Industry
The public school industry makes up the largest part of the market segment, currently covering 90% of all primary and secondary students’ education. The public school industry is one that is slowly rising in retention of the secondary students, but the rate is so slow that it is necessary to find other outlets to increase it. Attendance through the 10th grade is a requirement, keeping the demand for education at a steady rate with the amount of children in that age range. Federal funding for public schools has been decreasing, so it is necessary that state and local funding increase to close the gap. According to IBISWorld estimates, the annualized rate of primary and secondary funding by the state has decreased 2.5% over the last five years. While another option of charter schools is set to grow, the same cannot be said of private schools. For instance, based on data from the US Department of Education, the private school rate of total enrollments has declined over the past 15 years and is projected to continue to do so gradually (Jennings 1). However, it is noteworthy that rates of enrollments vary across different kinds of private schools and therefore there will be disparity and opposition within this market. Although there are differentiating requirements for charter schools, there is said to be no additional federal funding for such public education entities. There are federal grants that are set up for Charter schools, these are set up to help layout the design and plans for the school and oftentimes, the future district as well. With the number of students slowly increasing, the number of public schools is said to increase by 0.8% by the year 2019. The opening of charter schools will likely drive a portion of this increase.
Works Cited
Jennings, Jack. “Proportion of U.S. Students in Private Schools is 10 Percent and Declining.” The Huffington Post. Web.