 "Private
schools, also known as
independent schools,
are not administered by local, state
or national
governments;
thus, they retain the right to
select their
students
and are funded in whole or in part
by charging their students
tuition,
rather than relying on public (government)
funding, students can get a
scholarship into a private school
which makes the cost cheaper
depending on a talent the student
may have e.g. sport scholarship, art
scholarship, academic scholarship
etc. In the
United Kingdom
and several other
Commonwealth
countries, the use of the term is
generally restricted to
primary
and
secondary
educational levels; it is almost
never used of
universities
and other
tertiary
institutions. Private education in
North America
covers the whole gamut of
educational activity, ranging from
pre-school to tertiary level
institutions. Annual tuition fees at
K-12 schools range from nothing at
so called 'tuition-free' schools to
more than $45,000 at several
New England prep schools."
Source:
Wikipedia
"There
are 33,740 private schools in the
United States, serving 6 million
PK-12 students. Private schools
account for over 25 percent of the
nation's schools and enroll about 11
percent of all students."
"Most private school
students (81 percent) attend
religiously-affiliated schools (see
table).
And most private schools are small:
86 percent have fewer than 300
students (see
table)." Source:
Council of
American Private Education |
