Research

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...

On May 14, 2024 the New York State Education Department released updated enrollment data for New York nonpublic schools. This data reflects the enrollment taken on October 1, 2023 for the 2023-2024 school year. Overall Nonpublic Enrollment. In October...

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...

Nonpublic Schools Program Dashboard – 2023 A downloadable dashboard of all nonpublic school funding programs in each state, updated for the 2023-24 school year. Funding categories include Bussing, Nursing, Scholarships, Security funding, In-Kind Support, and Other Support.  

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...

2022-2023 NJ Jewish School Enrollment Analysis In October 2022, NJ nonpublic school enrollment was 155,075 – 2,884 (1.9%) higher than the previous year. This is the second year on record that NJ nonpublic enrollment has increased. Nonpublic enrollment has decreased...

2021-2022 NJ Jewish School Enrollment Analysis.  In October 2021, NJ nonpublic school enrollment was 152,324 – 5,217 (3.6%) higher than the previous year. This is notable because it’s the first year on record when NJ nonpublic enrollment has increased. Since...

Long Term Trend – Declining Nonpublic School Enrollment. According to PA Department of Education data, enrollment in PA nonpublic schools declined from 286,597 K-12 students in 2005 to 198,122 in 2020. During this period, enrollment declined almost every year...

Analysis of Funding Awards from Year 4 of New York’s Nonpublic School STEM Teacher Reimbursement Program.  The NYS STEM Teacher Reimbursement Program provides reimbursements to nonpublic schools that employ highly qualified STEM teachers. Read more about the program and...

May 2022 Nonpublic schools save the government considerable money each year by providing the same product as public schools – a quality secular education – at almost no cost to the taxpayer. But how much money do the nonpublic...