Private schools are schools that are not public, they are not run by any government, but rather function as an independent institution. Private school range from levels of kindergarten to undergraduate, various institution usually accommodating different levels. Majority of private schools have a tuition cost of attendance As of 2013-2014 there were 33, 619 private schools in the United States. Majority of private schools in the United States are associated with religious orientations making up 68.7% of all private schools as of 2013 - 2014. This is a number had an increasing trend in the period of 1989-2005 however, it dropped by about 9% in 2006–2007, but seems to be increasing again.