National Council for Private School Accreditation

National Council for Private School Accreditation
Company typeNonprofit
IndustryAccreditation
HeadquartersSeattle, Washington, USA
Area served
United States
Key people
Daniel Rufo (President, Chairman), Clayton J. Petry (Executive director)
Revenue$268,370
$246,364
Websitewww.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]

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.[3] As of 2024, 35 accrediting agencies are recognized by the NCPSA, including:[1]

  1. ^ a b c "About Us - Member Directory". ncpsa.org. National Council for Private School Accreditation. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ "National Council for Private School Accreditation - GuideStar Profile". www.guidestar.org. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  3. ^ "NCPSA 2018-2019 Annual Report" (PDF). 2019. Retrieved 2024-03-31.