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To better understand the reach and impact of private education in Minnesota, the Minnesota Independent School Forum contracted with Wilder Research to conduct a study of private schools throughout the state. The results of the study provide a comprehensive portrait of private K-12 schools including private school characteristics and programs, school enrollment and capacity, student characteristics, potential interest of private schools in participating in a school choice program, high school graduation requirements and graduation rates, school staffing, and school finances. It also provides comparisons with Minnesota public schools. A report and this summary were developed for use by the Minnesota Legislature, other policymakers, funders, educators, advocacy organizations, and others interested in the education of children in Minnesota. Similar surveys were conducted by the Minnesota Independent School Forum in 2000, 2002, and 2003. [This summary presents highlights of the 2010-11 Statewide Census of Private Education report. For a related report, "Statewide Census of Private Education: Complete Results," see ED619451.]