Schools and educational institutions

There are 237,804 educational institutions in the United States. Combined, these educational institutions employ 4 million people, earn more than $408 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 trillion.

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Subcategories within schools and educational institutions:

School foundations(21,674)
Organizations supporting multiple schools(6,741)
Elementary and secondary schools(32,330)
- Preschools (4,498)
- Elementary schools (4,309)
- High schools (2,904)
- Special ed schools (13,985)
- Charter schools (3,752)
Vocational and technical schools(933)
Colleges and universities(2,672)
- Community colleges (332)
- Colleges (626)
- Universities (915)

Professional schools(617)
Adult education centers(14,590)
Libraries(4,823)
Student service providers(61,716)
- Scholarship organizations (21,306)
- Fraternities and sororities (30,264)
- Alumni associations (5,677)
Educational service providers(46,214)
- Remedial reading organizations (1,670)
- PTAs (30,749)

Types of educational institutions

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Student service organizations	61,716	74,629	$10,704,532,749	$38,859,742,707
Educational service providers	46,243	137,345	$11,473,601,404	$17,956,796,425
Preschool, elementary, and secondary schools	32,331	1,267,590	$73,986,575,477	$154,608,739,987
Parent teacher associations	30,749	1,719	$722,381,487	$929,203,189
Fraternities and sororities	30,264	10,671	$2,414,286,803	$5,256,515,728
Organizations supporting a single school or educational institution	21,674	45,273	$24,594,529,382	$165,208,076,731
Scholarship and financial aid organizations	21,306	5,113	$3,129,615,837	$9,914,521,116
Adult education and ESL centers	14,590	13,719	$1,736,863,889	$1,828,658,906
Special education schools and programs	13,985	106,111	$5,864,155,316	$7,654,580,639
Organizations supporting multiple schools and educational institutions	6,741	2,878	$1,464,422,699	$4,671,845,770

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Job trends for Educational institutions

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	17,302
1-10	5,812
11-25	4,230
26-100	6,665
101 to 1,000	3,733
1,000+	740

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Educational institutions is driven by large organizations like City Garden Waldorf School, University of Pennsylvania (Penn), New York University (NYU), Johns Hopkins University (JHU), and Cornell University.
The largest employers tend to be universities, colleges, preschools, charter schools, and high schools.

Sizes of educational institutions

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	42,922
$250k to $1M	10,483
$1M to $5M	7,781
$5M to $25M	4,153
$25M to $100M	1,263
$100M+	562

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like New York University (NYU), University of Pennsylvania (Penn), Stanford University, Johns Hopkins University (JHU), and Columbia University earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Educational institutions.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.1% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Educational institutions with more than $100 million account for 67.7% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be universities, colleges, charter schools, school foundations, and high schools.

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Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College is a highly selective, nondenominational, residential, liberal arts college for women, enrolling approximately 2,000 students from across the United States and more than 70 countries.

Revenue

$218.1m

Assets

$1.1b

Employees

3,299

EIN

04-2103578

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Howard University

Howard University is an institution that educates students, develops professionals, conducts research, and serves patients through 12 schools of higher education and an academic medical center.

Revenue

$976.9m

Assets

$1.5b

Employees

7,187

EIN

53-0204707

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Columbia University

Columbia University is an university or technological institute in New York, NY, which was founded in 1754 and most recently had $5,888,095,558 in revenue and 35,984 employees.

Revenue

$5.9b

Assets

$19.6b

Employees

36.0k

EIN

13-5598093

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Achieving the Dream

Achieving the Dream is a national nonprofit that is dedicated to helping more community college students, particularly low-income students and students of color, stay in school and earn a college certificate or degree.

Revenue

$19.2m

Assets

$18.6m

Employees

EIN

27-1635830

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Norwich University

Norwich University is the nation's oldest private military college and the birthplace of ROTC, serving a diverse student body that reflects the world today.

Revenue

$170.7m

Assets

$450.1m

Employees

2,002

EIN

03-0179424

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Common Application

The Common Application is a not-for-profit membership organization that, since its founding over 35 years ago, has been committed to providing reliable services that promote equity, access, and integrity in the college application process.

Revenue

$28.9m

Assets

$25.9m

Employees

103

EIN

91-2170737

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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To help low-income teenagers transform what they believe is possible for themselves and develop the skills they need to become college-educated leaders who give back to their families and communities.

Revenue

$19.0m

Assets

$12.3m

Employees

187

EIN

68-0200138

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Trinity Episcopal School

Founded in 1709, Trinity School is a college preparatory, coeducational independent day school for Grades K-12, located on the Upper West Side of New York City.

Revenue

$65.9m

Assets

$251.9m

Employees

449

EIN

13-5563003

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The George Washington University (GWU)

The George Washington University (GWU) values a dynamic, student-focused community stimulated by cultural and intellectual diversity and built upon a foundation of integrity, creativity, and openness to the exploration of new ideas.

Revenue

$1.6b

Assets

$4.6b

Employees

15.6k

EIN

53-0196584

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Reading Partners

Reading Partners is a national education nonprofit that works with elementary schools to support students who are reading six months to two and a half years below grade-level.

Revenue

$30.3m

Assets

$15.7m

Employees

859

EIN

77-0568469

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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