Table 8. Number and percentage distribution of private schools, by school size and selected characteristics: United States, 2009

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Table 8. Number and percentage distribution of private schools, by school size and selected characteristics: United States, 2009–10
Selected characteristic	Less than 50 students		50–149 students		150–299 students		300–499 students		500–749 students		750 or more students
	Less than 50 students		50–149 students		150–299 students		300–499 students		500–749 students		750 or more students
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	15,127	45.3	8,229	24.7	5,600	16.8	2,570	7.7	1,105	3.3	736	2.2

Private school typology
Catholic	368	5.2	1,675	23.5	2,802	39.4	1,342	18.9	594	8.4	333	4.7
Parochial	108	3.5	755	24.3	1,382	44.4	614	19.7	203	6.5	50	1.6
Diocesan	109	3.7	719	24.2	1,204	40.5	540	18.2	263	8.9	133	4.5
Private	152	14.7	201	19.4	216	20.9	188	18.2	128	12.4	150	14.5

Other religious	8,006	51.3	4,280	27.4	1,953	12.5	800	5.1	330	2.1	248	1.6
Conservative Christian	1,724	37.4	1,627	35.3	709	15.4	330	7.1	137	3.0	88	1.9
Other affiliated	1,072	37.2	870	30.2	529	18.3	221	7.7	108	3.8	82	2.8
Unaffiliated	5,210	64.2	1,782	21.9	715	8.8	249	3.1	85	1.0	78	1.0

Nonsectarian	6,753	63.5	2,274	21.4	845	7.9	427	4.0	181	1.7	154	1.4
Regular	3,266	62.4	779	14.9	535	10.2	344	6.6	162	3.1	145	2.8
Special emphasis	2,630	68.8	915	23.9	189	5.0	60	1.6	18	0.5	‡	‡
Special education	858	54.2	580	36.7	121	7.6	23	1.4	‡	‡	0	0.0

School level
Elementary	11,034	51.5	4,836	22.6	3,714	17.3	1,397	6.5	385	1.8	58	0.3
Secondary	844	30.4	540	19.5	447	16.1	382	13.8	283	10.2	279	10.1
Combined	3,249	35.5	2,853	31.1	1,438	15.7	790	8.6	436	4.8	398	4.3

Program emphasis
Regular elementary/ secondary	6,856	30.4	6,318	28.0	5,164	22.9	2,436	10.8	1,073	4.8	717	3.2
Montessori	2,046	77.1	504	19.0	92	3.5	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
Special program
emphasis	380	41.4	298	32.5	141	15.4	64	7.0	24	2.6	‡	‡
Special education	976	54.8	649	36.5	130	7.3	24	1.3	‡	‡	0	0.0
Vocational/technical	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
Alternative	857	64.6	362	27.3	62	4.7	35	2.6	‡	‡	‡	‡
Early childhood	4,013	97.3	98	2.4	‡	‡	‡	‡	0	0.0	‡	‡

Region
Northeast	3,437	45.0	1,693	22.1	1,439	18.8	645	8.4	239	3.1	190	2.5
Midwest	3,697	43.9	2,312	27.5	1,378	16.4	615	7.3	279	3.3	139	1.6
South	4,661	44.5	2,684	25.6	1,585	15.1	867	8.3	398	3.8	286	2.7
West	3,332	48.8	1,540	22.6	1,197	17.6	443	6.5	190	2.8	120	1.8

Urbanicity type
City	3,928	36.3	2,630	24.3	2,281	21.1	1,076	10.0	500	4.6	396	3.7
Suburban	5,031	43.3	2,642	22.8	2,127	18.3	1,054	9.1	467	4.0	288	2.5
Town	1,516	45.4	1,132	33.9	476	14.2	169	5.1	41	1.2	‡	‡
Rural	4,653	61.2	1,825	24.0	717	9.4	271	3.6	98	1.3	44	0.6
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding or missing values in cells with too few sample cases. These estimates include private schools which provide instruction for one or more of grades kindergarten through twelve (or comparable ungraded levels).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2009–10.

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