Digest of Education Statistics
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Table 57. 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: 2003–04—Continued
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Type of staff Other religious orientation Nonsectarian
Total Elementary1  Secondary2  Combined3  Total Elementary1  Secondary2  Combined3 
1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Number of schools 13,660 (203) 7,280 (200) 640 (175) 5,740 (182) 6,810 (136) 3,510 (141) 960 (108) 2,340 (144)
Enrollment (in thousands) 1,750 (63) 710 (29) 110 (34) 920 (48) 990 (72) 320 (31) 140 (28) 540 (59)
Total staff 246,390 (7,622) 99,660 (3,678) 17,540 (4,199) 129,190 (6,449) 219,940 (12,237) 64,660 (5,231) 41,850 (7,112) 113,430 (10,239)
Principals 12,720 (382) 5,360 (194) 650 (189) 6,710 (355) 6,620 (284) 3,030 (200) 860 (128) 2,730 (204)
Assistant principals 3,760 (289) 1,270 (125) 260 (84) 2,230 (254) 3,300 (239) 1,120 (129) 440 (97) 1,730 (207)
Other managers 6,750 (401) 2,530 (213) 610 (230) 3,610 (257) 7,170 (501) 2,330 (313) 1,300 (273) 3,530 (377)
Instruction coordinators 2,080 (232) 660 (90) 130 (56) 1,290 (204) 2,330 (262) 650 (101) 450 (171) 1,230 (162)
Teachers 154,340 (5,000) 62,300 (2,186) 10,550 (2,635) 81,490 (4,099) 113,300 (7,251) 34,430 (2,926) 17,930 (3,161) 60,950 (6,291)
Teacher aides 10,550 (688) 5,950 (461) (†) 4,480 (544) 17,290 (1,351) 5,890 (643) 1,230 (406) 10,160 (1,127)
Other aides 3,430 (605) 1,340 (276) (†) 2,070 (511) 2,470 (451) 770 (265) (†) 1,500 (372)
Guidance counselors 1,950 (181) 290 (45) 280 (107) 1,380 (122) 3,760 (392) 580 (113) 930 (256) 2,250 (305)
Librarians/media specialists 3,770 (204) 1,540 (114) 260 (101) 1,970 (144) 2,890 (252) 660 (96) 480 (115) 1,750 (218)
Library/media center aides 1,160 (111) 510 (69) 130 (54) 520 (75) 790 (130) 160 (32) (†) 460 (82)
Nurses 1,510 (115) 560 (58) 150 (47) 800 (84) 3,900 (939) 450 (76) 2,000 (901) 1,450 (185)
Student support staff4  3,810 (248) 1,910 (184) 260 (99) 1,640 (191) 11,350 (1,005) 2,990 (712) 2,320 (675) 6,030 (575)
Secretaries/clerical staff 15,960 (698) 6,090 (320) 1,200 (341) 8,670 (550) 13,070 (985) 3,480 (350) 2,470 (569) 7,120 (802)
Food service personnel 7,850 (505) 2,830 (209) 720 (205) 4,300 (502) 8,000 (1,015) 1,450 (230) 3,170 (866) 3,390 (505)
Custodial and maintenance 12,410 (513) 4,600 (251) 1,500 (351) 6,320 (446) 11,810 (1,038) 2,480 (247) 2,890 (701) 6,430 (832)
Other employees5  4,340 (711) 1,910 (435) (†) 1,720 (279) 11,890 (2,745) 4,190 (1,676) 4,980 (2,158) 2,720 (551)
  Students per full-time-equivalent staff member
Total staff 7 (0.1) 7 (0.1) 6 (0.6) 7 (0.2) 5 (0.1) 5 (0.3) 3 (0.3) 5 (0.2)
Principals 137 (5.1) 133 (5.0) 166 (23.4) 138 (7.8) 150 (8.9) 104 (10.1) 163 (30.0) 197 (13.2)
Assistant principals 464 (31.2) 563 (62.8) 416 (77.5) 414 (40.5) 301 (16.5) 281 (31.2) 317 (69.4) 310 (28.3)
Other managers 259 (11.6) 283 (20.6) 176 (25.9) 256 (14.6) 139 (7.2) 135 (12.9) 108 (19.6) 152 (10.3)
Instruction coordinators 839 (96.9) 1,081 (138.7) 814 (489.3) 717 (136.7) 427 (46.2) 485 (75.6) 311 (144.5) 438 (66.9)
Teachers 11 (0.2) 11 (0.2) 10 (0.9) 11 (0.2) 9 (0.2) 9 (0.3) 8 (0.5) 9 (0.2)
Teacher aides 166 (12.4) 120 (8.6) (†) 206 (26.0) 57 (5.1) 54 (6.7) 114 (41.3) 53 (6.9)
Other aides 509 (104.6) 534 (109.4) (†) 446 (132.9) 401 (89.7) 412 (141.4) (†) 359 (128.7)
Guidance counselors 898 (61.4) 2,498 (420.6) 388 (50.6) 669 (50.0) 264 (30.8) 540 (136.6) 151 (48.9) 239 (37.1)
Librarians/media specialists 463 (19.1) 465 (26.4) 413 (47.9) 468 (30.9) 343 (15.3) 478 (41.3) 293 (47.9) 306 (16.5)
Library/media center aides 1,508 (143.3) 1,405 (168.3) (†) 1,791 (289.2) 1,257 (203.1) 1,919 (495.6) (†) 1,165 (155.1)
Nurses 1,156 (84.9) 1,269 (121.3) 731 (352.8) 1,155 (118.3) 254 (76.2) 703 (127.9) (†) 371 (53.8)
Student support staff4  458 (29.6) 374 (36.3) 411 (181.8) 565 (56.1) 87 (9.6) 105 (30.4) 60 (21.5) 89 (10.9)
Secretaries/clerical staff 109 (3.1) 117 (4.4) 90 (12.2) 107 (4.0) 76 (4.0) 91 (6.8) 57 (9.5) 75 (4.9)
Food service personnel 222 (14.9) 253 (18.9) 150 (55.0) 215 (24.9) 124 (16.2) 218 (40.6) 44 (11.8) 159 (17.8)
Custodial and maintenance 141 (4.6) 155 (8.1) 72 (15.7) 146 (7.8) 84 (5.4) 127 (11.0) 48 (9.0) 84 (6.3)
Other employees5  402 (65.4) 374 (81.4) (†) 537 (93.3) 83 (20.0) (†) (†) 198 (35.9)
† Not applicable.
‡ 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, occupational therapists, and speech therapists.
5 Includes health and other noninstructional aides, and 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," 2003–04. (This table was prepared August 2006.)

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