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"Prior-cycle private school student estimate", "numeric_value": 4731303, "display_value": "4,731,303", "unit": "students", "reference_period": "2021–22", "population_denominator": "U.S. private schools providing K–12 instruction", "definition_includes": "Weighted PSS estimate", "excludes_caveat": "Survey-cycle estimate", "evidence_class": "Weighted federal survey estimate", "source_type": "Primary government source", "source_organization": "National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)", "source_title": "PSS Table 1: Private schools, students, and FTE teachers, 2021–22", "source_url": "https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/tables/TABLE01fl2122.asp", "publication_date": "Not stated on table", "verification_date": "2026-07-31", "comparability_status": "Comparable with 2023–24 total with survey caveats", "can_combine": "Use for point-estimate comparison", "calculation_notes": "" }, { "metric_id": "PRIVATE_POINT_CHANGE_COUNT", "category": "Private schools", "metric": "Change in PSS 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"https://ies.ed.gov/nces/2026/05/characteristics-private-schools-united-states-results-2023-24-private-school-universe-survey", "publication_date": "2026-05", "verification_date": "2026-07-31", "comparability_status": "Method-quality measure", "can_combine": "No", "calculation_notes": "" }, { "metric_id": "PSS_BIAS_AFTER_ADJUSTMENT", "category": "Private schools", "metric": "Mean absolute relative bias after weighting adjustment", "numeric_value": 0.0205, "display_value": "2.05%", "unit": "percent", "reference_period": "2023–24 survey cycle", "population_denominator": "Variable categories tested in NCES nonresponse-bias analysis", "definition_includes": "Mean absolute relative bias after adjustment", "excludes_caveat": "Does not mean every estimate has 2.05% error", "evidence_class": "Survey quality metric", "source_type": "Primary government source", "source_organization": "National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)", "source_title": "Characteristics of Private Schools in the 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"publication_date": "2024", "verification_date": "2026-07-31", "comparability_status": "Comparable only within PFI", "can_combine": "No with PSS total", "calculation_notes": "" }, { "metric_id": "INSTRUCTION_AT_HOME", "category": "Home education", "metric": "Students receiving instruction at home", "numeric_value": 0.052, "display_value": "5.2%", "unit": "percent", "reference_period": "2022–23", "population_denominator": "Students ages 5–17 at K–12 grade equivalent", "definition_includes": "Union of homeschool and full-time virtual education", "excludes_caveat": "Components overlap by 0.7 percentage point", "evidence_class": "National household survey estimate", "source_type": "Primary government source", "source_organization": "National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)", "source_title": "Parent and Family Involvement in Education: 2023", "source_url": "https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2024/2024113.pdf", "publication_date": "2024", "verification_date": "2026-07-31", 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