450) | 80.7 | (0.11) | 4,079,820 | (25,528) | 77.4 | (0.15) | 4,079,120 | (14,906) | 74.5 | (0.09) | 3,045,950 | (11,759) | 1,033,170 | (3,556) | 328,740 | (1,378) | 12.4 | (0.03) | 19,630 | (146) | 208 | (1.34) | ||||||||||||
African Methodist Episcopal | 1,630 | (#) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||
Amish | 20,480 | (1,483) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 33,420 | (5,947) | 0.6 | (0.11) | 42,180 | (†) | 0.8 | (#) | 41,950 | (†) | 230 | (†) | 2,630 | (†) | 16.1 | (†) | 1,420 | (†) | 30 | (†) | ||||||||||||
Assembly of God | 91,170 | (682) | 1.5 | (0.01) | 45,570 | (†) | 0.9 | (#) | 43,980 | (6,264) | 0.8 | (0.11) | 36,610 | (5,032) | 7,370 | (1,233) | 3,120 | (404) | 14.1 | (0.19) | 190 | (9) | 229 | (21.70) | ||||||||||||
Baptist | 374,740 | (4,831) | 6.2 | (0.07) | 253,250 | (1,003) | 4.8 | (0.04) | 230,490 | (2,608) | 4.2 | (0.05) | 186,620 | (2,608) | 43,870 | (†) | 18,650 | (54) | 12.4 | (0.10) | 1,480 | (13) | 156 | (0.34) | ||||||||||||
Brethren | 9,490 | (#) | 0.2 | (#) | 9,030 | (†) | 0.2 | (#) | 5,530 | (†) | 0.1 | (#) | 4,370 | (†) | 1,160 | (†) | 500 | (†) | 11.0 | (†) | 50 | (†) | 110 | (†) | ||||||||||||
Calvinist |
43,360 | (#) | 0.7 | (#) | 26,590 | (272) | 0.5 | (0.01) | 22,010 | (1,432) | 0.4 | (0.03) | 16,210 | (1,432) | 5,810 | (†) | 1,660 | (85) | 13.3 | (0.19) | 80 | (7) | 276 | (7.42) | ||||||||||||
Christian (no specific denomination) |
609,210 | (13,920) | 10.1 | (0.20) | 700,980 | (3,720) | 13.3 | (0.07) | 810,830 | (11,345) | 14.8 | (0.17) | 618,740 | (8,205) | 192,090 | (3,232) | 66,620 | (1,004) | 12.2 | (0.08) | 4,010 | (86) | 202 | (3.86) | ||||||||||||
Church of Christ | 57,060 | (#) | 0.9 | (#) | 34,450 | (17) | 0.7 | (#) | 32,200 | (†) | 0.6 | (#) | 22,860 | (†) | 9,340 | (†) | 2,370 | (†) | 13.6 | (†) | 110 | (†) | 295 | (†) | ||||||||||||
Church of God | 19,120 | (949) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 11,460 | (1) | 0.2 | (#) | 8,340 | (†) | 0.2 | (#) | 5,540 | (†) | 2,810 | (†) | 620 | (†) | 13.5 | (†) | 60 | (†) | 132 | (†) | ||||||||||||
Church of God in Christ | 3,710 | (321) | 0.1 | (0.01) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||
Church of the Nazarene |
--- | (†) | --- | (†) | 8,180 | (†) | 0.2 | (#) | 8,720 | (†) | 0.2 | (#) | 7,570 | (†) | 1,150 | (†) | 610 | (†) | 14.2 | (†) | 50 | (†) | 175 | (†) | ||||||||||||
Disciples of Christ | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||
Episcopal | 135,100 | (16,971) | 2.2 | (0.28) | 110,520 | (†) | 2.1 | (0.01) | 114,460 | (†) | 2.1 | (0.01) | 83,050 | (†) | 31,410 | (†) | 12,400 | (†) | 9.2 | (†) | 360 | (†) | 316 | (†) | ||||||||||||
Friends | 18,760 | (471) | 0.3 | (0.01) | 20,720 | (64) | 0.4 | (#) | 20,640 | (†) | 0.4 | (#) | 14,550 | (†) | 6,080 | (†) | 2,760 | (†) | 7.5 | (†) | 80 | (†) | 251 | (†) | ||||||||||||
Greek Orthodox | 5,520 | (#) | 0.1 | (#) | 5,750 | (295) | 0.1 | (0.01) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||
Islamic |
20,450 | (993) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 37,140 | (47) | 0.7 | (#) | 60,740 | (†) | 1.1 | (#) | 52,200 | (†) | 8,540 | (†) | 6,650 | (†) | 9.1 | (†) | 330 | (†) | 186 | (†) | ||||||||||||
