Title I Services for Students in Private Schools

Title I, Part A requires that LEAs provide eligible private school children with Title I educational services or other benefits that are equitable to those provided to eligible public-school children. Title I, Part A services for eligible private school children must be developed in consultation with private school officials. Eligible students enrolled in private schools receive Title I, Part A services; private schools do not receive Title I, Part A funds. The public school district, where the students reside, is responsible for making these services available for students in private schools.

The Title I, Part A Equitable Services Frequently Asked Questions are intended to help LEAs, and other stakeholders, understand the statutory requirements for Title I, Part A equitable services for eligible students attending nonprofit private schools.

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (PDF)
Text of the ESSA Title I, Part A, Section 1117, Participation of Children Enrolled in Private Schools.

Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended by the ESSA: Providing Equitable Services to Eligible Private School Children, Teachers, and Families (PDF)
The U.S. Department of Education Non-Regulatory Guidance.

Title I Resource Tool Kit (PDF)
Ensuring equitable services to private school children.

Equitable Services Ombudsman
Information about the Equitable Services Ombudsman.