Abstract:
In 1972, there were 266 private schools in operation in North Carolina. The schools served about 5 percent of the school-age population, or 51,298 K-12 students. These schools are overseen by the Office of Nonpublic Schools, making North Carolina one of the few states to have an official of a state agency overseeing them. This article presents information on the nonpublic school development in the state.