Research

1. Overall Nonpublic Enrollment. In May 2026, the New York Department of Education released updated enrollment data for New York nonpublic schools for the 2025-26 school year. In the 2025-26 school year, K-12 enrollment in New York nonpublic schools...

Upon request, the New Jersey Department of Education has made available to Teach Coalition updated enrollment data for New Jersey nonpublic schools. This data reflects enrollment taken in Octover 2025 for the 2025-2026 school year. 1. Overall Nonpublic Enrollment....

Over the past two decades, Teach Coalition has advocated for expanded programs to support students in nonpublic schools. One of the key questions in these debates is simple: do nonpublic schools save taxpayers money? The answer, as our analysis...

In December and January 2025, Teach Coalition surveyed its member schools to compare security spending in the 2025-2026 school year to their security spending three years prior, in 2022-2023. Our goal was to assess the impact of the October...

This report analyzes whether Florida scholarship students are receiving their proportional share of K–12 education funding compared to public school students. It examines how funding is calculated for both groups and quantifies the resulting funding gap. Florida’s scholarship programs...

Legend Service Offered Offered, but unreliable/limited value Not Offered     State Bussing Nursing Scholarships Security Funding In-Kind Support (e.g. Textbooks, Technology) Other Support Alabama No known program No known program Scholarship Tax Credits and Individual Tax Credits No...

Executive Summary Soon after the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, Teach Coalition conducted a survey of Jewish schools asking administrators how they expected their security spending would be affected by the tragic events and ensuing conflict. This year,...

Nonpublic schools are an increasingly integral part of Florida’s K-12 education system. Their growth is due to a variety of factors, including changing preferences and the growth of state-sponsored scholarship programs. Florida nonpublic schools now educate 415,000 students, up...

Nonpublic schools are a major component of the nation’s K-12 educational systems. This is particularly true in New York State, where roughly 1,700 nonpublic schools (both secular and religious) educate over 402,000 students. Not only do these schools educate...

Florida’s Jewish schools are growing at a rapid, historic, and accelerating clip. The widespread and now universal availability of Florida’s school choice scholarships are a major factor, as is a major influx of Jewish families from New York in...

Executive Summary. After Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, Teach Coalition surveyed its member schools about their security spending. Based on responses from 75 schools enrolling 10% of Jewish students in New York, New Jersey, and Florida, we conclude...

Enrollment in New York yeshivas and Jewish day schools has grown tremendously since the turn of the century, from 104,797 students in 2000 to 177,252 in 2021 – a 69% increase over the two decades. However, growth over the...