Table 64.

Private elementary and secondary school full-time-equivalent staff and student to full-time-equivalent staff ratios, by orientation of school, school level, and type of staff: 2007-08

Type of staff	Total									Catholic										Other religious orientation									Nonsectarian
	Total		Elementary1		Secondary2			Combined3		Total		Elementary1		Secondary2			Combined3			Total		Elementary1		Secondary2			Combined3		Total		Elementary1			Secondary2			Combined3
1	2		3		4			5		6		7		8			9			10		11		12			13		14		15			16			17
Number of schools	28,220	(328)	16,370	(291)	3,040		(149)	8,810	(254)	7,400	(34)	5,950	(57)	1,080		(46)	370		(39)	13,950	(282)	7,170	(228)	960		(85)	5,820	(192)	6,860	(119)	3,240		(143)	1,010		(87)	2,620		(138)
Enrollment (in thousands)	5,165	(104)	2,463	(59)	851		(39)	1,852	(91)	2,224	(49)	1,458	(32)	621		(33)	146		(25)	1,976	(81)	710	(37)	129		(15)	1,138	(75)	965	(55)	295		(25)	101		(13)	568		(48)
Total staff	778,610	(16,146)	326,320	(8,044)	126,490		(5,809)	325,810	(14,362)	250,380	(6,211)	157,980	(3,488)	70,240		(3,582)	22,150		(3,520)	293,830	(10,433)	105,540	(4,977)	22,270		(2,241)	166,020	(10,154)	234,410	(10,902)	62,790		(4,761)	33,980		(4,014)	137,630		(9,797)
Principals	30,430	(463)	15,260	(316)	3,360		(168)	11,810	(398)	7,730	(101)	5,950	(75)	1,240		(63)	530		(67)	14,860	(343)	6,000	(236)	1,080		(106)	7,780	(336)	7,840	(264)	3,310		(184)	1,040		(107)	3,500		(234)
Assistant principals	13,000	(485)	4,860	(287)	2,840		(194)	5,290	(337)	3,980	(191)	1,940	(123)	1,670		(117)	360		(79)	4,860	(300)	1,650	(150)	560		(88)	2,650	(238)	4,160	(272)	1,270		(168)	610		(116)	2,280		(194)
Other managers	25,940	(947)	9,150	(443)	5,160		(357)	11,630	(775)	7,010	(387)	3,100	(196)	3,180		(242)	730		(168)	8,940	(479)	3,040	(256)	860		(145)	5,050	(393)	9,990	(661)	3,010		(314)	1,120		(175)	5,850		(628)
Instruction coordinators	7,770	(535)	2,620	(274)	1,570		(217)	3,590	(391)	2,060	(252)	1,020	(179)	820		(156)	220	!	(88)	2,520	(237)	640	(100)	260	!	(113)	1,610	(194)	3,190	(421)	950		(185)	490		(109)	1,760		(355)
Teachers	433,400	(8,589)	186,870	(4,498)	68,840		(2,748)	177,690	(8,011)	146,120	(3,316)	92,210	(2,001)	41,910		(2,054)	12,010		(1,874)	172,830	(6,093)	61,040	(2,838)	12,730		(1,389)	99,070	(5,822)	114,440	(5,551)	33,630		(2,610)	14,200		(1,498)	66,610		(5,111)
Teacher aides	52,960	(2,577)	26,740	(1,390)	1,740		(352)	24,480	(2,237)	14,730	(997)	12,820	(548)	270		(55)	1,640	!	(779)	15,280	(902)	7,260	(671)	240	!	(79)	7,780	(778)	22,950	(2,039)	6,650		(959)	1,230		(327)	15,060		(1,839)
Other aides	11,160	(1,243)	4,780	(517)	710		(206)	5,660	(1,254)	2,580	(351)	2,440	(355)	110	!	(56)	20	!	(11)	3,050	(387)	1,530	(306)	‡		(†)	1,480	(222)	5,540	(1,295)	820	!	(250)	560	!	(206)	4,160	!	(1,261)
Guidance counselors	11,620	(504)	2,290	(131)	4,140		(211)	5,190	(439)	5,040	(257)	1,600	(93)	2,880		(160)	570		(119)	3,380	(267)	420	(73)	600		(81)	2,360	(227)	3,200	(369)	280		(61)	670		(86)	2,260		(364)
