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    Table 59. Private elementary and secondary school staff and student to staff ratios, by school level, orientation of school, and type of staff: 1999-2000 

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                              |            Full-time-equivalent staff      |      Students per full-time-equivalent
                              |                                            |                staff member
  Orientation of school and   |____________________________________________|___________________________________________
        type of staff         |                 |Elemen- | Secon- |  Com-  |                |Elemen- | Secon- |  Com-
                              |      Total      |tary\1\ |dary\2\ |bined\3\|     Total      |tary\1\ |dary\2\ |bined\3\
______________________________|_________________|________|________|________|________________|________|________|________
              1               |   2             |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6            |   7    |   8    |   9
______________________________|_________________|________|________|________|________________|________|________|________
    Total ....................|662,524  (15,864)|309,282 |106,572 |246,671 |    7.9   (0.07)|    9.4 |    7.7 |    6.2
                              |_________________|________|________|________|________________|________|________|________
Principals ...................| 24,430     (414)| 13,484 |  2,509 |  8,437 |  215.4   (4.81)|  216.6 |  326.4 |  180.5
Assistant principals .........| 10,159     (455)|  4,112 |  2,262 |  3,784 |  518.1  (15.44)|  710.2 |  362.1 |  402.5
Other managers ...............| 16,628     (612)|  6,024 |  4,261 |  6,343 |  316.5   (7.93)|  484.9 |  192.2 |  240.1
Instruction coordinators .....|  5,446     (319)|  1,973 |  1,212 |  2,261 |  966.4  (46.87)|1,480.4 |  675.7 |  673.7
Teachers .....................|402,475  (10,037)|193,614 | 64,665 |144,196 |   13.1   (0.09)|   15.1 |   12.7 |   10.6
Teacher aides ................| 42,877   (2,289)| 20,878 |  1,285 | 20,713 |  122.7   (6.59)|  139.9 |  637.1 |   73.5
Guidance counselors ..........| 10,477     (520)|  2,972 |  3,404 |  4,100 |  502.3  (21.89)|  982.7 |  240.6 |  371.5
Librarians/media specialists .| 10,540     (374)|  5,444 |  1,814 |  3,281 |  499.3  (12.05)|  536.5 |  451.3 |  464.2
Library/media center aides ...|  4,990     (332)|  2,488 |    715 |  1,787 |1,054.8  (74.09)|1,173.7 |1,145.7 |  852.6
Nurses .......................|  6,598     (297)|  2,631 |    990 |  2,977 |  797.6  (30.69)|1,110.0 |  827.4 |  511.6
Student support staff\4\ .....| 19,114   (1,264)|  6,413 |  2,016 | 10,685 |  275.3  (18.38)|  455.5 |  406.1 |  142.6
Secretaries/clerical staff ...| 38,918     (992)| 16,900 |  7,755 | 14,263 |  135.2   (2.21)|  172.8 |  105.6 |  106.8
Food service personnel .......| 24,397     (766)| 11,251 |  5,048 |  8,098 |  215.7   (5.96)|  259.6 |  162.2 |  188.1
Custodial and maintenance ....| 36,990   (1,193)| 16,780 |  7,075 | 13,135 |  142.3   (2.86)|  174.1 |  115.7 |  116.0
Other employees\5\ ...........|  8,486   (1,053)|  4,318 |  1,559 |  2,610 |  620.1  (75.81)|  676.4 |  525.3 |  583.7
                              |=================|========|========|========|================|========|========|========
           Catholic           |                 |        |        |        |                |        |        |
  Total ......................|234,928   (2,717)|153,807 | 64,508 | 16,612 |   10.8   (0.07)|   11.8 |    9.6 |    7.4
