More than two years after public schools reopened from pandemic?related school closures, private schools continue to see their enrollments rise. Forty?six percent of private schools that responded to the Cato Institute 2023 Private School Enrollment Survey reported enrollment increases between the 2022?23 and 2023?24 school years, while 25 percent saw decreases and 30 percent reported no change. Notably, 88 percent of private schools reported either having never closed during the COVID-19 pandemic or reopening in spring or fall of 2020, earlier than most public schools. Other drivers of increased private school enrollment may be increased “culture war” battles in public schools and the large expansions in school choice programs enacted due to the pandemic. The ability of private schools to better meet parent demand compared with public schools may help explain rising demand for private school education.