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Number and percentage distribution of students in private schools, by religious orientation, community type, and race/ethnicity: 1993–94 through 2005–06 |
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Community type and race |
1993–94 | 1995–96 | 1997–98 | 1999–2000 | 2001–02 | 2003–04 | 2005–06 | |||||||||||||
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Central city | 2,326,010 | 100.0 | 2,492,539 | 100.0 | 2,472,859 | 100.0 | 2,540,516 | 100.0 | 2,276,788 | 100.0 | 2,182,282 | 100.0 | 2,107,313 | 100.0 | ||||||
White | 1,678,947 | 72.2 | 1,802,194 | 72.3 | 1,791,597 | 72.5 | 1,816,995 | 71.5 | 1,550,965 | 68.1 | 1,499,484 | 68.7 | 1,435,117 | 68.1 | ||||||
Black | 290,594 | 12.5 | 309,225 | 12.4 | 300,480 | 12.2 | 320,573 | 12.6 | 314,744 | 13.8 | 285,713 | 13.1 | 272,512 | 12.9 | ||||||
Hispanic | 234,336 | 10.1 | 252,366 | 10.1 | 247,835 | 10.0 | 266,942 | 10.5 | 253,549 | 11.1 | 247,233 | 11.3 | 254,135 | 12.1 | ||||||
Other | 122,134 | 5.3 | 128,755 | 5.2 | 132,948 | 5.4 | 136,006 | 5.4 | 157,531 | 6.9 | 149,853 | 6.9 | 145,549 | 6.9 | ||||||
Urban fringe/ large town | 1,691,271 | 100.0 | 1,968,029 | 100.0 | 2,018,085 | 100.0 | 2,051,094 | 100.0 | 2,276,823 | 100.0 | 2,291,408 | 100.0 | 2,209,743 | 100.0 | ||||||
White | 1,354,445 | 80.1 | 1,597,719 | 81.2 | 1,643,407 | 81.4 | 1,661,460 | 81.0 | 1,802,637 | 79.2 | 1,824,830 | 79.6 | 1,732,394 | 78.4 | ||||||
Black | 119,525 | 7.1 | 133,863 | 6.8 | 138,320 | 6.9 | 144,243 | 7.0 | 174,931 | 7.7 | 175,150 | 7.6 | 178,652 | 8.1 | ||||||
Hispanic | 124,426 | 7.4 | 132,592 | 6.7 | 133,896 | 6.6 | 143,195 | 7.0 | 176,112 | 7.7 | 183,663 | 8.0 | 186,646 | 8.4 | ||||||
Other | 92,874 | 5.5 | 103,855 | 5.3 | 102,461 | 5.1 | 102,196 | 5.0 | 123,144 | 5.4 | 107,765 | 4.7 | 112,050 | 5.1 | ||||||
Rural/small town | 819,161 | 100.0 | 571,632 | 100.0 | 585,175 | 100.0 | 571,074 | 100.0 | 787,905 | 100.0 | 649,082 | 100.0 | 740,464 | 100.0 | ||||||
White | 738,992 | 90.2 | 521,333 | 91.2 | 534,972 | 91.4 | 516,844 | 90.5 | 701,990 | 89.1 | 576,982 | 88.9 | 648,590 | 87.6 | ||||||
Black | 27,557 | 3.4 | 17,484 | 3.1 | 17,870 | 3.1 | 17,701 | 3.1 | 29,567 | 3.8 | 24,661 | 3.8 | 30,859 | 4.2 | ||||||
Hispanic | 26,466 | 3.2 | 15,918 | 2.8 | 14,536 | 2.5 | 18,363 | 3.2 | 27,029 | 3.4 | 20,994 | 3.2 | 26,338 | 3.6 | ||||||
Other | 26,146 | 3.2 | 16,897 | 3.0 | 17,798 | 3.0 | 18,166 | 3.2 | 29,318 | 3.7 | 26,445 | 4.1 | 34,676 | 4.7 | ||||||
Catholic and other religious | ||||||||||||||||||||
Central city | 2,013,509 | 100.0 | 2,134,820 | 100.0 | 2,099,236 | 100.0 | 2,163,848 | 100.0 | 1,887,980 | 100.0 | 1,779,752 | 100.0 | 1,738,873 | 100.0 | ||||||
White | 1,453,880 | 72.2 | 1,543,968 | 72.3 | 1,520,113 | 72.4 | 1,541,506 | 71.2 | 1,287,608 | 68.2 | 1,220,001 | 68.5 | 1,182,261 | 68.0 | ||||||
Black | 247,679 | 12.3 | 260,301 | 12.2 | 249,474 | 11.9 | 269,310 | 12.4 | 257,136 | 13.6 | 229,113 | 12.9 | 221,811 | 12.8 | ||||||
Hispanic | 213,992 | 10.6 | 229,275 | 10.7 | 224,683 | 10.7 | 243,874 | 11.3 | 227,593 | 12.1 | 218,867 | 12.3 | 223,663 | 12.9 | ||||||
Other | 97,958 | 4.9 | 101,276 | 4.7 | 104,967 | 5.0 | 109,158 | 5.0 | 115,642 | 6.1 | 111,770 | 6.3 | 111,138 | 6.4 | ||||||
Urban fringe/ large town | 1,449,923 | 100.0 | 1,671,115 | 100.0 | 1,718,351 | 100.0 | 1,737,038 | 100.0 | 1,923,562 | 100.0 | 1,914,548 | 100.0 | 1,830,757 | 100.0 | ||||||
White | 1,166,849 | 80.5 | 1,377,890 | 82.5 | 1,415,122 | 82.4 | 1,422,724 | 81.9 | 1,537,197 | 79.9 | 1,544,705 | 80.7 | 1,452,868 | 79.4 | ||||||
Black | 97,020 | 6.7 | 103,766 | 6.2 | 107,229 | 6.2 | 111,563 | 6.4 | 137,502 | 7.1 | 135,406 | 7.1 | 138,051 | 7.5 | ||||||
Hispanic | 111,780 | 7.7 | 115,267 | 6.9 | 117,017 | 6.8 | 124,495 | 7.2 | 154,092 | 8.0 | 154,213 | 8.1 | 158,476 | 8.7 | ||||||
Other | 74,274 | 5.1 | 74,192 | 4.4 | 78,984 | 4.6 | 78,256 | 4.5 | 94,770 | 4.9 | 80,225 | 4.2 | 81,362 | 4.4 | ||||||
Rural/small town | 654,249 | 100.0 | 457,061 | 100.0 | 461,559 | 100.0 | 453,735 | 100.0 | 628,861 | 100.0 | 506,479 | 100.0 | 561,225 | 100.0 | ||||||
White | 594,329 | 90.8 | 418,539 | 91.6 | 423,448 | 91.7 | 411,990 | 90.8 | 563,591 | 89.6 | 453,042 | 89.4 | 497,602 | 88.7 | ||||||
Black | 19,860 | 3.0 | 11,748 | 2.6 | 12,476 | 2.7 | 12,348 | 2.7 | 20,879 | 3.3 | 16,389 | 3.2 | 21,619 | 3.9 | ||||||
Hispanic | 21,431 | 3.3 | 13,529 | 3.0 | 12,230 | 2.6 | 15,575 | 3.4 | 22,341 | 3.6 | 17,330 | 3.4 | 19,880 | 3.5 | ||||||
Other | 18,629 | 2.8 | 13,244 | 2.9 | 13,404 | 2.9 | 13,821 | 3.0 | 22,050 | 3.5 | 19,718 | 3.9 | 22,123 | 3.9 | ||||||
Catholic | ||||||||||||||||||||
Central city | 1,293,529 | 100.0 | 1,325,035 | 100.0 | 1,309,795 | 100.0 | 1,293,629 | 100.0 | 1,142,738 | 100.0 | 1,102,251 | 100.0 | 1,035,873 | 100.0 | ||||||
White | 891,766 | 68.9 | 915,053 | 69.1 | 910,315 | 69.5 | 881,123 | 68.1 | 740,326 | 64.8 | 721,315 | 65.4 | 671,858 | 64.9 | ||||||
Black | 163,006 | 12.6 | 160,145 | 12.1 | 150,500 | 11.5 | 153,816 | 11.9 | 149,619 | 13.1 | 134,375 | 12.2 | 120,791 | 11.7 | ||||||
Hispanic | 174,104 | 13.5 | 182,596 | 13.8 | 180,600 | 13.8 | 189,351 | 14.6 | 181,821 | 15.9 | 175,209 | 15.9 | 175,939 | 17.0 | ||||||
Other | 64,653 | 5.0 | 67,240 | 5.1 | 68,381 | 5.2 | 69,340 | 5.4 | 70,972 | 6.2 | 71,352 | 6.5 | 67,286 | 6.5 | ||||||
Urban fringe/ large town | 885,374 | 100.0 | 995,863 | 100.0 | 1,006,623 | 100.0 | 1,022,949 | 100.0 | 1,140,523 | 100.0 | 1,083,579 | 100.0 | 1,021,866 | 100.0 | ||||||
White | 709,627 | 80.1 | 825,522 | 82.9 | 832,736 | 82.7 | 845,187 | 82.6 | 925,350 | 81.1 | 886,051 | 81.8 | 827,431 | 81.0 | ||||||
Black | 49,586 | 5.6 | 47,650 | 4.8 | 50,065 | 5.0 | 49,872 | 4.9 | 56,631 | 5.0 | 55,113 | 5.1 | 52,855 | 5.2 | ||||||
Hispanic | 81,173 | 9.2 | 78,964 | 7.9 | 79,655 | 7.9 | 83,577 | 8.2 | 105,278 | 9.2 | 98,977 | 9.1 | 97,911 | 9.6 | ||||||
Other | 44,988 | 5.1 | 43,727 | 4.4 | 44,167 | 4.4 | 44,312 | 4.3 | 53,264 | 4.7 | 43,438 | 4.0 | 43,669 | 4.3 | ||||||
Rural/small town | 309,198 | 100.0 | 198,307 | 100.0 | 198,281 | 100.0 | 194,463 | 100.0 | 232,263 | 100.0 | 179,390 | 100.0 | 188,500 | 100.0 | ||||||
White | 279,619 | 90.4 | 181,890 | 91.7 | 182,253 | 91.9 | 176,775 | 90.9 | 207,386 | 89.3 | 160,132 | 89.3 | 166,470 | 88.3 | ||||||
Black | 7,608 | 2.5 | 3,087 | 1.6 | 3,059 | 1.5 | 3,128 | 1.6 | 4,769 | 2.1 | 3,050 | 1.7 | 3,906 | 2.1 | ||||||
Hispanic | 11,360 | 3.7 | 6,677 | 3.4 | 6,392 | 3.2 | 7,700 | 4.0 | 11,326 | 4.9 | 7,709 | 4.3 | 8,980 | 4.8 | ||||||
Other | 10,610 | 3.4 | 6,653 | 3.4 | 6,577 | 3.3 | 6,860 | 3.5 | 8,782 | 3.8 | 8,499 | 4.7 | 9,145 | 4.9 | ||||||
Other religious | ||||||||||||||||||||
Central city | 719,981 | 100.0 | 809,785 | 100.0 | 789,441 | 100.0 | 870,219 | 100.0 | 745,242 | 100.0 | 677,500 | 100.0 | 703,000 | 100.0 | ||||||
White | 562,114 | 78.1 | 628,914 | 77.7 | 609,798 | 77.2 | 660,383 | 75.9 | 547,282 | 73.4 | 498,685 | 73.6 | 510,403 | 72.6 | ||||||
Black | 84,673 | 11.8 | 100,156 | 12.4 | 98,973 | 12.5 | 115,494 | 13.3 | 107,518 | 14.4 | 94,738 | 14.0 | 101,020 | 14.4 | ||||||
Hispanic | 39,888 | 5.5 | 46,678 | 5.8 | 44,083 | 5.6 | 54,523 | 6.3 | 45,771 | 6.1 | 43,659 | 6.4 | 47,725 | 6.8 | ||||||
Other | 33,305 | 4.6 | 34,036 | 4.2 | 36,586 | 4.6 | 39,819 | 4.6 | 44,670 | 6.0 | 40,418 | 6.0 | 43,852 | 6.2 | ||||||
Urban fringe/ large town | 564,549 | 100.0 | 675,252 | 100.0 | 711,728 | 100.0 | 714,090 | 100.0 | 783,038 | 100.0 | 830,969 | 100.0 | 808,890 | 100.0 | ||||||
White | 457,222 | 81.0 | 552,368 | 81.8 | 582,386 | 81.8 | 577,537 | 80.9 | 611,847 | 78.1 | 658,654 | 79.3 | 625,436 | 77.3 | ||||||
Black | 47,434 | 8.4 | 56,116 | 8.3 | 57,163 | 8.0 | 61,691 | 8.6 | 80,871 | 10.3 | 80,293 | 9.7 | 85,197 | 10.5 | ||||||
Hispanic | 30,607 | 5.4 | 36,302 | 5.4 | 37,362 | 5.2 | 40,918 | 5.7 | 48,814 | 6.2 | 55,235 | 6.6 | 60,565 | 7.5 | ||||||
Other | 29,285 | 5.2 | 30,465 | 4.5 | 34,817 | 4.9 | 33,944 | 4.8 | 41,506 | 5.3 | 36,787 | 4.4 | 37,693 | 4.7 | ||||||
Rural/small town | 345,051 | 100.0 | 258,754 | 100.0 | 263,278 | 100.0 | 259,272 | 100.0 | 396,598 | 100.0 | 327,089 | 100.0 | 372,724 | 100.0 | ||||||
