Private School Universe Survey (PSS) - Standard errors for Average length of school year and average length of school day, by selected characteristics: United States, 2001

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Standard errors for average length of school year and average length of school day, by selected characteristics: United States, 2001-02 (see the data table)
Selected characteristics	Average length of school year in days	Average length of school day in hours
Total	0.20	#

NCES typology
Catholic	#	#
Parochial	#	#
Diocesan	#	#
Private	0.26	#

Other religious	0.38	#
Conservative Christian	0.14	#
Affiliated	1.43	#
Unaffiliated	0.32	#

Nonsectarian	0.31	#
Regular	0.40	#
Special emphasis	0.36	#
Special education	0.44	#

School level
Elementary	0.10	#
Secondary	0.29	#
Combined	0.62	#

Program emphasis
Regular elementary/secondary	0.23	#
Montessori	0.33	#
Special program emphasis	0.48	#
Special education	0.40	#
Vocational/technical	‡	‡
Alternative	0.73	#
Early childhood	2.09	0.08

Size (number of students)
Less than 50	0.27	#
50-149	0.62	#
150-299	#	#
300-499	#	#
500-749	#	#
750 or more	0.06	#

Region
Northeast	0.10	#
Midwest	0.23	#
South	0.59	#
West	0.23	#

Community type
Central city	0.11	#
Urban fringe/large town	0.13	#
Rural/small town	0.65	#
# 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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