Are all private schools that file the Private School Affidavit assigned a County-District-School (CDS) Code?
No. The CDS Code is an administrative tool for identifying and linking public and private schools. Private schools that offer instruction in kindergarten through grade twelve and file with six or more students are assigned a CDS Code. However, neither the filing of the Affidavit nor the assignment of a CDS number is evidence of any approval or review of the private school. Private schools with five or fewer students do not receive a CDS code unless they are also certified nonpublic, nonsectarian schools for purposes of providing special education services.
