Private schools see record enrollment
Published: Tue, Jun. 03, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Tue, Jun. 03, 2008 02:40AM
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closeRALEIGH -- A slowing economy didn't prevent enrollment in North Carolina's private schools from reaching a record high this school year.
There were 97,656 students in private schools in the 2007-08 school year, up 2,871 children from the prior year, according to the N.C. Division of Non-Public Education. There was an overall gain of 3 percent in enrollment in kindergarten through 12th grade.
Locally, Wake County had the second-highest enrollment in the state at 14,696 students, up from 14,021 children the previous year. Mecklenburg County, which includes Charlotte, led the state with 19,502 students.
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Public schools still account for more than 90 percent of the K-12 enrollment in the state with more than 1.4 million students.
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