Principals ...................|  7,317      (96)|  5,822 |  1,094 |    401 |  348.3   (4.87)|  310.9 |  563.1 |  304.7
Assistant principals .........|  3,389     (133)|  1,712 |  1,374 |    303 |  752.1  (28.57)|1,057.7 |  448.5 |  402.7
Other managers ...............|  4,739     (163)|  1,825 |  2,443 |    471 |  537.9  (15.95)|  991.9 |  252.3 |  259.5
Instruction coordinators .....|  1,306     (119)|    480 |    647 |    179 |1,951.7 (177.42)|3,775.0 |  951.8 |  682.9
Teachers .....................|151,594   (1,749)| 98,883 | 41,868 | 10,843 |   16.8   (0.11)|   18.3 |   14.7 |   11.3
Teacher aides ................| 10,168     (426)|  9,184 |    187 |    797 |  250.7  (11.43)|  197.1 |3,297.5 |  153.4
Guidance counselors ..........|  4,323     (198)|  1,661 |  2,318 |    344 |  589.5  (24.15)|1,089.8 |  265.8 |  355.2
Librarians/media specialists .|  4,808     (102)|  3,325 |  1,192 |    292 |  530.1  (10.83)|  544.4 |  517.1 |  419.1
Library/media center aides ...|  2,112     (130)|  1,514 |    474 |    123 |1,207.0  (77.02)|1,195.5 |1,299.9 |  991.3
Nurses .......................|  2,246      (84)|  1,684 |    456 |    105 |1,134.8  (42.68)|1,074.7 |1,350.7 |1,159.8
Student support staff\4\ .....|  4,493     (204)|  3,337 |    684 |    473 |  567.3  (27.00)|  542.5 |  901.4 |  258.6
Secretaries/clerical staff ...| 13,559     (307)|  7,936 |  4,553 |  1,070 |  188.0   (3.29)|  228.1 |  135.3 |  114.2
Food service personnel .......| 10,024     (322)|  6,647 |  2,929 |    448 |  254.3   (7.91)|  272.3 |  210.3 |  273.0
Custodial and maintenance ....| 13,217     (329)|  8,617 |  3,876 |    724 |  192.8   (3.95)|  210.1 |  159.0 |  168.7
Other employees\5\ ...........|  1,634     (173)|  1,181 |    414 |     39 |1,560.0 (172.78)|1,533.1 |1,490.0 |3,103.3
                              |                 |        |        |        |                |        |        |
       Other religious        |                 |        |        |        |                |        |        |
         orientation          |                 |        |        |        |                |        |        |
  Total ......................|237,799   (9,461)|100,215 | 17,750 |119,834 |    7.9   (0.12)|    8.3 |    6.5 |    7.7
Principals ...................| 11,286     (317)|  5,015 |    676 |  5,595 |  165.9   (6.18)|  165.7 |  170.3 |  165.5
Assistant principals .........|  3,759     (262)|  1,543 |    357 |  1,859 |  498.0  (26.71)|  538.7 |  322.3 |  497.9
Other managers ...............|  5,821     (373)|  2,214 |    764 |  2,842 |  321.6  (15.01)|  375.4 |  150.5 |  325.7
Instruction coordinators .....|  1,837     (126)|    719 |    187 |    930 |1,019.0  (66.66)|1,155.2 |  614.0 |  995.2
Teachers .....................|152,335   (6,417)| 63,722 | 10,893 | 77,720 |   12.3   (0.17)|   13.0 |   10.6 |   11.9
Teacher aides ................| 11,029     (720)|  5,896 |    102 |  5,031 |  169.7   (9.55)|  141.0 |1,126.4 |  184.0
Guidance counselors ..........|  3,034     (214)|    651 |    560 |  1,822 |  617.0  (41.20)|1,276.1 |  205.3 |  508.0
Librarians/media specialists .|  3,558     (245)|  1,546 |    290 |  1,722 |  526.1  (25.88)|  537.5 |  397.0 |  537.6
Library/media center aides ...|  2,058     (298)|    762 |    138 |  1,158 |  909.3 (151.55)|1,090.7 |  832.1 |  799.3
Nurses .......................|  1,641     (114)|    614 |    155 |    872 |1,141.0  (71.34)|1,354.2 |  743.1 |1,061.6
Student support staff\4\ .....|  4,090     (596)|  1,757 |    335 |  1,998 |  457.7  (79.87)|  473.1 |  342.9 |  463.3
