The total number of conventional private schools increased from 683 in the 2008-2009 school year to 691 this school year, setting a new record, despite a slight drop in overall enrollment.
According to an annual report released Tuesday by the N.C. Division of Non-Public Education, only 13 of North Carolina’s 100 counties did not have a private school, grades kindergarten through 12.
Almost 70 percent of the current private schools had a religious affiliation, enrolling more than 70 percent of the state’s conventional private school students.
However, enrollment in private schools declined statewide this year to 96,421 after reaching an all-time high of 98,545 in the last school year, the report said. Mecklenburg County led the state this year with 18,928 private school students. Wake County has 15,689 private school students while Guilford County is third with 6,964 students.
Of those three counties, only Wake saw an increase, the report said. The report includes only students enrolled in conventional private schools. Home school statistics for 2009-2010 will be available Aug. 2.
To see the report, go to www.ncdnpe.org. Click on “Conventional Non-Public Schools” and then “Private Grade K-12 School Statistics.”
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Interesting
Sat, 06/05/2010 - 05:55 — Dove314Yet another facet of how education is provided. Thanks for the article and the links.