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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Table 59.

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                              |            Full-time-equivalent staff          |Students per full-time-equivalent staff member
Orientation of school and     |________________________________________________|______________________________________________
type of staff                 |            Total |Elementary|Secondary|Combined|          Total|Elementary|Secondary| Combined
                              |                  |      \1\ |     \2\ |    \3\ |               |      \1\ |     \2\ |    \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   (414.1)|    13,484|    2,509|   8,437|  215.4  (4.81)|     216.6|    326.4|    180.5
Assistant principals .........|  10,159   (455.4)|     4,112|    2,262|   3,784|  518.1 (15.44)|     710.2|    362.1|    402.5
Other managers ...............|  16,628   (612.2)|     6,024|    4,261|   6,343|  316.5  (7.93)|     484.9|    192.2|    240.1
Instruction coordinators .....|   5,446   (319.4)|     1,973|    1,212|   2,261|  966.4 (46.87)|   1,480.4|    675.7|    673.7
Teachers .....................| 402,475(10,036.6)|   193,614|   64,665| 144,196|   13.1  (0.09)|      15.1|     12.7|     10.6
Teacher aides ................|  42,877 (2,288.6)|    20,878|    1,285|  20,713|  122.7  (6.59)|     139.9|    637.1|     73.5
Guidance counselors ..........|  10,477   (520.4)|     2,972|    3,404|   4,100|  502.3 (21.89)|     982.7|    240.6|    371.5
Librarians/media specialists .|  10,540   (374.2)|     5,444|    1,814|   3,281|  499.3 (12.05)|     536.5|    451.3|    464.2
Library/media center aides ...|   4,990   (331.7)|     2,488|      715|   1,787|1,054.8 (74.09)|   1,173.7|  1,145.7|    852.6
Nurses .......................|   6,598   (297.4)|     2,631|      990|   2,977|  797.6 (30.69)|   1,110.0|    827.4|    511.6
Student support staff\4\ .....|  19,114 (1,263.7)|     6,413|    2,016|  10,685|  275.3 (18.38)|     455.5|    406.1|    142.6
Secretaries/clerical staff ...|  38,918   (992.4)|    16,900|    7,755|  14,263|  135.2  (2.21)|     172.8|    105.6|    106.8
Food service personnel .......|  24,397   (766.1)|    11,251|    5,048|   8,098|  215.7  (5.96)|     259.6|    162.2|    188.1
Custodial and maintenance ....|  36,990 (1,192.6)|    16,780|    7,075|  13,135|  142.3  (2.86)|     174.1|    115.7|    116.0
Other employees\5\ ...........|   8,486 (1,053.3)|     4,318|    1,559|   2,610|  620.1 (75.81)|     676.4|    525.3|    583.7
                              |==================|==========|=========|========|===============|==========|=========|=========
Catholic                      |                  |          |         |        |               |          |         |
   Total .....................| 234,928 (2,717.3)|   153,807|   64,508|  16,612|   10.8  (0.07)|      11.8|      9.6|      7.4
                              |__________________|__________|_________|________|_______________|__________|_________|_________
Principals ...................|   7,317    (95.7)|     5,822|    1,094|     401|  348.3  (4.87)|     310.9|    563.1|    304.7
Assistant principals .........|   3,389   (133.1)|     1,712|    1,374|     303|  752.1 (28.57)|   1,057.7|    448.5|    402.7
Other managers ...............|   4,739   (162.7)|     1,825|    2,443|     471|  537.9 (15.95)|     991.9|    252.3|    259.5
Instruction coordinators .....|   1,306   (118.8)|       480|      647|     179|1,951.7(177.42)|   3,775.0|    951.8|    682.9
Teachers .....................| 151,594 (1,749.0)|    98,883|   41,868|  10,843|   16.8  (0.11)|      18.3|     14.7|     11.3
Teacher aides ................|  10,168   (425.7)|     9,184|      187|     797|  250.7 (11.43)|     197.1|  3,297.5|    153.4
Guidance counselors ..........|   4,323   (198.3)|     1,661|    2,318|     344|  589.5 (24.15)|   1,089.8|    265.8|    355.2
Librarians/media specialists .|   4,808   (101.7)|     3,325|    1,192|     292|  530.1 (10.83)|     544.4|    517.1|    419.1
Library/media center aides ...|   2,112   (129.6)|     1,514|      474|     123|1,207.0 (77.02)|   1,195.5|  1,299.9|    991.3
Nurses .......................|   2,246    (84.3)|     1,684|      456|     105|1,134.8 (42.68)|   1,074.7|  1,350.7|  1,159.8
Student support staff\4\ .....|   4,493   (204.4)|     3,337|      684|     473|  567.3 (27.00)|     542.5|    901.4|    258.6
Secretaries/clerical staff ...|  13,559   (307.5)|     7,936|    4,553|   1,070|  188.0  (3.29)|     228.1|    135.3|    114.2
Food service personnel .......|  10,024   (322.0)|     6,647|    2,929|     448|  254.3  (7.91)|     272.3|    210.3|    273.0
Custodial and maintenance ....|  13,217   (329.4)|     8,617|    3,876|     724|  192.8  (3.95)|     210.1|    159.0|    168.7
Other employees\5\ ...........|   1,634   (173.0)|     1,181|      414|      39|1,560.0(172.78)|   1,533.1|  1,490.0|  3,103.3
