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Private School Universe Survey (PSS)

Data Tables

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Association Membership

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Urbanicity Type

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High School Graduates

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View Table  View Table Number of private schools, students, full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers, and 2014-15 high school graduates, by state: United States, 2015–16
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Minority

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Program Emphasis

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Religious Orientation

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View Table  View Table Average length of school year and average length of school day, by selected characteristics: United States, 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Number and percentage distribution of kindergarten-terminal private schools and, students and full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers in kindergarten-terminal private schools, by religious or nonsectarian orientation of school: UnitedStates, 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Number and percentage of private schools that had library media centers 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Number and percentage of private schools that had library media centers, by religious or nonsectarian orientation of school: United States, 2015–16
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School Level or Grade

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View Table  View Table Average private school size, by school level and selected school characteristics: United States, 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Pupil/teacher ratio of private schools, by school level and selected school characteristics: United States, 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Number and percentage distribution of private schools, by school level and selected characteristics: United States, 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Number and percentage distribution of private school students, by school level and selected characteristics: United States, 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Number and percentage distribution of private school full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers, by school level and selected characteristics: United States, 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Number and percentage distribution of kindergarten-terminal private schools and, kindergarten students and full-time equivalent (FTE) kindergarten teachers in kindergarden-terminal private schools, by selected characteristics: United States, 2015–16
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Teachers

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View Table  View Table Number and percentage distribution of private schools, students, and full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers, by religious or nonsectarian orientation of school: United States, 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Number and percentage distribution of private school teachers (headcount), by work status and characteristics: United States, 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Pupil/teacher ratio of private schools, by school level and selected school characteristics: United States, 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Number of private schools, students, and teachers (headcount), by school membership in private school associations: United States, 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Number of private schools, students, full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers, and 2015-16 high school graduates, by state: United States, 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Number and percentage distribution of private school full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers, by school level and selected characteristics: United States, 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Number and percentage distribution of traditional PSS private schools and, students and full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers in traditional PSS private schools, by religious or nonsectarian orientation of school: United States, 2015–16
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Other Selected Characteristics

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View Table  View Table Percentage male enrollment in private schools and percentage distribution of private schools by coeducational category and selected school characteristics: United States, 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Number and percentage distribution of traditional PSS private schools and, students and full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers in traditional PSS private schools, by selected characteristics: United States, 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Number and percentage of private schools that had library media centers, by state: United States, 2015–16
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View Table  View Table Total number of private schools and students, and percentage of private schools and students that participated in the Title I and federal free or reduced-price lunch programs, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2015–16
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