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        <description><![CDATA[Comparative dataset derived from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) combined with direct institutional reporting and proprietary Private School Review educational research and analytics. The historical dataset of private schools in North Carolina is provided by Private School Review and contains statistics on metrics: Trends in Total Number of Private Schools,Trends in Total Number of Private School Students,Trends in Average School Size,Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025),Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered,Class Size Trends (2015-2025),ACT Score Trends (2015-2025),SAT Score Trends (2015-2025),Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025),Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025),Endowment Trends (2022-2025),Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025),Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025),Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025),Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025),Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025),Diversity Score Trends,Asian Student Percentage Trends,Hispanic Student Percentage Trends,Black Student Percentage Trends,White Student Percentage Trends,Other Races Student Percentage Trends]]></description>
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            <grade>Grade</grade>
            <year>School Year</year>
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        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Total Number of Private Schools (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual total number of private schools from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the US average per state.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>862</state><national>671</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>887</state><national>703</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>844</state><national>665</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>767</state><national>612</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>789</state><national>637</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>827</state><national>684</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>764</state><national>665</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>776</state><national>677</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>705</state><national>631</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>727</state><national>644</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>754</state><national>683</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Total Number of Private School Students (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual total number of private school students from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the US average per state.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>136,490</state><national>111,945</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>134,532</state><national>113,628</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>125,099</state><national>108,484</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>114,015</state><national>104,892</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>113,263</state><national>106,817</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>113,174</state><national>109,411</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>112,712</state><national>108,956</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>112,031</state><national>109,868</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>111,751</state><national>106,255</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>113,682</state><national>107,443</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>118,112</state><national>108,505</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Average School Size (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual average school size (average number of students per private school) from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>179</state><national>179</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>171</state><national>172</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>169</state><national>174</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>173</state><national>185</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>166</state><national>180</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>157</state><national>171</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>162</state><national>175</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>158</state><national>172</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>175</state><national>180</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>172</state><national>178</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>164</state><national>167</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Student-Teacher Ratio (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual student-teacher ratio from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>10:1</state><national>11:1</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>10:1</state><national>11:1</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>10:1</state><national>11:1</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>10:1</state><national>11:1</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>10:1</state><national>11:1</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>10:1</state><national>12:1</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>10:1</state><national>12:1</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>10:1</state><national>12:1</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>10:1</state><national>12:1</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>10:1</state><national>12:1</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>10:1</state><national>12:1</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual average number of AP courses offered in private schools from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>11</state><national>13</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>10</state><national>12</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>10</state><national>11</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>10</state><national>11</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>10</state><national>11</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>10</state><national>11</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>10</state><national>11</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>10</state><national>11</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>10</state><national>10</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>10</state><national>10</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>10</state><national>10</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Class Size (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual average class size for private schools from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>15</state><national>15</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>15</state><national>15</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>15</state><national>15</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>15</state><national>15</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>15</state><national>15</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>15</state><national>15</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>15</state><national>15</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>15</state><national>15</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>15</state><national>15</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>15</state><national>15</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>15</state><national>15</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in ACT Score (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual average ACT score for private schools from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>26</state><national>26</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>26</state><national>26</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>26</state><national>26</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>26</state><national>26</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>26</state><national>26</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>26</state><national>25</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>26</state><national>25</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>26</state><national>25</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>25</state><national>25</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>25</state><national>25</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>25</state><national>25</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in SAT Score (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual average SAT score for private schools from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>1210</state><national>1233</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>1208</state><national>1230</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>1213</state><national>1228</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>1213</state><national>1229</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>1208</state><national>1229</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>1225</state><national>1226</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>1219</state><national>1226</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>1215</state><national>1226</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>1217</state><national>1233</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>1284</state><national>1306</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>1289</state><national>1258</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Acceptance Rate (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual average acceptance rate for private schools from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>81%</state><national>81%</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>86%</state><national>85%</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>87%</state><national>85%</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>87%</state><national>85%</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>86%</state><national>85%</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>86%</state><national>85%</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>86%</state><national>85%</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>86%</state><national>85%</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>86%</state><national>85%</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>87%</state><national>85%</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>88%</state><national>85%</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Tuition Cost (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual average tuition cost for private schools from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall. Each year's change is measured on the schools that reported tuition in both years; earlier years are scaled back from the latest year's average.