There are 8,000 Catholic schools; of these 6,785 are elementary/middle, and 1,215 are secondary.
- Minority student enrollment is 663,682, which is 26% of the total enrollment.
- 47 new schools opened; 140 consolidated or closed.
- 3,195 schools have a waiting list for admission.
- Full-time equivalent professional staff numbered 163,004: laity -94.4%, religious/clergy 5.6%:
- lay women 74.6%; lay men 19.8%; sisters 4.2%; brothers 0.7%; priests 0.7%.
- The student/teacher ratio is 16:1.
Source United States Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools 2002-2003: The Annual Statistical Report on Schools, Enrollment and Staffing.