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Ethical Culture Fieldston School

33 CENTRAL PARK W, NEW YORK, NY 10023

Compared to its its local public school district, where the student body was predominantly Hispanic or Latino, this school had a much lower share of such students during the 2019–20 school year.

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

Ethical Culture Fieldston School (2019–20)
New York City Department Of Education (2019–20)
  • 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. Ethical Culture Fieldston School has completed the survey 11 times, most recently for the 2019–20 school year. As the information is reported by the school, there may be errors.

Demographics Over Time

Ethical Culture Fieldston School
New York City Department Of Education

Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi.
Ethical Culture Fieldston School 1,658 79.0% 8.5% 3.3% 8.0% 0.0% 1.0% 0.2%
New York City Department Of Education 1,062,295 14.8% 25.1% 41.0% 15.9% 1.1% 0.5% 1.6%

Sources: Private School Survey, Common Core of Data (2019–20)

Private School Survey Responses

School Year Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi. Teachers Student-Teacher Ratio
2019–2020 1,658 79.0% 8.5% 3.3% 8.0% 0.0% 1.0% 0.2% 258 6:1
2017–2018 399 78.9% 8.5% 3.3% 8.0% 0.0% 1.0% 0.3% 63 6:1
2015–2016 397 78.8% 8.6% 3.3% 8.1% 0.0% 1.0% 0.3% 63 6:1
2009–2010 411 69.3% 4.6% 3.6% 10.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12.4% 50 8:1
2005–2006 462 65.8% 18.0% 9.1% 6.1% 1.1% 42 11:1

Other Nearby Private Schools

School School Type Grades Religion Distance
York Prep School Regular elementary or secondary 6th–12th Nonsectarian 1,173 ft.
Fusion Academy Manhattan Upper West Side Early childhood/day care center 6th–12th Nonsectarian 1,251 ft.
The Speyer Legacy School Special program emphasis KG–8th Nonsectarian 0.29 mi.
Professional Childrens School Regular elementary or secondary 6th–12th Nonsectarian 0.31 mi.
St. Thomas Choir School Special program emphasis 3rd–8th Episcopal 0.32 mi.

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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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