                              |                  |          |         |        |               |          |         |
Other religious orientation   |                  |          |         |        |               |          |         |
   Total .....................| 237,799 (9,461.0)|   100,215|   17,750| 119,834|    7.9  (0.12)|       8.3|      6.5|      7.7
                              |__________________|__________|_________|________|_______________|__________|_________|_________
Principals ...................|  11,286   (316.9)|     5,015|      676|   5,595|  165.9  (6.18)|     165.7|    170.3|    165.5
Assistant principals .........|   3,759   (262.0)|     1,543|      357|   1,859|  498.0 (26.71)|     538.7|    322.3|    497.9
Other managers ...............|   5,821   (373.4)|     2,214|      764|   2,842|  321.6 (15.01)|     375.4|    150.5|    325.7
Instruction coordinators .....|   1,837   (125.7)|       719|      187|     930|1,019.0 (66.66)|   1,155.2|    614.0|    995.2
Teachers .....................| 152,335 (6,417.4)|    63,722|   10,893|  77,720|   12.3  (0.17)|      13.0|     10.6|     11.9
Teacher aides ................|  11,029   (720.3)|     5,896|      102|   5,031|  169.7  (9.55)|     141.0|  1,126.4|    184.0
Guidance counselors ..........|   3,034   (213.9)|       651|      560|   1,822|  617.0 (41.20)|   1,276.1|    205.3|    508.0
Librarians/media specialists .|   3,558   (244.9)|     1,546|      290|   1,722|  526.1 (25.88)|     537.5|    397.0|    537.6
Library/media center aides ...|   2,058   (298.1)|       762|      138|   1,158|  909.3(151.55)|   1,090.7|    832.1|    799.3
Nurses .......................|   1,641   (113.9)|       614|      155|     872|1,141.0 (71.34)|   1,354.2|    743.1|  1,061.6
Student support staff\4\ .....|   4,090   (595.7)|     1,757|      335|   1,998|  457.7 (79.87)|     473.1|    342.9|    463.3
Secretaries/clerical staff ...|  14,420   (679.3)|     5,645|    1,276|   7,499|  129.8  (3.50)|     147.2|     90.1|    123.5
Food service personnel .......|   7,649   (461.0)|     2,988|      715|   3,946|  244.7 (12.40)|     278.1|    161.0|    234.6
Custodial and maintenance ....|  12,187   (576.0)|     5,344|    1,221|   5,622|  153.6  (5.56)|     155.5|     94.2|    164.7
Other employees\5\ ...........|   3,096   (483.2)|     1,799|       81|   1,216|  604.7 (85.12)|     462.0|  1,411.9|    761.6
                              |                  |          |         |        |               |          |         | 
Non-sectarian                 |                  |          |         |        |               |          |         |
   Total .....................| 189,798 (9,078.0)|    55,260|   24,313| 110,225|    4.4  (0.16)|       5.1|      3.6|      4.3
                              |__________________|__________|_________|________|_______________|__________|_________|_________
Principals ...................|   5,827   (268.4)|     2,647|      739|   2,441|  144.5 (10.10)|     105.5|    118.7|    194.7
Assistant principals .........|   3,011   (315.0)|       858|      531|   1,622|  279.7 (18.70)|     325.5|    165.2|    293.0
Other managers ...............|   6,069   (344.4)|     1,985|    1,054|   3,030|  138.8  (8.84)|     140.7|     83.2|    156.9
Instruction coordinators .....|   2,303   (247.8)|       774|      377|   1,152|  365.7 (33.06)|     360.9|    232.6|    412.6
Teachers .....................|  98,546 (5,270.8)|    31,009|   11,904|  55,633|    8.5  (0.21)|       9.0|      7.4|      8.5
Teacher aides ................|  21,680 (2,073.9)|     5,799|      996|  14,885|   38.9  (4.44)|      48.2|     88.0|     31.9
Guidance counselors ..........|   3,120   (370.5)|       660|      526|   1,934|  270.0 (31.16)|     423.3|    166.8|    245.7
Librarians/media specialists .|   2,174   (154.8)|       573|      333|   1,268|  387.5 (21.85)|     487.6|    263.4|    374.9
Library/media center aides ...|     820    (87.3)|       212|      103|     505|1,027.8 (89.82)|   1,317.1|    855.8|    941.2
Nurses .......................|   2,712   (251.0)|       333|      379|   2,000|  310.6 (29.93)|     838.5|    231.6|    237.6
Student support staff\4\ .....|  10,530 (1,055.5)|     1,319|      997|   8,214|   80.0  (8.55)|     211.7|     88.0|     57.9
Secretaries/clerical staff ...|  10,939   (509.1)|     3,318|    1,926|   5,694|   77.0  (4.55)|      84.2|     45.5|     83.5
Food service personnel .......|   6,724   (547.3)|     1,616|    1,404|   3,704|  125.3 (10.86)|     172.8|     62.5|    128.3
Custodial and maintenance ....|  11,587   (881.6)|     2,819|    1,978|   6,789|   72.7  (3.43)|      99.1|     44.3|     70.0
Other employees\5\ ...........|   3,757   (891.3)|     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 because of 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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