Brief Profile of America's Private Schools.

摘要

The schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) is the nations most extensive sample survey of elementary and secondary schools and the teachers and administrators who staff them. Sponsored by the National Center for Education for Education Statistics (NCES), SASS has been conducted five times: in schools years 1987-88, 1990-91, 1993- 94, 1999-2000, and 2003-04 by the United States Census Bureau. This brochure displays some the private school data results from the 2003-04 SASS. SASS covers both public and private schools. On the private side, SASS provides data about schools, principals or school heads and teachers. In 2003-04, SASS questionnaires were sent out to about 3,600 private schools and principals or school heads, and 9,900 teachers. The private school sample is large enough to provide good data for private school affiliation groups, as well as for the nation as a whole. The SASS survey design for private schools starts with a sample of schools. Then, the principal or school head is included, along with about three to eight teachers. This design provides policymakers, researchers, educators, and the general public with a broad range of information on the conditions of schools and staffing in the United States.