Private School not just for the Wealthy.

Family Income

Where do the children of the wealthy go to school? In February 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau released data on the social and economic characteristics of students enrolled in the nation’s schools during the month of October 2009. It turns out that of the 8.5 million families with children in grades K-12 with annual incomes of $75,000 or more (the highest income bracket measured), 85 percent have children only in public schools and 12 percent have children only in private schools. (Three percent have children in both types of schools.)

Click on U.S. Census Bureau Web site for detailed tables in the report School Enrollment—Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2009.