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| Table 205.80. | Private elementary and secondary schools, enrollment, teachers, and high school graduates, by state: Selected years, 2009 through 2021 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| State | Schools, fall 2021 | Enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12 | Teachers,1 fall 2021 | High school graduates, 2020–21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fall 2009 | Fall 2011 | Fall 2013 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2017 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Prekindergarten | Kindergarten through grade 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 29,730 | (156) | 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) | 5,473,540 | (16,721) | 742,240 | (4,971) | 4,731,300 | (14,850) | 482,570 | (1,529) | 331,580 | (776) | ||||||||||||
| Alabama | 370 | (#) | 95,570 | (11,745) | 81,070 | (49) | 76,400 | (295) | 75,070 | (#) | 70,840 | (2,360) | 76,430 | (952) | 75,050 | (#) | 11,860 | (#) | 63,190 | (#) | 6,170 | (#) | 4,790 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Alaska | 40 | (#) | 7,510 | ! | (2,740) | 5,170 | (#) | 5,080 | (#) | 5,540 | (#) | 4,470 | (#) | 4,710 | (#) | 5,080 | (#) | 610 | (#) | 4,470 | (#) | 460 | (#) | 210 | (#) | |||||||||||
| Arizona | 410 | (48) | 55,390 | (#) | 53,120 | (229) | 55,070 | (#) | 56,610 | (#) | 56,800 | (1,153) | 70,470 | (5,120) | 76,390 | (8,301) | 9,440 | (776) | 66,950 | (7,525) | 6,160 | (753) | 4,270 | (265) | ||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 150 | (#) | 28,900 | (1,371) | 29,930 | (1,245) | 30,340 | (1,496) | 37,930 | (6,108) | 30,530 | (1,872) | 30,800 | (#) | 28,230 | (#) | 4,900 | (#) | 23,330 | (#) | 2,390 | (#) | 1,480 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| California | 3,140 | (12) | 623,150 | (4,185) | 608,070 | (69) | 596,160 | (3,500) | 627,170 | (10,231) | 643,010 | (22,494) | 623,280 | (1,613) | 608,220 | (7,962) | 64,940 | (22) | 543,280 | (7,962) | 51,900 | (535) | 39,710 | (438) | ||||||||||||
Colorado |
380 | (23) | 63,720 | (3,486) | 61,140 | (148) | 60,690 | (4,498) | 68,140 | (9,589) | 56,420 | (2,338) | 59,320 | (#) | 67,000 | (3,364) | 14,920 | (2,169) | 52,070 | (1,196) | 5,780 | (156) | 4,950 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 320 | (7) | 72,540 | (464) | 66,320 | (142) | 72,770 | (8,293) | 66,710 | (2,671) | 62,680 | (4,763) | 58,670 | (#) | 60,850 | (808) | 6,270 | (735) | 54,590 | (73) | 7,320 | (10) | 6,240 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Delaware | 110 | (10) | 26,640 | (#) | 25,090 | (#) | 23,640 | (#) | 19,660 | (#) | 28,130 | ! | (9,939) | 24,390 | (6,302) | 22,280 | (5,241) | 2,430 | (#) | 19,850 | (5,241) | 1,770 | (229) | 1,310 | (343) | |||||||||||
| District of Columbia | 80 | (#) | 17,810 | (#) | 16,950 | (#) | 19,790 | (277) | 17,110 | (1,939) | 14,280 | (#) | 16,100 | (#) | 20,620 | (#) | 1,510 | (#) | 19,110 | (#) | 2,370 | (#) | 1,840 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Florida | 2,640 | (49) | 343,990 | (1,023) | 340,960 | (230) | 372,790 | (2,812) | 389,310 | (207) | 471,580 | (26,070) | 461,840 | (16,097) | 486,830 | (4,994) | 64,660 | (2,754) | 422,170 | (3,937) | 39,310 | (379) | 28,080 | (105) | ||||||||||||
Georgia |