Librarians/media specialists	11,960	(346)	5,680	(202)	1,900		(106)	4,380	(293)	4,730	(137)	3,230	(116)	1,160		(63)	340		(58)	4,280	(235)	1,530	(125)	360		(66)	2,380	(217)	2,950	(200)	910		(115)	380		(63)	1,660		(167)
Library/media center aides	4,030	(254)	1,910	(161)	600		(84)	1,520	(178)	1,770	(149)	1,200	(126)	420		(67)	140		(39)	1,550	(183)	570	(91)	70	!	(22)	910	(156)	710	(108)	140	!	(41)	100	!	(48)	470		(85)
Nurses	8,160	(396)	3,350	(163)	1,580		(181)	3,240	(281)	2,970	(153)	2,180	(121)	600		(62)	190	!	(62)	2,230	(177)	780	(84)	230		(58)	1,220	(143)	2,970	(289)	380		(71)	760		(142)	1,830		(236)
Student support staff4	24,500	(1,227)	7,900	(569)	4,690		(523)	11,900	(1,030)	6,080	(507)	3,670	(282)	1,500		(230)	910	!	(350)	5,750	(633)	1,910	(245)	470	!	(146)	3,360	(602)	12,670	(999)	2,320		(437)	2,720		(472)	7,630		(871)
Secretaries/clerical staff	50,010	(1,437)	19,230	(684)	9,730		(532)	21,050	(1,111)	15,940	(541)	8,840	(261)	5,730		(384)	1,380		(262)	19,530	(802)	6,870	(435)	1,760		(231)	10,910	(692)	14,530	(992)	3,520		(385)	2,250		(296)	8,760		(887)
Food service personnel	27,610	(1,008)	11,900	(490)	5,420		(461)	10,290	(814)	11,220	(476)	6,920	(341)	3,300		(264)	1,000		(195)	10,510	(727)	3,720	(298)	910		(171)	5,880	(653)	5,880	(606)	1,270		(209)	1,210		(321)	3,400		(483)
Custodial and maintenance	45,170	(1,464)	17,590	(596)	8,340		(526)	19,250	(1,369)	14,800	(483)	9,120	(284)	4,320		(319)	1,360		(248)	17,270	(1,073)	5,770	(355)	1,470		(225)	10,020	(1,002)	13,110	(1,009)	2,700		(337)	2,550		(429)	7,860		(919)
Other employees5	20,880	(2,707)	6,180	(784)	5,870	!	(2,016)	8,840	(1,345)	3,620	(642)	1,730	(366)	1,140	!	(378)	‡		(†)	6,980	(950)	2,800	(601)	‡		(†)	3,540	(748)	10,280	(2,232)	1,640		(356)	4,090	!	(1,918)	4,550		(1,049)
	Students per full-time-equivalent staff member																			Students per full-time-equivalent staff member
Total staff	7	(0.1)	8	(0.1)	7		(0.2)	6	(0.1)	9	(0.1)	9	(0.1)	9		(0.2)	7		(0.6)	7	(0.1)	7	(0.2)	6		(0.4)	7	(0.2)	4	(0.1)	5		(0.2)	3		(0.3)	4		(0.2)
Principals	170	(2.9)	161	(4.2)	253		(12.5)	157	(5.7)	288	(5.9)	245	(4.9)	500		(23.5)	273		(33.8)	133	(4.7)	118	(6.9)	119		(13.8)	146	(6.9)	123	(5.8)	89		(6.3)	98		(11.1)	162		(10.6)
Assistant principals	397	(12.5)	506	(24.5)	300		(17.1)	350	(17.6)	559	(22.0)	750	(41.9)	371		(17.1)	401		(60.3)	407	(22.3)	430	(28.8)	230		(47.6)	430	(30.3)	232	(15.6)	233		(28.9)	167		(30.1)	249		(21.1)
Other managers	199	(6.0)	269	(11.1)	165		(9.1)	159	(8.2)	317	(14.7)	470	(29.0)	195		(11.2)	201		(39.1)	221	(10.4)	234	(16.5)	150		(23.6)	225	(14.1)	97	(5.2)	98		(8.0)	90		(12.5)	97		(7.6)
Instruction coordinators	664	(43.6)	942	(91.0)	544		(83.9)	515	(55.3)	1,080	(147.3)	1,431	(279.8)	759		(183.2)	‡		(†)	784	(72.1)	1,102	(175.4)	‡		(†)	705	(90.8)	302	(33.7)	310		(50.1)	209		(53.1)	324		(60.6)
Teachers	12	(0.1)	13	(0.1)	12		(0.3)	10	(0.2)	15	(0.1)	16	(0.2)	15		(0.2)	12		(0.7)	11	(0.2)	12	(0.3)	10		(0.7)	11	(0.2)	8	(0.2)	9		(0.3)	7		(0.5)	9		(0.2)
