Analysis
NAICS 611699 is the 2022 national industry for all other miscellaneous schools and instruction, part of 61169 (All Other Schools and Instruction). Census lists 16 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 7,912 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 55,031 people at an average annual payroll of $33,536 per employee (6th percentile of national industries). 65% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 15% and employment fell 11%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
Census lists 10 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 611110, 611210, 611310 and 6114. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include bible schools (except degree granting), bridge and other card game instruction, charm schools and chess instruction, among 16 in all.
For example, offering elementary and secondary school instruction are classified in 611110 (Elementary and Secondary Schools) instead.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in offering instruction (except academic schools, colleges, and universities; business, computer, and management instruction; technical and trade instruction; and fine arts, sports, recreation, language, exam preparation, tutoring, and automobile driving instruction).
Illustrative Examples:
Public speaking training Survival training Speed reading instruction Yoga instruction, camps or schools
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Offering elementary and secondary school instruction | 611110 Elementary and Secondary Schools |
| Offering junior college instruction | 611210 Junior Colleges |
| Offering college, university, and professional school instruction with academic degrees (e.g., baccalaureate, graduate) | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
| Offering business, computer (except computer repair), and management training | 6114 Business Schools and Computer and Management Training |
| Offering vocational and technical instruction (e.g., computer repair and maintenance) | 61151 Technical and Trade Schools |
| Offering fine arts instruction | 611610 Fine Arts Schools |
| Offering sports and recreation instruction | 611620 Sports and Recreation Instruction |
| Offering language instruction | 611630 Language Schools |
| Offering exam preparation and tutoring services | 611691 Exam Preparation and Tutoring |
| Offering automobile driving instruction | 611692 Automobile Driving Schools |
Index entries (16)
- Bible schools (except degree granting)
- Bridge and other card game instruction
- Charm schools
- Chess instruction
- CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) training and certification
- Diction schools
- Firearms training
- First-aid instruction
- Life guard training
- Personal development schools
- Pilates instruction, camps or schools
- Public speaking training
- Self defense (except martial arts) instruction
- Speed reading instruction
- Survival training instruction
- Yoga instruction, camps or schools