White | 314,710 | 91.2 | 236,649 | 91.5 | 241,195 | 91.6 | 235,215 | 90.7 | 356,205 | 89.8 | 292,910 | 89.6 | 331,132 | 88.8 | ||||||
Black | 12,252 | 3.6 | 8,661 | 3.3 | 9,418 | 3.6 | 9,220 | 3.6 | 16,110 | 4.1 | 13,338 | 4.1 | 17,714 | 4.8 | ||||||
Hispanic | 10,071 | 2.9 | 6,852 | 2.6 | 5,838 | 2.2 | 7,875 | 3.0 | 11,015 | 2.8 | 9,622 | 2.9 | 10,900 | 2.9 | ||||||
Other | 8,019 | 2.3 | 6,592 | 2.5 | 6,828 | 2.6 | 6,962 | 2.7 | 13,268 | 3.3 | 11,219 | 3.4 | 12,978 | 3.5 | ||||||
Nonsectarian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Central city | 312,501 | 100.0 | 357,719 | 100.0 | 373,623 | 100.0 | 376,668 | 100.0 | 388,809 | 100.0 | 402,531 | 100.0 | 368,439 | 100.0 | ||||||
White | 225,067 | 72.0 | 258,226 | 72.2 | 271,484 | 72.7 | 275,489 | 73.1 | 263,357 | 67.7 | 279,483 | 69.4 | 252,855 | 68.6 | ||||||
Black | 42,914 | 13.7 | 48,924 | 13.7 | 51,006 | 13.7 | 51,263 | 13.6 | 57,608 | 14.8 | 56,599 | 14.1 | 50,702 | 13.8 | ||||||
Hispanic | 20,344 | 6.5 | 23,091 | 6.5 | 23,152 | 6.2 | 23,068 | 6.1 | 25,956 | 6.7 | 28,366 | 7.0 | 30,471 | 8.3 | ||||||
Other | 24,176 | 7.7 | 27,478 | 7.7 | 27,981 | 7.5 | 26,848 | 7.1 | 41,888 | 10.8 | 38,083 | 9.5 | 34,411 | 9.3 | ||||||
Urban fringe/ large town | 241,348 | 100.0 | 296,914 | 100.0 | 299,734 | 100.0 | 314,056 | 100.0 | 353,262 | 100.0 | 376,859 | 100.0 | 378,986 | 100.0 | ||||||
White | 187,596 | 77.7 | 219,829 | 74.0 | 228,286 | 76.2 | 238,736 | 76.0 | 265,439 | 75.1 | 280,126 | 74.3 | 279,527 | 73.8 | ||||||
Black | 22,505 | 9.3 | 30,097 | 10.1 | 31,091 | 10.4 | 32,680 | 10.4 | 37,428 | 10.6 | 39,744 | 10.5 | 40,601 | 10.7 | ||||||
Hispanic | 12,646 | 5.2 | 17,325 | 5.8 | 16,880 | 5.6 | 18,700 | 6.0 | 22,020 | 6.2 | 29,450 | 7.8 | 28,170 | 7.4 | ||||||
Other | 18,600 | 7.7 | 29,663 | 10.0 | 23,477 | 7.8 | 23,940 | 7.6 | 28,374 | 8.0 | 27,539 | 7.3 | 30,689 | 8.1 | ||||||
Rural/small town | 164,912 | 100.0 | 114,571 | 100.0 | 123,616 | 100.0 | 117,340 | 100.0 | 159,044 | 100.0 | 142,603 | 100.0 | 179,240 | 100.0 | ||||||
White | 144,663 | 87.7 | 102,795 | 89.7 | 111,524 | 90.2 | 104,854 | 89.4 | 138,400 | 87.0 | 123,940 | 86.9 | 150,988 | 84.2 | ||||||
Black | 7,697 | 4.7 | 5,736 | 5.0 | 5,393 | 4.4 | 5,352 | 4.6 | 8,688 | 5.5 | 8,273 | 5.8 | 9,240 | 5.2 | ||||||
Hispanic | 5,035 | 3.1 | 2,388 | 2.1 | 2,305 | 1.9 | 2,788 | 2.4 | 4,688 | 2.9 | 3,664 | 2.6 | 6,459 | 3.6 | ||||||
Other | 7,518 | 4.6 | 3,652 | 3.2 | 4,393 | 3.6 | 4,345 | 3.7 | 7,268 | 4.6 | 6,727 | 4.7 | 12,553 | 7.0 |
NOTE: 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), 1993–94 through 2005–06. |
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