The National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools - This report presents standards that have been produced to provide a national articulation of defining characteristics and performance benchmarks that will enable all sponsors of Catholic elementary and secondary schools to assess, strengthen, and sustain their operations. (Center for Catholic School Effectiveness, School of Education, Loyola University Chicago, March 2012)...

United States Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools 2011-2012: The Annual Statistical Report on Schools, Enrollment and Staffing - This is a synopsis of an annual report that presents national data on Catholic elementary and secondary schools. Enrollment patterns, regional geographic trends, types and locations of schools, student and staffing demographic characteristics and student participation in selected education programs are reported. Where data permit, the exhibits compare information across the last decade as well as the past five years. (National Catholic Educational Association, March 2012)...

Characteristics of Private Schools in the United States: Results From the 2009-10 Private School Universe Study--First Look - Among the findings of this study: More private school students were enrolled in kindergarten than any other grade; 68% of private schools had a religious orientation or purpose; in 2009-10 there were 200,000 or more students enrolled in private schools in each of the following states--California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. (National Center for Education Statistics, 2011)...