USCCB - (ED) Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools: 2004-2005

Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools: 2008-2009*

Number of Schools:
Elementary
6,028

Secondary 1,220 Total
7,284

Location of Schools:
Urban
Inner City
Suburban
Rural

Elementary 29.3% 12.3% 36.1% 22.3%

Secondary 39.7% 8.6% 36.9% 14.8%

Enrollment:
Elementary
1,568,016

Secondary 624,515
Total
2,192,531

Minority enrollment: 1970 = 10.8% 2008-2009 = 29.3%

African-American: 7.6%
Multiracial:
3.5

Hispanic/Latino: 12.6% Caucasian: 70.0%

Asian: 4.4% Native Hawaiian /
Pacific Islander: 0.8%

Native American: 0.4% Unknown
0.7%

Non-Catholic enrollment: Total 1970 = 2.7% 2007-2008 = 14.9%

N.B.: Minority and Non-Catholic enrollment increases significantly when limited to schools located in the inner-city and urban areas.

Full Time Professional Staff:
Elementary
105,518
Secondary 52,097
Total
157,615
Lay 96.0%
Religious 4.0%

Pupil/Teacher Ratio:
Elementary
15:1
Secondary 12:1
National
14:1

Average Tuition and Per Pupil Costs:
Elementary:
Mean parish school tuition: $3,159 Per pupil cost: $ 5,870
Secondary: Mean freshman tuition: $8,182 Per pupil cost: $10,228

N.B.:Based on public school per pupil cost, Catholic schools save the nation more than a $20 billion dollars a year.

*McDonald, D. & Schultz, M. (2009). United States Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools 2008-2009: The Annual Statistical Report on Schools, Staffing and Enrollment. Washington, D.C.: National Catholic Education Association.