Private elementary and secondary school enrollment and as a percentage of total enrollment in public and private schools, by region and grade level: Various years, fall 1989

Elementary/Secondary Education

Table 4-2. Private elementary and secondary school enrollment and as a percentage of total enrollment in public and private schools, by region and grade level: Various years, fall 1989–fall 2005

[Totals in thousands]

	Total enrollment		Northeast		Midwest		South		West
Grade level and fall of year	Total	Percent of total enrollment	Total	Percent of total Northeast enrollment	Total	Percent of total Midwest enrollment	Total	Percent of total South enrollment	Total	Percent of total West enrollment

Grades K–12
1989	4,838	10.7	1,346	15.8	1,368	12.3	1,280	8.1	844	8.7
1991	4,890	10.5	1,324	15.3	1,353	12.0	1,304	8.1	909	8.8
1993	4,836	10.1	1,276	14.4	1,309	11.4	1,386	8.3	865	8.1
1995	5,032	10.2	1,289	14.1	1,349	11.5	1,445	8.4	949	8.5
1997	5,076	10.0	1,287	13.8	1,346	11.3	1,510	8.5	933	8.0
1999	5,163	10.1	1,295	13.8	1,345	11.3	1,576	8.7	947	7.9
2001	5,342	10.2	1,337	14.1	1,355	11.4	1,641	8.9	1,008	8.2
2003	5,123	9.7	1,273	13.5	1,271	10.7	1,612	8.6	967	7.7
2005	5,058	9.4	1,203	13.0	1,233	10.3	1,626	8.3	995	7.7

Grades K–8¹
1989	3,588	11.0	947	15.9	1,052	13.2	949	8.3	639	9.0
1991	3,657	10.8	935	15.2	1,059	12.9	974	8.2	689	9.1
1993	3,641	10.5	907	14.3	1,021	12.4	1,048	8.6	664	8.5
1995	3,760	10.6	911	14.0	1,042	12.5	1,086	8.7	721	8.9
1997	3,781	10.5	911	13.8	1,036	12.3	1,126	8.8	708	8.5
1999	3,849	10.5	917	13.8	1,035	12.3	1,177	9.1	720	8.5
2001	3,951	10.7	935	14.0	1,039	12.4	1,223	9.2	754	8.6
2003	3,731	10.1	857	13.2	962	11.6	1,191	8.9	720	8.2
2005	3,636	9.7	803	12.7	931	11.2	1,181	8.4	721	8.0

Grades 9–12¹
1989	1,126	9.0	362	14.6	288	9.2	291	6.8	185	7.1
1991	1,126	8.9	346	14.1	276	8.9	302	7.0	203	7.3
1993	1,102	8.4	328	13.1	273	8.5	315	7.1	186	6.4
1995	1,160	8.5	334	13.0	286	8.5	330	7.1	209	6.8
1997	1,181	8.3	330	12.5	292	8.5	353	7.2	206	6.3
1999	1,225	8.4	338	12.6	297	8.6	375	7.5	214	6.3
2001	1,293	8.6	364	13.0	302	8.6	389	7.5	239	6.8
2003	1,307	8.4	381	13.0	293	8.1	395	7.3	237	6.4
2005	1,346	8.3	366	12.6	292	8.0	424	7.5	265	6.7

¹ Grades K–8 and 9–12 do not include ungraded students; therefore, these two categories do not sum to grades K–12.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Calculations were revised and estimates may differ from previously published data. Supplemental note 1 identifies the states in each region.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), various years, 1989–90 through 2005–06.

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