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Emerson Waldorf School

6211 NEW JERICHO RD, CHAPEL HILL, NC 27516

Compared to its its local public school district, where the student body was predominantly white, this school had a higher share of such students during the 2021–22 school year.

Additionally, the school’s student body had less racial diversity than the district’s. What does this mean?

Emerson Waldorf School (2021–22)
Orange County Schools (2021–22)
  • White
  • Black
  • Hisp.
  • Asian Am.
  • Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat.
  • Haw. / Pac. Isl.
  • Multi.
  • Not spec.

Sources: Private School Survey, Common Core of Data

Information about this school comes from the Private School Universe Survey, a national dataset collected by the National Center for Education Statistics since 1989 that is aimed at gathering information about private schools across the United States. Emerson Waldorf School has completed the survey 16 times, most recently for the 2021–22 school year. As the information is reported by the school, there may be errors.

Demographics Over Time

Emerson Waldorf School
Orange County Schools

Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi.
Emerson Waldorf School 233 70.0% 4.3% 6.9% 6.0% 0.0% 1.3% 11.6%
Orange County Schools 8,324 54.1% 12.8% 23.9% 1.6% 0.1% 0.0% 7.4%

Sources: Private School Survey, Common Core of Data (2021–22)

Private School Survey Responses

School Year Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi. Teachers Student-Teacher Ratio
2021–2022 233 70.0% 4.3% 6.9% 6.0% 0.0% 1.3% 11.6% 26 9:1
2019–2020 235 75.7% 5.1% 6.8% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 10.6% 44 5:1
2017–2018 227 75.8% 5.3% 6.6% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 10.6% 30 8:1
2015–2016 229 96.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 29 8:1
2013–2014 228 96.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 28 8:1

Other Nearby Private Schools

School School Type Grades Religion Distance
Carolina Friends School Regular elementary or secondary PK–12th Nonsectarian 3.4 mi.
Pinewoods Montessori Schoolcorp Montessori PK–6th Nonsectarian 4.54 mi.
Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill Regular elementary or secondary KG–12th Christian 4.75 mi.
Montessori Day School Montessori PK–5th Nonsectarian 4.81 mi.
Hope Creek Academy Special education KG–12th Nonsectarian 5.13 mi.

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About This Data

Where is this data from?

Most of the data we use comes from the National Center for Education Statistics’ Private School Universe Survey, which has aimed to gather information about U.S. private schools every other year since 1989. Because the regulation of private schools is handled differently by state, there is no comprehensive list of every private school in the country. The PSS attempts to approximate such a list using various sources, including state education departments, private school associations and religious organizations, and, in some areas, online yellow pages and local government offices.

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