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

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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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