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| Average length of school year and average length of school day, by selected characteristics: United States, 2001-02 (Standard Errors for this table) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Selected characteristics | Average length of school year in days | Average length of school day in hours |
| Total | 180.0 | 6.7 |
| NCES typology | ||
| Catholic | 179.3 | 6.6 |
| Parochial | 179.1 | 6.6 |
| Diocesan | 179.5 | 6.7 |
| Private | 179.4 | 6.8 |
| Other religious | 178.1 | 6.8 |
| Conservative Christian | 178.0 | 6.7 |
| Affiliated | 177.8 | 7.0 |
| Unaffiliated | 178.3 | 6.7 |
| Nonsectarian | 185.3 | 6.6 |
| Regular | 181.1 | 6.8 |
| Special emphasis | 184.7 | 6.6 |
| Special education | 195.5 | 6.1 |
| School level | ||
| Elementary | 179.5 | 6.7 |
| Secondary | 182.6 | 6.8 |
| Combined | 180.3 | 6.7 |
| Program emphasis | ||
| Regular elementary/secondary | 178.5 | 6.8 |
| Montessori | 182.4 | 6.6 |
| Special program emphasis | 180.3 | 6.9 |
| Special education | 194.3 | 6.1 |
| Vocational/technical | ‡ | ‡ |
| Alternative | 187.2 | 6.4 |
| Early childhood | 201.2 | 6.8 |
| Size (number of students) | ||
| Less than 50 | 181.6 | 6.6 |
| 50-149 | 180.1 | 6.7 |
| 150-299 | 179.1 | 6.7 |
| 300-499 | 178.7 | 6.8 |
| 500-749 | 178.5 | 6.9 |
| 750 or more | 178.1 | 6.9 |
| Region | ||
| Northeast | 181.3 | 6.6 |
| Midwest | 178.5 | 6.7 |
| South | 179.2 | 6.8 |
| West | 181.7 | 6.7 |
| Community type | ||
| Central city | 181.0 | 6.8 |
| Urban fringe/large town | 180.6 | 6.7 |
| Rural/small town | 178.1 | 6.7 |
| ‡ 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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