Student Race and Ethnicity
Student diversity in Catholic schools has increased significantly in the past 40 years. When data were first collected, the Hispanic/Latino population was included and the reports listed non-Whites as “minorities.” In 1970, the diversity percentage was 10.8%; in 1980, it had increased to 19.4% and by 2010 was 29.8%. In 2017, the racial diversity is 20.7% and Hispanic/Latino is 16.8%. NCEA will no longer use the minority identifier, but instead report racial and ethnic diversity separately.
Catholic School Enrollment and Percentages by Race
EXHIBIT 26a
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|
Elementary/Middle
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Secondary
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All Schools
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|
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Number
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%
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Number
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%
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Number
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%
|
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American Indian/ Native Alaskan
|
12,259
|
0.9
|
2,940
|
0.5
|
15,199
|
0.8%
|
|
Asian
|
67,214
|
5.1
|
35,687
|
6.3
|
102,901
|
5.5
|
|
Black
|
97,043
|
7.4
|
49,437
|
8.7%
|
146,480
|
7.8
|
|
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific islander
|
7,297
|
0.6
|
3,896
|
0.7
|
11,193
|
0.6
|
|
Multiracial
|
83,920
|
6.4
|
28,847
|
5.1
|
112,767
|
6.0
|
|
White
|
964,981
|
73.7
|
412,801
|
72.5
|
1,377,782
|
73.3
|
|
Unknown
|
76,715
|
5.9
|
35,787
|
6.3
|
112,502
|
6.0
|
|
Total
|
1,309,429
|
100.0%
|
569,395
|
100.0%
|
1,878,824
|
100.0%
|
Hispanic/Latino Enrollment and Percentages
EXHIBIT 26b
|
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Elementary/Middle
|
Secondary
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All Schools
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|
|
Number
|
%
|
Number
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%
|
Number
|
%
|
|
New England
|
6,231
|
9.9
|
2,693
|
6.8
|
8,924
|
8.7
|
|
Mideast
|
41,477
|
14.6
|
15,739
|
10.6
|
57,216
|
13.3
|
|
Great Lakes
|
39,991
|
12.7
|
12,275
|
10.9
|
52,266
|
12.2
|
|
Plains
|
12,098
|
8.1
|
3,693
|
7.3
|
15,791
|
7.9
|
|
Southeast
|
35,249
|
16.0
|
15,136
|
16.4
|
50,385
|
16.1
|
|
West/Far West
|
97,106
|
34.7
|
33,922
|
26.8
|
131,028
|
32.3
|
|
Total
|
232,152
|
17.7%
|
83,458
|
14.7%
|
315,610
|
16.8%
|