Long-Term Trends in Private School Enrollments by Family Income

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Richard Murnane, Harvard University Graduate School of Education; Sean Reardon, Stanford University Graduate School of Education

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Project Citation: 

Murnane, Richard, and Reardon, Sean. Long-Term Trends in Private School Enrollments by Family Income. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-05-03. https://doi.org/10.3886/E109601V2

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We use data from multiple national surveys to describe trends in private elementary school enrollment by family income from 1968 to 2013. We find several important trends. First, the private school enrollment rate of middle-income families declined
substantially over the past five decades while that of high-income families remained quite stable. Second, there are notable differences in private school enrollment trends by race/ethnicity, urbanicity, and region of the country. Although racial/ethnic
differences in private school enrollment are to a large extent explained by income differences, the urban/suburban and regional differences in private school enrollment patterns are large even among families with similar incomes. Factors contributing
to these patterns may include trends in income inequality, private school costs and availability, and the perceived relative quality of local schooling options.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources Russell Sage Foundation (G-6780)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms family incomes; private schools
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United Statets
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1968 – 2013


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