Demographics of US private schools
Private schools in the United States are generally whiter than public schools and have fewer black, Hispanic, or Latino students.
- Private schools in the United States of America
- Public schools
- White
- Black
- hist.
- Asian Am.
- I have. prom. / Ala. National
- Gav. / Pac. the island
- Cartoons.
- Not special.
Private schools that are much whiter than nearby public schools
These lists show the large, majority-white private schools in each region where the students least reflect the demographic characteristics of the surrounding school district. Schools are ranked by comparing the school’s percentage of white students to the percentage of white students in local public schools.
Public private schools
- White
- Black
- hist.
- Asian Am.
- I have. prom. / Ala. National
- Gav. / Pac. the island
- Cartoons.
- Not special.
Where does this data come from?
Most of the data we use comes from the National Center for Education Statistics. World Private School Studythe purpose of which since 1989 is a collection of information about US private schools every other year. Because regulation of private schools varies by state, there is no complete list of all private schools in the country. PSS attempts to compile such a list using a variety of sources, including state departments of education, private school associations and faith-based organizations, and in some areas, the Internet Yellow Pages and local governments.
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