830 | (15) | 150,300 | (6,251) | 138,080 | (#) | 150,360 | (2,250) | 189,630 | (27,662) | 166,310 | (16,140) | 169,630 | (10,335) | 175,170 | (3,943) | 23,660 | (#) | 151,510 | (3,943) | 17,020 | (678) | 11,880 | (370) | ||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 140 | (#) | 37,130 | (#) | 37,530 | (#) | 33,820 | (32) | 45,600 | (7,730) | 40,840 | (#) | 45,090 | (4,489) | 39,480 | (#) | 3,010 | (#) | 36,470 | (#) | 3,230 | (#) | 3,030 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Idaho | 160 | (#) | 18,680 | (4,814) | 13,670 | (193) | 18,580 | (3,090) | 20,230 | (3,947) | 26,040 | (5,656) | 19,480 | (#) | 23,290 | (#) | 4,210 | (#) | 19,080 | (#) | 1,690 | (#) | 960 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1,230 | (15) | 289,720 | (9,237) | 271,030 | (1,289) | 281,360 | (6,026) | 280,440 | (19,662) | 258,280 | (16,148) | 232,270 | (9,110) | 223,200 | (1,604) | 37,280 | (1,205) | 185,920 | (399) | 17,740 | (53) | 12,500 | (45) | ||||||||||||
| Indiana | 820 | (22) | 120,770 | (5,919) | 129,120 | (12,177) | 121,230 | (3,928) | 171,570 | (4,510) | 144,780 | (16,314) | 133,330 | (4,959) | 127,830 | (1,036) | 15,440 | (#) | 112,390 | (1,036) | 9,530 | (93) | 6,130 | (33) | ||||||||||||
Iowa |
230 | (#) | 45,160 | (#) | 63,840 | (14,665) | 56,150 | (9,338) | 70,870 | (16,178) | 51,040 | (1,661) | 48,620 | (#) | 53,770 | (#) | 5,360 | (#) | 48,410 | (#) | 4,410 | (#) | 2,980 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Kansas | 220 | (31) | 44,680 | (1,668) | 43,100 | (1,640) | 41,520 | (3,286) | 42,270 | (#) | 43,660 | (#) | 46,380 | (#) | 44,520 | (673) | 3,960 | (#) | 40,570 | (673) | 3,830 | (126) | 2,790 | (31) | ||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 480 | (106) | 70,590 | (2,132) | 69,410 | (12) | 74,750 | (4,226) | 70,090 | (#) | 86,880 | (19,678) | 84,040 | (9,460) | 76,110 | (2,819) | 11,640 | (1,106) | 64,470 | (2,122) | 6,270 | (408) | 4,040 | (49) | ||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 360 | (#) | 147,040 | (9,890) | 125,720 | (108) | 129,720 | (2,606) | 166,560 | (33,949) | 146,100 | (16,303) | 132,100 | (19,091) | 115,620 | (#) | 13,180 | (#) | 102,440 | (#) | 9,310 | (#) | 7,680 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Maine | 130 | (#) | 18,310 | (#) | 18,350 | (#) | 18,380 | (272) | 18,600 | (#) | 18,340 | (#) | 19,850 | (#) | 18,370 | (#) | 1,350 | (#) | 17,020 | (#) | 2,200 | (#) | 2,680 | (#) | ||||||||||||
Maryland |
680 | (#) | 145,690 | (160) | 137,450 | (564) | 143,530 | (2,030) | 142,630 | (3,549) | 157,180 | (14,193) | 149,600 | (5,655) | 143,120 | (#) | 18,060 | (#) | 125,070 | (#) | 14,340 | (#) | 10,200 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 660 | (23) | 137,110 | (1,169) | 130,940 | (1,596) | 134,560 | (943) | 123,230 | (865) | 121,040 | (658) | 118,860 | (#) | 118,600 | (346) | 15,960 | (256) | 102,630 | (90) | 15,140 | (53) | 9,570 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Michigan | 700 | (#) | 153,230 | (5,828) | 135,580 | (544) | 141,590 | (6,240) | 172,130 | (34,196) | 147,650 | (10,736) | 149,090 | (8,348) | 135,460 | (#) | 18,600 | (#) | 116,870 | (#) | 10,360 | (#) | 8,030 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 510 | (15) | 89,530 | (#) | 87,620 | (#) | 85,260 | (#) | 75,630 | (#) | 128,690 | (30,057) | 83,590 | (#) | 88,740 | (2,806) | 12,120 | (#) | 76,630 | (2,806) | 6,990 | (308) | 4,070 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Mississippi | 250 | (53) | 54,650 | (2,458) | 52,060 | (#) | 50,330 | (3,333) | 43,580 | (#) | 47,450 | (#) | 41,880 | (#) | 49,290 | (1,792) | 5,960 | (#) | 43,340 | (1,792) | 4,100 | (243) | 3,420 | (#) | ||||||||||||