Secretaries/clerical staff ...| 14,420     (679)|  5,645 |  1,276 |  7,499 |  129.8   (3.50)|  147.2 |   90.1 |  123.5
Food service personnel .......|  7,649     (461)|  2,988 |    715 |  3,946 |  244.7  (12.40)|  278.1 |  161.0 |  234.6
Custodial and maintenance ....| 12,187     (576)|  5,344 |  1,221 |  5,622 |  153.6   (5.56)|  155.5 |   94.2 |  164.7
Other employees\5\ ...........|  3,096     (483)|  1,799 |     81 |  1,216 |  604.7  (85.12)|  462.0 |1,411.9 |  761.6
                              |                 |        |        |        |                |        |        |
        Non-sectarian         |                 |        |        |        |                |        |        |
  Total ......................|189,798   (9,078)| 55,260 | 24,313 |110,225 |    4.4   (0.16)|    5.1 |    3.6 |    4.3
Principals ...................|  5,827     (268)|  2,647 |    739 |  2,441 |  144.5  (10.10)|  105.5 |  118.7 |  194.7
Assistant principals .........|  3,011     (315)|    858 |    531 |  1,622 |  279.7  (18.70)|  325.5 |  165.2 |  293.0
Other managers ...............|  6,069     (344)|  1,985 |  1,054 |  3,030 |  138.8   (8.84)|  140.7 |   83.2 |  156.9
Instruction coordinators .....|  2,303     (248)|    774 |    377 |  1,152 |  365.7  (33.06)|  360.9 |  232.6 |  412.6
Teachers .....................| 98,546   (5,271)| 31,009 | 11,904 | 55,633 |    8.5   (0.21)|    9.0 |    7.4 |    8.5
Teacher aides ................| 21,680   (2,074)|  5,799 |    996 | 14,885 |   38.9   (4.44)|   48.2 |   88.0 |   31.9
Guidance counselors ..........|  3,120     (370)|    660 |    526 |  1,934 |  270.0  (31.16)|  423.3 |  166.8 |  245.7
Librarians/media specialists .|  2,174     (155)|    573 |    333 |  1,268 |  387.5  (21.85)|  487.6 |  263.4 |  374.9
Library/media center aides ...|    820      (87)|    212 |    103 |    505 |1,027.8  (89.82)|1,317.1 |  855.8 |  941.2
Nurses .......................|  2,712     (251)|    333 |    379 |  2,000 |  310.6  (29.93)|  838.5 |  231.6 |  237.6
Student support staff\4\ .....| 10,530   (1,056)|  1,319 |    997 |  8,214 |   80.0   (8.55)|  211.7 |   88.0 |   57.9
Secretaries/clerical staff ...| 10,939     (509)|  3,318 |  1,926 |  5,694 |   77.0   (4.55)|   84.2 |   45.5 |   83.5
Food service personnel .......|  6,724     (547)|  1,616 |  1,404 |  3,704 |  125.3  (10.86)|  172.8 |   62.5 |  128.3
Custodial and maintenance ....| 11,587     (882)|  2,819 |  1,978 |  6,789 |   72.7   (3.43)|   99.1 |   44.3 |   70.0
Other employees\5\ ...........|  3,757     (891)|  1,338 |  1,064 |  1,355 |  224.2  (66.13)|  208.7 |   82.4 |  350.9
______________________________|_________________|________|________|________|________________|________|________|________

    \1\Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.
    \2\Schools with no grade lower than 7.
    \3\Schools with grades lower than 7 and higher than 8.
    \4\Includes student support services professional staff, such as school psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, and speech therapists.
    \5\Includes health and other non-instructional aides, and other employees not identified by function.

    NOTE: Data are based upon a sample survey and may not be strictly comparable with data reported elsewhere. Excludes prekindergarten students from calculations. Includes only schools that offer first or higher grade. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

    SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Private School Questionnaire," 1999-2000. (This table was prepared September 2002.)

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