Private elementary and secondary staff and student/staff ratios, by level and orientation of school: 1993-94

Table 60.

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                             |  Full-time-equivalent staff       |  Students per full-time-equivalent
                             |                                   |            staff member
       Orientation 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 ...................|534,636 |240,894 |104,213 |189,529 |    9.3 |   11.6 |    7.8 |    7.2
                             |________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
Principals ................. | 23,589 | 13,180 |  2,459 |  7,950 |  210.7 |  212.7 |  329.8 |  170.6
Assistant principals ........|  8,361 |  3,094 |  2,113 |  3,154 |  594.5 |  906.1 |  383.9 |  430.0
Other managers ..............|  7,801 |  1,510 |  3,483 |  2,808 |  637.2 |1,856.5 |  232.9 |  483.0
Instruction coordinators ....|  6,063 |  1,837 |  1,293 |  2,933 |  819.8 |1,526.1 |  627.3 |  462.4
Teachers ....................|330,838 |155,220 | 60,644 |114,974 |   15.0 |   18.1 |   13.4 |   11.8
Teacher aides ...............| 33,905 | 16,516 |  2,566 | 14,823 |  146.6 |  169.7 |  316.1 |   91.5
Guidance counselors .........|  8,640 |  1,713 |  3,758 |  3,169 |  575.3 |1,636.5 |  215.8 |  428.0
Librarians/media specialists |  8,946 |  4,320 |  1,950 |  2,676 |  555.6 |  648.9 |  415.9 |  506.8
Library/media center aides ..|  3,768 |  1,942 |    588 |  1,238 |1,319.2 |1,443.5 |1,379.4 |1,095.5
Student support staff\4\ ....| 11,003 |  2,207 |  2,684 |  6,112 |  451.8 |1,270.2 |  302.2 |  221.9
Secretaries/clerical staff ..| 37,634 | 15,170 |  9,061 | 13,403 |  132.1 |  184.8 |   89.5 |  101.2
Other employees\5\ ..........| 54,092 | 24,187 | 13,615 | 16,290 |   91.9 |  115.9 |   59.6 |   83.3
                             |========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========
          Catholic           |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Total .....................|206,094 |135,831 | 59,239 | 11,024 |   12.2 |   13.6 |   10.0 |    6.9
Principals ................. |  8,186 |  6,702 |  1,177 |    307 |  307.4 |  275.8 |  503.0 |  247.1
Assistant principals ........|  2,854 |  1,210 |  1,475 |    169 |  881.6 |1,527.5 |  401.4 |  448.9
Other managers ..............|  3,139 |    717 |  2,168 |    254 |  801.6 |2,577.8 |  273.1 |  298.7
Instruction coordinators ....|  1,138 |    619 |    477 |     42 |2,211.0 |2,985.9 |1,241.1 |1,806.2
Teachers ....................|132,240 | 88,524 | 37,132 |  6,584 |   19.0 |   20.9 |   15.9 |   11.5
Teacher aides ...............|  9,078 |  8,144 |    176 |    758 |  277.2 |  226.9 |3,363.7 |  100.1
Guidance counselors .........|  3,843 |  1,144 |  2,341 |    358 |  654.7 |1,615.6 |  252.9 |  211.9
Librarians/media specialists |  4,291 |  2,836 |  1,230 |    225 |  586.4 |  651.7 |  481.3 |  337.2
Library/media center aides ..|  1,969 |  1,489 |    363 |    117 |1,277.9 |1,241.3 |1,630.9 |  648.4
Student support staff\4\ ....|  2,287 |  1,418 |    568 |    301 |1,100.2 |1,303.4 |1,042.3 |  252.0
Secretaries/clerical staff ..| 13,731 |  8,139 |  4,841 |    751 |  183.2 |  227.1 |  122.3 |  101.0
Other employees\5\ ..........| 23,338 | 14,889 |  7,291 |  1,158 |  107.8 |  124.1 |   81.2 |   65.5
                             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
       Other religious       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
