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Adding Wisdom to Knowledge.
Higher Education
Christian Life
Educators Network
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Updated Stats
- In the fall of 2005, there were 28,996 private elementary and secondary
schools with 5,057,520 students in the United States.
- The average private school in 2005-2006 had 174 students across all
private schools, with elementary schools averaging 152 students and
secondary schools averaging 294 students.
- More than three-quarters (76.1 percent) of private schools have a
religious orientation.
- Ninety-eight percent (98.3) of 12th graders enrolled in private schools
around October 1, 2004 graduated in the 2004-05 school year.
- 68.7 percent of private elementary and secondary school students in 2003
had parents who volunteered at school.
Public vs Private Schools
The fact that things need fixing was emphasized by a recent article in
The Wall Street Journal that
provided statistics to show that U.S. public schools are
the least efficient in the industrialized
world.
It was pointed out that:
- The United States spends
more on education per pupil than almost any other nation—75% more than the
international average for primary schools and 53% more than the
international average for secondary schools.
- At the same time, our
year-to-year academic achievement gains are among the lowest in the world.
Among 17 OEC nations the U.S. ranks second to last.
(The OECD
study cited in the Wall Street Journal article is available at
http://www.edexcellence.net.)
Private School Enrollment Shifts Over
the Years:
The National Center for Education Statistics published a
study May 29th, 2008, The Condition of Education, showing an increase in
religious and private school enrollment from 1989 to 2005 of 4.8 million to 5.1
million in the K-12. There was a decrease of a 1.3 percent of those enrolled in
private schools.
The study listed the percentage of students enrolled in private schools
according to region. In 2005 enrollment in the Northeast accounted for 13
percent of the region’s total K-12 enrollment. These students made up 23.8
percent of those enrolled in private schools nationwide. The Southern region had
a percentage of 8.3 of those enrolled in the region, but a nationwide percentage
of 32.2, making it the region with the greatest percentage of students enrolled
in private schools. The West was not that far off with a regional percentage of
7.7, but there was a significant difference nationally with their 19.7 percent.
The Midwest had a 10.3 regional percentage and a 24.4 national percentage.
The Roman Catholic schools were noted to have the greatest portion of the
private school student enrollment. However, this percentage decreased from 54.5
percent in 1989 to a 44.4 percent in 2005 while other Christian schools
increased enrollment from a 10.9 percent to a 16.3 percent within the same time
frame. The Nonsectarian schools also increased their enrollment from 13.2 to
18.3 percent.
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