Map Reveals Highest and Lowest Private School Enrollment in the Country

Sylvia Powell
1 min readNov 1, 2024

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Public schools serve the majority of Americans but in places across the country, high percentages of students enroll in private school instead. You can find out where this is most common with a map from the team at Playground Equipment. Find out where the highest and lowest private school enrollment occurs.

These ten towns have the highest rates of private school enrollment:

  1. Monticello, FL
  2. Clute, TX
  3. Pine Grove, CA
  4. Enoree, SC
  5. South Mountain, PA
  6. Nobleboro, ME
  7. Gate Mills, OH
  8. Lindsay, NE
  9. Dublin, NH
  10. Monroe, NY

Out of this collection of private school enrollment hot spots, we can learn about some factors that affect private school enrollment. These include financial status, religion, quality of local schools, and state policies. Private schools can be expensive so affluent areas might see more enrollment, however, state policies like school choice can help to offset those costs.

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