Why Private School?

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FAST FACTS ABOUT PRIVATE SCHOOLS 

(from the Council for American Private Education)


Did you know that in the United States:


•One in four schools is a private school;


•One child in nine attends a private school;


•Private schools produce an annual savings to tax payers estimated at more than $48,000,000,000;


Private school students perform better than their public school counterparts on standardized achievement tests;


•Ninety percent of private high school graduates attend college, compared to 66 percent of public high school graduates;


•Private school students from low socio-economic backgrounds are more than three times more likely than comparable public school students to attain a bachelor’s degree by their mid-20s, meaning that private schools contribute to breaking the cycle of poverty for their students;


•Private schools are racially, ethnically, and economically diverse. 
Twenty-three percent of private school students are students of color; 28 percent are from families with annual incomes under $50,000;


Private secondary school students are nearly 50 percent more likely to take A P or I B courses in science and math than public school students;


• The participation
of private school students in community service projects is significantly higher than their public school counterparts.