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The Minnesota Independent School Forum (MISF) contracted with Wilder Research to conduct a study of private K-12 education in Minnesota, referred to as the Statewide Census of Private Education (SCOPE). The Minnesota Independent School Forum conducted prior SCOPE surveys in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2012. MISF also contracted with Wilder to conduct the prior iteration of this study in 2012, which captured data on the 2010-11 academic year. For this study, private schools were defined as religiously-affiliated and independent schools in Minnesota that serve one or more grades from kindergarten through grade 12. Schools had to have at least 15 students enrolled as of fall 2014 to be included in this study. The purpose of the study is to provide a comprehensive statewide portrait of private K-12 schools to increase understanding of the reach and impact of private education in Minnesota. It also provides information about changes since the prior study in 2012 (covering the 2010-11 academic year) as well as comparisons with Minnesota public schools. As a part of 2014-15 SCOPE study, Wilder Research conducted a comprehensive statewide survey of private schools, which is supplemented by data from the Minnesota Department of Education. The survey was conducted during April and May of 2016 and gathered data on the 2014-15 school year. Topics include school characteristics and programs, enrollment, student characteristics, high school graduation requirements and graduation rates, school staffing, and school finances, as well as schools' perceptions of a few relevant policy items. [The Minnesota Independent School Forum (MISF) received funding from the Katherine B. Andersen Fund to conduct this study. For two related reports, "2014-15 Statewide Census of Private Education (SCOPE): Summary of a Study of Private K-12 Schools in Minnesota" and "2010-11 Statewide Census of Private Education (SCOPE): Summary of a Study of Private K-12 Schools in Minnesota," see ED619453 and ED619472, respectively.]