National Council for Private School Accreditation

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National Council for Private School Accreditation
Company type Nonprofit
IndustryAccreditation
Headquarters Seattle, Washington, USA
Area served
United States
Key people
Daniel Rufo (President, Chairman), Clayton J. Petry (Executive director)
Revenue$268,370
$246,364
Website www.ncpsa.org

The National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA) is a private organization dedicated to accrediting American private schools on a national level. [1] It was created in 1993 to form at-large standards after the U.S. Department of Education in 1985 deemed the Department did not have legal authority to recognize any elementary and secondary accrediting agency. [1] As a nonprofit, it was granted tax-exempt status by the IRS in 1996. [2]

It currently fully accredits 18 accrediting agencies including the Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. [1] [3] [4] As of 2019, it accredits 4,407 schools with a total enrollment of 2,049,328 students. Including pre-accredited and non-accredited schools, it represents a total 6,663 member schools and 2,288,848 students. [5]

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