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| Standard errors for average school size, by school level and selected characteristics: United States, 2001-02 (see the data table) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected characteristics | Total | Average number of students | ||
| Elementary | Secondary | Combined | ||
| Total | 1.60 | 1.31 | 6.49 | 3.58 |
| NCES typology | ||||
| Catholic | 0.91 | 0.58 | 1.69 | 15.50 |
| Parochial | 0.29 | 0.20 | 6.26 | # |
| Diocesan | 1.90 | 2.12 | # | 23.01 |
| Private | 9.01 | 6.73 | # | 23.84 |
| Other religious | 1.57 | 1.31 | 4.63 | 3.99 |
| Conservative Christian | 2.25 | 2.29 | 11.80 | 3.52 |
| Affiliated | 2.38 | 1.93 | # | 12.21 |
| Unaffiliated | 2.32 | 1.98 | 8.04 | 5.89 |
| Nonsectarian | 2.71 | 1.84 | 4.38 | 6.40 |
| Regular | 6.94 | 3.84 | 6.04 | 23.94 |
| Special emphasis | 1.74 | 1.64 | 4.61 | 6.11 |
| Special education | 2.28 | 1.52 | # | 3.26 |
| Program emphasis | ||||
| Regular elementary/ secondary | 2.08 | 1.38 | 4.26 | 5.90 |
| Montessori | 1.70 | 1.28 | 0.00 | 8.07 |
| Special program emphasis | 5.65 | 3.33 | 35.96 | 10.53 |
| Special education | 1.99 | 3.49 | 0.09 | 2.88 |
| Vocational/ technical | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ |
| Alternative | 2.12 | 4.01 | 2.62 | 3.06 |
| Early childhood | 2.84 | # | † | ‡ |
| Size (number of students) | ||||
| Less than 50 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.71 | 0.65 |
| 50-149 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 1.03 | 0.92 |
| 150-299 | 0.29 | 0.39 | 0.76 | 0.46 |
| 300-499 | 0.31 | 0.22 | 0.71 | 0.88 |
| 500-749 | 0.25 | # | # | 0.76 |
| 750 or more | 1.71 | 4.27 | 0.32 | 3.57 |
| Region | ||||
| Northeast | 0.65 | 0.68 | 3.70 | 1.52 |
| Midwest | 2.59 | 2.92 | 7.72 | 6.70 |
| South | 3.51 | 2.67 | 6.11 | 6.90 |
| West | 3.95 | 2.75 | 17.29 | 8.29 |
| Community type | ||||
| Central city | 3.12 | 1.85 | 7.64 | 8.02 |
| Urban fringe/large town | 1.83 | 1.43 | 8.20 | 4.16 |
| Rural/small town | 1.62 | 1.70 | 8.06 | 3.43 |
| † 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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