Teacher aides	98	(4.9)	92	(4.5)	489		(123.0)	76	(7.2)	151	(10.0)	114	(4.6)	2,329		(617.7)	‡		(†)	129	(7.5)	98	(7.4)	‡		(†)	146	(12.8)	42	(4.4)	44		(6.5)	82	!	(29.7)	38		(5.7)
Other aides	463	(53.6)	515	(57.9)	1,190	!	(407.3)	327	(87.8)	864	(141.3)	598	(103.4)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	648	(83.3)	464	(103.6)	‡		(†)	767	(123.2)	174	(49.2)	361	!	(139.0)	‡		(†)	137	!	(60.7)
Guidance counselors	444	(16.5)	1,073	(55.9)	206		(6.9)	357	(24.4)	441	(17.9)	912	(49.6)	216		(5.9)	256		(34.1)	585	(39.0)	1,689	(247.6)	216		(18.5)	481	(38.8)	301	(28.0)	1,072		(297.2)	152		(20.3)	252		(30.2)
Librarians/media specialists	432	(9.7)	434	(12.8)	447		(19.7)	423	(18.3)	470	(11.5)	451	(15.7)	535		(21.4)	431		(55.7)	462	(18.7)	463	(25.3)	354		(50.3)	478	(30.0)	327	(15.3)	324		(36.0)	267		(29.4)	342		(17.1)
Library/media center aides	1,283	(77.5)	1,288	(106.6)	1,427		(202.0)	1,219	(142.7)	1,258	(107.6)	1,210	(124.6)	1,475		(256.0)	1,027	!	(371.4)	1,274	(145.0)	1,243	(207.8)	1,820	!	(798.8)	1,251	(234.4)	1,363	(220.2)	2,172	!	(876.5)	‡		(†)	1,216		(231.0)
Nurses	633	(26.9)	736	(33.2)	539		(57.7)	572	(46.1)	750	(38.6)	668	(33.3)	1,041		(117.0)	775	!	(324.2)	887	(64.5)	906	(90.6)	567	!	(174.4)	933	(104.7)	325	(30.3)	775		(151.0)	134		(30.3)	310		(36.4)
Student support staff4	211	(10.2)	312	(21.7)	181		(20.4)	156	(13.9)	366	(28.0)	397	(27.3)	414		(64.1)	‡		(†)	344	(39.1)	371	(48.7)	271	!	(111.5)	338	(61.8)	76	(6.8)	127		(27.7)	37		(7.8)	74		(10.1)
Secretaries/clerical staff	103	(2.1)	128	(3.0)	87		(3.6)	88	(3.2)	140	(3.2)	165	(4.0)	108		(4.6)	106		(12.9)	101	(3.0)	103	(4.3)	73		(6.9)	104	(4.2)	66	(3.6)	84		(5.4)	45		(5.3)	65		(4.7)
Food service personnel	187	(6.4)	207	(8.7)	157		(13.1)	180	(11.7)	198	(7.4)	211	(9.8)	188		(14.1)	146		(22.0)	188	(12.0)	191	(15.9)	142		(32.0)	193	(17.8)	164	(15.1)	233		(34.9)	84	!	(32.3)	167		(19.8)
Custodial and maintenance	114	(2.8)	140	(3.4)	102		(5.3)	96	(5.2)	150	(3.5)	160	(4.3)	144		(7.0)	107		(10.3)	114	(5.8)	123	(6.7)	87		(9.1)	113	(9.2)	74	(4.3)	109		(10.7)	40		(5.3)	72		(5.6)
Other employees5	247	(29.7)	399	(49.5)	145	!	(55.5)	209	(32.7)	614	(120.7)	841	(193.8)	547	!	(233.0)	‡		(†)	283	(39.1)	254	(55.1)	‡		(†)	321	(84.4)	94	(20.6)	180		(44.9)	‡		(†)	125		(30.8)

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution.

‡Reporting standards not met.

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, and speech therapists or pathologists.

5 Includes other employees not identified by function.

NOTE: Data are based on a sample survey and may not be strictly comparable with data reported elsewhere. Excludes all prekindergarten students from calculations, but includes kindergarten students attending schools that offer first or higher grade. Includes only schools that offer first or higher grade. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Private School Questionnaire," 2007-08. (This table was prepared October 2009.)