Employment
503,283
Total employees (Census CBP)
Educational Services ·NAICS 6116
NAICS 6116 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Schools and Instruction - Industry Benchmarks
$24,788/yr average annual pay, with 3,678 SBA loans on record for NAICS 6116.
- 9.3%
- Educational Services sector margin
- 503K
- Workers employed
- $24,788/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.6B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 6116
California leads Other Schools and Instruction activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Educational Services sector runs a 9.3% net margin.
- 9.3%
- Educational Services sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 503K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $24,788/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.6B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Schools and Instruction
Other Schools and Instruction sits inside Educational Services, a sector that runs a 9.3% net margin overall.
59,138 establishments employ 503,283 workers (8.5/location) at $24,788/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$24,788/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
59,138
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 29,626; establishment count increased by 1,576. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $12.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 8.5
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| All Other Schools and Instruction NAICS 61169 | N/A |
| Fine Arts Schools NAICS 61161 | N/A |
| Language Schools NAICS 61163 | N/A |
| Sports and Recreation Instruction NAICS 61162 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 88,646 |
| New York | 40,727 |
| Texas | 39,582 |
| Florida | 24,714 |
| New Jersey | 22,557 |
| Massachusetts | 19,340 |
| Illinois | 19,035 |
| Washington | 16,363 |
| North Carolina | 15,739 |
| Pennsylvania | 15,307 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
3,678
Total Loan Volume
$1.6B
Avg Loan Size
$428K
Jobs Supported
37,602
Program Breakdown
7(a) 3,310 (90%)
504 368 (10%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
395 loans in this industry
New Business Share
44.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 439
2021 481
2022 555
2023 538
2024 701
2025 838
2026 126
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Schools and Instruction?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 6116 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Educational Services sector runs a 9.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Other Schools and Instruction?
59,138 business establishments. Together they employ 503,283 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Schools and Instruction?
$24,788/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 8.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Schools and Instruction employment?
California leads with 88,646 workers. New York (40,727) and Texas (39,582) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Schools and Instruction receive?
Other Schools and Instruction businesses received 3,678 SBA loans totaling $1.6 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $428K. These loans supported 37,602 jobs at origination. Most lending (90%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 74% of that same 259-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Other Schools and Instruction
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Educational Services
- 59,138 establishments, 503,283 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 3,678 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 6116 · Data year: 2023
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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