Education

Private School Universe Survey (PSS) 2025-26 and 2027-28 Data Collections Notice

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law involves a data collection survey by the National Center for Education Statistics targeting private schools in the U.S. for the academic years 2025-26 and 2027-28. It affects private school administrators and involves providing data about schools, teachers, and students. The survey is significant for gathering comprehensive data to aid educational planning and policy development.

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Key Changes

  • Revise data collection methods for private schools.
  • Remove CIPSEA confidentiality protections for 2025-2026.
  • Invite public comment to assess data collection impacts.

Obligations

What this law requires

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Private schools must voluntarily provide data about their schools, teachers, and students for the Private School Universe Survey (PSS) for the academic years 2025-26 and 2027-28.

private school administrators
Comments on the information collection are due by June 15, 2026.
reporting
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Private schools must submit comments regarding the proposed information collection request, specifically addressing issues such as the necessity of the collection, timeliness of information processing, and accuracy of burden estimates.

private school administrators
June 15, 2026
disclosure
low

Private schools must respond to any requests for information related to the Private School Universe Survey (PSS) as part of the ongoing data collection effort of the National Center for Education Statistics.

private school administrators
reporting
medium

Private schools must ensure that the information provided for the PSS is accurate and submitted in the desired format as specified by the Department of Education.

private school administrators
operational

Affected Parties

Private school administratorsNational Center for Education Statistics

Tags

education,data collection,private schools