National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey

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Categories Civic & Social Infrastructure, Economy, Employment & Labor, Education & Childcare
Details Private school locations
Download Available yes
For more information http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/index.asp
Geographies Point
Last Updated on PolicyMap September 2024
Public Edition or Subscriber-only Public Edition
Source Private School Universe Survey (PSS), National Center for Educational Statistics, provided by the US Department of Education
Years Available 2021-2022

Description:

The Private School Universe Survey (PSS) is a program of the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics that collects selected data about all private schools every two years. Data are supplied through a survey that is compiled by administrative personnel in private schools. The NCES definition of a private school is “A private school is not supported primarily by public funds, provides classroom instruction for one or more of grades K-12 or comparable ungraded levels, and has one or more teachers. Organizations or institutions that provide support for home schooling without offering classroom instruction for students are not included.”