Enrollment
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Total Catholic school student enrollment for the current academic year is 1,835,376.
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Student diversity: 20.8% are racial minorities, 17.4% are Hispanic/Latino and 6.5% were reported as unknown in the racial data collection.
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Non-Catholic enrollment is 349,139 which is 19.0% of the total enrollment.
Professional Staff
- Full-time equivalent professional staff numbered 153,289:
- 97.4%: Laity (Lay women: 74.8% Lay men: 22.6%)
- 2.6%: Religious/Clergy (Sisters: 1.6%; Brothers: 0.5%; Clergy: 0.5%)
- The student/teacher ratio is 12:1.
Enrollment by Grade Level
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2007-2008
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2012-2013
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2017-2018
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Grade Level
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Students
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%
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Students
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%
|
Students
|
%
|
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Preschool
|
152,980
|
9.3
|
156,233
|
10.9
|
171,421
|
13.2
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Kindergarten
|
161,650
|
9.8
|
146,360
|
10.2
|
121,911
|
9.4
|
|
Grade 1
|
164,308
|
10.0
|
139,755
|
9.7
|
119,545
|
9.2
|
|
Grade 2
|
165,789
|
10.1
|
138,494
|
9.7
|
119,963
|
9.3
|
|
Grade 3
|
164,620
|
10.0
|
140,373
|
9.8
|
122,711
|
9.5
|
|
Grade 4
|
165,121
|
10.0
|
140,680
|
9.8
|
125,251
|
9.7
|
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Grade 5
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166,845
|
10.1
|
139,831
|
9.7
|
127,119
|
9.8
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Grade 6
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170,154
|
10.3
|
144,291
|
10.1
|
129,110
|
10.0
|
|
Grade 7
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168,339
|
10.2
|
143,225
|
10.0
|
127,084
|
9.8
|
|
Grade 8
|
166,676
|
10.1
|
142,177
|
9.9
|
129,795
|
10.0
|
|
Ungraded
|
1,477
|
0.1
|
2,824
|
0.2
|
1,959
|
0.2
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Total Preschool - 8
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1,647,959
|
100.0
|
1,434,243
|
100.0
|
1,295,869
|
100.0
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grade 9
|
165,597
|
26.6
|
146,801
|
25.9
|
135,823
|
25.2
|
|
Grade 10
|
157,109
|
25.2
|
143,845
|
25.3
|
134,859
|
25.0
|
|
Grade 11
|
150,867
|
24.2
|
139,616
|
24.6
|
134,513
|
24.9
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Grade 12
|
148,521
|
23.8
|
136,524
|
24.1
|
132,218
|
24.5
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Ungraded
|
860
|
0.1
|
711
|
0.1
|
2,086
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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* Total 9 - 12
|
622,954
|
100.0
|
567,497
|
100.0
|
539,507
|
100.0
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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GRAND TOTAL
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2,270,913
|
100.0
|
2,001,740
|
100.0
|
1,835,376
|
100.0
|
*NB: Because some elementary schools have a ninth grade and some secondary schools have grades 6-8 in their totals, this distribution does not match that in Exhibits 16 and 26.
Enrollment by Region
The national enrollment data, charted by region in Exhibit 16, show that the Mideast and Great Lakes regions enroll almost half the Catholic school population (45.6%). This percentage does indicate a decline from 49.8% over the past decade.
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2007-2008
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2012-2013
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2017-2018
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|
Elementary/Middle
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Number
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%
|
Number
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%
|
Number
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%
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|
New England
|
90,428
|
5.5
|
75,590
|
5.4
|
59,086
|
4.6
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Mideast
|
424,889
|
26.0
|
324,323
|
22.9
|
271,513
|
21.3
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Great Lakes
|
383,134
|
23.5
|
339,809
|
24.0
|
305,491
|
24.0
|
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Plains
|
171,229
|
10.5
|
157,661
|
11.1
|
147,212
|
11.6
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Southeast
|
250,139
|
15.3
|
227,788
|
16.1
|
217,464
|
17.1
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West/Far West
|
313,716
|
19.2
|
290,073
|
20.5
|
273,396
|
21.5
|
|
United States
|
1,633,535
|
100.0
|
1,415,244
|
100.0
|
1,274,162
|
100.0
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| Secondary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| New England |
46,427 |
7.3 |
41,680 |
7.1 |
38,372 |
6.8 |
| Mideast |
182,816 |
28.7 |
157,514 |
26.9 |
144,246 |
25.7 |
| Great Lakes |
127,543 |
20.0 |
116,766 |
19.9 |
111,256 |
19.8 |
| Plains |
54,714 |
8.6 |
52,610 |
9.0 |
50,371 |
9.0 |
| Southeast |
93,420 |
14.7 |
91,960 |
15,7 |
91,704 |
16.3 |
| West/Far West |
132,458 |
20.8 |
125,966 |
21.4 |
125,265 |
22.4 |
| United States |
637,378 |
100.0 |
586,496 |
100.0 |
561,214 |
100.0 |
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|
|
|
|
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| All Schools |
|
|
|
|
|
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| New England |
136,855 |
6.0 |
117,270 |
5.8 |
97,458 |
5.3 |
| Mideast |
607,705 |
26.8 |
481,837 |
24.1 |
415,759 |
22.7 |
| Great Lakes |
510,677 |
22.5 |
456,575 |
22.8 |
416,747 |
22.7 |
| Plains |
225,943 |
9.9 |
210,271 |
10.5 |
197,583 |
10.8 |
| Southeast |
343,559 |
15.1 |
319,748 |
16.0 |
309,168 |
16.9 |
| West/Far West |
446,174 |
19.6 |
416,039 |
20.8 |
396,661 |
21.6 |
| United States |
2,270,913 |
100.0 |
2,001,740 |
100.0 |
1,835,376 |
100.0 |
Enrollment of Non-Catholics
Most Catholic school students are Catholic. However, non-Catholic student enrollment has risen from 2.7% in 1970 to 11.2% a decade later and today is 19.0%.
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National Totals
|
Number
|
%
|
|
Catholic
|
1,435,784
|
78.2
|
|
Non-Catholic
|
349,139
|
19.0
|
|
Not Reported
|
50,453
|
2.7
|
|
Total
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1,835,376
|
100.0%
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Staffing of Catholic Schools
In 2017-2018, the total, full-time equivalent (FTE) teaching staff in Catholic elementary/middle and secondary schools is 153,289.
The FTE represents the total of all the full-time professional staff and each of the part-time professional staff weighted as 0.333.
Over the past decade, the lay faculty percentages increased from 93% to the current 97.4%. At present, 2.6% of the professional staff are religious and clergy.
Full-time Equivalent Professional Staff
2017-2018
|
|
Elementary
|
%
|
Secondary
|
%
|
All Schools
|
%
|
|
Sisters
|
1,720
|
1.7
|
746
|
1.4
|
2,466
|
1.6
|
|
Brothers
|
185
|
0.2
|
554
|
1.1
|
739
|
0.5
|
|
Clergy
|
279
|
0.3
|
561
|
1.1
|
840
|
0.5
|
|
Female Lay
|
86,701
|
85.4
|
27,913
|
53.9
|
114,614
|
74.8
|
|
Male Lay
|
12,600
|
12.4
|
22,030
|
42.5
|
34,630
|
22.6
|
|
*Total
|
101,485
|
100.0
|
51,804
|
100.0
|
153,289
|
100.0
|
*Adjusted totals to reflect weighted averages.
Totals
Lay: 97.4%
Religious/Clergy: 2.6%