Projections of Education Statistics to 2028 is the 47th report in a series begun in 1964. It includes statistics on elementary and secondary schools and degree-granting postsecondary institutions. This report provides revisions of projections shown in Projections of Education Statistics to 2026 and projections of enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures to the year 2027. (The report provides an emphasis on public education.

High and rising costs characterize the private education industry in the United States. This paper tests if Baumol’s cost disease of the service sector can explain some of the growth of private education spending. An empirical strategy developed by Hartwig (2008) and Colombier (2010) and a panel data set of all U.S. states over the period from 1980 to 2009 are used in the empirical analysis. The results indicate that Baumol’s cost disease does infect the private education industry in the United States.

Establishing reliable indicators of the current state of school crime and safety across the nation and regularly updating and monitoring these indicators are important in ensuring the safety of our nation’s students. This is the aim of Indicators of School Crime and Safety. Although much of this report is based on research in public schools, many of the findings are relevant to private schools where providing a "safe haven" for students is of utmost importance.

Developed by the U.S. Department of Education for postsecondary institutions, much of the information in these guidelines are applicable in private-independent schools and their campuses. You can tailor many of your policies and procedures based on the handbook's reporting recommendations on disciplinary actions, security measures, and safety issues.

The IRS requires that nonprofit organizations meet specific standards and procedures to maintain their 501c3 statuses. As a private-independent school, you must adhere to those regulations. Revised in January 2022, the updated guidelines in this report provide all the information you need.

Since 1960, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided estimates on family spending on children (from birth through age 17). This report's statistics offer a general sense of what your families may be spending on their children, but should not be used to determine tuition levels or as an argument to reduce tuition. Keep in mind, the government uses the results of this research to develop child-support guidelines, foster-care payments, and family educational programs. The national averages may not reflect the spending levels of your school's parents.

Released March 2014. In this report, Hanover Research summarizes results from the 2013-2014 Faculty and Management Compensation Survey, administered on behalf of Independent School Management to 262 independent schools in the United States. Analysis in this report includes univariate summary statistics of each question included in the survey as well as a bivariate and multivariate analysis examining predictors of faculty salary at independent schools.