The following information from the National Catholic Educational Association about Catholic schools is online at www.ncea.org, where full reports may be purchased.
Enrollment
- Total students for the current academic year: 2,119,341 — 1,507,618 elementary and middle school; 611,723 secondary school.
- Minority students: 632,590, 29.8 percent of the total.
- Non-Catholics: 307,875, 14.5 percent of the total.
Schools
- 7,094 schools: 5,889 elementary; 1,205 secondary.
- 24 new schools opened; 174 consolidated or closed.
- 1,797 schools have a waiting list for admission.
- The student/teacher ratio is 14:1.
Professional staff
- Full-time equivalent staff: 154,316 — 96.3 percent laity (75.5 percent women; 20.8 percent men) — 3.7 percent religious/clergy (2.7 percent sisters; .5 percent brothers; .5 percent clergy).
Average nationwide tuition
- Elementary/middle: $3,383.
- High school: $8,182.