Missouri |
630 | (13) | 117,970 | (2,065) | 130,130 | (8,715) | 139,570 | (25,980) | 125,290 | (8,723) | 132,030 | (16,277) | 109,040 | (5,335) | 110,740 | (343) | 14,910 | (64) | 95,830 | (279) | 9,430 | (51) | 6,710 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Montana | 130 | (#) | 10,390 | (1,221) | 10,550 | (#) | 10,560 | (521) | 11,690 | (#) | 10,390 | (#) | 9,680 | (#) | 11,880 | (#) | 1,740 | (#) | 10,140 | (#) | 1,000 | (#) | 420 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 210 | (#) | 39,040 | (#) | 40,750 | (#) | 42,300 | (#) | 48,960 | (5,442) | 50,940 | (7,667) | 40,270 | (#) | 41,310 | (#) | 4,490 | (#) | 36,820 | (#) | 3,090 | (#) | 2,340 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Nevada | 130 | (5) | 25,060 | (#) | 26,130 | (#) | 21,980 | (#) | 23,910 | (#) | 26,330 | (#) | 25,480 | (#) | 28,820 | (1,459) | 4,430 | (387) | 24,400 | (1,072) | 1,890 | (78) | 1,360 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 190 | (#) | 26,470 | (#) | 27,350 | (#) | 26,700 | (#) | 25,330 | (#) | 32,490 | (7,282) | 22,500 | (#) | 25,110 | (#) | 4,230 | (#) | 20,880 | (#) | 2,500 | (#) | 2,920 | (#) | ||||||||||||
New Jersey |
1,050 | (37) | 232,020 | (16,536) | 210,220 | (1,211) | 211,150 | (4,607) | 213,170 | (13,684) | 214,840 | (12,022) | 196,960 | (10,645) | 210,580 | (2,564) | 30,770 | (821) | 179,810 | (1,743) | 19,930 | (443) | 12,810 | (231) | ||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 160 | (#) | 23,730 | (507) | 22,680 | (10) | 21,750 | (#) | 22,230 | (#) | ‡ | (†) | 21,310 | (1,790) | 24,440 | (#) | 2,290 | (#) | 22,160 | (#) | 2,420 | (#) | 1,610 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| New York | 1,630 | (15) | 486,310 | (5,211) | 487,810 | (19,574) | 452,380 | (901) | 520,660 | (16,620) | 469,720 | (2,192) | 403,720 | (1,181) | 401,380 | (2,023) | 46,070 | (1,472) | 355,310 | (1,079) | 40,290 | (153) | 28,210 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 700 | (#) | 110,740 | (1,851) | 119,070 | (#) | 118,090 | (492) | 124,030 | (#) | 122,060 | (3,653) | 137,840 | (764) | 142,150 | (#) | 14,420 | (#) | 127,730 | (#) | 13,500 | (#) | 8,000 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 50 | (#) | 7,750 | (#) | 7,770 | (#) | 8,290 | (#) | 7,830 | (#) | 9,260 | (#) | 11,520 | (#) | 13,690 | (#) | 2,130 | (#) | 11,560 | (#) | 990 | (#) | 600 | (#) | ||||||||||||
Ohio |
1,350 | (23) | 246,250 | (24,214) | 213,990 | (3,419) | 238,620 | (19,487) | 255,690 | (40,837) | 247,790 | (24,684) | 225,640 | (6,534) | 223,450 | (898) | 24,700 | (#) | 198,750 | (898) | 17,440 | (98) | 12,360 | (37) | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 190 | (18) | 34,000 | (716) | 35,750 | (847) | 32,740 | (#) | 32,160 | (1,061) | 31,550 | (#) | 38,210 | (#) | 40,640 | (6,504) | 6,140 | (1,453) | 34,500 | (5,050) | 3,760 | (434) | 2,180 | (267) | ||||||||||||
