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| Standard errors for percentage distribution of private schools, by program emphasis and selected characteristics: United States, 2001-02 (see the data table) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected characteristics | Total |
Regular elementary/ secondary | Montessori | Special program emphasis | Special education | Vocational/ technical programs | Alternative | Early childhood |
| Total | †
|
0.49 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.17 | ‡ | 0.27 | 0.04 |
| NCES typology | ||||||||
| Catholic | †
|
0.19 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.16 | ‡ | # | ‡ |
| Parochial | †
|
0.14 | ‡ | 0.14 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ |
| Diocesan | †
|
0.32 | ‡ | 0.01 | 0.25 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ |
| Private | 1.11 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 1.16 | ‡ | ‡ | 0.00 | |
| Other religious | †
|
0.63 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.04 | ‡ | 0.44 | # |
| Conservative Christian | †
|
0.94 | ‡ | 0.86 | 0.01 | ‡ | 0.46 | ‡ |
| Affiliated | †
|
0.18 | ‡ | 0.06 | 0.10 | ‡ | 0.06 | ‡ |
| Unaffiliated | †
|
1.30 | 0.66 | 0.11 | 0.08 | ‡ | 1.07 | 0.01 |
| Nonsectarian | †
|
1.04 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.71 | ‡ | 0.71 | 0.18 |
| Regular | †
|
0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ‡ | 0.00 | 0.40 |
| Special emphasis | †
|
0.00 | 1.70 | 1.39 | 0.00 | ‡ | 1.71 | 0.00 |
| Special education | †
|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | † | ‡ | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| School level | ||||||||
| Elementary | †
|
0.38 | 0.25 | 0.10 | 0.07 | ‡ | 0.26 | 0.01 |
| Secondary | †
|
1.23 | 0.00 | 1.27 | 0.40 | ‡ | 0.88 | 0.00 |
| Combined | †
|
1.24 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.52 | ‡ | 0.65 | ‡ |
| Size (number of students) | ||||||||
| Less than 50 | †
|
1.31 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.39 | ‡ | 0.48 | 0.13 |
| 50-149 | †
|
0.78 | 0.31 | 0.14 | 0.27 | ‡ | 0.78 | 0.01 |
| 150-299 | †
|
0.20 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.17 | ‡ | 0.01 | ‡ |
| 300-499 | †
|
0.33 | ‡ | 0.16 | 0.29 | ‡ | 0.09 | 0.00 |
| 500-749 | †
|
0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | 0.00 |
| 750 or more | †
|
0.03 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | 0.00 |
| Region | ||||||||
| Northeast | †
|
0.31 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.24 | ‡ | 0.12 | # |
| Midwest | †
|
0.88 | 0.21 | 0.67 | 0.15 | ‡ | 0.38 | # |
| South | †
|
1.03 | 0.58 | 0.14 | 0.35 | ‡ | 0.75 | 0.01 |
| West | †
|
1.22 | 0.52 | 0.66 | 0.53 | ‡ | 0.37 | 0.19 |
| Community type | ||||||||
| Central city | †
|
0.65 | 0.45 | 0.16 | 0.38 | ‡ | 0.35 | 0.01 |
| Urban fringe/large town | †
|
0.43 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.15 | ‡ | 0.27 | 0.01 |
| Rural/small town | †
|
1.33 | 0.56 | 0.77 | 0.17 | ‡ | 0.79 | 0.14 |
| † Not applicable. | ||||||||
| # Rounds to zero. | ||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2001-2002. | ||||||||
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