Elementary and Secondary Schools
Description
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in furnishing academic courses and associated course work that comprise a basic preparatory education. A basic preparatory education ordinarily constitutes kindergarten through 12th grade. This industry includes school boards and school districts. Illustrative Examples: Elementary schools Parochial schools, elementary or secondary High schools Primary schools Charter schools Kindergartens Military academies, elementary or secondary Schools for the physically disabled, elementary or secondary
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Educational Services 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Educational Services sector comprises establishments that provide instruction and training in a wide variety of subjects. This instruction and training is provided by specialized establishments, such as schools, colleges, universities, and training centers. These establishments may be privately owned and operated for profit or not for profit, or they may be publicly owned and operated. They may also offer food and/or accommodation services to their students. Educational services are usually delivered by teachers or instructors that explain, tell, demonstrate, supervise, and direct learning. Instruction is imparted in diverse settings, such as educational institutions, the workplace, or the home, and through diverse means, such as correspondence, television, the Internet, or other electronic and distance-learning methods. The training provided by these establishments may include the use of simulators and simulation methods. It can be adapted to the particular needs of the students, for example sign language can replace verbal language for teaching students with hearing impairments. All industries in the sector share this commonality of process, namely, labor inputs of instructors with the requisite subject matter expertise and teaching ability. |
| 611 | Educational Services 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Educational Services subsector provide instruction and training in a wide variety of subjects. The instruction and training is provided by specialized establishments, such as schools, colleges, universities, and training centers. The subsector is structured according to level and type of educational services. Elementary and secondary schools, junior colleges, and colleges, universities, and professional schools correspond to a recognized series of formal levels of education designated by diplomas, associate degrees (including equivalent certificates), and degrees. The remaining industry groups are based more on the type of instruction or training offered, and the levels are not always as formally defined. The establishments are often highly specialized, many offering instruction in a very limited subject matter, for example ski lessons or one specific computer software application. Within the subsector, the level and types of training that are required of the instructors and teachers vary depending on the industry. Establishments that manage schools and other educational establishments on a contractual basis are classified in this subsector if they both manage the operation and provide the operating staff. Such establishments are classified in the Educational Services subsector based on the type of facility managed and operated. Excluded from this subsector are establishments primarily engaged in publishing educational software or other educational materials without providing instruction. These establishments are classified in Subsector 513, Publishing Industries. Establishments that manage schools and other educational establishments on a contract or fee basis without providing the operating staff are classified in Subsector 561, Administrative and Support Services. Establishments primarily engaged in providing vocational rehabilitation services and establishments primarily engaged in providing child care services are classified in Subsector 624, Social Assistance. |
| 6111 | Elementary and Secondary Schools 4-digit industry group | Industries in the Educational Services subsector provide instruction and training in a wide variety of subjects. The instruction and training is provided by specialized establishments, such as schools, colleges, universities, and training centers. The subsector is structured according to level and type of educational services. Elementary and secondary schools, junior colleges, and colleges, universities, and professional schools correspond to a recognized series of formal levels of education designated by diplomas, associate degrees (including equivalent certificates), and degrees. The remaining industry groups are based more on the type of instruction or training offered, and the levels are not always as formally defined. The establishments are often highly specialized, many offering instruction in a very limited subject matter, for example ski lessons or one specific computer software application. Within the subsector, the level and types of training that are required of the instructors and teachers vary depending on the industry. Establishments that manage schools and other educational establishments on a contractual basis are classified in this subsector if they both manage the operation and provide the operating staff. Such establishments are classified in the Educational Services subsector based on the type of facility managed and operated. Excluded from this subsector are establishments primarily engaged in publishing educational software or other educational materials without providing instruction. These establishments are classified in Subsector 513, Publishing Industries. Establishments that manage schools and other educational establishments on a contract or fee basis without providing the operating staff are classified in Subsector 561, Administrative and Support Services. Establishments primarily engaged in providing vocational rehabilitation services and establishments primarily engaged in providing child care services are classified in Subsector 624, Social Assistance. |
| 61111 | Elementary and Secondary Schools 5-digit NAICS industry | See industry description for 611110. |
| 611110 | Elementary and Secondary Schools 6-digit U.S. detail | This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in furnishing academic courses and associated course work that comprise a basic preparatory education. A basic preparatory education ordinarily constitutes kindergarten through 12th grade. This industry includes school boards and school districts. Illustrative Examples: Elementary schools Parochial schools, elementary or secondary High schools Primary schools Charter schools Kindergartens Military academies, elementary or secondary Schools for the physically disabled, elementary or secondary |
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Classification References
- 01Establishments primarily engaged in providing care and early learning opportunities for infants and children and also offering pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and/or before- or after-school educational programs are classified in Industry 624410, Child Care Services; and
- 02College-level military academies are classified in Industry 611310, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools.
Index Items
Academies, elementary or secondary
Boarding schools, elementary or secondary
Charter schools
Elementary and secondary schools
Elementary schools
Finishing schools, secondary
High schools
High schools offering both academic and technical courses
High schools offering both academic and vocational courses
Junior high schools
Kindergartens
Kindergartens, combined with preschools
Middle schools
Military academies, elementary or secondary
Montessori schools, elementary or secondary
Parochial schools, elementary or secondary
Preparatory schools, elementary or secondary
Primary schools
Private schools, elementary or secondary
Public schools, elementary or secondary
School boards, elementary and secondary
School districts, elementary or secondary
Schools for the intellectually and developmentally disabled (except preschool, job training, vocational rehabilitation)
Schools for the physically disabled, elementary or secondary
Schools, elementary
Schools, online, elementary- or secondary-level (through a website or mobile application)
Schools, secondary
Secondary schools offering both academic and technical courses
Seminaries, below university grade
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 611110.
Association for Educational Leadership
The premier trade association representing education leaders in K-12 schools.
National Center for Education Statistics
A division of the U.S. Department of Education providing statistics and data on elementary and secondary schools.
Schools.org
The official industry directory and news source for K-12 schools and school administrators.
