This layer displays the location and religious affiliation of private schools across the US. Data are from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 2011-12 Private School Universe Survey (PSS).
Private School Locations
This layer displays the location of all private schools with data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 2019-20. Additional layers for private schools by religious affiliation, with pre-kindergarten programs, and by level of institution are also available.
Roman Catholics
This layer displays the number of Catholic adherents using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA).
Religious Diversity
This layer displays the religious diversity index in each county using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA). Adherents for each congregation were summarized according to broader categories. Categories used to calculate the index include Evangelical Protestant, Mainline Protestant, Historically Black Protestant, Judaism, Orthodox, Latter Day Saints, Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist, Jehova’s Witness, and Muslim.
Evangelical Protestant Adherents
This layer displays the number of Evangelical Protestants Adherents using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA).
Latter-day Saints / Mormons
This layer displays the number of Latter-Day Saints adherents using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA).
Mainline Protestants
This layer displays the number of Mainline Protestants Adherents using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA).
Population Affiliated with Any Religion
This layer displays the number of any religious adherents using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA).
Predominant Religion
This layer displays the predominant religion in each county according to the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA). Adherents for each congregation were summarized according to broader categories with the category with the highest number of adherents displayed here. Categories include Evangelical Protestant, Mainline Protestant, Historically Black Protestant, Judaism, Orthodox, Latter Day Saints, Catholic, or Other.
Mennonite/Amish
This layer displays the number of Mennonite/Amish adherents using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA).