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Nativity Preparatory School New Bedford

66 SPRING ST, NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740

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

Overall, the school’s student body had about the same racial diversity as the district’s. What does this mean?

Nativity Preparatory School New Bedford (2021–22)
New Bedford School District (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. Nativity Preparatory School New Bedford has completed the survey 10 times, most recently for the 2021–22 school year. As the information is reported by the school, there may be errors.

Demographics Over Time

Nativity Preparatory School New Bedford
New Bedford School District

Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi.
Nativity Preparatory School New Bedford 47 25.5% 29.8% 31.9% 2.1% 2.1% 0.0% 8.5%
New Bedford School District 16,055 39.1% 12.7% 41.6% 0.8% 0.3% 0.1% 5.3%

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 47 25.5% 29.8% 31.9% 2.1% 2.1% 0.0% 8.5% 6 8:1
2019–2020 53 26.4% 30.2% 32.1% 1.9% 1.9% 0.0% 7.5% 10 5:1
2017–2018 54 22.2% 9.3% 29.6% 3.7% 0.0% 0.0% 35.2% 10 5:1
2015–2016 53 22.6% 15.1% 20.8% 5.7% 0.0% 0.0% 35.8% 12 4:1
2013–2014 55 36.4% 14.5% 21.8% 5.5% 5.5% 1.8% 14.5% 8 7:1

Other Nearby Private Schools

School School Type Grades Religion Distance
Kennedy-Donovan Center School Special education 4th–12th Nonsectarian 0.26 mi.
St. James St. John School Regular elementary or secondary PK–8th Roman Catholic 0.36 mi.
Holy Family Holy Name School Regular elementary or secondary PK–8th Roman Catholic 0.45 mi.
Our Sisters’ School Regular elementary or secondary 5th–8th Nonsectarian 1.45 mi.
St. Joseph School Regular elementary or secondary PK–8th Roman Catholic 1.68 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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