Studies
4 resultsNational Survey of Private Schools, 1985-1986: Teacher Questionnaire
For this survey, a nationally representative sample of 6,299 private school teachers was drawn from a list of teachers employed in the fall of 1985 in a sample of 1,700 private schools in 75 areas of the country (see also NATIONAL SURVEY OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS, 1985-1986 [ICPSR 2396]). Data were collected from teachers by mail and telephone on topics such as salary, opinions, years of experience, educational background, and class load. Variables covering educational background include highest academic degree earned, which subject(s) their degrees were in, and further training courses taken, whether for credit, in-service training, or other training. Information on class load includes grade and subject matter taught, number of students enrolled, and whether their classrooms had teacher aides.
Universe of Private Schools, 1976-1980: Condensed Version [United States]
This dataset, a condensed version of UNIVERSE OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS, 1976-1980: [UNITED STATES] (ICPSR 6588), consists of a four-year summary of data on private schools in the United States for 1976-1980. Each private elementary and secondary school is categorized as religiously affiliated or not. Information collected from school administrators includes state and county in which the school is located, type of school, lowest and highest grade served, enrollment, number of teachers, pupil/teacher ratio, and number of graduates. There are no data for 1979.
Universe of Private Schools, 1976-1980: [United States]
This dataset, a longer version of UNIVERSE OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS, 1976-1980: CONDENSED VERSION [UNITED STATES] (ICPSR 2394), consists of a four-year summary of data on private schools in the United States for 1976-1980. Information filled out by school administrators includes name and address of school, school district, type of school, lowest and highest grades taught, religious affiliation, enrollment, number of high school graduates, number of students, student/teacher ratio, and number of teachers employed. There are no data for 1979.