| Oregon | 350 | (16) | 56,820 | (3,502) | 53,200 | (#) | 58,830 | (3,109) | 57,310 | (#) | 52,960 | (787) | 54,700 | (437) | 51,180 | (733) | 7,910 | (577) | 43,270 | (156) | 3,980 | (28) | 2,480 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 2,160 | (27) | 301,640 | (5,036) | 276,300 | (3,668) | 253,800 | (756) | 315,830 | (38,974) | 282,330 | (13,928) | 283,980 | (3,713) | 252,880 | (993) | 32,270 | (224) | 220,600 | (830) | 22,400 | (70) | 15,790 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 110 | (#) | 24,940 | (#) | 25,420 | (#) | 22,180 | (#) | 20,620 | (2,711) | 18,770 | (#) | 18,440 | (#) | 19,520 | (#) | 2,510 | (#) | 17,020 | (#) | 2,100 | (#) | 1,690 | (#) | ||||||||||||
South Carolina |
390 | (13) | 62,320 | (311) | 60,890 | (#) | 65,350 | (4,447) | 62,830 | (#) | 65,200 | (2,438) | 70,560 | (4,310) | 77,530 | (2,608) | 17,890 | (2,285) | 59,640 | (323) | 6,580 | (54) | 3,550 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 80 | (#) | 11,470 | (#) | 12,490 | (#) | 9,950 | (#) | 10,740 | (#) | 12,170 | (#) | 13,580 | (#) | 16,650 | (#) | 2,670 | (#) | 13,980 | (#) | 1,260 | (#) | 730 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 540 | (#) | 98,310 | (4,176) | 92,430 | (34) | 93,990 | (3,210) | 91,950 | (#) | 99,110 | (7,467) | 119,880 | (13,541) | 117,810 | (#) | 15,910 | (#) | 101,900 | (#) | 10,290 | (#) | 8,180 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Texas | 1,710 | (#) | 313,360 | (11,968) | 285,320 | (2,046) | 312,640 | (5,896) | 351,270 | (26,334) | 347,430 | (28,896) | 318,130 | (2,633) | 327,440 | (#) | 69,880 | (#) | 257,560 | (#) | 29,450 | (#) | 16,900 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Utah | 160 | (#) | 21,990 | (1,558) | 18,660 | (55) | 23,310 | (#) | 21,140 | (#) | 22,650 | (#) | 25,870 | (6,798) | 19,330 | (#) | 3,560 | (#) | 15,770 | (#) | 1,760 | (#) | 1,050 | (#) | ||||||||||||
Vermont |
120 | (#) | 10,350 | (#) | 9,030 | (#) | 8,890 | (#) | 10,040 | (#) | 9,090 | (#) | 10,040 | (#) | 9,180 | (#) | 780 | (#) | 8,410 | (#) | 1,300 | (#) | 880 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Virginia | 950 | (68) | 128,140 | (2,581) | 123,780 | (82) | 131,330 | (1,828) | 140,350 | (12,832) | 131,290 | (281) | 151,440 | (14,986) | 143,190 | (512) | 24,750 | (#) | 118,440 | (512) | 14,530 | (528) | 7,290 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Washington | 640 | (4) | 94,340 | (625) | 93,630 | (234) | 119,730 | (17,349) | 100,140 | (479) | 99,620 | (762) | 113,250 | (16,948) | 113,670 | (58) | 16,610 | (#) | 97,060 | (58) | 9,660 | (20) | 4,340 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 120 | (#) | 13,860 | (#) | 13,430 | (1) | 14,350 | (#) | 14,780 | (#) | 14,310 | (#) | 14,380 | (#) | 13,660 | (#) | 1,920 | (#) | 11,740 | (#) | 1,330 | (#) | 660 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 890 | (18) | 130,510 | (#) | 127,250 | (#) | 160,650 | (32,980) | 144,020 | (11,405) | 151,990 | (15,852) | 146,640 | (2,913) | 151,900 | (1,532) | 17,380 | (498) | 134,530 | (1,033) | 11,660 | (55) | 5,610 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 30 | (#) | 2,910 | (#) | 2,740 | (#) | 2,780 | (#) | 2,240 | (#) | 2,320 | (#) | 2,940 | (#) | 2,270 | (#) | 590 | (#) | 1,680 | (#) | 260 | (#) | 60 | (#) | ||||||||||||
| †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. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Reported 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. 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 2021–22. (This table was prepared September 2023.) |
