Total | 6,058 | | 100.0 | | | 89,294 | | 100.0 | | | 14,325 | | 100.0 |
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NCES typology | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Catholic | 110 | | 1.8 | | | 2,724 | | 3.1 | | | 327 | | 2.3 |
Parochial | 23 | | 0.4 | | | 495 | | 0.6 | | | 50 | | 0.3 |
Diocesan | 25 | | 0.4 | | | 735 | | 0.8 | | | 64 | | 0.4 |
Private | 62 | | 1.0 | | | 1,493 | | 1.7 | | | 213 | | 1.5 |
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Other religious | 1,719 | | 28.4 | | | 26,852 | | 30.1 | | | 3,902 | | 27.2 |
Conservative Christian | 206 | | 3.4 | | | 3,661 | | 4.1 | | | 524 | | 3.7 |
Affiliated | 370 | | 6.1 | | | 6,245 | | 7.0 | | | 826 | | 5.8 |
Unaffiliated | 1,144 | | 18.9 | | | 16,946 | | 19.0 | | | 2,553 | | 17.8 |
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Nonsectarian | 4,229 | | 69.8 | | | 59,718 | | 66.9 | | | 10,096 | | 70.5 |
Regular | 2,985 | | 49.3 | | | 44,415 | | 49.7 | | | 6,410 | | 44.7 |
Special emphasis | 1,215 | | 20.1 | | | 14,801 | | 16.6 | | | 3,582 | | 25.0 |
Special education | 29 | ! | 0.5 | ! | | 503 | ! | 0.6 | ! | | 104 | | 0.7 |
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School level | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Elementary | 6,058 | | 100.0 | | | 89,294 | | 100.0 | | | 14,325 | | 100.0 |
Secondary | † | | † | | | † | | † | | | † | | † |
Combined | † | | † | | | † | | † | | | † | | † |
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Program emphasis | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Regular elementary/secondary | 0 | | 0.0 | | | 0 | | 0.0 | | | 0 | | 0.0 |
Montessori | 1,281 | | 21.1 | | | 15,092 | | 16.9 | | | 3,759 | | 26.2 |
Special program emphasis | 31 | | 0.5 | | | 683 | | 0.8 | | | 78 | | 0.5 |
Special education | 32 | ! | 0.5 | ! | | 518 | ! | 0.6 | ! | | 113 | | 0.8 |
Vocational/technical | 0 | | 0.0 | | | 0 | | 0.0 | | | 0 | | 0.0 |
Alternative | 36 | | 0.6 | | | 590 | | 0.7 | | | 99 | | 0.7 |
Early childhood | 4,679 | | 77.2 | | | 72,411 | | 81.1 | | | 10,276 | | 71.7 |
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Size (number of students) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than 50 | 5,916 | | 97.6 | | | 77,285 | | 86.6 | | | 13,510 | | 94.3 |
50–149 | 131 | | 2.2 | | | 9,311 | | 10.4 | | | 659 | | 4.6 |
150–299 | ‡ | | ‡ | | | ‡ | | ‡ | | | ‡ | | ‡ |
300–499 | ‡ | | ‡ | | | ‡ | | ‡ | | | ‡ | | ‡ |
500–749 | ‡ | | ‡ | | | ‡ | | ‡ | | | ‡ | | ‡ |
750 or more | 0 | | 0.0 | | | 0 | | 0.0 | | | 0 | | 0.0 |
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Region | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Northeast | 1,730 | | 28.6 | | | 25,522 | | 28.6 | | | 4,350 | | 30.4 |
Midwest | 963 | | 15.9 | | | 15,060 | | 16.9 | | | 2,165 | | 15.1 |
South | 1,606 | | 26.5 | | | 23,069 | | 25.8 | | | 3,804 | | 26.6 |
West | 1,759 | | 29.0 | | | 25,644 | | 28.7 | | | 4,006 | | 28.0 |
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Urbanicity type | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
City | 2,039 | | 33.7 | | | 30,745 | | 34.4 | | | 5,179 | | 36.2 |
Suburban | 3,079 | | 50.8 | | | 44,792 | | 50.2 | | | 7,322 | | 51.1 |
Town | 378 | | 6.2 | | | 6,422 | | 7.2 | | | 786 | | 5.5 |
Rural | 562 | | 9.3 | | | 7,335 | | 8.2 | | | 1,038 | | 7.2 |
† Not applicable. |
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation for this estimate is larger than 25 percent. |
‡ Reporting standards not met. |
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding or missing values in cells where reporting standards were not met. Kindergarten-terminal are schools in which the highest grade is kindergarten. |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2005–2006. |