         orientation         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Total .....................|184,521 | 72,798 | 16,970 | 94,753 |    9.1 |    9.9 |    7.3 |    8.9
Principals ................. |  9,917 |  4,535 |    573 |  4,809 |  170.0 |  158.4 |  217.2 |  175.4
Assistant principals ........|  3,184 |  1,102 |    278 |  1,804 |  529.5 |  651.7 |  447.7 |  467.5
Other managers ..............|  1,932 |    584 |    340 |  1,008 |  872.7 |1,229.7 |  366.0 |  836.8
Instruction coordinators ....|  2,298 |    775 |    153 |  1,370 |  733.7 |  926.7 |  813.4 |  615.7
Teachers ....................|120,253 | 46,973 | 10,366 | 62,914 |   14.0 |   15.3 |   12.0 |   13.4
Teacher aides ...............| 10,021 |  4,827 |    171 |  5,023 |  168.3 |  148.8 |  727.8 |  167.9
Guidance counselors .........|  2,001 |    473 |    403 |  1,125 |  842.6 |1,518.3 |  308.8 |  749.7
Librarians/media specialists |  2,596 |    977 |    349 |  1,270 |  649.5 |  735.1 |  356.6 |  664.1
Library/media center aides ..|    990 |    330 |    112 |    548 |1,703.1 |2,176.3 |1,111.1 |1,539.1
Student support staff\4\ ....|  1,318 |    489 |    231 |    598 |1,279.3 |1,468.7 |  538.7 |1,410.4
Secretaries/clerical staff ..| 13,551 |  5,033 |  1,637 |  6,881 |  124.4 |  142.7 |   76.0 |  122.6
Other employees\5\ ..........| 16,460 |  6,700 |  2,357 |  7,403 |  102.4 |  107.2 |   52.8 |  113.9
                             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
        Non-sectarian        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Total .....................|144,025 | 32,267 | 28,005 | 83,753 |    5.3 |    7.3 |    3.4 |    5.2
Principals ................. |  5,486 |  1,943 |    709 |  2,834 |  140.1 |  121.9 |  133.5 |  154.2
Assistant principals ........|  2,323 |    782 |    360 |  1,181 |  330.8 |  303.0 |  262.9 |  369.9
Other managers ..............|  2,730 |    209 |    975 |  1,546 |  281.5 |1,133.6 |   97.1 |  282.6
Instruction coordinators ....|  2,627 |    443 |    663 |  1,521 |  292.5 |  534.8 |  142.7 |  287.2
Teachers ....................| 78,345 | 19,723 | 13,146 | 45,476 |    9.8 |   12.0 |    7.2 |    9.6
Teacher aides ...............| 14,806 |  3,545 |  2,219 |  9,042 |   51.9 |   66.8 |   42.6 |   48.3
Guidance counselors .........|  2,796 |     96 |  1,014 |  1,686 |  274.8 |2,468.0 |   93.3 |  259.1
Librarians/media specialists |  2,059 |    507 |    371 |  1,181 |  373.2 |  467.3 |  255.1 |  369.9
Library/media center aides ..|    809 |    123 |    113 |    573 |  949.9 |1,926.3 |  837.4 |  762.5
Student support staff\4\ ....|  7,398 |    300 |  1,885 |  5,213 |  103.9 |  789.8 |   50.2 |   83.8
Secretaries/clerical staff ..| 10,352 |  1,998 |  2,583 |  5,771 |   74.2 |  118.6 |   36.6 |   75.7
Other employees\5\ ..........| 14,294 |  2,598 |  3,967 |  7,729 |   53.8 |   91.2 |   23.9 |   56.5
_____________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________

\1\Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.
\2\Schools have no grade lower than 7.
\3\Schools have grades lower than 7 and higher than 8.
\4\Includes student support services professional staff, such as school psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and nurses.
\5\Includes cafeteria workers and maintenance staff.

NOTE: Data are based upon a sample survey and may not be strictly comparable with data reported elsewhere. Includes only schools that offer first grade or above.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Schools and Staffing Survey, 1993-94." (This table was prepared August 1995, new data forthcoming in 2002.)

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