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>$13,414</state><national>$15,012</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>$13,074</state><national>$14,622</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>$12,542</state><national>$14,057</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>$11,992</state><national>$13,504</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>$11,834</state><national>$13,232</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>$11,950</state><national>$12,915</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>$11,845</state><national>$12,656</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>$11,374</state><national>$12,363</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>$11,152</state><national>$12,049</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>$10,842</state><national>$11,633</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>$10,411</state><national>$11,174</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Endowment (2022-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual average endowment for private schools from 2022 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>$31 M</state><national>$39 M</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>$19 M</state><national>$39 M</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>$18 M</state><national>$39 M</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>$19 M</state><national>$40 M</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Financial Aid Grant (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual average financial aid grant for private schools from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>$5,515</state><national>$7,073</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>$5,459</state><national>$6,930</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>$5,483</state><national>$6,469</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>$4,974</state><national>$6,289</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>$4,960</state><national>$6,055</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>$5,013</state><national>$5,921</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>$5,020</state><national>$5,795</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>$4,398</state><national>$5,456</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>$4,773</state><national>$5,319</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>$4,840</state><national>$5,105</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>$4,885</state><national>$5,030</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Summer Program Cost (2019-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual average summer program cost for private schools from 2019 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>$737</state><national>$1,152</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>$697</state><national>$1,128</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>$645</state><national>$1,156</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>$644</state><national>$1,102</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>$617</state><national>$1,125</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>$762</state><national>$1,217</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>$619</state><national>$1,305</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Percent on Financial Aid (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual average percent on financial aid for private schools from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>30%</state><national>34%</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>28%</state><national>34%</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>28%</state><national>34%</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>27%</state><national>33%</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>27%</state><national>33%</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>25%</state><national>32%</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>24%</state><national>31%</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>21%</state><national>30%</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>21%</state><national>30%</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>20%</state><national>29%</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>20%</state><national>28%</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Percentage of Students of Color (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual average percentage of students of color for private schools from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>24%</state><national>34%</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>23%</state><national>34%</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>23%</state><national>33%</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>21%</state><national>33%</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>21%</state><national>32%</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>20%</state><national>32%</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>20%</state><national>31%</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>19%</state><national>31%</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>21%</state><national>32%</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>21%</state><national>32%</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>21%</state><national>32%</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual average percentage of faculty with advanced degrees for private schools from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>47%</state><national>55%</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>47%</state><national>54%</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>48%</state><national>54%</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>47%</state><national>54%</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>48%</state><national>54%</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>47%</state><national>54%</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>46%</state><national>53%</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>45%</state><national>53%</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>44%</state><national>53%</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>42%</state><national>52%</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>43%</state><national>52%</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Diversity Score (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual diversity score for private schools from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>0.58</state><national>0.65</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>0.58</state><national>0.65</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>0.58</state><national>0.65</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>0.56</state><national>0.64</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>0.55</state><national>0.64</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>0.54</state><national>0.64</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>0.53</state><national>0.63</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>0.53</state><national>0.63</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>0.51</state><national>0.61</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>0.51</state><national>0.61</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>0.50</state><national>0.61</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Asian Student Percentage (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual asian percentage of private school students from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>4%</state><national>5%</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>4%</state><national>5%</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>4%</state><national>5%</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>3%</state><national>4%</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>3%</state><national>4%</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>4%</state><national>4%</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>3%</state><national>4%</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>3%</state><national>4%</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>3%</state><national>4%</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>2%</state><national>4%</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>2%</state><national>4%</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Hispanic Student Percentage (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual hispanic percentage of private school students from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>5%</state><national>9%</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>5%</state><national>9%</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>4%</state><national>9%</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>3%</state><national>8%</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>3%</state><national>9%</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>3%</state><national>9%</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>3%</state><national>8%</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>3%</state><national>8%</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>2%</state><national>8%</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>2%</state><national>8%</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>2%</state><national>8%</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Black Student Percentage (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual black percentage of private school students from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>7%</state><national>7%</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>7%</state><national>7%</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>7%</state><national>8%</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>7%</state><national>7%</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>7%</state><national>7%</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>7%</state><national>8%</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>7%</state><national>7%</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>7%</state><national>7%</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>6%</state><national>7%</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>7%</state><national>7%</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>7%</state><national>8%</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in White Student Percentage (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual white percentage of private school students from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>59%</state><national>52%</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>60%</state><national>52%</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>59%</state><national>52%</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>62%</state><national>54%</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>63%</state><national>54%</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>64%</state><national>54%</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>64%</state><national>56%</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>65%</state><national>56%</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>66%</state><national>58%</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>66%</state><national>58%</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>67%</state><national>58%</national></data></subdataset>    <subdataset>
        <name><![CDATA[Trends in Other Races Student Percentage (2015-2025): North Carolina]]></name>
        <description><![CDATA[This dataset tracks annual other races percentage of private school students from 2015 to 2025, comparing North Carolina with the United States overall.]]></description><data><year>2025</year><state>25%</state><national>26%</national></data><data><year>2024</year><state>24%</state><national>26%</national></data><data><year>2023</year><state>26%</state><national>25%</national></data><data><year>2022</year><state>25%</state><national>25%</national></data><data><year>2021</year><state>24%</state><national>25%</national></data><data><year>2020</year><state>22%</state><national>24%</national></data><data><year>2019</year><state>23%</state><national>24%</national></data><data><year>2018</year><state>22%</state><national>23%</national></data><data><year>2017</year><state>23%</state><national>22%</national></data><data><year>2016</year><state>23%</state><national>22%</national></data><data><year>2015</year><state>21%</state><national>21%</national></data></subdataset></dataset>