Jewish | 198,580 | (465) | 3.3 | (0.02) | 276,260 | (16,623) | 5.2 | (0.30) | 333,720 | (3,039) | 6.1 | (0.05) | 263,800 | (3,033) | 69,920 | (54) | 34,190 | (282) | 9.8 | (0.06) | 1,170 | (17) | 286 | (1.92) | ||||||||||||
Latter Day Saints | 710 | (†) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod |
211,360 | (1,658) | 3.5 | (0.03) | 156,600 | (1,177) | 3.0 | (0.02) | 144,170 | (†) | 2.6 | (0.01) | 123,890 | (†) | 20,280 | (†) | 9,270 | (†) | 15.6 | (†) | 850 | (†) | 169 | (†) | ||||||||||||
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
32,530 | (348) | 0.5 | (0.01) | 15,660 | (†) | 0.3 | (#) | 13,010 | (†) | 0.2 | (#) | 12,740 | (†) | 270 | (†) | 850 | (†) | 15.3 | (†) | 80 | (†) | 154 | (†) | ||||||||||||
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
37,230 | (#) | 0.6 | (#) | 34,480 | (†) | 0.7 | (#) | 39,510 | (1,532) | 0.7 | (0.03) | 32,900 | (1,532) | 6,610 | (†) | 2,510 | (55) | 15.7 | (0.26) | 330 | (18) | 121 | (2.18) | ||||||||||||
Other Lutheran | 5,100 | (70) | 0.1 | (#) | 9,470 | (62) | 0.2 | (#) | 7,120 | (†) | 0.1 | (#) | 6,750 | (†) | 380 | (†) | 450 | (†) | 15.8 | (†) | 60 | (†) | 115 | (†) | ||||||||||||
Mennonite | 24,800 | (1,337) | 0.4 | (0.02) | 33,520 | (5,217) | 0.6 | (0.10) | 29,130 | (390) | 0.5 | (0.01) | 24,260 | (390) | 4,870 | (†) | 2,860 | (25) | 10.2 | (0.05) | 480 | (8) | 61 | (0.24) | ||||||||||||
Methodist | 41,920 | (1,401) | 0.7 | (0.02) | 35,950 | (†) | 0.7 | (#) | 32,440 | (†) | 0.6 | (#) | 29,950 | (†) | 2,480 | (†) | 1,910 | (†) | 17.0 | (†) | 230 | (†) | 139 | (†) | ||||||||||||
Pentecostal | 38,370 | (599) | 0.6 | (0.01) | 17,050 | (328) | 0.3 | (0.01) | 19,180 | (803) | 0.4 | (0.01) | 15,440 | (716) | 3,740 | (86) | 1,820 | (90) | 10.5 | (0.08) | 260 | (12) | 74 | (0.43) | ||||||||||||
Presbyterian |
50,990 | (#) | 0.8 | (#) | 46,430 | (17) | 0.9 | (#) | 51,260 | (†) | 0.9 | (#) | 41,250 | (†) | 10,010 | (†) | 4,090 | (†) | 12.5 | (†) | 210 | (†) | 244 | (†) | ||||||||||||
Roman Catholic | 2,660,420 | (4,831) | 44.2 | (0.24) | 2,087,870 | (14,426) | 39.6 | (0.25) | 1,816,480 | (2,112) | 33.2 | (0.09) | 1,259,710 | (1,951) | 556,770 | (295) | 134,860 | (181) | 13.5 | (#) | 6,120 | (21) | 297 | (0.75) | ||||||||||||
Seventh-Day Adventist | 63,540 | (240) | 1.1 | (0.01) | 51,260 | (†) | 1.0 | (#) | 43,790 | (†) | 0.8 | (#) | 33,330 | (†) | 10,460 | (†) | 3,430 | (†) | 12.8 | (†) | 670 | (†) | 65 | (†) | ||||||||||||
Other | 76,690 | (8,847) | 1.3 | (0.14) | 12,430 | (†) | 0.2 | (#) | 140,810 | (1,166) | 2.6 | (0.02) | 104,510 | (874) | 36,310 | (299) | 13,220 | (562) | 10.6 | (0.40) | 880 | (83) | 161 | (14.39) | ||||||||||||
Not religiously affiliated |
1,164,500 | (8,156) | 19.3 | (0.11) | 1,188,270 | (5,376) | 22.6 | (0.15) | 1,394,420 | (5,395) | 25.5 | (0.09) | 1,025,480 | (5,096) | 368,950 | (930) | 153,830 | (579) | 9.1 | (0.03) | 10,100 | (79) | 138 | (0.75) |
---Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
†Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1Includes students in prekindergarten in schools that offer kindergarten or higher grade. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2Reported 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, 2011-12, and 2021-22. (This table was prepared July 2023.) |