<P> The United States had 7,498 Catholic schools in 2006 - 07 , including 6,288 elementary schools and 1,210 secondary schools . In total there were 2,320,651 students , including 1,682,412 students in the elementary / middle schools and 638,239 in high schools . Enrollment in the nation 's Catholic schools has steadily dropped to less than half of its peak at five million students 40 years ago , The New York Times reported in early 2009 . At its peak in 1965 , the number of U.S. parochial schools was more than 12,000 , and roughly half of all Catholic children in America attended Catholic elementary schools , according to the National Catholic Educational Association . The same share in 2009 is about 15 percent . Among Latinos , the fastest - growing church group -- soon to comprise a majority of Catholics in the United States -- it is three percent . The article also reported on `` dozens of local efforts '' to turn the tide , including by the Archdiocese of Chicago and Washington , and dioceses in Memphis and Wichita , Kansas , as well as in the New York metro area . </P>
<P> The United States had 7,498 Catholic schools in 2006 - 07 , including 6,288 elementary schools and 1,210 secondary schools . In total there were 2,320,651 students , including 1,682,412 students in the elementary / middle schools and 638,239 in high schools . Enrollment in the nation 's Catholic schools has steadily dropped to less than half of its peak at five million students 40 years ago , The New York Times reported in early 2009 . At its peak in 1965 , the number of U.S. parochial schools was more than 12,000 , and roughly half of all Catholic children in America attended Catholic elementary schools , according to the National Catholic Educational Association . The same share in 2009 is about 15 percent . Among Latinos , the fastest - growing church group -- soon to comprise a majority of Catholics in the United States -- it is three percent . The article also reported on `` dozens of local efforts '' to turn the tide , including by the Archdiocese of Chicago and Washington , and dioceses in Memphis and Wichita , Kansas , as well as in the New York metro area . </P>
number of catholic high schools in the united states
number of catholic high schools in the united states
1,210
1,210